Espathra counters

Gen 9 Anything Goes · Sorted by reliability score · Smogon · Mar 2026 - May 2026

Espathra
#0956 Espathra
Psychic
USAGE 1.2% #57
ABILITYSpeed Boost
BASE STATS
HP 95
ATK 60
DEF 60
SPA 101
SPD 60
SPE 105
BST481
TYPE MATCHUPS
2×
BugGhostDark
½×
FightingPsychic
Moves
Protect 85.7% Baton Pass 84.0% Substitute 73.7% Calm Mind 55.3% Stored Power 37.4% Feather Dance 18.9% Hypnosis 16.1% Dazzling Gleam 13.8%
Items
Mental Herb 43.8% Leftovers 36.0% Focus Sash 13.4% Electric Seed 1.6% Heavy-Duty Boots 1.4% Bright Powder 1.1% Sitrus Berry 0.3% Mirror Herb 0.2%
Abilities
Speed Boost99.3%Opportunist0.7%Frisk0.0%
Tera Types
Ground 34.0% Fairy 27.1% Psychic 12.5% Dark 10.4% Ghost 6.6% Normal 5.0% Steel 1.9% Fighting 1.5%
Common Teammates
Smeargle57.4%Drifblim55.6%Clefable38.2%Espeon36.1%Hatterene35.7%Incineroar30.4%Magearna18.5%Calyrex-Shadow18.3%
Browse Gen 9 Anything Goes teams using Espathra →
Teams using Calyrex-Shadow 72% Teams using Arceus 63% Teams using Koraidon 63% Teams using Miraidon 35%

Checks & Counters

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

# Checker Encounters Reliability KO Rate
01
Calyrex-Shadow
Calyrex-Shadow
PsychicGhost OFFENSIVE CHECK
56.619
72
72.4% dies 8.39%
02
Arceus
Arceus
Normal DEFENSIVE COUNTER
29.22
63
63.3% dies 8.92%
03
Koraidon
Koraidon
FightingDragon OFFENSIVE CHECK
34.404
63
63.0% dies 8.23%
04
Miraidon
Miraidon
ElectricDragon SOFT CHECK
78.011
35
35.1% dies 7.50%

Ranked #57 with 1.22% usage. Sorted by reliability score.