Usage · August 2026
14.4%
Hydrapple is ranked #10 in Gen 9 UU, carried by 9,337 teams
TierA · top 15 of the format
Ladder rank#10 of 211
Raw count9,337
Viability ceiling89
Month on month-0.83pp
13 month peak19.3%
FormatGen 9 UU
Base statsspecies values, before EVs and natureBST 540
HP
106
Atk
80
Def
110
SpA
120
SpD
80
Spe
44
Usage over time14.4%▼ 0.83pppeak 19.3% · Jan '26
hover a month for the exact figure · 13 months of ladder history
Most used set
21.1% of Hydrapple teamsHP
0
Atk
0
Def
4
SpA
252
SpD
0
Spe
252
NatureModest
AbilityRegenerator · 99.2%
ItemHeavy-Duty Boots · 31.8%
Tera typeFairy · 36.1%
Moves
97.6%
78.1%
67.9%
56.5%
Alternative spreads
over 5% usageBold248 HP / 252 Def / 8 SpA19.0%
Impish252 HP / 252 Def10.8%
Moves
8 tracked97.6%
78.1%
67.9%
56.5%
44.3%
15.3%
15.0%
14.9%
Items
31.8%
29.3%
27.4%
3.6%
2.2%
2.1%
Tera types
36.1%
25.0%
19.4%
14.6%
Abilities
99.2%
0.7%
0.1%
EV spreads
top 6Modest4 Def / 252 SpA / 252 Spe21.1%
Bold248 HP / 252 Def / 8 SpA19.0%
Impish252 HP / 252 Def10.8%
Modest252 HP / 136 SpA / 68 SpD / 52 Spe8.8%
Bold252 HP / 252 Def / 4 SpA7.1%
Bold244 HP / 252 Def / 12 SpA3.2%
Top teammates
share of teams
Best Hydrapple 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. Hydrapple sits at rank #10 with 14.4% usage, which puts it in A tier, down 0.83 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.