Roaring Moon counters

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

Roaring Moon
#1005 Roaring Moon
DragonDark
USAGE 34.5% #3
ABILITYSword of Ruin
BASE STATS
HP 105
ATK 139
DEF 71
SPA 55
SPD 101
SPE 119
BST590
TYPE MATCHUPS
4×
Fairy
2×
IceFightingBugDragon
½×
FireWaterElectricGrassGhostDark
0×
Psychic
Moves
Knock Off 96.9% U-turn 86.9% Earthquake 62.5% Outrage 41.1% Roost 30.1% Taunt 18.9% Stone Edge 18.1% Dragon Dance 12.4%
Items
Choice Scarf 35.0% Life Orb 29.3% Choice Band 13.5% Assault Vest 13.4% Weakness Policy 4.3% Heavy-Duty Boots 1.7% Loaded Dice 0.8% Electric Seed 0.5%
Abilities
Sword of Ruin40.9%Magic Guard26.6%Regenerator15.7%Tough Claws8.9%Fluffy4.0%Adaptability0.7%Tinted Lens0.5%Dragon's Maw0.5%
Common Teammates
Pecharunt49.1%Corviknight46.9%Great Tusk35.5%Gholdengo23.1%Scream Tail21.8%Iron Moth19.8%Swampert19.6%Zamazenta17.7%

Checks & Counters

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

# Checker Encounters Reliability KO Rate
01
Great Tusk
Great Tusk
GroundFighting DEFENSIVE COUNTER
61.29
76
75.8% dies 5.47%
02
Scream Tail
Scream Tail
FairyPsychic DEFENSIVE COUNTER
24.394
69
68.8% dies 9.38%
03
Zamazenta
Zamazenta
Fighting OFFENSIVE CHECK
34.31
63
63.1% dies 8.24%
04
Ting-Lu
Ting-Lu
DarkGround SOFT CHECK
38.971
50
50.4% dies 8.01%
05
Gholdengo
Gholdengo
SteelGhost SOFT CHECK
45.105
30
30.0% dies 6.83%
06
Pecharunt
Pecharunt
PoisonGhost SOFT CHECK
73.706
30
29.6% dies 5.32%
07
Corviknight
Corviknight
FlyingSteel SOFT CHECK
61.789
29
29.3% dies 5.79%
08
Roaring Moon
Roaring Moon
DragonDark SOFT CHECK
28.344
24
24.3% dies 8.06%
09
Zapdos
Zapdos
ElectricFlying SOFT CHECK
42.734
16
15.6% dies 5.56%
10
Iron Moth
Iron Moth
FirePoison SOFT CHECK
37.322
15
15.1% dies 5.87%
11
Goodra-Hisui
Goodra-Hisui
SteelDragon SOFT CHECK
20.951
7
7.2% dies 5.65%

Ranked #3 with 34.46% usage. Sorted by reliability score.