Gen 9 OU usage profile · rank #110
september 2026 · 574.5K battles
september 2026 · 574.5K battles
Usage · September 2026
0.2%
Tentacruel is ranked #110 in Gen 9 OU, carried by 8,074 teams
TierD · outside the top 60
Ladder rank#110 of 243
Raw count8,074
Viability ceiling90
Month on month+0.12pp
13 month peak1.4%
FormatGen 9 OU
Base statsspecies values, before EVs and natureBST 515
HP
80
Atk
70
Def
65
SpA
80
SpD
120
Spe
100
Usage over time0.2%▲ 0.12pppeak 1.4% · May '26
hover a month for the exact figure · 13 months of ladder history
Most used set
61.8% of Tentacruel teamsHP
252
Atk
0
Def
4
SpA
0
SpD
252
Spe
0
NatureSassy
AbilityRain Dish · 62.8%
ItemAssault Vest · 89.0%
Tera typeFairy · 61.4%
Moves
100.0%
93.5%
62.6%
62.6%
Alternative spreads
over 5% usageTimid176 HP / 116 SpA / 216 Spe9.3%
Timid252 HP / 72 SpA / 184 Spe6.3%
Moves
6 tracked100.0%
93.5%
62.6%
62.6%
36.0%
32.1%
Items
89.0%
9.7%
Tera types
61.4%
26.9%
6.5%
3.6%
Abilities
62.8%
36.0%
1.1%
EV spreads
top 6Sassy252 HP / 4 Def / 252 SpD61.8%
Timid176 HP / 116 SpA / 216 Spe9.3%
Timid252 HP / 72 SpA / 184 Spe6.3%
Timid252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe5.6%
Timid252 HP / 72 SpD / 184 Spe4.1%
Timid248 HP / 44 SpA / 216 Spe3.6%
Top teammates
share of teams
Best Tentacruel 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. Tentacruel sits at rank #110 with 0.2% usage, which puts it in D tier, up 0.12 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.