Persian counters

Gen 1 OU · Sorted by reliability score · Smogon · Mar 2026 - May 2026

Persian
#0053 Persian
Normal
USAGE 1.8% #20
BASE STATS
HP 65
ATK 70
DEF 60
SPA 65
SPD 65
SPE 115
BST440
TYPE MATCHUPS
2×
Fighting
0×
Ghost
Moves
Slash 100.0% Bubble Beam 99.7% Body Slam 76.1% Thunderbolt 47.7% Growl 34.3% Hyper Beam 33.9% Substitute 3.4% Thunder 2.1%
Common Teammates
Tauros99.1%Snorlax91.2%Exeggutor89.8%Starmie37.4%Gengar36.4%Jynx33.5%Chansey30.7%Alakazam30.5%
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Checks & Counters

Ranked by reliability — blends KO rate with how often each Pokémon is matched up.

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 #20 with 1.76% usage. Sorted by reliability score.