Gen 9 OU usage profile · rank #8
august 2026 · 730.5K battles
august 2026 · 730.5K battles
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Usage · August 2026
18.1%
Samurott-Hisui is ranked #8 in Gen 9 OU, carried by 170,095 teams
TierA · top 15 of the format
Ladder rank#8 of 230
Raw count170,095
Viability ceiling92
Month on month+3.36pp
13 month peak18.1%
FormatGen 9 OU
Base statsspecies values, before EVs and natureBST 528
HP
95
Atk
100
Def
85
SpA
108
SpD
70
Spe
70
Usage over time18.1%▲ 3.36pppeak 18.1% · Aug '26
hover a month for the exact figure · 13 months of ladder history
Most used set
19.8% of Samurott-Hisui teamsHP
0
Atk
252
Def
4
SpA
0
SpD
0
Spe
252
NatureAdamant
AbilitySharpness · 99.6%
ItemAssault Vest · 48.8%
Tera typePoison · 35.5%
Moves
99.7%
78.8%
70.8%
46.1%
Alternative spreads
over 5% usageJolly252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe11.6%
Adamant144 HP / 252 Atk / 112 Spe10.5%
Moves
8 tracked99.7%
78.8%
70.8%
46.1%
27.7%
27.4%
19.2%
10.8%
Items
48.8%
27.5%
10.2%
7.8%
3.2%
Tera types
35.5%
21.7%
19.2%
14.5%
7.1%
Abilities
99.6%
0.4%
EV spreads
top 6Adamant252 Atk / 4 Def / 252 Spe19.8%
Jolly252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe11.6%
Adamant144 HP / 252 Atk / 112 Spe10.5%
Adamant252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe6.6%
Adamant248 HP / 84 Atk / 124 SpD / 52 Spe6.6%
Adamant160 HP / 32 Atk / 248 SpD / 68 Spe5.3%
Top teammates
share of teams
Best Samurott-Hisui 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. Samurott-Hisui sits at rank #8 with 18.1% usage, which puts it in A tier, up 3.36 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.