Archaludon counters

Gen 9 Almost Any Ability · Sorted by reliability score · Smogon · Mar 2026 - May 2026

Archaludon
#1018 Archaludon
SteelDragon
USAGE 2.4% #54
ABILITYPrimordial Sea
BASE STATS
HP 90
ATK 105
DEF 130
SPA 125
SPD 65
SPE 85
BST600
TYPE MATCHUPS
2×
FightingGround
½×
NormalWaterElectricFlyingPsychicBugRockSteel
¼×
Grass
0×
Poison
Moves
Electro Shot 98.4% Draco Meteor 74.1% Flash Cannon 59.2% Stealth Rock 39.2% Body Press 29.3% Aura Sphere 27.0% Earthquake 25.9% Dragon Pulse 25.6%
Items
Leftovers 40.6% Assault Vest 37.1% Choice Scarf 14.3% Eject Button 1.9% Air Balloon 1.8% Life Orb 1.8% Custap Berry 0.8% Rocky Helmet 0.7%
Abilities
Primordial Sea81.2%Swift Swim12.8%Regenerator2.1%Mega Launcher1.4%Earth Eater0.7%Magic Guard0.5%Hadron Engine0.4%Drizzle0.3%
Common Teammates
Pecharunt48.7%Primarina36.2%Ogerpon-Hearthflame30.6%Corviknight29.8%Ogerpon-Wellspring29.7%Vikavolt25.7%Regieleki25.5%Swampert16.1%
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Checks & Counters

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

This Pokémon doesn't have enough usage for Smogon to compute meaningful Checks & Counters. Only the most-used Pokémon in a format receive this data.

Ranked #54 with 2.38% usage. Sorted by reliability score.