OU (Singles) usage rankings

Singles

Source: Smogon / Pokémon Showdown · 2026-09 (574,541 battles)

OU = OverUsed. Smogon's main Singles tier, a community-made ruleset where the strongest Pokémon are pushed into higher tiers. Not an official ruleset.

Source: Smogon (OU)

Usage over time

Monthly usage for the current top 8 Pokémon across the last 14 months. A gap in a line means that Pokémon was outside the top 150 that month.

Hover over the chart (tap on mobile) to show each Pokémon’s usage for that month in the legend below. Click a legend entry to keep its line highlighted.

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View the numbers as a table
Usage over time
PokémonAug 2025Sep 2025Oct 2025Nov 2025Dec 2025Jan 2026Feb 2026Mar 2026Apr 2026May 2026Jun 2026Jul 2026Aug 2026Sep 2026
1. Kingambit27.6%25.3%26.6%24.3%21.3%23.3%26.2%29.9%25.6%25.3%25.8%23.4%26%34.3%
2. Great Tusk34.9%34.5%35.3%29.7%29.2%30.5%32.9%30.6%32%33.7%31.7%31.1%34.1%31.8%
3. Zamazenta25.6%26.3%24.5%27%29%25.2%24.9%25.7%28.4%28.7%30.6%26.7%24.9%22.1%
4. Ogerpon (Wellspring Mask)27.9%21.7%23.4%22%24.1%22.2%19.8%18.2%18%16.5%19.6%17.4%20.8%21.8%
5. Glimmora12.2%11.7%12.7%11.1%16.8%13.6%8.6%8.6%8.3%9.2%15%16.8%15.5%21.1%
6. Gholdengo22.9%23.4%20.1%21.4%25.8%23.2%21.3%22%30.9%27.6%26.1%28.3%27.9%20.6%
7. Dragonite18.6%19.5%18.1%21.4%18.3%21.6%20.6%23.6%29.5%25.3%21.7%19.2%23.2%20.5%
8. Landorus (Therian Forme)16.8%15.4%15%15.4%11.7%13.3%9.9%11.8%12.8%10.7%11.4%10.9%14.1%19.4%
or more

Previous ranks are derived from last month's usage. Only the top 150 per month are tracked, so anything below #150 shows as outside the top 150.

Where the data comes from and how it updates

Public monthly statistics compiled by Smogon from Pokémon Showdown ladder battles, covering the top 150 Pokémon in each format. For each Pokémon you can see the usage share of its moves, items, abilities, Tera types, EV spreads and teammates. The data refreshes automatically on the 15th of each month and follows regulation changes on its own.

FAQ

What is the percentage a percentage of?

The ranking figure is a share of the whole format; the percentages for moves, items and so on are shares within that Pokémon. A move listed at 80% means 80% of the players who used that Pokémon ran that move.

How recent is the data?

The month and the number of battles behind each format are shown in its heading. Smogon publishes in monthly batches, so the site always shows the most recent completed month.

Figures are aggregated from the Pokémon Showdown ladder and may differ from the official tournament metagame. Source: Smogon / Pokémon Showdown.