Gen 9 OU usage profile · rank #127
august 2026 · 730.5K battles
august 2026 · 730.5K battles
Usage · August 2026
0.1%
Sandy Shocks is ranked #127 in Gen 9 OU, carried by 6,704 teams
TierD · outside the top 60
Ladder rank#127 of 230
Raw count6,704
Viability ceiling88
Month on month-0.01pp
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 time0.1%▼ 0.01pppeak 0.7% · Jan '26
hover a month for the exact figure · 13 months of ladder history
Most used set
33.4% of Sandy Shocks teamsHP
4
Atk
0
Def
0
SpA
252
SpD
0
Spe
252
NatureTimid
AbilityProtosynthesis · 100.0%
ItemLeftovers · 57.4%
Tera typeNormal · 41.7%
Moves
99.8%
74.7%
50.2%
43.6%
Alternative spreads
over 5% usageTimid4 Def / 252 SpA / 252 Spe24.2%
Timid48 HP / 208 SpA / 252 Spe17.4%
Moves
9 tracked99.8%
74.7%
50.2%
43.6%
32.7%
29.2%
28.5%
17.8%
6.8%
Items
57.4%
16.4%
15.4%
7.8%
Tera types
41.7%
28.2%
14.0%
5.4%
4.1%
3.5%
Abilities
100.0%
EV spreads
top 6Timid4 HP / 252 SpA / 252 Spe33.4%
Timid4 Def / 252 SpA / 252 Spe24.2%
Timid48 HP / 208 SpA / 252 Spe17.4%
Timid60 HP / 196 SpA / 252 Spe14.4%
Timid252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe3.8%
Timid248 HP / 28 SpD / 232 Spe3.5%
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 730,502 battles in August 2026. Sandy Shocks sits at rank #127 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.