Gen 9 RU usage profile · rank #104
august 2026 · 21.9K battles
august 2026 · 21.9K battles
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Usage · August 2026
0.6%
Sandslash-Alola is ranked #104 in Gen 9 RU, carried by 1,002 teams
TierD · outside the top 60
Ladder rank#104 of 204
Raw count1,002
Viability ceiling81
Month on month-3.36pp
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 time0.6%▼ 3.36pppeak 5.9% · Dec '25
hover a month for the exact figure · 13 months of ladder history
Most used set
59.9% of Sandslash-Alola teamsHP
0
Atk
252
Def
0
SpA
0
SpD
4
Spe
252
NatureJolly
AbilitySlush Rush · 100.0%
ItemRocky Helmet · 38.7%
Tera typeGhost · 75.8%
Moves
100.0%
97.5%
60.0%
59.3%
Alternative spreads
over 5% usageCareful252 HP / 60 Def / 196 SpD18.9%
Jolly252 Atk / 252 Spe13.1%
Moves
7 tracked100.0%
97.5%
60.0%
59.3%
25.0%
19.5%
19.0%
Items
38.7%
21.1%
19.0%
14.7%
5.1%
Tera types
75.8%
20.8%
Abilities
100.0%
EV spreads
top 6Jolly252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe59.9%
Careful252 HP / 60 Def / 196 SpD18.9%
Jolly252 Atk / 252 Spe13.1%
Impish252 HP / 4 Atk / 252 Def1.9%
Adamant252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe1.2%
Adamant160 HP / 244 Atk / 100 Spe1.2%
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 21,932 battles in August 2026. Sandslash-Alola sits at rank #104 with 0.6% usage, which puts it in D tier, down 3.36 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.