Is Magnezone viable in Gen 7 OU?

Magnezone is ranked #48 in Gen 7 OU with 3.79% usage according to Smogon May 2026 - Jul 2026 data.

What beats Magnezone in Gen 7 OU?

Landorus-Therian has the strongest conservative score in this observed May 2026 - Jul 2026 sample. The target was knocked out or switched out in 54.0% of 79.04438581060063 relevant encounters. Standard error is 9.6 points. Sets and switch conditions can change the result.

How are Magnezone 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 Magnezone was knocked out or switched out. This is not a set-specific battle guarantee.

Magnezone counters

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

#0462 Magnezone

ElectricSteel

USAGE 3.8% #48

ABILITYMagnet Pull

BASE STATS

HP 70

ATK 70

DEF 115

SPA 130

SPD 90

SPE 60

BST535

TYPE MATCHUPS

4×

Ground

2×

FireFighting

½×

NormalElectricGrassIcePsychicBugRockDragonFairy

¼×

FlyingSteel

0×

Poison

Moves

Hidden Power Fire 99.1% Flash Cannon 98.2% Volt Switch 83.1% Thunderbolt 81.1% Substitute 12.8% Toxic 9.6% Thunder Wave 8.0% Discharge 2.8%

Items

Choice Scarf 34.8% Assault Vest 30.6% Choice Specs 18.6% Steelium Z 7.2% Electrium Z 5.9% Custap Berry 1.5% Air Balloon 0.8% Leftovers 0.2%

Abilities

Magnet Pull99.0%Analytic0.9%Sturdy0.1%

Common Teammates

Landorus-Therian65.8%

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Leading observed checks

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Team core to explore

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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

Landorus-Therian

GroundFlying SOFT CHECK View matchup

79.044

15.5

54.0% Standard error 9.64 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Landorus-Therian Earthquake vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Magnezone: 688-816 (200 - 237.2%) -- guaranteed OHKO

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Magearna

SteelFairy OFFENSIVE CHECK View matchup

65.84

14.7

56.8% Standard error 10.53 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ SpA Magearna Focus Blast vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Magnezone: 222-262 (64.5 - 76.1%) -- guaranteed 2HKO

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Ferrothorn

GrassSteel SOFT CHECK View matchup

24.373

-11.5

22.0% Standard error 8.40 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Ferrothorn Knock Off (97.5 BP) vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Magnezone: 83-98 (24.1 - 28.4%) -- 97.9% chance to 4HKO

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Ranked #48 with 3.79% usage. Sorted by conservative score.