Roaring Moon counters

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

Roaring Moon
#1005 Roaring Moon
DragonDark
USAGE 39.6% #2
ABILITYMagic Guard
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 97.3% U-turn 88.9% Earthquake 59.6% Roost 40.9% Outrage 31.1% Taunt 25.0% Dragon Tail 15.9% Dragon Dance 10.9%
Items
Life Orb 38.4% Choice Scarf 25.9% Assault Vest 18.0% Choice Band 10.0% Weakness Policy 3.0% Heavy-Duty Boots 2.7% Electric Seed 0.3% Loaded Dice 0.3%
Abilities
Magic Guard35.6%Sword of Ruin31.7%Regenerator18.3%Fluffy4.0%Tough Claws2.4%Protean2.1%Vessel of Ruin1.8%Adaptability0.9%
Common Teammates
Corviknight42.2%Gholdengo36.1%Great Tusk33.7%Deoxys-Speed32.0%Pecharunt29.8%Iron Moth28.0%Scream Tail27.0%Swampert18.1%

Checks & Counters

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

# Checker Encounters Reliability KO Rate
01
Corviknight
Corviknight
FlyingSteel SOFT CHECK
23.933
31
31.5% dies 9.49%
02
Gholdengo
Gholdengo
SteelGhost SOFT CHECK
24.034
30
29.5% dies 9.30%

Ranked #2 with 39.62% usage. Sorted by reliability score.