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Blastoise

Gen 9 Ubers usage profile · rank #181
october 2026 · 69.8K battles
Blastoise
waterPokédex entry ↗
Usage · October 2026
0.0%
Blastoise is ranked #181 in Gen 9 Ubers, carried by 1,099 teams
TierD · outside the top 60
Ladder rank#181 of 223
Raw count1,099
Viability ceiling77
Month on month+0.02pp
13 month peak0.0%
FormatGen 9 Ubers
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sets and counters from 69.8K battles
Base statsspecies values, before EVs and natureBST 530
HP
79
Atk
83
Def
100
SpA
85
SpD
105
Spe
78
Usage over time0.0%▲ 0.02pppeak 0.0% · Feb '26
0.00.00.00.0Oct '25Nov '25Jan '26Mar '26May '26Jul '26Sep '26Oct '26
hover a month for the exact figure · 13 months of ladder history

Most used set

64.5% of Blastoise teams
HP
4
Atk
0
Def
0
SpA
252
SpD
0
Spe
252
NatureTimid
AbilityTorrent · 99.4%
ItemFocus Sash · 65.1%
Tera typeWater · 79.2%
Moves
Shell Smash90.0%
Ice Beam86.5%
Rapid Spin67.6%
Surf67.2%

Alternative spreads

over 5% usage
Modest4 HP / 252 SpA / 252 Spe19.0%
Impish252 HP / 4 Atk / 252 Def6.3%

Moves

13 tracked
Shell Smash90.0%
Ice Beam86.5%
Rapid Spin67.6%
Surf67.2%
Water Spout12.4%
Dragon Pulse11.3%
Fake Out9.5%
Flash Cannon7.7%
Hydro Cannon7.6%
Yawn6.4%
Flip Turn6.4%
Endure6.3%
Ice Spinner3.4%

Items

Focus Sash65.1%
White Herb24.9%
Rocky Helmet6.4%

Tera types

Water79.2%
Dragon11.5%
Fairy6.3%

Abilities

Torrent99.4%
Rain Dish0.6%

EV spreads

top 6
Timid4 HP / 252 SpA / 252 Spe64.5%
Modest4 HP / 252 SpA / 252 Spe19.0%
Impish252 HP / 4 Atk / 252 Def6.3%
Adamant4 HP / 252 Atk / 252 Spe3.3%
Impish4 HP / 252 Def / 252 SpD3.1%

Top teammates

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Best Blastoise build for Gen 9 Ubers

The set above is the one Gen 9 Ubers players run most often, taken from 69,801 battles in October 2026. Blastoise sits at rank #181 with 0.0% usage, which puts it in D tier, up 0.02 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.

Related
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