Gen 9 UU usage profile · rank #28
august 2026 · 41.5K battles
august 2026 · 41.5K battles
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Usage · August 2026
6.8%
Thundurus-Therian is ranked #28 in Gen 9 UU, carried by 9,888 teams
TierB · top 30 of the format
Ladder rank#28 of 211
Raw count9,888
Viability ceiling88
Month on month-3.61pp
13 month peak20.7%
FormatGen 9 UU
Usage over time6.8%▼ 3.61pppeak 20.7% · Aug '25
hover a month for the exact figure · 13 months of ladder history
Most used set
62.2% of Thundurus-Therian teamsHP
0
Atk
0
Def
0
SpA
252
SpD
4
Spe
252
NatureTimid
AbilityVolt Absorb · 100.0%
ItemHeavy-Duty Boots · 61.9%
Tera typePoison · 35.8%
Moves
62.1%
60.6%
55.2%
40.0%
Alternative spreads
over 5% usageModest244 HP / 152 SpA / 12 SpD / 100 Spe10.5%
Modest232 HP / 176 SpA / 100 Spe10.1%
Moves
12 tracked62.1%
60.6%
55.2%
40.0%
35.6%
34.7%
28.3%
26.6%
12.7%
12.5%
10.9%
7.2%
Items
61.9%
29.8%
2.3%
2.2%
Tera types
35.8%
25.2%
19.8%
7.5%
3.6%
3.0%
1.6%
Abilities
100.0%
EV spreads
top 6Timid252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe62.2%
Modest244 HP / 152 SpA / 12 SpD / 100 Spe10.5%
Modest232 HP / 176 SpA / 100 Spe10.1%
Timid4 Def / 252 SpA / 252 Spe3.0%
Modest248 HP / 16 Def / 136 SpA / 8 SpD / 100 Spe1.7%
Modest248 HP / 136 Def / 24 SpA / 100 Spe1.6%
Top teammates
share of teams
Best Thundurus-Therian 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-Therian sits at rank #28 with 6.8% usage, which puts it in B tier, down 3.61 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.