Bisharp counters

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

Bisharp
#0625 Bisharp
DarkSteel
USAGE 3.9% #41
ABILITYDefiant
BASE STATS
HP 65
ATK 125
DEF 100
SPA 60
SPD 70
SPE 70
BST490
TYPE MATCHUPS
4×
Fighting
2×
FireGround
½×
NormalGrassIceFlyingRockGhostDragonDarkSteel
0×
PoisonPsychic
Moves
Knock Off 99.6% Iron Head 97.9% Sucker Punch 93.4% Swords Dance 83.6% Beat Up 14.1% Aerial Ace 4.2% Stealth Rock 1.3% Substitute 1.2%
Items
Black Glasses 40.2% Life Orb 32.4% Choice Band 14.8% Leftovers 10.0% Focus Sash 1.3% Heavy-Duty Boots 0.5% Lum Berry 0.5% Assault Vest 0.2%
Abilities
Defiant98.8%Pressure1.2%Inner Focus0.0%
Common Teammates
Mew46.6%Garchomp42.7%Landorus-Therian37.8%Dragapult30.6%Kartana26.5%Blaziken26.1%Buzzwole22.0%Tapu Fini21.7%
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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 #41 with 3.85% usage. Sorted by reliability score.