Blastoise counters

Gen 8 VGC 2022 · Sorted by reliability score · Smogon · Mar 2026 - May 2026

Blastoise
#0009 Blastoise
Water
USAGE 2.1% #36
ABILITYTorrent
BASE STATS
HP 79
ATK 83
DEF 100
SPA 85
SPD 105
SPE 78
BST530
TYPE MATCHUPS
2×
ElectricGrass
½×
FireWaterIceSteel
Moves
Hydro Cannon 99.8% Helping Hand 99.4% Dark Pulse 71.6% Blizzard 58.7% Yawn 41.5% Icy Wind 26.0% Fake Out 2.4% Water Spout 0.2%
Items
Wacan Berry 58.6% Mystic Water 39.3% Sitrus Berry 2.0% Leftovers 0.1% Rindo Berry 0.0% White Herb 0.0% Life Orb 0.0% Water Memory 0.0%
Abilities
Torrent99.9%Rain Dish0.1%
Common Teammates
Zacian-Crowned99.9%Calyrex-Shadow97.9%Amoonguss58.5%Whimsicott56.5%Landorus-Therian56.5%Thundurus30.3%Rillaboom28.5%Incineroar28.5%
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Checks & Counters

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

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Ranked #36 with 2.06% usage. Sorted by reliability score.