Is Clodsire viable in Gen 9 Anything Goes?

Clodsire is ranked #17 in Gen 9 Anything Goes with 9.10% usage according to Smogon May 2026 - Jul 2026 data.

What beats Clodsire in Gen 9 Anything Goes?

Kyurem-Black has the strongest conservative score in this observed May 2026 - Jul 2026 sample. The target was knocked out or switched out in 92.4% of 22.52668396765581 relevant encounters. Standard error is 5.6 points. Sets and switch conditions can change the result.

How are Clodsire matchup checks ranked in Gen 9 Anything Goes?

They are ranked by p minus four standard errors. Here, p is the observed fraction of relevant encounters where Clodsire was knocked out or switched out. This is not a set-specific battle guarantee.

Clodsire counters

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

#0980 Clodsire

PoisonGround

USAGE 9.1% #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 99.4% Earthquake 97.6% Toxic 77.6% Stealth Rock 43.2% Toxic Spikes 31.8% Haze 21.3% Spikes 14.6% Counter 3.2%

Items

Heavy-Duty Boots 48.2% Leftovers 41.2% Mental Herb 8.2% Black Sludge 1.3% Red Card 0.8% Rocky Helmet 0.2% Bright Powder 0.1% Assault Vest 0.0%

Abilities

Water Absorb62.0%Unaware37.8%Poison Point0.2%

Tera Types

Dark 49.8% Steel 29.4% Ghost 13.2% Grass 2.0% Poison 1.7% Flying 1.4% Normal 0.7% Fairy 0.6%

Common Teammates

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Leading observed checks

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Team core to explore

Clodsire + Ho-Oh 58.6% teammate usage Explore teams →

Checks & Counters

Observed target KO or switch rate is upstream p: the fraction of relevant encounters where the target was knocked out or switched out. Standard error is upstream d. The conservative score is p − 4d. These ladder observations do not prove a set-specific counter.

How to read this table

Use encounter count and standard error to judge the sample. Damage estimates below use inferred sets and remain separate from the observed ladder metric.

# Checker Encounters Conservative score Target KO or switch rate

Kyurem-Black

DragonIce OFFENSIVE CHECK View matchup

22.527

70.0

92.4% Standard error 5.59 points

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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Arceus-Ground

Ground DEFENSIVE CHECK View matchup

197.016

64.0

82.4% Standard error 4.60 points

DAMAGE CALC

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

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Koraidon

FightingDragon OFFENSIVE CHECK View matchup

414.931

63.2

77.4% Standard error 3.54 points

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

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Necrozma-Dusk-Mane

PsychicSteel OFFENSIVE CHECK View matchup

78.928

62.6

87.5% Standard error 6.22 points

DAMAGE CALC

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

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Calyrex-Shadow

PsychicGhost OFFENSIVE CHECK View matchup

608.06

62.3

74.5% Standard error 3.03 points

DAMAGE CALC

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

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Calyrex-Ice

PsychicIce DEFENSIVE CHECK View matchup

115.577

60.8

83.8% Standard error 5.75 points

DAMAGE CALC

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

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Iron Treads

GroundSteel DEFENSIVE CHECK View matchup

161.759

55.2

77.6% Standard error 5.60 points

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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Gliscor

GroundFlying DEFENSIVE CHECK View matchup

260.049

55.0

73.8% Standard error 4.69 points

Ho-Oh

FireFlying DEFENSIVE CHECK View matchup

457.641

51.6

66.6% Standard error 3.75 points

Arceus

Normal DEFENSIVE CHECK View matchup

215.194

51.6

72.5% Standard error 5.22 points

DAMAGE CALC

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

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Kingambit

DarkSteel DEFENSIVE CHECK View matchup

38.329

51.5

78.2% Standard error 6.67 points

DAMAGE CALC

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

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Ting-Lu

DarkGround DEFENSIVE CHECK View matchup

138.554

49.3

74.7% Standard error 6.35 points

DAMAGE CALC

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

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Zacian-Crowned

FairySteel OFFENSIVE CHECK View matchup

104.811

41.8

71.7% Standard error 7.47 points

DAMAGE CALC

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

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Hatterene

PsychicFairy OFFENSIVE CHECK View matchup

106.129

41.5

71.3% Standard error 7.46 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ SpA Hatterene Misty Explosion vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Clodsire: 67-79 (14.4 - 17%) -- possible 6HKO

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Corviknight

FlyingSteel DEFENSIVE CHECK View matchup

139.846

29.9

57.8% Standard error 6.98 points

Lapras

WaterIce DEFENSIVE CHECK View matchup

20.992

26.5

67.4% Standard error 10.23 points

DAMAGE CALC

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

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Eternatus

PoisonDragon SOFT CHECK View matchup

155.167

22.4

49.0% Standard error 6.65 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ SpA Eternatus Dynamax Cannon vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Clodsire: 141-166 (30.3 - 35.7%) -- 37.7% chance to 3HKO

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Kyogre

Water SOFT CHECK View matchup

193.426

19.8

44.1% Standard error 6.08 points

DAMAGE CALCRain

252+ SpA Kyogre Ice Beam vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Clodsire: 172-204 (37 - 43.9%) -- guaranteed 3HKO

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Miraidon

ElectricDragon SOFT CHECK View matchup

1,009.451

19.6

29.6% Standard error 2.48 points

DAMAGE CALCElectric Terrain

252+ SpA Hadron Engine Miraidon Draco Meteor vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Clodsire: 229-271 (49.3 - 58.4%) -- 98.8% chance to 2HKO

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Smeargle

Normal SOFT CHECK View matchup

203.738

17.5

41.3% Standard error 5.93 points

Incineroar

FireDark SOFT CHECK View matchup

57.637

16.9

52.5% Standard error 8.89 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Incineroar Fake Out vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Clodsire: 67-79 (14.4 - 17%) -- possible 6HKO

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Terapagos

Normal SOFT CHECK View matchup

54.163

14.1

52.4% Standard error 9.56 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ SpA Terapagos Tera Starstorm vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Clodsire: 100-118 (21.5 - 25.4%) -- 0.3% chance to 4HKO

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Clodsire

PoisonGround SOFT CHECK View matchup

113.182

9.0

40.4% Standard error 7.85 points

DAMAGE CALC

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

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Ditto

Normal SOFT CHECK View matchup

112.55

8.7

39.7% Standard error 7.75 points

DAMAGE CALC

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

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Espeon

Psychic SOFT CHECK View matchup

23.569

7.2

48.4% Standard error 10.29 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ SpA Espeon Psychic vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Clodsire: 234-276 (50.4 - 59.4%) -- guaranteed 2HKO

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Ribombee

BugFairy SOFT CHECK View matchup

122.283

2.4

30.8% Standard error 7.11 points

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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Flutter Mane

GhostFairy SOFT CHECK View matchup

21.093

2.0

45.4% Standard error 10.84 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ SpA Flutter Mane Shadow Ball vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Clodsire: 106-126 (22.8 - 27.1%) -- 46.7% chance to 4HKO

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Glimmora

RockPoison SOFT CHECK View matchup

217.273

1.3

20.0% Standard error 4.67 points

DAMAGE CALC

0- SpA Glimmora Mud Shot vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Clodsire: 66-78 (14.2 - 16.8%) -- possible 6HKO

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Arceus-Fairy

Fairy SOFT CHECK View matchup

164.837

0.0

20.9% Standard error 5.22 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ SpA Arceus-Fairy Earth Power vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Clodsire: 146-174 (31.4 - 37.5%) -- 87.4% chance to 3HKO

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Sneasler

FightingPoison SOFT CHECK View matchup

21.158

-0.2

42.9% Standard error 10.76 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Sneasler Close Combat vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Clodsire: 162-192 (34.9 - 41.3%) -- guaranteed 3HKO

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Ranked #17 with 9.10% usage. Sorted by conservative score.