Is Grafaiai viable in Gen 9 Anything Goes?

Grafaiai is ranked #55 in Gen 9 Anything Goes with 1.27% usage according to Smogon Jul 2026 - Sep 2026 data.

What beats Grafaiai in Gen 9 Anything Goes?

Koraidon has the strongest conservative score in this observed Jul 2026 - Sep 2026 sample. The target was knocked out or switched out in 48.6% of 45.14251687873544 relevant encounters. Standard error is 7.4 points. Sets and switch conditions can change the result.

How are Grafaiai 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 Grafaiai was knocked out or switched out. This is not a set-specific battle guarantee.

Grafaiai counters

Gen 9 Anything Goes · Sorted by p − 4 standard errors · Smogon source period Jul 2026 - Sep 2026 · Generated 2026-10-16

#0945 Grafaiai

PoisonNormal

USAGE 1.3% #55

ABILITYPrankster

BASE STATS

HP 63

ATK 95

DEF 65

SPA 80

SPD 72

SPE 110

BST485

TYPE MATCHUPS

2×

GroundPsychic

½×

GrassPoisonBugFairy

0×

Ghost

Moves

Copycat 97.9% Dig 97.1% Encore 94.6% Parting Shot 46.6% Taunt 27.3% Toxic 23.3% Substitute 5.1% Knock Off 2.2%

Items

Lagging Tail 66.8% Focus Sash 27.5% Leftovers 3.8% Black Sludge 0.5% Heavy-Duty Boots 0.5% Sitrus Berry 0.3% Mirror Herb 0.2% Iron Ball 0.2%

Abilities

Prankster98.8%Unburden1.2%Poison Touch0.0%

Tera Types

Flying 51.2% Fairy 22.3% Ghost 19.7% Poison 3.1% Ground 2.9% Dark 0.7% Grass 0.0% Normal 0.0%

Common Teammates

Leading observed checks

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Team core to explore

Grafaiai + Glimmora 73.0% 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

Koraidon

FightingDragon SOFT CHECK View matchup

45.143

18.9

48.6% Standard error 7.44 points

DAMAGE CALCSun

252+ Atk Orichalcum Pulse Koraidon Flare Blitz vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Grafaiai in Sun: 419-493 (126.9 - 149.3%) -- guaranteed OHKO

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Ho-Oh

FireFlying DEFENSIVE CHECK View matchup

26.467

18.5

57.0% Standard error 9.62 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Grafaiai Knock Off (97.5 BP) vs. 252 HP / 252+ Def Ho-Oh: 73-86 (17.5 - 20.6%) -- possible 5HKO

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Calyrex-Shadow

PsychicGhost SOFT CHECK View matchup

66.303

14.5

38.4% Standard error 5.97 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ SpA Calyrex-Shadow Psyshock vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Grafaiai: 488-576 (147.8 - 174.5%) -- guaranteed OHKO

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Miraidon

ElectricDragon SOFT CHECK View matchup

35.852

6.5

39.1% Standard error 8.15 points

DAMAGE CALCElectric Terrain

252+ SpA Hadron Engine Miraidon Electro Drift vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Grafaiai in Electric Terrain: 282-333 (85.4 - 100.9%) -- 6.3% chance to OHKO

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Smeargle

Normal SOFT CHECK View matchup

55.189

0.1

22.7% Standard error 5.64 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Smeargle Nuzzle vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Grafaiai: 14-17 (4.2 - 5.1%)

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Ranked #55 with 1.27% usage. Sorted by conservative score.