Pawniard counters

Gen 9 350 Cup · Sorted by reliability score · Smogon · Feb 2026 - Apr 2026

Pawniard
#0624 Pawniard
DarkSteel
USAGE 19.7% #4
ABILITYDefiant
BASE STATS
HP 45
ATK 85
DEF 70
SPA 40
SPD 40
SPE 60
BST340
TYPE MATCHUPS
4×
Fighting
2×
FireGround
½×
NormalGrassIceFlyingRockGhostDragonDarkSteel
0×
PoisonPsychic
Moves
Iron Head 100.0% Sucker Punch 99.9% Swords Dance 98.6% Night Slash 41.1% Brick Break 35.6% Lash Out 10.3% Low Kick 8.1% Tera Blast 2.3%
Items
Leftovers 58.3% Black Glasses 30.7% Life Orb 5.9% Lum Berry 2.1% Choice Scarf 0.8% Air Balloon 0.7% Big Nugget 0.7% Iron Plate 0.5%
Abilities
Defiant100.0%Inner Focus0.0%
Tera Types
Dark 52.8% Flying 19.5% Water 16.9% Fire 6.4% Ghost 3.0% Fairy 0.8% Poison 0.3% Fighting 0.3%
Common Teammates
Glimmet58.4%Drilbur34.4%Scraggy31.5%Drifloon30.8%Arceus-Fairy27.2%Kyogre19.7%Koffing19.5%Hippopotas19.2%
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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 19.70% usage. Sorted by reliability score.