Chien-Pao counters

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

Chien-Pao
#1002 Chien-Pao
DarkIce
USAGE 5.7% #30
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
Ice Shard 87.6% Icicle Crash 74.2% Crunch 74.1% Swords Dance 50.7% Psychic Fangs 34.7% Throat Chop 22.6% Ice Spinner 18.5% Sucker Punch 16.7%
Items
Choice Band 47.8% Focus Sash 23.0% Heavy-Duty Boots 19.1% Life Orb 9.5% Never-Melt Ice 0.2% Leftovers 0.2% Wide Lens 0.1% Metronome 0.1%
Abilities
Sword of Ruin47.0%Adaptability32.7%Strong Jaw7.2%Sheer Force4.7%Magic Guard4.3%Supreme Overlord1.7%Serene Grace0.7%Merciless0.6%
Common Teammates
Great Tusk37.5%Corviknight32.6%Roaring Moon30.7%Iron Treads29.3%Goodra-Hisui28.2%Pawmot21.5%Toxapex21.2%Hippowdon21.2%

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 #30 with 5.71% usage. Sorted by reliability score.