Is Weavile viable in Gen 7 OU?

Weavile is ranked #51 in Gen 7 OU with 3.23% usage according to Smogon Jul 2026 - Sep 2026 data.

What beats Weavile in Gen 7 OU?

Magearna has the strongest conservative score in this observed Jul 2026 - Sep 2026 sample. The target was knocked out or switched out in 60.1% of 23.791262773809223 relevant encounters. Standard error is 10.0 points. Sets and switch conditions can change the result.

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

Weavile counters

Gen 7 OU · Smogon source period Jul 2026 - Sep 2026

#0461 Weavile

DarkIce

USAGE 3.2% #51

ABILITYPressure

BASE STATS

HP 70

ATK 120

DEF 65

SPA 45

SPD 85

SPE 125

BST510

TYPE MATCHUPS

4×

Fighting

2×

FireBugRockSteelFairy

½×

IceGhostDark

0×

Psychic

Moves

Icicle Crash 99.4% Knock Off 95.1% Ice Shard 81.3% Pursuit 81.2% Beat Up 20.3% Swords Dance 9.9% Dig 3.1% Punishment 2.6%

Items

Choice Band 85.1% King's Rock 4.2% Groundium Z 3.1% Icium Z 3.1% Darkinium Z 2.1% Choice Scarf 1.5% Life Orb 0.6% Focus Sash 0.3%

Abilities

Pressure77.0%Pickpocket23.0%

Common Teammates

Landorus-Therian48.4%

Browse Gen 7 OU teams using Weavile →

Explore Weavile + Magearna teams 20 score Explore Weavile + Landorus-Therian teams -6 score

Leading observed checks

Open a matchup for a separate set-based damage estimate, or browse uploaded teams with both Pokémon.

Team core to explore

Weavile + Landorus-Therian 48.4% 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

Magearna

SteelFairy OFFENSIVE CHECK View matchup

23.791

20.0

60.1% Standard error 10.04 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ SpA Magearna Focus Blast vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Weavile: 460-544 (133.7 - 158.1%) -- guaranteed OHKO

View Magearna counters → Teams with Magearna →

Landorus-Therian

GroundFlying SOFT CHECK View matchup

47.42

-5.9

14.7% Standard error 5.15 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Landorus-Therian Explosion vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Weavile: 460-542 (133.7 - 157.5%) -- guaranteed OHKO

View Landorus-Therian counters → Teams with Landorus-Therian →

Ranked #51 with 3.23% usage. Sorted by conservative score.