Dugtrio counters

Gen 3 OU · Sorted by reliability score · Smogon · Apr 2026 - Jun 2026

Dugtrio
#0051 Dugtrio
Ground
USAGE 15.5% #17
BASE STATS
HP 35
ATK 100
DEF 50
SPA 50
SPD 70
SPE 120
BST425
TYPE MATCHUPS
2×
WaterGrassIce
½×
PoisonRock
0×
Electric
Moves
Earthquake 100.0% Hidden Power Bug 99.0% Aerial Ace 97.2% Rock Slide 44.7% Beat Up 20.5% Sunny Day 15.9% Substitute 13.6% Screech 6.9%
Items
Choice Band 99.2% Leftovers 0.4% Soft Sand 0.2% Salac Berry 0.1% nothing 0.1% Liechi Berry 0.0% King's Rock 0.0% Scope Lens 0.0%
Common Teammates
Blissey52.9%Suicune52.3%Claydol47.9%Zapdos40.8%Snorlax32.5%Gengar25.3%Metagross22.6%Swampert22.6%
Browse Gen 3 OU teams using Dugtrio →
Teams using Skarmory 94% Teams using Salamence 76% Teams using Tyranitar 25%

Checks & Counters

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

# Checker Encounters Reliability KO Rate
01
Skarmory
Skarmory
SteelFlying DEFENSIVE COUNTER
20.814
94
93.6% dies 5.37%
02
Salamence
Salamence
DragonFlying OFFENSIVE CHECK
42.521
76
76.0% dies 9.26%
03
Tyranitar
Tyranitar
RockDark SOFT CHECK
47.038
25
25.2% dies 8.72%

Ranked #17 with 15.46% usage. Sorted by reliability score.