Gen 9 RU usage profile · rank #22
august 2026 · 21.9K battles
august 2026 · 21.9K battles
Usage · August 2026
8.7%
Forretress is ranked #22 in Gen 9 RU, carried by 5,136 teams
TierB · top 30 of the format
Ladder rank#22 of 204
Raw count5,136
Viability ceiling93
Month on month+0.87pp
13 month peak19.9%
FormatGen 9 RU
Base statsspecies values, before EVs and natureBST 465
HP
75
Atk
90
Def
140
SpA
60
SpD
60
Spe
40
Usage over time8.7%▲ 0.87pppeak 19.9% · Mar '26
hover a month for the exact figure · 13 months of ladder history
Most used set
35.7% of Forretress teamsHP
252
Atk
4
Def
252
SpA
0
SpD
0
Spe
0
NatureRelaxed
AbilitySturdy · 99.6%
ItemRocky Helmet · 65.1%
Tera typeGhost · 44.6%
Moves
90.9%
86.7%
57.2%
54.9%
Alternative spreads
over 5% usageBold252 HP / 252 Def / 4 SpD21.4%
Bold252 HP / 252 Def / 4 Spe14.7%
Moves
7 tracked90.9%
86.7%
57.2%
54.9%
50.4%
35.0%
8.8%
Items
65.1%
19.2%
10.9%
Tera types
44.6%
22.3%
19.2%
8.8%
3.5%
Abilities
99.6%
0.4%
EV spreads
top 6Relaxed252 HP / 4 Atk / 252 Def35.7%
Bold252 HP / 252 Def / 4 SpD21.4%
Bold252 HP / 252 Def / 4 Spe14.7%
Relaxed252 HP / 20 Def / 208 SpD8.8%
Relaxed248 HP / 252 Def / 8 SpD4.8%
Relaxed252 HP / 164 Def / 92 SpD4.2%
Top teammates
share of teams
Best Forretress 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. Forretress sits at rank #22 with 8.7% usage, which puts it in B tier, up 0.87 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.