Gastrodon counters

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

Gastrodon
#0423 Gastrodon
WaterGround
USAGE 1.8% #62
ABILITYStorm Drain
BASE STATS
HP 111
ATK 83
DEF 68
SPA 92
SPD 82
SPE 39
BST475
TYPE MATCHUPS
4×
Grass
½×
FirePoisonRockSteel
0×
Electric
Moves
Recover 100.0% Scald 98.2% Earthquake 87.3% Clear Smog 64.7% Toxic 27.2% Mirror Coat 8.6% Earth Power 5.4% Ice Beam 2.9%
Items
Leftovers 97.7% Groundium Z 2.0% Rocky Helmet 0.2% Rindo Berry 0.0% Electirizer 0.0% Choice Specs 0.0% Sitrus Berry 0.0% Wiki Berry 0.0%
Abilities
Storm Drain99.9%Sticky Hold0.1%Sand Force0.0%
Common Teammates
Heatran83.6%Skarmory77.3%Clefable55.0%Tornadus-Therian34.4%Tapu Koko29.7%Latias-Mega26.1%Reuniclus18.6%Ditto16.4%

Checks & Counters

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

# Checker Encounters Reliability KO Rate
01
Slowbro
Slowbro
WaterPsychic SOFT CHECK
33.731
50
50.0% dies 8.61%
02
Gliscor
Gliscor
GroundFlying SOFT CHECK
50.574
36
35.9% dies 6.75%
03
Tapu Koko
Tapu Koko
ElectricFairy SOFT CHECK
29.96
3
2.8% dies 3.01%

Ranked #62 with 1.85% usage. Sorted by reliability score.