Gen 9 UU usage profile · rank #122
august 2026 · 41.5K battles
august 2026 · 41.5K battles
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Usage · August 2026
0.3%
Sandslash-Alola is ranked #122 in Gen 9 UU, carried by 170 teams
TierD · outside the top 60
Ladder rank#122 of 211
Raw count170
Viability ceiling81
Month on month+0.26pp
13 month peak0.8%
FormatGen 9 UU
Base statsspecies values, before EVs and natureBST 450
HP
75
Atk
100
Def
110
SpA
45
SpD
55
Spe
65
Usage over time0.3%▲ 0.26pppeak 0.8% · Dec '25
hover a month for the exact figure · 13 months of ladder history
Most used set
98.7% of Sandslash-Alola teamsHP
0
Atk
252
Def
0
SpA
0
SpD
4
Spe
252
NatureJolly
AbilitySlush Rush · 100.0%
ItemLeftovers · 98.7%
Tera typeGhost · 99.1%
Moves
99.8%
99.7%
98.9%
98.8%
Moves
4 tracked99.8%
99.7%
98.9%
98.8%
Best Sandslash-Alola 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. Sandslash-Alola sits at rank #122 with 0.3% usage, which puts it in D tier, up 0.26 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.