Palafin
Gen 9 Ubers usage profile · rank #84
september 2026 · 67.3K battles
september 2026 · 67.3K battles
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Usage · September 2026
0.4%
Palafin is ranked #84 in Gen 9 Ubers, carried by 3,488 teams
TierD · outside the top 60
Ladder rank#84 of 230
Raw count3,488
Viability ceiling91
Month on month+0.25pp
13 month peak1.0%
FormatGen 9 Ubers
Usage over time0.4%▲ 0.25pppeak 1.0% · Mar '26
hover a month for the exact figure · 13 months of ladder history
Most used set
26.6% of Palafin teamsHP
252
Atk
252
Def
4
SpA
0
SpD
0
Spe
0
NatureAdamant
AbilityZero to Hero · 100.0%
ItemLeftovers · 40.0%
Tera typeWater · 88.0%
Moves
88.9%
53.9%
52.5%
51.3%
Alternative spreads
over 5% usageAdamant4 HP / 252 Atk / 252 Spe19.4%
Jolly4 HP / 252 Atk / 252 Spe18.2%
Moves
10 tracked88.9%
53.9%
52.5%
51.3%
38.5%
32.7%
27.2%
13.8%
11.5%
10.6%
Items
40.0%
39.1%
6.0%
5.0%
3.3%
2.3%
Tera types
88.0%
5.3%
4.6%
Abilities
100.0%
EV spreads
top 6Adamant252 HP / 252 Atk / 4 Def26.6%
Adamant4 HP / 252 Atk / 252 Spe19.4%
Jolly4 HP / 252 Atk / 252 Spe18.2%
Adamant252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe7.3%
Jolly252 HP / 4 Atk / 252 Spe7.1%
Jolly252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe4.4%
Top teammates
share of teams
Best Palafin 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. Palafin sits at rank #84 with 0.4% usage, which puts it in D tier, up 0.25 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.