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Usage · August 2026
4.1%
Tornadus is ranked #47 in Gen 9 RU, carried by 1,064 teams
TierC · top 60 of the format
Ladder rank#47 of 204
Raw count1,064
Viability ceiling84
Month on month+2.44pp
13 month peak5.3%
FormatGen 9 RU
Usage over time4.1%▲ 2.44pppeak 5.3% · Apr '26
hover a month for the exact figure · 13 months of ladder history
Most used set
69.5% of Tornadus teamsHP
0
Atk
0
Def
0
SpA
252
SpD
4
Spe
252
NatureNaive
AbilityPrankster · 97.8%
ItemHeavy-Duty Boots · 89.9%
Tera typeSteel · 51.3%
Moves
95.0%
77.0%
56.7%
56.1%
Alternative spreads
over 5% usageTimid252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe15.3%
Hasty4 Atk / 252 SpA / 252 Spe6.9%
Moves
9 tracked95.0%
77.0%
56.7%
56.1%
42.4%
36.5%
8.2%
7.6%
6.2%
Items
89.9%
4.8%
2.9%
Tera types
51.3%
20.9%
14.7%
5.2%
2.8%
2.2%
Abilities
97.8%
2.2%
EV spreads
top 6Naive252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe69.5%
Timid252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe15.3%
Hasty4 Atk / 252 SpA / 252 Spe6.9%
Modest252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe4.8%
Top teammates
share of teams
Best Tornadus 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. Tornadus sits at rank #47 with 4.1% usage, which puts it in C tier, up 2.44 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.