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Chien-Pao

Gen 9 Ubers usage profile · rank #43
september 2026 · 67.3K battles
Chien-Pao
darkicePokédex entry ↗
Usage · September 2026
2.3%
Chien-Pao is ranked #43 in Gen 9 Ubers, carried by 6,307 teams
TierC · top 60 of the format
Ladder rank#43 of 230
Raw count6,307
Viability ceiling92
Month on month+0.04pp
13 month peak3.6%
FormatGen 9 Ubers
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sets and counters from 67.3K battles
Base statsspecies values, before EVs and natureBST 570
HP
80
Atk
120
Def
80
SpA
90
SpD
65
Spe
135
Usage over time2.3%▲ 0.04pppeak 3.6% · Oct '25
1.82.63.44.2Sep '25Oct '25Dec '25Feb '26Apr '26Jun '26Aug '26Sep '26
hover a month for the exact figure · 13 months of ladder history

Most used set

25.1% of Chien-Pao teams
HP
4
Atk
252
Def
0
SpA
0
SpD
0
Spe
252
NatureJolly
AbilitySword of Ruin · 100.0%
ItemFocus Sash · 42.9%
Tera typeDark · 52.9%
Moves
Sucker Punch74.5%
Ice Shard69.5%
Sacred Sword69.0%
Crunch58.0%

Alternative spreads

over 5% usage
Jolly252 Atk / 4 Def / 252 Spe23.7%
Adamant76 HP / 252 Atk / 180 Spe22.0%

Moves

7 tracked
Sucker Punch74.5%
Ice Shard69.5%
Sacred Sword69.0%
Crunch58.0%
Swords Dance47.7%
Icicle Crash39.9%
Ice Spinner31.9%

Items

Focus Sash42.9%
Choice Band39.5%
Life Orb8.5%
Heavy-Duty Boots5.7%

Tera types

Dark52.9%
Ghost39.2%
Ice4.9%

Abilities

Sword of Ruin100.0%

EV spreads

top 6
Jolly4 HP / 252 Atk / 252 Spe25.1%
Jolly252 Atk / 4 Def / 252 Spe23.7%
Adamant76 HP / 252 Atk / 180 Spe22.0%
Jolly252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe8.9%
Adamant4 HP / 252 Atk / 252 Spe6.5%
Adamant252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe3.6%

Top teammates

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Best Chien-Pao build for Gen 9 Ubers

The set above is the one Gen 9 Ubers players run most often, taken from 67,302 battles in September 2026. Chien-Pao sits at rank #43 with 2.3% usage, which puts it in C tier, up 0.04 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.

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