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Zarude

Gen 9 Ubers usage profile · rank #223
october 2026 · 69.8K battles
Zarude
darkgrassPokédex entry ↗
Usage · October 2026
0.0%
Zarude is ranked #223 in Gen 9 Ubers, carried by 243 teams
TierD · outside the top 60
Ladder rank#223 of 223
Raw count243
Viability ceiling74
Month on month+0.01pp
13 month peak0.0%
FormatGen 9 Ubers
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sets and counters from 69.8K battles
Base statsspecies values, before EVs and natureBST 600
HP
105
Atk
120
Def
105
SpA
70
SpD
95
Spe
105
Usage over time0.0%▲ 0.01pppeak 0.0% · Nov '25
0.00.00.00.0Oct '25Nov '25Jan '26Mar '26May '26Jul '26Sep '26Oct '26
hover a month for the exact figure · 13 months of ladder history

Most used set

72.4% of Zarude teams
HP
0
Atk
252
Def
4
SpA
0
SpD
0
Spe
252
NatureJolly
AbilityLeaf Guard · 100.0%
ItemLife Orb · 75.2%
Tera typeRock · 75.0%
Moves
Knock Off94.8%
Rock Slide90.9%
Petal Blizzard88.3%
Crunch77.5%

Alternative spreads

over 5% usage
Jolly252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe27.1%

Moves

7 tracked
Knock Off94.8%
Rock Slide90.9%
Petal Blizzard88.3%
Crunch77.5%
Close Combat18.7%
U-turn8.3%
Bulk Up6.3%

Items

Life Orb75.2%
Focus Sash16.2%
Sitrus Berry5.9%

Tera types

Rock75.0%
Steel15.9%
Flying5.9%

Abilities

Leaf Guard100.0%

EV spreads

top 6
Jolly252 Atk / 4 Def / 252 Spe72.4%
Jolly252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe27.1%

Top teammates

share of teams

Best Zarude build for Gen 9 Ubers

The set above is the one Gen 9 Ubers players run most often, taken from 69,801 battles in October 2026. Zarude sits at rank #223 with 0.0% usage, which puts it in D tier, up 0.01 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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