Gen 9 UU usage profile · rank #29
august 2026 · 41.5K battles
august 2026 · 41.5K battles
Usage · August 2026
6.6%
Sandy Shocks is ranked #29 in Gen 9 UU, carried by 6,596 teams
TierB · top 30 of the format
Ladder rank#29 of 211
Raw count6,596
Viability ceiling88
Month on month-1.01pp
13 month peak16.4%
FormatGen 9 UU
Base statsspecies values, before EVs and natureBST 570
HP
85
Atk
81
Def
97
SpA
121
SpD
85
Spe
101
Usage over time6.6%▼ 1.01pppeak 16.4% · Jan '26
hover a month for the exact figure · 13 months of ladder history
Most used set
29.3% of Sandy Shocks teamsHP
48
Atk
0
Def
0
SpA
208
SpD
0
Spe
252
NatureTimid
AbilityProtosynthesis · 100.0%
ItemHeavy-Duty Boots · 44.1%
Tera typeGhost · 76.7%
Moves
93.1%
81.8%
73.2%
52.7%
Alternative spreads
over 5% usageTimid252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe24.4%
Timid120 HP / 136 SpA / 252 Spe21.0%
Moves
7 tracked93.1%
81.8%
73.2%
52.7%
51.3%
27.4%
8.1%
Items
44.1%
21.6%
17.8%
8.0%
2.6%
1.8%
Tera types
76.7%
8.5%
6.4%
2.4%
2.1%
Abilities
100.0%
EV spreads
top 6Timid48 HP / 208 SpA / 252 Spe29.3%
Timid252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe24.4%
Timid120 HP / 136 SpA / 252 Spe21.0%
Timid4 HP / 252 SpA / 252 Spe6.3%
Timid96 Def / 160 SpA / 252 Spe5.9%
Timid104 HP / 152 SpA / 252 Spe5.3%
Top teammates
share of teams
Best Sandy Shocks 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. Sandy Shocks sits at rank #29 with 6.6% usage, which puts it in B tier, down 1.01 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.