Gen 9 OU usage profile · rank #138
september 2026 · 574.5K battles
september 2026 · 574.5K battles
Usage · September 2026
0.1%
Salamence is ranked #138 in Gen 9 OU, carried by 12,806 teams
TierD · outside the top 60
Ladder rank#138 of 243
Raw count12,806
Viability ceiling84
Month on month+0.05pp
13 month peak0.3%
FormatGen 9 OU
Base statsspecies values, before EVs and natureBST 600
HP
95
Atk
135
Def
80
SpA
110
SpD
80
Spe
100
Usage over time0.1%▲ 0.05pppeak 0.3% · Mar '26
hover a month for the exact figure · 13 months of ladder history
Most used set
34.2% of Salamence teamsHP
0
Atk
40
Def
0
SpA
252
SpD
0
Spe
216
NatureNaive
AbilityMoxie · 91.4%
ItemScope Lens · 70.5%
Tera typeFire · 73.7%
Moves
74.3%
71.6%
70.5%
63.7%
Alternative spreads
over 5% usageNaive64 Atk / 192 SpA / 252 Spe27.2%
Jolly252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe13.9%
Moves
9 tracked74.3%
71.6%
70.5%
63.7%
55.2%
21.9%
10.7%
8.7%
8.5%
Items
70.5%
9.3%
9.2%
7.1%
Tera types
73.7%
8.4%
8.2%
6.8%
Abilities
91.4%
8.6%
EV spreads
top 6Naive40 Atk / 252 SpA / 216 Spe34.2%
Naive64 Atk / 192 SpA / 252 Spe27.2%
Jolly252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe13.9%
Naive4 Atk / 252 SpA / 252 Spe5.1%
Jolly252 Atk / 16 Def / 240 Spe4.4%
Adamant252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe4.2%
Top teammates
share of teams
Best Salamence build for Gen 9 OU
The set above is the one Gen 9 OU players run most often, taken from 574,541 battles in September 2026. Salamence sits at rank #138 with 0.1% usage, which puts it in D tier, up 0.05 points on the month before.
These are usage numbers, not a recommendation from a council. A move at 90% is close to mandatory; anything under 30% is a tech pick that answers a specific matchup. Read the spreads the same way: the top spread is the safe default, and the alternatives usually trade bulk for speed or the other way round.
The checks and counters table is generated from real games rather than a type chart, so it accounts for items, Tera choices, and how often the matchup ends in a switch instead of a knockout.