Gen 9 UU usage profile · rank #119
august 2026 · 41.5K battles
august 2026 · 41.5K battles
Usage · August 2026
0.3%
Tentacruel is ranked #119 in Gen 9 UU, carried by 503 teams
TierD · outside the top 60
Ladder rank#119 of 211
Raw count503
Viability ceiling88
Month on month-0.12pp
13 month peak2.4%
FormatGen 9 UU
Base statsspecies values, before EVs and natureBST 515
HP
80
Atk
70
Def
65
SpA
80
SpD
120
Spe
100
Usage over time0.3%▼ 0.12pppeak 2.4% · Oct '25
hover a month for the exact figure · 13 months of ladder history
Most used set
49.4% of Tentacruel teamsHP
252
Atk
0
Def
0
SpA
0
SpD
252
Spe
4
NatureCareful
AbilityLiquid Ooze · 99.7%
ItemAssault Vest · 49.6%
Tera typeDark · 65.9%
Moves
100.0%
99.8%
75.3%
49.4%
Alternative spreads
over 5% usageJolly184 HP / 144 Atk / 180 Spe16.2%
Bold252 HP / 236 Def / 20 Spe11.8%
Moves
7 tracked100.0%
99.8%
75.3%
49.4%
34.9%
12.5%
12.4%
Items
49.6%
28.3%
19.8%
Tera types
65.9%
11.9%
10.4%
8.5%
Abilities
99.7%
0.3%
0.0%
EV spreads
top 6Careful252 HP / 252 SpD / 4 Spe49.4%
Jolly184 HP / 144 Atk / 180 Spe16.2%
Bold252 HP / 236 Def / 20 Spe11.8%
Careful248 HP / 8 Def / 252 SpD10.4%
Careful252 HP / 40 Def / 196 SpD / 20 Spe6.6%
Jolly248 HP / 68 SpD / 192 Spe2.3%
Top teammates
share of teams
Best Tentacruel 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. Tentacruel sits at rank #119 with 0.3% usage, which puts it in D tier, down 0.12 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.