Is Slither Wing viable in Gen 9 Almost Any Ability?

Slither Wing is ranked #29 in Gen 9 Almost Any Ability with 6.00% usage according to Smogon May 2026 - Jul 2026 data.

Slither Wing in Gen 9 Almost Any Ability

Gen 9 Almost Any Ability · Sorted by p − 4 standard errors · Smogon source period May 2026 - Jul 2026 · Generated 2026-08-05

#0988 Slither Wing

BugFighting

USAGE 6.0% #29

ABILITYTinted Lens

BASE STATS

HP 85

ATK 135

DEF 79

SPA 85

SPD 105

SPE 81

BST570

TYPE MATCHUPS

4×

Flying

2×

FirePsychicFairy

½×

GrassFightingGroundBugDark

Moves

U-turn 99.9% First Impression 98.5% Close Combat 93.6% Flare Blitz 62.4% Earthquake 20.1% Will-O-Wisp 6.9% Morning Sun 6.2% Leech Life 6.1%

Items

Choice Band 49.0% Life Orb 39.4% Heavy-Duty Boots 4.1% Assault Vest 3.3% Rocky Helmet 2.0% Silver Powder 1.6% Ability Shield 0.3% Misty Seed 0.2%

Abilities

Tinted Lens41.8%Magic Guard36.2%Regenerator6.1%Adaptability5.3%Sword of Ruin4.0%Tough Claws2.7%Static2.0%Well-Baked Body1.2%

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 #29 with 6.00% usage. Sorted by conservative score.