Gen 9 RU usage profile · rank #65
september 2026 · 20.8K battles
september 2026 · 20.8K battles
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Usage · September 2026
1.9%
Sandslash-Alola is ranked #65 in Gen 9 RU, carried by 468 teams
TierD · outside the top 60
Ladder rank#65 of 198
Raw count468
Viability ceiling80
Month on month+1.32pp
13 month peak5.9%
FormatGen 9 RU
Base statsspecies values, before EVs and natureBST 450
HP
75
Atk
100
Def
110
SpA
45
SpD
55
Spe
65
Usage over time1.9%▲ 1.32pppeak 5.9% · Dec '25
hover a month for the exact figure · 13 months of ladder history
Most used set
35.5% of Sandslash-Alola teamsHP
0
Atk
252
Def
0
SpA
0
SpD
0
Spe
252
NatureJolly
AbilitySlush Rush · 100.0%
ItemEject Button · 88.9%
Tera typeGhost · 57.2%
Moves
98.4%
80.3%
67.9%
56.8%
Alternative spreads
over 5% usageJolly252 HP / 4 SpD / 252 Spe30.6%
Jolly252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe21.5%
Moves
6 tracked98.4%
80.3%
67.9%
56.8%
56.3%
32.0%
Items
88.9%
6.6%
Tera types
57.2%
36.1%
5.3%
Abilities
100.0%
EV spreads
top 6Jolly252 Atk / 252 Spe35.5%
Jolly252 HP / 4 SpD / 252 Spe30.6%
Jolly252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe21.5%
Careful252 HP / 208 SpD / 48 Spe5.3%
Adamant252 Atk / 12 SpD / 244 Spe3.1%
Top teammates
share of teams
Best Sandslash-Alola 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. Sandslash-Alola sits at rank #65 with 1.9% usage, which puts it in D tier, up 1.32 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.