Charizard-Mega-X counters

Gen 7 OU · Sorted by reliability score · Smogon · Feb 2026 - Apr 2026

Charizard-Mega-X
#0006 Charizard-Mega-X
FireDragon
USAGE 3.5% #48
BASE STATS
HP 78
ATK 130
DEF 111
SPA 130
SPD 85
SPE 100
BST634
TYPE MATCHUPS
2×
GroundRockDragon
½×
ElectricBugSteel
¼×
FireGrass
Moves
Flare Blitz 92.8% Dragon Claw 74.7% Dragon Dance 73.3% Roost 52.1% Earthquake 52.0% Swords Dance 27.8% Outrage 8.7% Substitute 7.0%
Items
Charizardite X 100.0%
Common Teammates
Magearna57.1%Landorus-Therian46.2%Serperior33.5%Kommo-o22.9%Tapu Koko20.6%Cresselia20.5%Greninja17.7%Kartana17.7%

Checks & Counters

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

# Checker Encounters Reliability KO Rate
01
Greninja
Greninja
WaterDark OFFENSIVE CHECK
35.971
64
64.4% dies 7.98%
02
Kartana
Kartana
GrassSteel SOFT CHECK
28.032
39
39.3% dies 9.23%
03
Landorus-Therian
Landorus-Therian
GroundFlying SOFT CHECK
111.292
33
33.0% dies 7.61%
04
Toxapex
Toxapex
PoisonWater SOFT CHECK
22.283
27
27.2% dies 9.43%
05
Magearna
Magearna
SteelFairy SOFT CHECK
35.935
4
3.5% dies 3.07%
06
Ferrothorn
Ferrothorn
GrassSteel SOFT CHECK
33.626
3
3.4% dies 3.14%

Ranked #48 with 3.53% usage. Sorted by reliability score.