Is Cinderace viable in Gen 9 Almost Any Ability?

Cinderace is ranked #38 in Gen 9 Almost Any Ability with 4.54% usage according to Smogon May 2026 - Jul 2026 data.

Cinderace in Gen 9 Almost Any Ability

Gen 9 Almost Any Ability · Sorted by p − 4 standard errors · Smogon source period May 2026 - Jul 2026 · Generated 2026-08-05

#0815 Cinderace

Fire

USAGE 4.5% #38

ABILITYDesolate Land

BASE STATS

HP 80

ATK 116

DEF 75

SPA 65

SPD 75

SPE 119

BST530

TYPE MATCHUPS

2×

WaterGroundRock

½×

FireGrassIceBugSteelFairy

Moves

U-turn 86.2% Court Change 83.8% Pyro Ball 64.6% High Jump Kick 38.3% Flare Blitz 35.5% Sucker Punch 29.7% Will-O-Wisp 21.3% Gunk Shot 14.4%

Items

Heavy-Duty Boots 48.8% Life Orb 37.0% Focus Sash 7.4% Choice Band 3.6% Heat Rock 1.0% Flame Plate 0.9% Choice Scarf 0.5% Expert Belt 0.4%

Abilities

Desolate Land48.8%Magic Guard43.5%Teravolt2.0%Drought1.2%Sword of Ruin1.2%Tinted Lens0.9%Prankster0.7%Turboblaze0.5%

Common Teammates

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 #38 with 4.54% usage. Sorted by conservative score.