Is Weavile viable in Gen 8 OU?

Weavile is ranked #4 in Gen 8 OU with 24.20% usage according to Smogon Jul 2026 - Sep 2026 data.

What beats Weavile in Gen 8 OU?

Clefable has the strongest conservative score in this observed Jul 2026 - Sep 2026 sample. The target was knocked out or switched out in 50.8% of 22.67952825904422 relevant encounters. Standard error is 10.5 points. Sets and switch conditions can change the result.

How are Weavile 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 Weavile was knocked out or switched out. This is not a set-specific battle guarantee.

Weavile counters

Gen 8 OU · Smogon source period Jul 2026 - Sep 2026

#0461 Weavile

DarkIce

USAGE 24.2% #4

ABILITYPressure

BASE STATS

HP 70

ATK 120

DEF 65

SPA 45

SPD 85

SPE 125

BST510

TYPE MATCHUPS

4×

Fighting

2×

FireBugRockSteelFairy

½×

IceGhostDark

0×

Psychic

Moves

Knock Off 99.7% Ice Shard 97.5% Triple Axel 87.9% Swords Dance 66.2% Icicle Crash 16.9% Beat Up 16.9% Low Kick 13.8% Assurance 0.5%

Items

Heavy-Duty Boots 56.3% Choice Band 32.0% Life Orb 10.5% Never-Melt Ice 1.1% Wide Lens 0.1% Choice Scarf 0.0% Expert Belt 0.0% Focus Sash 0.0%

Abilities

Pressure84.5%Pickpocket15.5%

Common Teammates

Landorus-Therian53.6%

Garchomp36.7%

Heatran36.2%

Urshifu-Rapid-Strike30.1%

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Explore Weavile + Clefable teams 9 score Explore Weavile + Landorus-Therian teams -12 score

Leading observed checks

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Team core to explore

Weavile + Landorus-Therian 53.6% 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

Clefable

Fairy SOFT CHECK View matchup

22.68

8.8

50.8% Standard error 10.50 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ SpA Clefable Moonblast vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Weavile: 218-260 (63.3 - 75.5%) -- guaranteed 2HKO

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Landorus-Therian

GroundFlying SOFT CHECK View matchup

24.179

-12.4

4.5% Standard error 4.21 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Landorus-Therian Stone Edge vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Weavile: 370-436 (107.5 - 126.7%) -- guaranteed OHKO

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Ranked #4 with 24.20% usage. Sorted by conservative score.