Gen 9 RU usage profile · rank #130
september 2026 · 20.8K battles
september 2026 · 20.8K battles
Usage · September 2026
0.1%
Poliwrath is ranked #130 in Gen 9 RU, carried by 77 teams
TierD · outside the top 60
Ladder rank#130 of 198
Raw count77
Viability ceiling83
Month on month+0.13pp
13 month peak0.3%
FormatGen 9 RU
Base statsspecies values, before EVs and natureBST 510
HP
90
Atk
95
Def
95
SpA
70
SpD
90
Spe
70
Usage over time0.1%▲ 0.13pppeak 0.3% · Mar '26
hover a month for the exact figure · 13 months of ladder history
Most used set
87.2% of Poliwrath teamsHP
248
Atk
0
Def
252
SpA
0
SpD
8
Spe
0
NatureImpish
AbilityWater Absorb · 87.4%
ItemRocky Helmet · 87.2%
Tera typeDark · 87.2%
Moves
100.0%
87.2%
87.2%
87.2%
Alternative spreads
over 5% usageAdamant4 HP / 252 Atk / 252 Spe12.4%
Moves
6 tracked100.0%
87.2%
87.2%
87.2%
12.7%
12.7%
Best Poliwrath 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. Poliwrath sits at rank #130 with 0.1% usage, which puts it in D tier, up 0.13 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.