Necrozma-Dusk-Mane counters

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

Necrozma-Dusk-Mane
#0800 Necrozma-Dusk-Mane
PsychicSteel
USAGE 1.4% #40
BASE STATS
HP 97
ATK 157
DEF 127
SPA 113
SPD 109
SPE 77
BST680
TYPE MATCHUPS
2×
FireGroundGhostDark
½×
NormalGrassIceFlyingRockDragonSteelFairy
¼×
Psychic
0×
Poison
Moves
Earthquake 94.2% Sunsteel Strike 90.6% Trick Room 90.5% Swords Dance 85.5% Psychic Fangs 14.5% Protect 14.5% Iron Head 9.4% Rock Slide 0.8%
Items
Weakness Policy 99.8% Assault Vest 0.1% Life Orb 0.0% Sitrus Berry 0.0% nothing 0.0% Choice Scarf 0.0% Persim Berry 0.0% Rocky Helmet 0.0%
Common Teammates
Liepard87.8%Eternatus87.1%Chansey87.1%Shuckle87.1%Shedinja87.1%Incineroar6.6%Landorus-Therian6.6%Kyogre6.6%
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Checks & Counters

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Ranked #40 with 1.44% usage. Sorted by reliability score.