Cinderace Counters — Gen 9 Anything Goes Fire

Gen 9 Anything Goes counter data · Sorted by KO Rate (P) · Smogon 2026-04

Checks and Counters

What beats Cinderace in Gen 9 Anything Goes? Based on Smogon's 2026-04 usage stats, the following checks and counters are the most effective at beating Cinderace. Sorted by KO Rate (P) — the chance the checker wins when it encounters Cinderace.

Cinderace is ranked #94 in Gen 9 Anything Goes with a 1.01% usage rate.

The top five checks and counters for Cinderace in Gen 9 Anything Goes are Koraidon (84.8%), Arceus (80.1%), Miraidon (67.3%), Zacian-Crowned (66.4%), Calyrex-Shadow (43.8%).

#CheckerEncountersKO Rate (P)KO Rate (D)
1 Koraidon Koraidon 40.983 84.8% 5.61%
2 Arceus Arceus 35.523 80.1% 6.70%
3 Miraidon Miraidon 51.13 67.3% 6.56%
4 Zacian-Crowned Zacian-Crowned 31.677 66.4% 8.39%
5 Calyrex-Shadow Calyrex-Shadow 64.562 43.8% 6.17%

KO Rate (P): % of this checker's appearances where it KO'd or forced out Cinderace. KO Rate (D): % of Cinderace's appearances where this checker KO'd or forced it out. Encounters: number of times they met in battle.

Cinderace Usage Stats

Most Used Moves

Pyro Ball 23.2% Court Change 13.6% Sucker Punch 13.2% U-turn 10.1% High Jump Kick 9.9% Gunk Shot 9.0% Zen Headbutt 4.0% Iron Head 3.5%

Most Used Items

Heavy-Duty Boots 50.2% Choice Scarf 12.2% Choice Band 11.4% Focus Sash 10.6% Life Orb 4.4% Wide Lens 2.2% Air Balloon 2.1% Leftovers 1.7%

Most Used Abilities

Libero 93.5%Blaze 6.5%

Most Used Tera Types

Fire 61.8% Dark 9.8% Ground 8.3% Grass 7.8% Fighting 3.1% Flying 2.2% Dragon 1.9% Stellar 1.0%

Common Teammates

Calyrex-Shadow 5.8% Miraidon 4.4% Zacian-Crowned 3.9% Corviknight 3.4% Malamar 3.2% Ditto 3.2% Clodsire 3.1% Iron Bundle 2.8%

Usage data based on Smogon weighted stats from 2026-04. Percentages show how often each move, item, ability, or Tera Type was used on Cinderace sets.

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