Brambleghast counters

Gen 9 Almost Any Ability · Sorted by reliability score · Smogon · Feb 2026 - Apr 2026

Brambleghast
#0947 Brambleghast
GrassGhost
USAGE 4.2% #36
ABILITYSword of Ruin
BASE STATS
HP 55
ATK 115
DEF 70
SPA 80
SPD 70
SPE 90
BST480
TYPE MATCHUPS
2×
FireIceFlyingGhostDark
½×
WaterElectricGrassGround
0×
NormalFighting
Moves
Power Whip 95.5% Poltergeist 95.0% Shadow Sneak 91.1% Strength Sap 81.3% Rapid Spin 17.3% Spikes 7.8% Skitter Smack 3.7% Shadow Ball 2.6%
Items
Life Orb 79.0% Choice Band 16.1% Heavy-Duty Boots 3.1% Spell Tag 0.9% Leftovers 0.6% nothing 0.2% Colbur Berry 0.0% Rocky Helmet 0.0%
Abilities
Sword of Ruin79.8%Adaptability13.7%Fluffy3.2%Magic Guard2.5%Prankster0.7%Well-Baked Body0.1%Regenerator0.0%Sturdy0.0%
Common Teammates
Corviknight81.9%Primarina71.1%Goodra-Hisui69.7%Hippowdon69.7%Entei69.7%Pecharunt13.3%Manaphy11.9%Iron Boulder4.8%

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 #36 with 4.25% usage. Sorted by reliability score.