Is Kartana viable in Gen 7 OU?

Kartana is ranked #8 in Gen 7 OU with 16.43% usage according to Smogon May 2026 - Jul 2026 data.

What beats Kartana in Gen 7 OU?

Dragonite has the strongest conservative score in this observed May 2026 - Jul 2026 sample. The target was knocked out or switched out in 84.5% of 24.554189694979744 relevant encounters. Standard error is 7.3 points. Sets and switch conditions can change the result.

How are Kartana matchup checks ranked in Gen 7 OU?

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

Kartana counters

Gen 7 OU · Sorted by p − 4 standard errors · Smogon source period May 2026 - Jul 2026 · Generated 2026-08-05

#0798 Kartana

GrassSteel

USAGE 16.4% #8

BASE STATS

HP 59

ATK 181

DEF 131

SPA 59

SPD 31

SPE 109

BST570

TYPE MATCHUPS

4×

Fire

2×

Fighting

½×

NormalWaterElectricPsychicRockDragonSteelFairy

¼×

Grass

0×

Poison

Moves

Leaf Blade 100.0% Knock Off 90.3% Sacred Sword 84.7% Smart Strike 68.2% Defog 19.9% Swords Dance 14.2% Synthesis 13.1% Giga Impact 4.5%

Items

Choice Scarf 48.7% Choice Band 24.3% Grassium Z 13.9% Fightinium Z 4.7% Normalium Z 4.4% Steelium Z 1.4% Life Orb 0.8% Scope Lens 0.5%

Common Teammates

Landorus-Therian60.6%

Browse Gen 7 OU teams using Kartana →

Explore Kartana + Dragonite teams 55 score Explore Kartana + Greninja teams 37 score Explore Kartana + Celesteela teams 35 score Explore Kartana + Magearna teams 34 score

Leading observed checks

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Team core to explore

Kartana + Landorus-Therian 60.6% 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

Dragonite

DragonFlying OFFENSIVE CHECK View matchup

24.554

55.3

84.5% Standard error 7.30 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Dragonite Fire Punch vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Kartana: 292-348 (90.6 - 108%) -- 43.8% chance to OHKO

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Skarmory

SteelFlying DEFENSIVE CHECK View matchup

72.176

38.2

68.7% Standard error 7.62 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Kartana Knock Off (97.5 BP) vs. 252 HP / 252+ Def Skarmory: 85-101 (25.4 - 30.2%) -- guaranteed 4HKO

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Latias-Mega

DragonPsychic DEFENSIVE CHECK View matchup

83.221

37.1

71.3% Standard error 8.55 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Kartana Giga Impact vs. 252 HP / 252+ Def Latias-Mega: 147-173 (40.3 - 47.5%) -- guaranteed 3HKO

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Greninja

WaterDark OFFENSIVE CHECK View matchup

267.73

36.9

57.7% Standard error 5.21 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ SpA Choice Specs Greninja Hidden Power Fire vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Kartana: 488-576 (151.5 - 178.8%) -- guaranteed OHKO

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Celesteela

SteelFlying DEFENSIVE CHECK View matchup

66.1

34.8

67.4% Standard error 8.13 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Kartana Knock Off (97.5 BP) vs. 252 HP / 252+ Def Celesteela: 106-125 (26.6 - 31.4%) -- guaranteed 4HKO

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Magearna

SteelFairy SOFT CHECK View matchup

359.5

33.8

52.0% Standard error 4.55 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ SpA Magearna Hidden Power Fire vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Kartana: 384-456 (119.2 - 141.6%) -- guaranteed OHKO

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Kommo-o

DragonFighting DEFENSIVE CHECK View matchup

34.19

30.9

63.8% Standard error 8.22 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Kartana Giga Impact vs. 252 HP / 252+ Def Kommo-o: 142-168 (40.1 - 47.4%) -- guaranteed 3HKO

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Serperior

Grass DEFENSIVE CHECK View matchup

85.765

29.5

65.0% Standard error 8.87 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Kartana Giga Impact vs. 252 HP / 252+ Def Serperior: 172-203 (48.5 - 57.3%) -- 46.9% chance to 2HKO after Leftovers recovery

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Zapdos

ElectricFlying OFFENSIVE CHECK View matchup

68.664

23.2

57.0% Standard error 8.44 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ SpA Zapdos Heat Wave vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Kartana: 588-696 (182.6 - 216.1%) -- guaranteed OHKO

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Tapu Koko

ElectricFairy SOFT CHECK View matchup

178.313

19.6

45.3% Standard error 6.44 points

DAMAGE CALCElectric Terrain

252+ SpA Life Orb Tapu Koko Thunderbolt vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Kartana in Electric Terrain: 169-199 (52.4 - 61.8%) -- guaranteed 2HKO

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Heatran

FireSteel SOFT CHECK View matchup

135.982

19.5

48.8% Standard error 7.32 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ SpA Heatran Magma Storm vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Kartana: 952-1128 (295.6 - 350.3%) -- guaranteed OHKO

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Tornadus-Therian

Flying SOFT CHECK View matchup

191.557

19.4

43.6% Standard error 6.07 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ SpA Tornadus-Therian Heat Wave vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Kartana: 540-636 (167.7 - 197.5%) -- guaranteed OHKO

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Kartana

GrassSteel SOFT CHECK View matchup

184.758

19.1

44.3% Standard error 6.29 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Kartana Sacred Sword vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Kartana: 220-260 (68.3 - 80.7%) -- guaranteed 2HKO

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Mawile-Mega

SteelFairy DEFENSIVE CHECK View matchup

49.668

17.8

57.4% Standard error 9.90 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Kartana Smart Strike vs. 252 HP / 252+ Def Mawile-Mega: 100-118 (32.8 - 38.8%) -- 99.2% chance to 3HKO

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Toxapex

PoisonWater SOFT CHECK View matchup

197.204

11.7

34.9% Standard error 5.80 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ SpA Toxapex Scald vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Kartana: 54-65 (16.7 - 20.1%) -- possible 5HKO

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Lopunny-Mega

NormalFighting SOFT CHECK View matchup

58.681

11.3

48.0% Standard error 9.17 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Lopunny-Mega High Jump Kick vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Kartana: 384-452 (119.2 - 140.3%) -- guaranteed OHKO

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Landorus-Therian

GroundFlying SOFT CHECK View matchup

528.407

10.8

23.6% Standard error 3.18 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Landorus-Therian Earthquake vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Kartana: 154-183 (47.8 - 56.8%) -- 89.1% chance to 2HKO

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Scizor-Mega

BugSteel SOFT CHECK View matchup

61.274

10.6

46.5% Standard error 8.97 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Scizor-Mega Superpower vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Kartana: 254-300 (78.8 - 93.1%) -- guaranteed 2HKO

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Diancie-Mega

RockFairy SOFT CHECK View matchup

23.932

6.5

47.3% Standard error 10.21 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ SpA Diancie-Mega Hidden Power Fire vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Kartana: 448-528 (139.1 - 163.9%) -- guaranteed OHKO

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Ferrothorn

GrassSteel SOFT CHECK View matchup

222.016

1.6

20.2% Standard error 4.66 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Ferrothorn Knock Off (97.5 BP) vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Kartana: 74-88 (22.9 - 27.3%) -- 60.1% chance to 4HKO

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Tapu Bulu

GrassFairy SOFT CHECK View matchup

56.323

1.6

37.7% Standard error 9.03 points

DAMAGE CALCGrassy Terrain

252+ Atk Tapu Bulu Superpower vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Kartana: 228-270 (70.8 - 83.8%) -- guaranteed 2HKO after Grassy Terrain recovery

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Clefable

Fairy SOFT CHECK View matchup

89.687

1.4

35.6% Standard error 8.55 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ SpA Clefable Moonblast vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Kartana: 91-108 (28.2 - 33.5%) -- 0.1% chance to 3HKO

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Alakazam-Mega

Psychic SOFT CHECK View matchup

55.802

0.7

37.2% Standard error 9.12 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ SpA Alakazam-Mega Focus Blast vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Kartana: 478-564 (148.4 - 175.1%) -- guaranteed OHKO

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Ditto

Normal SOFT CHECK View matchup

20.608

0.5

44.3% Standard error 10.94 points

DAMAGE CALC

Ditto vs. Kartana: 0-0 (0 - 0%)

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Medicham-Mega

FightingPsychic SOFT CHECK View matchup

128.486

-1.1

25.3% Standard error 6.59 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Pure Power Medicham-Mega High Jump Kick vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Kartana: 614-726 (190.6 - 225.4%) -- guaranteed OHKO

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Swampert-Mega

WaterGround SOFT CHECK View matchup

128.632

-2.7

22.9% Standard error 6.40 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Swampert-Mega Superpower vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Kartana: 254-300 (78.8 - 93.1%) -- guaranteed 2HKO

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Kyurem-Black

DragonIce SOFT CHECK View matchup

67.082

-4.1

36.5% Standard error 10.14 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Kyurem-Black Freeze Shock vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Kartana: 244-288 (75.7 - 89.4%) -- guaranteed 2HKO

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Victini

PsychicFire SOFT CHECK View matchup

31.123

-4.3

27.8% Standard error 8.03 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Victini V-create vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Kartana: 852-1008 (264.5 - 313%) -- guaranteed OHKO

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Cresselia

Psychic SOFT CHECK View matchup

23.105

-4.5

35.3% Standard error 9.94 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ SpA Cresselia Ice Beam vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Kartana: 100-118 (31 - 36.6%) -- 67.7% chance to 3HKO

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Gliscor

GroundFlying SOFT CHECK View matchup

108.064

-5.1

22.7% Standard error 6.95 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Gliscor Earthquake vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Kartana: 115-136 (35.7 - 42.2%) -- guaranteed 3HKO

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Ranked #8 with 16.43% usage. Sorted by conservative score.