Is Blissey viable in Gen 8 OU?

Blissey is ranked #30 in Gen 8 OU with 5.83% usage according to Smogon May 2026 - Jul 2026 data.

What beats Blissey in Gen 8 OU?

Landorus-Therian has the strongest conservative score in this observed May 2026 - Jul 2026 sample. The target was knocked out or switched out in 65.7% of 23.297071004583945 relevant encounters. Standard error is 9.8 points. Sets and switch conditions can change the result.

How are Blissey matchup checks ranked in Gen 8 OU?

They are ranked by p minus four standard errors. Here, p is the observed fraction of relevant encounters where Blissey was knocked out or switched out. This is not a set-specific battle guarantee.

Blissey counters

Gen 8 OU · Sorted by p − 4 standard errors · Smogon source period May 2026 - Jul 2026 · Generated 2026-08-05

#0242 Blissey

Normal

USAGE 5.8% #30

ABILITYNatural Cure

BASE STATS

HP 255

ATK 10

DEF 10

SPA 75

SPD 135

SPE 55

BST540

TYPE MATCHUPS

2×

Fighting

0×

Ghost

Moves

Soft-Boiled 99.1% Seismic Toss 95.7% Stealth Rock 50.4% Teleport 48.6% Thunder Wave 48.5% Toxic 29.5% Wish 8.9% Aromatherapy 8.4%

Items

Heavy-Duty Boots 77.3% Leftovers 21.3% Eject Button 0.9% Choice Scarf 0.4% Chople Berry 0.2% Smooth Rock 0.0% Choice Specs 0.0% Mental Herb 0.0%

Abilities

Natural Cure99.7%Healer0.2%Serene Grace0.1%

Common Teammates

Corviknight54.7%

Landorus-Therian41.2%

Tornadus-Therian19.1%

Urshifu-Rapid-Strike19.0%

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Explore Blissey + Landorus-Therian teams 26 score Explore Blissey + Corviknight teams 8 score Explore Blissey + Toxapex teams -4 score Explore Blissey + Clefable teams -6 score

Leading observed checks

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Team core to explore

Blissey + Corviknight 54.7% teammate usage Explore teams →

Checks & Counters

Observed target KO or switch rate is upstream p: the fraction of relevant encounters where the target was knocked out or switched out. Standard error is upstream d. The conservative score is p − 4d. These ladder observations do not prove a set-specific counter.

How to read this table

Use encounter count and standard error to judge the sample. Damage estimates below use inferred sets and remain separate from the observed ladder metric.

# Checker Encounters Conservative score Target KO or switch rate

Landorus-Therian

GroundFlying OFFENSIVE CHECK View matchup

23.297

26.3

65.7% Standard error 9.84 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Landorus-Therian Earthquake vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Blissey: 817-963 (114.4 - 134.8%) -- guaranteed OHKO

View Landorus-Therian counters → Teams with Landorus-Therian →

Corviknight

FlyingSteel SOFT CHECK View matchup

27.568

8.5

46.4% Standard error 9.50 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Corviknight Brave Bird vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Blissey: 690-813 (96.6 - 113.8%) -- 81.3% chance to OHKO

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Toxapex

PoisonWater SOFT CHECK View matchup

54.742

-4.2

15.2% Standard error 4.86 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Toxapex Poison Jab vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Blissey: 379-447 (53 - 62.6%) -- guaranteed 2HKO

View Toxapex counters → Teams with Toxapex →

Clefable

Fairy SOFT CHECK View matchup

22.243

-5.6

34.8% Standard error 10.10 points

DAMAGE CALC

0- Atk Clefable Knock Off (97.5 BP) vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Blissey: 196-231 (27.4 - 32.3%) -- guaranteed 4HKO

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Ranked #30 with 5.83% usage. Sorted by conservative score.