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Usage · August 2026
17.7%
Keldeo is ranked #8 in Gen 9 UU, carried by 9,761 teams
TierA · top 15 of the format
Ladder rank#8 of 211
Raw count9,761
Viability ceiling90
Month on month-3.18pp
13 month peak20.9%
FormatGen 9 UU
Usage over time17.7%▼ 3.18pppeak 20.9% · Jul '26
hover a month for the exact figure · 13 months of ladder history
Most used set
52.2% of Keldeo teamsHP
0
Atk
0
Def
0
SpA
252
SpD
4
Spe
252
NatureTimid
AbilityJustified · 100.0%
ItemLeftovers · 43.8%
Tera typeSteel · 53.3%
Moves
96.4%
80.8%
57.3%
43.8%
Alternative spreads
over 5% usageTimid4 HP / 252 SpA / 252 Spe14.3%
Timid4 Def / 252 SpA / 252 Spe9.4%
Moves
9 tracked96.4%
80.8%
57.3%
43.8%
28.1%
21.7%
21.4%
20.0%
11.7%
Items
43.8%
25.8%
9.3%
7.8%
7.7%
4.1%
Tera types
53.3%
34.6%
8.2%
Abilities
100.0%
EV spreads
top 6Timid252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe52.2%
Timid4 HP / 252 SpA / 252 Spe14.3%
Timid4 Def / 252 SpA / 252 Spe9.4%
Timid224 HP / 32 SpA / 252 Spe8.8%
Timid144 HP / 112 SpA / 252 Spe3.8%
Timid8 Def / 248 SpA / 252 Spe2.9%
Top teammates
share of teams
Best Keldeo 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. Keldeo sits at rank #8 with 17.7% usage, which puts it in A tier, down 3.18 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.