Donphan
Gen 9 Ubers usage profile · rank #89
september 2026 · 67.3K battles
september 2026 · 67.3K battles
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Usage · September 2026
0.3%
Donphan is ranked #89 in Gen 9 Ubers, carried by 834 teams
TierD · outside the top 60
Ladder rank#89 of 230
Raw count834
Viability ceiling82
Month on month+0.32pp
13 month peak0.3%
FormatGen 9 Ubers
Base statsspecies values, before EVs and natureBST 500
HP
90
Atk
120
Def
120
SpA
60
SpD
60
Spe
50
Usage over time0.3%▲ 0.32pppeak 0.3% · Sep '26
hover a month for the exact figure · 13 months of ladder history
Most used set
78.6% of Donphan teamsHP
0
Atk
116
Def
116
SpA
0
SpD
196
Spe
0
NatureImpish
AbilitySturdy · 100.0%
ItemShell Bell · 82.9%
Tera typeGhost · 79.4%
Moves
98.1%
88.4%
85.2%
78.6%
Alternative spreads
over 5% usageImpish252 HP / 4 Atk / 252 Def10.1%
Moves
6 tracked98.1%
88.4%
85.2%
78.6%
17.5%
14.7%
Items
82.9%
10.1%
6.4%
Tera types
79.4%
17.9%
Abilities
100.0%
0.0%
EV spreads
top 6Impish116 Atk / 116 Def / 196 SpD78.6%
Impish252 HP / 4 Atk / 252 Def10.1%
Impish248 HP / 8 Atk / 252 Def2.9%
Hardy252 HP / 116 Atk2.6%
Hasty252 HP / 252 Atk / 4 Spe2.0%
Top teammates
share of teams
Best Donphan 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. Donphan sits at rank #89 with 0.3% usage, which puts it in D tier, up 0.32 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.