Blacephalon counters

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

Blacephalon
#0806 Blacephalon
FireGhost
USAGE 10.5% #21
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 100.0% Flamethrower 99.5% Trick 87.5% Overheat 54.5% Taunt 32.7% Mind Blown 6.1% Knock Off 5.5% Calm Mind 4.4%
Items
Choice Specs 52.5% Choice Scarf 42.1% Focus Sash 4.0% Sitrus Berry 0.6% Heavy-Duty Boots 0.6% Air Balloon 0.1% Leftovers 0.0% Life Orb 0.0%
Common Teammates
Landorus-Therian61.0%Weavile56.5%Corviknight40.7%Garchomp31.1%Toxapex30.1%Mew26.8%Slowking-Galar24.3%Kartana19.3%
Browse Gen 8 OU teams using Blacephalon →
Teams using Weavile 51% Teams using Garchomp 42% Teams using Toxapex 40% Teams using Landorus-Therian 33% Teams using Corviknight 4%

Checks & Counters

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

# Checker Encounters Reliability KO Rate
01
Weavile
Weavile
DarkIce SOFT CHECK
20.202
51
50.8% dies 11.12%
02
Garchomp
Garchomp
DragonGround SOFT CHECK
22.621
42
42.0% dies 10.38%
03
Toxapex
Toxapex
PoisonWater SOFT CHECK
29.539
40
40.3% dies 9.02%
04
Landorus-Therian
Landorus-Therian
GroundFlying SOFT CHECK
24.338
33
32.5% dies 9.50%
05
Corviknight
Corviknight
FlyingSteel SOFT CHECK
29.032
4
3.9% dies 3.61%

Ranked #21 with 10.48% usage. Sorted by reliability score.