Is Clodsire viable in Gen 9 Anything Goes?

Clodsire is ranked #17 in Gen 9 Anything Goes with 8.54% usage according to Smogon Apr 2026 - Jun 2026 data.

What beats Clodsire in Gen 9 Anything Goes?

The best counter for Clodsire in Gen 9 Anything Goes is Kyurem-Black with a 97.1% win rate when they meet. Based on Smogon's Apr 2026 - Jun 2026 usage data, the top Pokémon that beat Clodsire include Kyurem-Black, Necrozma-Dusk-Mane, Calyrex-Ice, Arceus-Ground, Kingambit.

What is the best counter for Clodsire in Gen 9 Anything Goes?

Kyurem-Black is the best counter for Clodsire in Gen 9 Anything Goes, KOing or forcing it out in 97.1% of their encounters.

Clodsire counters

Gen 9 Anything Goes · Sorted by reliability score · Smogon · Apr 2026 - Jun 2026

#0980 Clodsire

PoisonGround

USAGE 8.5% #17

ABILITYWater Absorb

BASE STATS

HP 130

ATK 75

DEF 60

SPA 45

SPD 100

SPE 20

BST430

TYPE MATCHUPS

2×

WaterIceGroundPsychic

½×

FightingBugRockFairy

¼×

Poison

0×

Electric

Moves

Recover 99.1% Earthquake 97.8% Toxic 78.1% Toxic Spikes 39.9% Stealth Rock 31.8% Haze 25.6% Spikes 15.8% Counter 3.2%

Items

Leftovers 44.9% Heavy-Duty Boots 40.3% Mental Herb 12.0% Black Sludge 1.6% Red Card 0.9% Rocky Helmet 0.1% Bright Powder 0.1% Shed Shell 0.0%

Abilities

Water Absorb55.9%Unaware43.8%Poison Point0.3%

Tera Types

Dark 48.4% Steel 25.9% Ghost 16.7% Grass 3.8% Poison 1.2% Normal 1.1% Flying 0.8% Ground 0.6%

Common Teammates

Browse Gen 9 Anything Goes teams using Clodsire →

Teams using Calyrex-Ice 85% Teams using Arceus-Ground 79% Teams using Kingambit 78%

Checks & Counters

Reliability ranks observed matchups; KO rate is how often the checker knocked out or forced out the target. “Checker faints” reports the checker's own observed death rate. Categories use matchup reliability plus offensive and defensive base stats.

How to read this table

Use encounter count to judge sample size. A high-reliability check with a modest KO rate can still be useful when it consistently forces switches or limits the target.

# Checker Encounters Reliability KO Rate

Kyurem-Black

DragonIce OFFENSIVE CHECK

60.378

97.1% checker faints 2.31%

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Teravolt Kyurem-Black Icicle Spear (3 hits) vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Clodsire: 504-594 (108.6 - 128%) -- guaranteed OHKO

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Necrozma-Dusk-Mane

PsychicSteel OFFENSIVE CHECK

79.585

91.3% checker faints 5.48%

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Necrozma-Dusk-Mane Photon Geyser vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Clodsire: 626-738 (134.9 - 159%) -- guaranteed OHKO

View Necrozma-Dusk-Mane counters →

Calyrex-Ice

PsychicIce DEFENSIVE COUNTER

165.477

84.6% checker faints 4.81%

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Clodsire Earthquake vs. 252 HP / 252+ Def Calyrex-Ice: 67-81 (16.5 - 20%) -- possible 5HKO

View Calyrex-Ice counters → Teams with Calyrex-Ice →

Arceus-Ground

Ground DEFENSIVE COUNTER

253.366

79.3% checker faints 4.28%

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Clodsire Earthquake vs. 252 HP / 252+ Def Arceus-Ground: 79-94 (17.7 - 21.1%) -- possible 5HKO

View Arceus-Ground counters → Teams with Arceus-Ground →

Kingambit

DarkSteel DEFENSIVE COUNTER

69.671

78.0% checker faints 7.01%

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Clodsire Earthquake vs. 252 HP / 252+ Def Kingambit: 158-188 (39.1 - 46.5%) -- guaranteed 3HKO

View Kingambit counters → Teams with Kingambit →

Iron Treads

GroundSteel DEFENSIVE COUNTER

260.424

77.0% checker faints 4.40%

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Clodsire Earthquake vs. 252 HP / 252+ Def Iron Treads: 158-188 (41.1 - 48.9%) -- guaranteed 3HKO after Leftovers recovery

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Koraidon

FightingDragon OFFENSIVE CHECK

549.919

75.4% checker faints 3.12%

DAMAGE CALCSun

252+ Atk Orichalcum Pulse Koraidon Flare Blitz vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Clodsire in Sun: 446-525 (96.1 - 113.1%) -- 75% chance to OHKO

View Koraidon counters → Teams with Koraidon →

Zacian-Crowned

FairySteel OFFENSIVE CHECK

153.73

75.2% checker faints 5.91%

DAMAGE CALC

+1 252+ Atk Zacian-Crowned Iron Head vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Clodsire: 363-427 (78.2 - 92%) -- guaranteed 2HKO after Leftovers recovery

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Ting-Lu

DarkGround DEFENSIVE COUNTER

179.254

74.5% checker faints 5.56%

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Clodsire Earthquake vs. 252 HP / 252+ Def Ting-Lu: 76-91 (14.7 - 17.7%) -- possible 9HKO

View Ting-Lu counters → Teams with Ting-Lu →

Calyrex-Shadow

PsychicGhost OFFENSIVE CHECK

812.807

72.4% checker faints 2.68%

DAMAGE CALC

252+ SpA Calyrex-Shadow Psyshock vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Clodsire: 518-612 (111.6 - 131.8%) -- guaranteed OHKO

View Calyrex-Shadow counters → Teams with Calyrex-Shadow →

Arceus

Normal DEFENSIVE COUNTER

244.123

72.2% checker faints 4.92%

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Clodsire Earthquake vs. 252 HP / 252+ Def Arceus: 79-94 (17.7 - 21.1%) -- possible 5HKO

View Arceus counters → Teams with Arceus →

Hatterene

PsychicFairy OFFENSIVE CHECK

152.5

70.2% checker faints 6.13%

DAMAGE CALC

252+ SpA Hatterene Psyshock vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Clodsire: 450-530 (96.9 - 114.2%) -- 81.3% chance to OHKO

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Gliscor

GroundFlying DEFENSIVE COUNTER

255.13

67.4% checker faints 5.00%

Lapras

WaterIce DEFENSIVE COUNTER

20.992

67.4% checker faints 10.23%

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Clodsire Earthquake vs. 252 HP / 252+ Def Lapras: 103-123 (22.1 - 26.5%) -- possible 5HKO

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Ho-Oh

FireFlying DEFENSIVE COUNTER

523.033

66.2% checker faints 3.52%

Incineroar

FireDark OFFENSIVE CHECK

67.749

57.7% checker faints 8.18%

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Incineroar Fake Out vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Clodsire: 67-79 (14.4 - 17%) -- possible 9HKO

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Corviknight

FlyingSteel DEFENSIVE COUNTER

122.708

57.3% checker faints 7.47%

Skarmory

SteelFlying DEFENSIVE COUNTER

64.947

56.3% checker faints 6.16%

Terapagos

Normal SOFT CHECK

46.187

52.9% checker faints 10.35%

DAMAGE CALC

252+ SpA Terapagos Tera Starstorm vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Clodsire: 100-118 (21.5 - 25.4%) -- possible 5HKO

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Giratina-Origin

GhostDragon SOFT CHECK

23.395

52.6% checker faints 10.32%

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Griseous Core Giratina-Origin Poltergeist vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Clodsire: 339-399 (73 - 85.9%) -- guaranteed 2HKO after Leftovers recovery

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Kyogre

Water SOFT CHECK

272.079

52.0% checker faints 5.17%

DAMAGE CALCRain

252+ SpA Kyogre Ice Beam vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Clodsire: 172-204 (37 - 43.9%) -- 99.8% chance to 3HKO after Leftovers recovery

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Eternatus

PoisonDragon SOFT CHECK

187.448

49.2% checker faints 6.12%

DAMAGE CALC

252+ SpA Eternatus Dynamax Cannon vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Clodsire: 141-166 (30.3 - 35.7%) -- guaranteed 4HKO after Leftovers recovery

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Sneasler

FightingPoison SOFT CHECK

21.158

42.9% checker faints 10.76%

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Sneasler Close Combat vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Clodsire: 162-192 (34.9 - 41.3%) -- 71.6% chance to 3HKO after Leftovers recovery

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Clodsire

PoisonGround SOFT CHECK

117.597

41.4% checker faints 7.74%

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Clodsire Earthquake vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Clodsire: 378-446 (81.4 - 96.1%) -- guaranteed 2HKO after Leftovers recovery

View Clodsire counters → Teams with Clodsire →

Ribombee

BugFairy SOFT CHECK

132.792

39.4% checker faints 7.20%

DAMAGE CALC

252+ SpA Ribombee Psychic Noise vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Clodsire: 104-124 (22.4 - 26.7%) -- 25.6% chance to 4HKO

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Smeargle

Normal SOFT CHECK

340.764

37.8% checker faints 4.32%

Ditto

Normal SOFT CHECK

168.101

35.9% checker faints 6.25%

DAMAGE CALC

Ditto vs. Clodsire: 0-0 (0 - 0%)

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Flutter Mane

GhostFairy SOFT CHECK

64.016

35.8% checker faints 8.31%

DAMAGE CALC

252+ SpA Flutter Mane Shadow Ball vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Clodsire: 106-126 (22.8 - 27.1%) -- possible 5HKO

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Miraidon

ElectricDragon SOFT CHECK

1,250.016

30.1% checker faints 2.24%

DAMAGE CALCElectric Terrain

252+ SpA Hadron Engine Miraidon Draco Meteor vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Clodsire: 229-271 (49.3 - 58.4%) -- 66% chance to 2HKO after Leftovers recovery

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Toxapex

PoisonWater SOFT CHECK

46.28

26.7% checker faints 9.18%

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Toxapex Poison Jab vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Clodsire: 34-40 (7.3 - 8.6%)

View Toxapex counters → Teams with Toxapex →

Ranked #17 with 8.54% usage. Sorted by reliability score.