Ludicolo counters

Gen 4 VGC 2009 · Sorted by reliability score · Smogon · Mar 2026 - May 2026

Ludicolo
#0272 Ludicolo
WaterGrass
USAGE 5.9% #22
ABILITYSwift Swim
BASE STATS
HP 80
ATK 70
DEF 70
SPA 90
SPD 100
SPE 70
BST480
TYPE MATCHUPS
2×
PoisonFlyingBug
½×
GroundSteel
¼×
Water
Moves
Fake Out 99.2% Protect 64.8% Surf 60.2% Icy Wind 45.5% Hydro Pump 36.1% Rain Dance 33.3% Grass Knot 33.0% Ice Beam 16.3%
Items
Lum Berry 94.2% Life Orb 2.7% Leftovers 1.6% Sitrus Berry 0.7% Focus Sash 0.3% Choice Specs 0.3% Coba Berry 0.1% Expert Belt 0.0%
Abilities
Swift Swim99.6%Rain Dish0.4%
Common Teammates
Kingdra70.4%Vaporeon68.3%Lapras68.3%Metagross45.9%Salamence38.6%Toxicroak38.1%Snorlax37.9%Empoleon37.7%
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Checks & Counters

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

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Ranked #22 with 5.87% usage. Sorted by reliability score.