Swampert counters

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

Swampert
#0260 Swampert
WaterGround
USAGE 5.5% #24
BASE STATS
HP 100
ATK 110
DEF 90
SPA 85
SPD 90
SPE 60
BST535
TYPE MATCHUPS
4×
Grass
½×
FirePoisonRockSteel
0×
Electric
Moves
Earth Power 86.1% Ice Beam 85.7% Muddy Water 58.9% Hydro Cannon 50.5% Protect 48.7% Hydro Pump 27.3% Waterfall 13.9% Earthquake 13.1%
Items
Choice Scarf 50.5% Leftovers 33.4% Sitrus Berry 6.0% Expert Belt 4.3% Life Orb 3.9% Persim Berry 0.8% Choice Band 0.4% Lum Berry 0.4%
Common Teammates
Latios88.9%Metagross83.0%Snorlax73.4%Infernape55.4%Dusknoir54.6%Cresselia33.7%Zapdos33.3%Heatran21.0%
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Ranked #24 with 5.52% usage. Sorted by reliability score.