Gouging Fire counters

Gen 9 2v2 Doubles · Sorted by reliability score · Smogon · Mar 2026 - May 2026

Gouging Fire
#1020 Gouging Fire
FireDragon
USAGE 15.0% #4
BASE STATS
HP 105
ATK 115
DEF 121
SPA 65
SPD 93
SPE 91
BST590
TYPE MATCHUPS
2×
GroundRockDragon
½×
ElectricBugSteel
¼×
FireGrass
Moves
Breaking Swipe 95.9% Burning Bulwark 76.4% Heat Crash 60.0% Howl 53.8% Flare Blitz 38.5% Morning Sun 27.4% Outrage 14.4% Dragon Dance 9.4%
Items
Booster Energy 98.6% Clear Amulet 0.6% Choice Band 0.3% Life Orb 0.2% Covert Cloak 0.1% Leftovers 0.1% Choice Scarf 0.0% Sitrus Berry 0.0%
Common Teammates
Iron Hands90.8%Ting-Lu76.1%Ogerpon-Wellspring74.8%Flutter Mane45.7%Ogerpon-Cornerstone25.4%Chien-Pao15.0%Landorus14.4%Rillaboom14.2%
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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 #4 with 14.95% usage. Sorted by reliability score.