Is Cinderace viable in Gen 9 Almost Any Ability?

Cinderace is ranked #28 in Gen 9 Almost Any Ability with 7.37% usage according to Smogon Jul 2026 - Sep 2026 data.

Cinderace in Gen 9 Almost Any Ability

Gen 9 Almost Any Ability · Smogon source period Jul 2026 - Sep 2026

#0815 Cinderace

Fire

USAGE 7.4% #28

ABILITYDesolate Land

BASE STATS

HP 80

ATK 116

DEF 75

SPA 65

SPD 75

SPE 119

BST530

TYPE MATCHUPS

2×

WaterGroundRock

½×

FireGrassIceBugSteelFairy

Moves

Pyro Ball 91.9% Court Change 80.2% U-turn 76.9% Sucker Punch 39.3% Will-O-Wisp 33.4% High Jump Kick 25.6% Gunk Shot 18.7% Taunt 12.9%

Items

Heavy-Duty Boots 62.2% Life Orb 12.1% Choice Band 12.1% Air Balloon 10.6% Focus Sash 1.4% Heat Rock 0.6% Flame Plate 0.4% Charcoal 0.1%

Abilities

Desolate Land68.5%Magic Guard12.2%Turboblaze8.5%Tinted Lens4.0%Teravolt2.9%Drought2.0%Intimidate0.7%Sheer Force0.3%

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 #28 with 7.37% usage. Sorted by conservative score.