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Usage · September 2026
0.0%
Swalot is ranked #177 in Gen 9 OU, carried by 498 teams
TierD · outside the top 60
Ladder rank#177 of 243
Raw count498
Viability ceiling84
Month on month+0.04pp
13 month peak0.0%
FormatGen 9 OU
Base statsspecies values, before EVs and natureBST 467
HP
100
Atk
73
Def
83
SpA
73
SpD
83
Spe
55
Usage over time0.0%▲ 0.04pppeak 0.0% · Sep '26
hover a month for the exact figure · 13 months of ladder history
Most used set
32.0% of Swalot teamsHP
0
Atk
252
Def
0
SpA
0
SpD
4
Spe
252
NatureAdamant
AbilitySticky Hold · 100.0%
ItemChoice Band · 48.1%
Tera typeDark · 69.8%
Moves
69.8%
69.8%
69.7%
48.1%
Alternative spreads
over 5% usageBold248 HP / 8 Def / 252 SpD30.1%
Adamant4 HP / 252 Atk / 252 Spe21.7%
Moves
9 tracked69.8%
69.8%
69.7%
48.1%
30.2%
30.2%
30.1%
30.1%
21.7%
Best Swalot 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. Swalot sits at rank #177 with 0.0% 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.