Gen 9 RU usage profile · rank #68
august 2026 · 21.9K battles
august 2026 · 21.9K battles
Usage · August 2026
2.2%
Tentacruel is ranked #68 in Gen 9 RU, carried by 1,263 teams
TierD · outside the top 60
Ladder rank#68 of 204
Raw count1,263
Viability ceiling82
Month on month+0.19pp
13 month peak3.0%
FormatGen 9 RU
Base statsspecies values, before EVs and natureBST 515
HP
80
Atk
70
Def
65
SpA
80
SpD
120
Spe
100
Usage over time2.2%▲ 0.19pppeak 3.0% · Jun '26
hover a month for the exact figure · 13 months of ladder history
Most used set
58.8% of Tentacruel teamsHP
248
Atk
0
Def
164
SpA
0
SpD
0
Spe
96
NatureJolly
AbilityLiquid Ooze · 83.4%
ItemRocky Helmet · 41.0%
Tera typeDark · 70.4%
Moves
94.2%
93.2%
90.8%
58.7%
Alternative spreads
over 5% usageCareful252 HP / 240 Def / 16 SpD13.1%
Careful252 HP / 4 Def / 72 SpD / 180 Spe6.9%
Moves
8 tracked94.2%
93.2%
90.8%
58.7%
27.3%
7.0%
5.6%
4.0%
Items
41.0%
27.3%
17.4%
7.6%
3.5%
Tera types
70.4%
15.1%
4.7%
3.4%
3.2%
Abilities
83.4%
8.9%
7.7%
EV spreads
top 6Jolly248 HP / 164 Def / 96 Spe58.8%
Careful252 HP / 240 Def / 16 SpD13.1%
Careful252 HP / 4 Def / 72 SpD / 180 Spe6.9%
Calm252 HP / 4 Def / 252 SpD3.5%
Careful252 HP / 4 Def / 252 SpD3.4%
Timid252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe3.2%
Top teammates
share of teams
Best Tentacruel 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. Tentacruel sits at rank #68 with 2.2% usage, which puts it in D tier, up 0.19 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.