Usage · August 2026
0.1%
Altaria is ranked #167 in Gen 9 UU, carried by 154 teams
TierD · outside the top 60
Ladder rank#167 of 211
Raw count154
Viability ceiling78
Month on month+0.05pp
13 month peak0.3%
FormatGen 9 UU
Base statsspecies values, before EVs and natureBST 490
HP
75
Atk
70
Def
90
SpA
70
SpD
105
Spe
80
Usage over time0.1%▲ 0.05pppeak 0.3% · Sep '25
hover a month for the exact figure · 13 months of ladder history
Most used set
48.0% of Altaria teamsHP
252
Atk
0
Def
0
SpA
0
SpD
236
Spe
20
NatureCareful
AbilityNatural Cure · 86.3%
ItemHeavy-Duty Boots · 99.7%
Tera typeWater · 49.9%
Moves
100.0%
100.0%
95.9%
95.0%
Alternative spreads
over 5% usageCareful252 HP / 192 Def / 44 SpD / 20 Spe46.8%
Moves
4 tracked100.0%
100.0%
95.9%
95.0%
Best Altaria build for Gen 9 UU
The set above is the one Gen 9 UU players run most often, taken from 41,550 battles in August 2026. Altaria sits at rank #167 with 0.1% usage, which puts it in D tier, up 0.05 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.