Palafin.
Gen 9 Ubers usage profile · rank #111
august 2026 · 78.0K battles
august 2026 · 78.0K battles
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Usage · August 2026
0.1%
Palafin is ranked #111 in Gen 9 Ubers, carried by 4,378 teams
TierD · outside the top 60
Ladder rank#111 of 211
Raw count4,378
Viability ceiling86
Month on month-0.12pp
13 month peak1.0%
FormatGen 9 Ubers
Usage over time0.1%▼ 0.12pppeak 1.0% · Mar '26
hover a month for the exact figure · 13 months of ladder history
Most used set
22.8% of Palafin teamsHP
248
Atk
252
Def
0
SpA
0
SpD
8
Spe
0
NatureAdamant
AbilityZero to Hero · 100.0%
ItemChoice Band · 57.6%
Tera typeWater · 78.2%
Moves
85.1%
68.7%
56.8%
56.0%
Alternative spreads
over 5% usageJolly4 HP / 252 Atk / 252 Spe15.4%
Adamant240 HP / 104 Atk / 132 Def / 32 Spe11.0%
Moves
11 tracked85.1%
68.7%
56.8%
56.0%
27.8%
24.7%
24.3%
11.4%
11.0%
10.9%
6.3%
Items
57.6%
11.0%
9.5%
8.1%
5.2%
3.1%
1.7%
Tera types
78.2%
10.3%
7.2%
Abilities
100.0%
EV spreads
top 6Adamant248 HP / 252 Atk / 8 SpD22.8%
Jolly4 HP / 252 Atk / 252 Spe15.4%
Adamant240 HP / 104 Atk / 132 Def / 32 Spe11.0%
Jolly252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe10.7%
Jolly156 Atk / 100 Def / 252 Spe10.3%
Adamant4 HP / 252 Atk / 252 Spe7.2%
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 78,012 battles in August 2026. Palafin sits at rank #111 with 0.1% usage, which puts it in D tier, down 0.12 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.