Cinderace counters

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

Cinderace
#0815 Cinderace
Fire
USAGE 6.8% #25
ABILITYDesolate Land
BASE STATS
HP 80
ATK 116
DEF 75
SPA 65
SPD 75
SPE 119
BST530
TYPE MATCHUPS
2×
WaterGroundRock
½×
FireGrassIceBugSteelFairy
Moves
Court Change 89.7% U-turn 81.6% Pyro Ball 79.7% Will-O-Wisp 41.4% Sucker Punch 29.5% High Jump Kick 29.1% Flare Blitz 20.5% Swords Dance 14.5%
Items
Heavy-Duty Boots 72.4% Life Orb 20.6% Choice Scarf 3.0% Focus Sash 2.2% Choice Band 1.3% Heat Rock 0.3% Flame Plate 0.1% Charcoal 0.0%
Abilities
Desolate Land69.7%Magic Guard22.6%Regenerator1.9%Mold Breaker1.6%Supreme Overlord0.7%Sheer Force0.7%Turboblaze0.6%Sword of Ruin0.5%
Common Teammates
Pecharunt59.4%Zamazenta51.3%Swampert34.1%Zapdos33.0%Roaring Moon31.2%Cobalion28.3%Corviknight20.6%Iron Crown18.0%

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 #25 with 6.78% usage. Sorted by reliability score.