Kartana counters

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

Kartana
#0798 Kartana
GrassSteel
USAGE 17.7% #5
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 99.7% Sacred Sword 92.6% Knock Off 81.6% Smart Strike 58.5% Swords Dance 31.1% Giga Impact 15.1% Defog 11.2% Synthesis 6.9%
Items
Choice Scarf 56.3% Normalium Z 15.2% Grassium Z 8.5% Fightinium Z 8.1% Protective Pads 4.5% Choice Band 1.9% Life Orb 1.7% Flyinium Z 1.1%
Common Teammates
Landorus-Therian70.0%Tapu Fini44.3%Tapu Lele36.2%Tapu Koko34.5%Volcarona31.1%Mawile-Mega29.8%Zapdos20.5%Toxapex15.2%

Checks & Counters

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

# Checker Encounters Reliability KO Rate
01
Greninja
Greninja
WaterDark SOFT CHECK
34.893
51
50.8% dies 8.46%
02
Zapdos
Zapdos
ElectricFlying SOFT CHECK
28.85
45
44.6% dies 9.25%
03
Corviknight
Corviknight
FlyingSteel SOFT CHECK
28.52
23
23.0% dies 7.88%
04
Landorus-Therian
Landorus-Therian
GroundFlying SOFT CHECK
63.092
21
21.3% dies 7.29%

Ranked #5 with 17.68% usage. Sorted by reliability score.