Gholdengo counters

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

Gholdengo
#1000 Gholdengo
SteelGhost
USAGE 30.1% #4
ABILITYAdaptability
BASE STATS
HP 87
ATK 60
DEF 95
SPA 133
SPD 91
SPE 84
BST550
TYPE MATCHUPS
2×
FireGroundGhostDark
½×
GrassIceFlyingPsychicRockDragonSteelFairy
¼×
Bug
0×
NormalFightingPoison
Moves
Recover 77.9% Shadow Ball 70.8% Make It Rain 62.2% Trick 42.6% Dazzling Gleam 40.3% Hex 31.0% Thunder Wave 27.0% Nasty Plot 22.8%
Items
Choice Scarf 37.2% Colbur Berry 33.6% Choice Specs 16.5% Heavy-Duty Boots 3.2% Leftovers 2.4% Kasib Berry 1.1% Shuca Berry 1.1% Life Orb 1.0%
Abilities
Adaptability33.5%Levitate28.2%Hadron Engine15.2%Well-Baked Body9.2%Fluffy3.0%Earth Eater2.2%Motor Drive2.1%Tinted Lens1.8%
Common Teammates
Roaring Moon47.0%Corviknight35.0%Pecharunt30.9%Ting-Lu28.8%Iron Moth27.0%Deoxys-Speed26.4%Skarmory23.0%Gliscor22.1%

Checks & Counters

Ranked by reliability — blends KO rate with how often each Pokémon is matched up.

# Checker Encounters Reliability KO Rate
01
Roaring Moon
Roaring Moon
DragonDark SOFT CHECK
24.034
45
44.9% dies 10.15%
02
Corviknight
Corviknight
FlyingSteel SOFT CHECK
25.74
4
4.2% dies 3.95%

Ranked #4 with 30.14% usage. Sorted by reliability score.