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Usage · August 2026
6.5%
Thundurus is ranked #30 in Gen 9 UU, carried by 3,480 teams
TierB · top 30 of the format
Ladder rank#30 of 211
Raw count3,480
Viability ceiling89
Month on month-0.09pp
13 month peak9.9%
FormatGen 9 UU
Usage over time6.5%▼ 0.09pppeak 9.9% · Jun '26
hover a month for the exact figure · 13 months of ladder history
Most used set
61.2% of Thundurus teamsHP
0
Atk
0
Def
0
SpA
252
SpD
4
Spe
252
NatureTimid
AbilityPrankster · 79.2%
ItemHeavy-Duty Boots · 94.5%
Tera typeSteel · 53.2%
Moves
84.3%
68.0%
67.1%
61.3%
Alternative spreads
over 5% usageTimid4 Def / 252 SpA / 252 Spe13.9%
Hasty4 Atk / 252 SpA / 252 Spe9.5%
Moves
11 tracked84.3%
68.0%
67.1%
61.3%
45.5%
14.6%
13.9%
9.4%
8.9%
5.2%
4.6%
Items
94.5%
2.0%
Tera types
53.2%
26.6%
9.3%
6.2%
Abilities
79.2%
20.8%
EV spreads
top 6Timid252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe61.2%
Timid4 Def / 252 SpA / 252 Spe13.9%
Hasty4 Atk / 252 SpA / 252 Spe9.5%
Naive4 Atk / 252 SpA / 252 Spe4.6%
Naive4 Atk / 8 Def / 244 SpA / 252 Spe4.0%
Jolly252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe2.4%
Top teammates
share of teams
Best Thundurus 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. Thundurus sits at rank #30 with 6.5% usage, which puts it in B tier, down 0.09 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.