Is Tatsugiri viable in Gen 9 PU?

Tatsugiri is ranked #18 in Gen 9 PU with 10.85% usage according to Smogon May 2026 - Jul 2026 data.

Tatsugiri in Gen 9 PU

Gen 9 PU · Sorted by p − 4 standard errors · Smogon source period May 2026 - Jul 2026 · Generated 2026-08-05

#0978 Tatsugiri

DragonWater

USAGE 10.9% #18

ABILITYStorm Drain

BASE STATS

HP 68

ATK 50

DEF 60

SPA 120

SPD 95

SPE 82

BST475

TYPE MATCHUPS

2×

DragonFairy

½×

Steel

¼×

FireWater

Moves

Surf 97.8% Draco Meteor 94.9% Rapid Spin 92.3% Nasty Plot 74.6% Dragon Pulse 23.1% Hydro Pump 14.4% Taunt 1.3% Memento 0.8%

Items

Heavy-Duty Boots 56.5% Eject Pack 14.6% Choice Scarf 12.7% Choice Specs 11.1% Grassy Seed 1.7% Dragon Fang 1.1% Leftovers 0.7% Life Orb 0.5%

Abilities

Storm Drain97.6%Commander2.4%

Tera Types

Fairy 59.0% Dragon 19.8% Steel 13.2% Ghost 2.7% Water 1.8% Dark 1.8% Ground 1.0% Poison 0.3%

Common Teammates

This Pokémon doesn't have enough usage for Smogon to compute meaningful Checks & Counters. Only the most-used Pokémon in a format receive this data.

Ranked #18 with 10.85% usage. Sorted by conservative score.