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Usage · August 2026
0.5%
Blastoise is ranked #105 in Gen 9 UU, carried by 1,870 teams
TierD · outside the top 60
Ladder rank#105 of 211
Raw count1,870
Viability ceiling85
Month on month-1.18pp
13 month peak1.6%
FormatGen 9 UU
Base statsspecies values, before EVs and natureBST 530
HP
79
Atk
83
Def
100
SpA
85
SpD
105
Spe
78
Usage over time0.5%▼ 1.18pppeak 1.6% · Jul '26
hover a month for the exact figure · 13 months of ladder history
Most used set
24.3% of Blastoise teamsHP
224
Atk
252
Def
0
SpA
0
SpD
0
Spe
32
NatureAdamant
AbilityTorrent · 99.2%
ItemLeftovers · 42.1%
Tera typeFire · 24.3%
Moves
61.5%
54.7%
48.5%
46.3%
Alternative spreads
over 5% usageCareful252 HP / 4 Def / 252 SpD17.4%
Bold252 HP / 252 Def / 4 SpD17.3%
Moves
11 tracked61.5%
54.7%
48.5%
46.3%
41.9%
34.3%
29.6%
25.4%
17.5%
17.4%
8.8%
Items
42.1%
29.5%
17.4%
3.3%
2.8%
Tera types
24.3%
20.3%
18.6%
17.4%
7.2%
5.6%
4.3%
Abilities
99.2%
0.8%
EV spreads
top 6Adamant224 HP / 252 Atk / 32 Spe24.3%
Careful252 HP / 4 Def / 252 SpD17.4%
Bold252 HP / 252 Def / 4 SpD17.3%
Modest4 HP / 252 SpA / 252 Spe13.1%
Modest252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe9.4%
Mild4 HP / 32 Atk / 252 SpA / 220 Spe4.0%
Top teammates
share of teams
Best Blastoise 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. Blastoise sits at rank #105 with 0.5% usage, which puts it in D tier, down 1.18 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.