Gholdengo counters

Gen 9 Alphabet Cup · Sorted by reliability score · Smogon · Feb 2026 - Apr 2026

Gholdengo
#1000 Gholdengo
SteelGhost
USAGE 6.1% #28
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
Make It Rain 99.5% Shadow Ball 89.6% Recover 60.5% Nasty Plot 36.7% Trick 35.4% Giga Drain 28.8% Focus Blast 16.8% Thunder Wave 13.6%
Items
Leftovers 41.4% Choice Scarf 35.5% Air Balloon 22.3% Heavy-Duty Boots 0.3% Metal Coat 0.2% Focus Sash 0.2% Assault Vest 0.1% Covert Cloak 0.0%
Common Teammates
Virizion36.8%Sandy Shocks36.3%Rillaboom35.8%Hydreigon33.1%Toxapex32.7%Muk-Alola32.1%Salamence17.3%Enamorus17.1%

Checks & Counters

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

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 #28 with 6.09% usage. Sorted by reliability score.