Gen 9 OU usage profile · rank #137
august 2026 · 730.5K battles
august 2026 · 730.5K battles
Usage · August 2026
0.1%
Salamence is ranked #137 in Gen 9 OU, carried by 12,757 teams
TierD · outside the top 60
Ladder rank#137 of 230
Raw count12,757
Viability ceiling86
Month on month-0.01pp
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%▼ 0.01pppeak 0.3% · Mar '26
hover a month for the exact figure · 13 months of ladder history
Most used set
35.2% of Salamence teamsHP
0
Atk
252
Def
0
SpA
0
SpD
4
Spe
252
NatureAdamant
AbilityMoxie · 82.1%
ItemHeavy-Duty Boots · 39.8%
Tera typeFairy · 29.6%
Moves
85.0%
77.8%
69.4%
26.4%
Alternative spreads
over 5% usageJolly252 Atk / 16 Def / 240 Spe14.5%
Timid252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe10.9%
Moves
14 tracked85.0%
77.8%
69.4%
26.4%
20.9%
15.2%
15.1%
14.5%
14.3%
11.2%
10.7%
9.2%
9.0%
8.4%
Items
39.8%
15.0%
14.3%
13.1%
11.1%
3.1%
Tera types
29.6%
24.3%
14.3%
10.7%
9.6%
8.5%
Abilities
82.1%
17.9%
EV spreads
top 6Adamant252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe35.2%
Jolly252 Atk / 16 Def / 240 Spe14.5%
Timid252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe10.9%
Naughty252 Atk / 4 SpA / 252 Spe8.8%
Adamant24 HP / 232 Atk / 252 Spe8.1%
Adamant252 Atk / 4 Def / 252 Spe5.7%
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 730,502 battles in August 2026. Salamence sits at rank #137 with 0.1% usage, which puts it in D tier, down 0.01 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.