Gen 9 OU usage profile · rank #181
september 2026 · 574.5K battles
september 2026 · 574.5K battles
Usage · September 2026
0.0%
Sandy Shocks is ranked #181 in Gen 9 OU, carried by 6,072 teams
TierD · outside the top 60
Ladder rank#181 of 243
Raw count6,072
Viability ceiling84
Month on month-0.06pp
13 month peak0.7%
FormatGen 9 OU
Base statsspecies values, before EVs and natureBST 570
HP
85
Atk
81
Def
97
SpA
121
SpD
85
Spe
101
Usage over time0.0%▼ 0.06pppeak 0.7% · Jan '26
hover a month for the exact figure · 13 months of ladder history
Most used set
48.3% of Sandy Shocks teamsHP
0
Atk
0
Def
4
SpA
252
SpD
0
Spe
252
NatureTimid
AbilityProtosynthesis · 100.0%
ItemLeftovers · 49.6%
Tera typeNormal · 50.3%
Moves
99.5%
86.7%
64.0%
48.4%
Alternative spreads
over 5% usageModest252 HP / 88 SpA / 120 SpD / 48 Spe26.2%
Timid48 HP / 208 SpA / 252 Spe10.0%
Moves
8 tracked99.5%
86.7%
64.0%
48.4%
36.4%
28.4%
11.4%
10.3%
Items
49.6%
26.7%
11.0%
6.4%
2.9%
Tera types
50.3%
26.2%
8.7%
7.1%
3.4%
Abilities
100.0%
EV spreads
top 6Timid4 Def / 252 SpA / 252 Spe48.3%
Modest252 HP / 88 SpA / 120 SpD / 48 Spe26.2%
Timid48 HP / 208 SpA / 252 Spe10.0%
Timid252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe3.8%
Bold252 HP / 252 Def / 4 SpA2.9%
Timid60 HP / 196 SpA / 252 Spe2.2%
Top teammates
share of teams
Best Sandy Shocks 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. Sandy Shocks sits at rank #181 with 0.0% usage, which puts it in D tier, down 0.06 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.