Palkia.
Gen 9 Ubers usage profile · rank #94
august 2026 · 78.0K battles
august 2026 · 78.0K battles
Usage · August 2026
0.3%
Palkia is ranked #94 in Gen 9 Ubers, carried by 2,259 teams
TierD · outside the top 60
Ladder rank#94 of 211
Raw count2,259
Viability ceiling93
Month on month-0.18pp
13 month peak2.2%
FormatGen 9 Ubers
Base statsspecies values, before EVs and natureBST 680
HP
90
Atk
120
Def
100
SpA
150
SpD
120
Spe
100
Usage over time0.3%▼ 0.18pppeak 2.2% · Jun '26
hover a month for the exact figure · 13 months of ladder history
Most used set
26.2% of Palkia teamsHP
248
Atk
0
Def
8
SpA
252
SpD
0
Spe
0
NatureQuiet
AbilityPressure · 99.9%
ItemLeftovers · 22.2%
Tera typeWater · 54.9%
Moves
68.6%
58.3%
56.5%
29.8%
Alternative spreads
over 5% usageQuiet4 HP / 252 SpA / 252 SpD19.3%
Impish116 HP / 252 Def / 140 Spe14.5%
Moves
14 tracked68.6%
58.3%
56.5%
29.8%
27.8%
26.3%
22.1%
17.8%
15.7%
14.6%
14.5%
14.5%
7.7%
7.7%
Items
22.2%
22.2%
18.3%
14.7%
11.6%
6.3%
Tera types
54.9%
23.1%
8.3%
7.2%
3.1%
Abilities
99.9%
0.1%
EV spreads
top 6Quiet248 HP / 8 Def / 252 SpA26.2%
Quiet4 HP / 252 SpA / 252 SpD19.3%
Impish116 HP / 252 Def / 140 Spe14.5%
Timid252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe11.5%
Timid4 HP / 252 SpA / 252 Spe7.2%
Modest248 HP / 252 SpA / 8 SpD5.6%
Top teammates
share of teams
Best Palkia 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. Palkia sits at rank #94 with 0.3% usage, which puts it in D tier, down 0.18 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.