Usage · August 2026
2.8%
Altaria is ranked #54 in Gen 9 RU, carried by 395 teams
TierC · top 60 of the format
Ladder rank#54 of 204
Raw count395
Viability ceiling85
Month on month+0.57pp
13 month peak2.8%
FormatGen 9 RU
Base statsspecies values, before EVs and natureBST 490
HP
75
Atk
70
Def
90
SpA
70
SpD
105
Spe
80
Usage over time2.8%▲ 0.57pppeak 2.8% · Aug '26
hover a month for the exact figure · 13 months of ladder history
Most used set
43.1% of Altaria teamsHP
252
Atk
0
Def
76
SpA
0
SpD
0
Spe
180
NatureBold
AbilityNatural Cure · 91.3%
ItemHeavy-Duty Boots · 91.3%
Tera typeFairy · 76.4%
Moves
100.0%
91.0%
59.6%
59.6%
Alternative spreads
over 5% usageBold252 HP / 252 Def / 4 SpD36.3%
Adamant252 HP / 160 Atk / 96 Spe8.6%
Moves
7 tracked100.0%
91.0%
59.6%
59.6%
31.8%
31.1%
8.6%
Items
91.3%
8.6%
Tera types
76.4%
10.6%
8.6%
Abilities
91.3%
8.7%
EV spreads
top 6Bold252 HP / 76 Def / 180 Spe43.1%
Bold252 HP / 252 Def / 4 SpD36.3%
Adamant252 HP / 160 Atk / 96 Spe8.6%
Bold252 HP / 120 Def / 136 Spe7.0%
Impish252 HP / 240 Def / 16 Spe3.1%
Top teammates
share of teams
Best Altaria build for Gen 9 RU
The set above is the one Gen 9 RU players run most often, taken from 21,932 battles in August 2026. Altaria sits at rank #54 with 2.8% usage, which puts it in C tier, up 0.57 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.