Is Pawniard viable in Gen 9 350 Cup?

Pawniard is ranked #4 in Gen 9 350 Cup with 19.70% usage according to Smogon Feb 2026 - Apr 2026 data.

Pawniard in Gen 9 350 Cup

Gen 9 350 Cup · Sorted by p − 4 standard errors · Smogon source period Feb 2026 - Apr 2026 · Generated 2026-05-27

#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

Smogon does not compute Checks & Counters data for this format. Use the type matchup chart above to find potential checks.

Ranked #4 with 19.70% usage. Sorted by conservative score.