Slither Wing counters

Gen 9 Almost Any Ability · Sorted by reliability score · Smogon · Mar 2026 - May 2026

Slither Wing
#0988 Slither Wing
BugFighting
USAGE 2.1% #56
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 98.9% First Impression 93.2% Close Combat 71.2% Flare Blitz 32.5% Will-O-Wisp 30.7% Earthquake 21.5% Morning Sun 18.0% Body Press 16.4%
Items
Choice Band 50.0% Rocky Helmet 18.4% Life Orb 12.7% Heavy-Duty Boots 9.4% Silver Powder 2.5% Choice Scarf 2.3% Leftovers 1.7% Ability Shield 1.6%
Abilities
Tinted Lens47.0%Regenerator19.5%Magic Guard10.2%Adaptability7.7%Well-Baked Body3.8%Static3.6%Sword of Ruin3.3%Fluffy1.6%
Common Teammates
Corviknight38.9%Pecharunt32.2%Iron Treads30.4%Zapdos23.6%Roaring Moon22.8%Ting-Lu18.6%Gholdengo16.5%Swampert16.0%
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Checks & Counters

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

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Ranked #56 with 2.13% usage. Sorted by reliability score.