Blacephalon counters

Gen 8 National Dex · Sorted by reliability score · Smogon · Feb 2026 - Apr 2026

Blacephalon
#0806 Blacephalon
FireGhost
USAGE 2.6% #64
BASE STATS
HP 53
ATK 127
DEF 53
SPA 151
SPD 79
SPE 107
BST570
TYPE MATCHUPS
2×
WaterGroundRockGhostDark
½×
FireGrassIcePoisonSteelFairy
¼×
Bug
0×
NormalFighting
Moves
Shadow Ball 99.0% Flamethrower 92.8% Calm Mind 58.1% Substitute 53.9% Trick 31.1% Overheat 15.8% Fire Blast 12.9% Mind Blown 9.6%
Items
Ghostium Z 55.6% Choice Scarf 31.1% Choice Specs 10.4% Leftovers 0.9% Life Orb 0.9% Psychium Z 0.4% Grassium Z 0.3% Air Balloon 0.1%
Common Teammates
Serperior31.5%Hawlucha28.5%Gyarados-Mega26.6%Excadrill24.6%Landorus-Therian23.3%Tapu Lele22.6%Ferrothorn20.6%Zapdos-Galar17.6%

Checks & Counters

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

This Pokémon doesn't have enough usage for Smogon to compute meaningful Checks & Counters. Only the most-used Pokémon in a format receive this data.

Ranked #64 with 2.59% usage. Sorted by reliability score.