Cobalion counters

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

Cobalion
#0638 Cobalion
SteelFighting
USAGE 6.8% #25
ABILITYMagic Guard
BASE STATS
HP 91
ATK 90
DEF 129
SPA 90
SPD 72
SPE 108
BST580
TYPE MATCHUPS
2×
FireFightingGround
½×
NormalGrassIceDragonDarkSteel
¼×
BugRock
0×
Poison
Moves
Volt Switch 99.8% Body Press 91.3% Stealth Rock 82.2% Steel Beam 65.5% Iron Defense 32.2% Taunt 13.2% Close Combat 8.1% Vacuum Wave 3.4%
Items
Life Orb 64.9% Rocky Helmet 31.9% Leftovers 2.4% Choice Scarf 0.6% Shuca Berry 0.2% Heavy-Duty Boots 0.0% Assault Vest 0.0% Choice Specs 0.0%
Abilities
Magic Guard65.5%Levitate31.6%Well-Baked Body1.2%Earth Eater1.1%Adaptability0.4%Regenerator0.0%Intimidate0.0%Fluffy0.0%
Common Teammates
Pecharunt66.7%Corviknight66.2%Deoxys-Speed48.4%Manaphy38.7%Scream Tail29.5%Roaring Moon25.6%Great Tusk20.4%Samurott-Hisui17.2%

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 #25 with 6.82% usage. Sorted by reliability score.