Primarina counters

Gen 8 1v1 · Sorted by reliability score · Smogon · Mar 2026 - May 2026

Primarina
#0730 Primarina
WaterFairy
USAGE 11.3% #2
ABILITYTorrent
BASE STATS
HP 80
ATK 74
DEF 74
SPA 126
SPD 116
SPE 60
BST530
TYPE MATCHUPS
2×
ElectricGrassPoison
½×
FireWaterIceFightingBugDark
0×
Dragon
Moves
Moonblast 97.9% Hydro Cannon 97.6% Encore 72.5% Calm Mind 41.5% Endure 32.1% Sparkling Aria 13.0% Substitute 11.6% Icy Wind 11.5%
Items
Sitrus Berry 30.2% Custap Berry 30.0% Wacan Berry 11.0% Choice Specs 10.9% Mental Herb 7.2% Pixie Plate 3.8% Salac Berry 2.1% Assault Vest 1.3%
Abilities
Torrent99.7%Liquid Voice0.3%
Common Teammates
Ferrothorn74.8%Haxorus62.9%Steelix58.4%Zapdos57.1%Spectrier28.1%Glastrier18.5%Landorus-Therian17.9%Crustle12.3%
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Checks & Counters

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

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Ranked #2 with 11.26% usage. Sorted by reliability score.