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Walking Wake

Gen 9 OU usage profile · rank #36
september 2026 · 574.5K battles
Walking Wake
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Usage · September 2026
5.0%
Walking Wake is ranked #36 in Gen 9 OU, carried by 76,852 teams
TierC · top 60 of the format
Ladder rank#36 of 243
Raw count76,852
Viability ceiling91
Month on month-2.59pp
13 month peak8.4%
FormatGen 9 OU
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sets and counters from 574.5K battles
Base statsspecies values, before EVs and natureBST 590
HP
99
Atk
83
Def
91
SpA
125
SpD
83
Spe
109
Usage over time5.0%▼ 2.59pppeak 8.4% · Jun '26
4.26.07.99.7Sep '25Oct '25Dec '25Feb '26Apr '26Jun '26Aug '26Sep '26
hover a month for the exact figure · 13 months of ladder history

Most used set

28.2% of Walking Wake teams
HP
0
Atk
0
Def
12
SpA
244
SpD
0
Spe
252
NatureTimid
AbilityProtosynthesis · 100.0%
ItemChoice Specs · 30.1%
Tera typeWater · 69.2%
Moves
Draco Meteor79.7%
Hydro Steam73.5%
Dragon Pulse46.1%
Flip Turn42.1%

Alternative spreads

over 5% usage
Timid12 HP / 244 SpA / 252 Spe25.2%
Modest252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe5.6%

Moves

10 tracked
Draco Meteor79.7%
Hydro Steam73.5%
Dragon Pulse46.1%
Flip Turn42.1%
Weather Ball39.4%
Flamethrower34.0%
Substitute19.2%
Surf19.0%
Knock Off18.4%
Agility14.1%

Items

Choice Specs30.1%
Mystic Water26.9%
Booster Energy18.6%
Heavy-Duty Boots7.2%
Wise Glasses4.0%
Choice Scarf3.8%
Leftovers2.6%
Assault Vest2.4%

Tera types

Water69.2%
Fairy10.6%
Steel6.6%
Poison6.0%
Dragon3.3%

Abilities

Protosynthesis100.0%

EV spreads

top 6
Timid12 Def / 244 SpA / 252 Spe28.2%
Timid12 HP / 244 SpA / 252 Spe25.2%
Modest252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe5.6%
Modest4 Def / 252 SpA / 252 Spe5.3%
Timid252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe5.2%
Timid4 HP / 252 SpA / 252 Spe4.2%

Top teammates

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Best Walking Wake 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. Walking Wake sits at rank #36 with 5.0% usage, which puts it in C tier, down 2.59 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.

Related
Gen 9 OU tier listEvery ranked Pokémon↗Walking Wake Pokédex entryStats, moves, evolutions↗All formatsSmogon and VGC tier lists↗Damage calculatorRun this set through the calc↗Team builderCoverage and weaknesses↗