Usage · September 2026
24.4%
Noivern is ranked #1 in Gen 9 RU, carried by 8,701 teams
TierS · top 5 of the format
Ladder rank#1 of 198
Raw count8,701
Viability ceiling87
Month on month-8.89pp
13 month peak38.1%
FormatGen 9 RU
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Back to the Gen 9 RU tier listsets and counters from 20.8K battles
Base statsspecies values, before EVs and natureBST 535
HP
85
Atk
70
Def
80
SpA
97
SpD
80
Spe
123
Usage over time24.4%▼ 8.89pppeak 38.1% · Jul '26
hover a month for the exact figure · 13 months of ladder history
Most used set
18.9% of Noivern teamsHP
252
Atk
0
Def
0
SpA
4
SpD
0
Spe
252
NatureTimid
AbilityInfiltrator · 57.9%
ItemHeavy-Duty Boots · 89.4%
Tera typeSteel · 55.2%
Moves
83.0%
81.9%
77.1%
43.4%
Alternative spreads
over 5% usageTimid252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe17.7%
Timid232 HP / 116 Def / 160 Spe13.0%
Moves
9 tracked83.0%
81.9%
77.1%
43.4%
38.1%
31.1%
15.0%
9.5%
8.0%
Items
89.4%
4.6%
2.9%
Tera types
55.2%
13.8%
13.6%
6.8%
5.9%
Abilities
57.9%
42.1%
0.0%
EV spreads
top 6Timid252 HP / 4 SpA / 252 Spe18.9%
Timid252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe17.7%
Timid232 HP / 116 Def / 160 Spe13.0%
Timid252 HP / 4 SpD / 252 Spe10.1%
Timid4 Def / 252 SpA / 252 Spe7.5%
Timid88 HP / 164 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe7.2%
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Best Noivern 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. Noivern sits at rank #1 with 24.4% usage, which puts it in S tier, down 8.89 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.