Is Flygon viable in Gen 4 OU?

Flygon is ranked #10 in Gen 4 OU with 19.84% usage according to Smogon Jul 2026 - Sep 2026 data.

What beats Flygon in Gen 4 OU?

Latias has the strongest conservative score in this observed Jul 2026 - Sep 2026 sample. The target was knocked out or switched out in 52.6% of 66.19229955367635 relevant encounters. Standard error is 6.1 points. Sets and switch conditions can change the result.

How are Flygon matchup checks ranked in Gen 4 OU?

They are ranked by p minus four standard errors. Here, p is the observed fraction of relevant encounters where Flygon was knocked out or switched out. This is not a set-specific battle guarantee.

Flygon counters

Gen 4 OU · Smogon source period Jul 2026 - Sep 2026

#0330 Flygon

GroundDragon

USAGE 19.8% #10

ABILITYLevitate

BASE STATS

HP 80

ATK 100

DEF 80

SPA 80

SPD 80

SPE 100

BST520

TYPE MATCHUPS

4×

Ice

2×

DragonFairy

½×

FirePoisonRock

0×

Electric

Moves

Earthquake 99.6% Outrage 81.4% U-turn 70.5% Thunder Punch 45.0% Fire Blast 28.1% Roost 23.1% Draco Meteor 20.9% Dragon Claw 8.6%

Items

Choice Scarf 56.0% Life Orb 28.5% Choice Band 11.8% Soft Sand 1.8% Expert Belt 0.9% Leftovers 0.4% Choice Specs 0.4% Earth Plate 0.1%

Abilities

Levitate100.0%

Common Teammates

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Explore Flygon + Latias teams 28 score Explore Flygon + Jirachi teams -5 score Explore Flygon + Tyranitar teams -8 score

Leading observed checks

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Team core to explore

Flygon + Jirachi 43.5% teammate usage Explore teams →

Checks & Counters

Observed target KO or switch rate is upstream p: the fraction of relevant encounters where the target was knocked out or switched out. Standard error is upstream d. The conservative score is p − 4d. These ladder observations do not prove a set-specific counter.

How to read this table

Use encounter count and standard error to judge the sample. Damage estimates below use inferred sets and remain separate from the observed ladder metric.

# Checker Encounters Conservative score Target KO or switch rate

Latias

DragonPsychic SOFT CHECK View matchup

66.192

28.1

52.6% Standard error 6.14 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ SpA Choice Specs Latias Draco Meteor vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Flygon: 558-656 (153.2 - 180.2%) -- guaranteed OHKO

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Jirachi

SteelPsychic SOFT CHECK View matchup

28.351

-4.8

29.5% Standard error 8.56 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Jirachi Iron Head vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Flygon: 144-171 (39.5 - 46.9%) -- guaranteed 3HKO

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Tyranitar

RockDark SOFT CHECK View matchup

20.909

-7.9

33.3% Standard error 10.31 points

DAMAGE CALCSand

252+ Atk Choice Band Tyranitar Crunch vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Flygon: 265-313 (72.8 - 85.9%) -- guaranteed 2HKO

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Ranked #10 with 19.84% usage. Sorted by conservative score.