Usage · September 2026
2.0%
Altaria is ranked #64 in Gen 9 RU, carried by 511 teams
TierD · outside the top 60
Ladder rank#64 of 198
Raw count511
Viability ceiling85
Month on month-0.75pp
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 time2.0%▼ 0.75pppeak 2.8% · Aug '26
hover a month for the exact figure · 13 months of ladder history
Most used set
27.8% of Altaria teamsHP
252
Atk
0
Def
252
SpA
0
SpD
4
Spe
0
NatureBold
AbilityNatural Cure · 74.2%
ItemHeavy-Duty Boots · 79.9%
Tera typeFairy · 46.6%
Moves
100.0%
99.7%
69.3%
30.4%
Alternative spreads
over 5% usageBold252 HP / 232 Def / 24 Spe27.0%
Bold252 HP / 252 Def / 4 SpA19.7%
Moves
8 tracked100.0%
99.7%
69.3%
30.4%
30.4%
27.8%
19.7%
17.4%
Items
79.9%
20.1%
Tera types
46.6%
31.9%
21.3%
Abilities
74.2%
25.8%
EV spreads
top 6Bold252 HP / 252 Def / 4 SpD27.8%
Bold252 HP / 232 Def / 24 Spe27.0%
Bold252 HP / 252 Def / 4 SpA19.7%
Impish252 HP / 252 Def / 4 SpD17.4%
Bold252 HP / 240 Def / 16 Spe4.3%
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 20,763 battles in September 2026. Altaria sits at rank #64 with 2.0% usage, which puts it in D tier, down 0.75 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.