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Zekrom

Gen 9 Ubers usage profile · rank #44
september 2026 · 67.3K battles
Zekrom
dragonelectricPokédex entry ↗
Usage · September 2026
2.1%
Zekrom is ranked #44 in Gen 9 Ubers, carried by 3,358 teams
TierC · top 60 of the format
Ladder rank#44 of 230
Raw count3,358
Viability ceiling93
Month on month+1.15pp
13 month peak2.6%
FormatGen 9 Ubers
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sets and counters from 67.3K battles
Base statsspecies values, before EVs and natureBST 680
HP
100
Atk
150
Def
120
SpA
120
SpD
100
Spe
90
Usage over time2.1%▲ 1.15pppeak 2.6% · Mar '26
1.21.82.43.0Sep '25Oct '25Dec '25Feb '26Apr '26Jun '26Aug '26Sep '26
hover a month for the exact figure · 13 months of ladder history

Most used set

28.3% of Zekrom teams
HP
0
Atk
172
Def
84
SpA
0
SpD
0
Spe
252
NatureJolly
AbilityTeravolt · 100.0%
ItemHeavy-Duty Boots · 34.6%
Tera typeElectric · 45.4%
Moves
Bolt Strike85.1%
Dragon Dance64.7%
Substitute46.3%
Draco Meteor36.8%

Alternative spreads

over 5% usage
Adamant248 HP / 60 Atk / 180 SpD / 20 Spe22.1%
Jolly252 Atk / 4 Def / 252 Spe12.2%

Moves

11 tracked
Bolt Strike85.1%
Dragon Dance64.7%
Substitute46.3%
Draco Meteor36.8%
Dragon Tail33.7%
Thunder Wave29.8%
Scale Shot28.5%
Outrage18.9%
Dragon Claw17.3%
Fusion Bolt15.7%
Stone Edge13.9%

Items

Heavy-Duty Boots34.6%
Life Orb22.7%
Leftovers15.2%
Loaded Dice12.3%
Magnet7.3%
Lum Berry2.7%
Zap Plate1.6%

Tera types

Electric45.4%
Fairy21.5%
Ghost13.4%
Flying12.2%
Ice3.2%

Abilities

Teravolt100.0%

EV spreads

top 6
Jolly172 Atk / 84 Def / 252 Spe28.3%
Adamant248 HP / 60 Atk / 180 SpD / 20 Spe22.1%
Jolly252 Atk / 4 Def / 252 Spe12.2%
Jolly4 HP / 252 Atk / 252 Spe10.7%
Careful248 HP / 200 Atk / 40 SpD / 20 Spe10.0%
Adamant4 HP / 252 Atk / 252 Spe6.4%

Top teammates

share of teams

Best Zekrom 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. Zekrom sits at rank #44 with 2.1% usage, which puts it in C tier, up 1.15 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.

Related
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