Gen 9 OU usage profile · rank #154
august 2026 · 730.5K battles
august 2026 · 730.5K battles
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Usage · August 2026
0.1%
Sandslash-Alola is ranked #154 in Gen 9 OU, carried by 2,874 teams
TierD · outside the top 60
Ladder rank#154 of 230
Raw count2,874
Viability ceiling84
Month on month+0.04pp
13 month peak0.1%
FormatGen 9 OU
Base statsspecies values, before EVs and natureBST 450
HP
75
Atk
100
Def
110
SpA
45
SpD
55
Spe
65
Usage over time0.1%▲ 0.04pppeak 0.1% · Aug '26
hover a month for the exact figure · 13 months of ladder history
Most used set
45.6% of Sandslash-Alola teamsHP
0
Atk
252
Def
0
SpA
0
SpD
4
Spe
252
NatureAdamant
AbilitySlush Rush · 100.0%
ItemHeavy-Duty Boots · 34.1%
Tera typeGhost · 54.3%
Moves
85.0%
65.4%
60.8%
59.5%
Alternative spreads
over 5% usageAdamant104 HP / 148 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe33.9%
Adamant252 Atk / 76 SpD / 180 Spe15.0%
Moves
7 tracked85.0%
65.4%
60.8%
59.5%
57.5%
40.4%
15.9%
Items
34.1%
28.1%
15.0%
11.1%
6.3%
5.2%
Tera types
54.3%
34.3%
11.2%
Abilities
100.0%
EV spreads
top 6Adamant252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe45.6%
Adamant104 HP / 148 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe33.9%
Adamant252 Atk / 76 SpD / 180 Spe15.0%
Adamant252 Atk / 12 Def / 4 SpD / 240 Spe5.0%
Top teammates
share of teams
Best Sandslash-Alola 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. Sandslash-Alola sits at rank #154 with 0.1% usage, which puts it in D tier, up 0.04 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.