Kartana counters

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

Kartana
#0798 Kartana
GrassSteel
USAGE 15.0% #8
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 99.3% Sacred Sword 94.6% Knock Off 81.6% Smart Strike 60.2% Swords Dance 31.0% Giga Impact 15.5% Defog 8.2% Synthesis 4.9%
Items
Choice Scarf 57.3% Normalium Z 15.5% Grassium Z 8.0% Fightinium Z 5.9% Life Orb 5.8% Protective Pads 3.3% Choice Band 1.7% Steelium Z 1.0%
Common Teammates
Landorus-Therian69.2%Tapu Fini53.4%Volcarona40.1%Tapu Koko37.8%Mawile-Mega36.1%Tapu Lele20.8%Zapdos19.9%Toxapex12.8%
Browse Gen 8 National Dex teams using Kartana →
Teams using Greninja 51% Teams using Zapdos 45% Teams using Landorus-Therian 21%

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
Landorus-Therian
Landorus-Therian
GroundFlying SOFT CHECK
33.804
21
20.6% dies 6.95%

Ranked #8 with 15.02% usage. Sorted by reliability score.