Chien-Pao counters

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

Chien-Pao
#1002 Chien-Pao
DarkIce
USAGE 10.3% #19
ABILITYSword of Ruin
BASE STATS
HP 80
ATK 120
DEF 80
SPA 90
SPD 65
SPE 135
BST570
TYPE MATCHUPS
4×
Fighting
2×
FireBugRockSteelFairy
½×
IceGhostDark
0×
Psychic
Moves
Icicle Crash 95.5% Ice Shard 94.2% Throat Chop 60.5% Swords Dance 43.5% Crunch 38.1% Sacred Sword 30.2% Psychic Fangs 25.9% Sucker Punch 6.2%
Items
Choice Band 54.3% Life Orb 27.4% Heavy-Duty Boots 11.4% Focus Sash 6.1% Flame Orb 0.3% Leftovers 0.2% Never-Melt Ice 0.1% Weakness Policy 0.1%
Abilities
Sword of Ruin53.1%Magic Guard21.0%Adaptability20.9%Supreme Overlord1.4%Sheer Force1.1%Strong Jaw0.6%Serene Grace0.4%Tinted Lens0.4%
Common Teammates
Great Tusk59.7%Corviknight36.7%Goodra-Hisui36.4%Pecharunt27.1%Toxapex26.5%Meowscarada26.0%Manaphy21.5%Pawmot21.1%

Checks & Counters

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

# Checker Encounters Reliability KO Rate
01
Great Tusk
Great Tusk
GroundFighting SOFT CHECK
20.389
50
49.7% dies 11.07%
02
Corviknight
Corviknight
FlyingSteel SOFT CHECK
28.269
33
32.8% dies 8.83%
03
Pecharunt
Pecharunt
PoisonGhost SOFT CHECK
44.474
28
28.4% dies 6.76%

Ranked #19 with 10.30% usage. Sorted by reliability score.