Cinderace counters

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

Cinderace
#0815 Cinderace
Fire
USAGE 4.1% #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 88.2% Court Change 86.0% Pyro Ball 68.2% High Jump Kick 34.6% Will-O-Wisp 33.5% Flare Blitz 31.8% Sucker Punch 20.4% Gunk Shot 12.6%
Items
Heavy-Duty Boots 56.5% Life Orb 32.3% Focus Sash 6.2% Choice Band 2.0% Heat Rock 1.2% Flame Plate 0.8% Choice Scarf 0.5% Expert Belt 0.4%
Abilities
Desolate Land48.5%Magic Guard37.7%Regenerator5.6%Teravolt1.6%Drought1.3%Mold Breaker1.1%Earth Eater1.0%Sword of Ruin0.9%
Common Teammates
Primarina24.4%Corviknight23.1%Landorus-Therian22.4%Zamazenta21.9%Great Tusk20.9%Scream Tail19.9%Pecharunt19.8%Deoxys-Speed19.1%

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 #38 with 4.07% usage. Sorted by reliability score.