Is Grafaiai viable in Gen 9 Anything Goes?

Grafaiai is ranked #49 in Gen 9 Anything Goes with 1.80% usage according to Smogon May 2026 - Jul 2026 data.

What beats Grafaiai in Gen 9 Anything Goes?

Arceus has the strongest conservative score in this observed May 2026 - Jul 2026 sample. The target was knocked out or switched out in 88.3% of 42.37902227069454 relevant encounters. Standard error is 4.9 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 May 2026 - Jul 2026 · Generated 2026-08-05

#0945 Grafaiai

PoisonNormal

USAGE 1.8% #49

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

Encore 96.3% Copycat 91.9% Dig 91.1% Toxic 66.0% Parting Shot 34.9% Low Kick 5.5% Knock Off 3.7% Substitute 1.8%

Items

Lagging Tail 89.5% Heavy-Duty Boots 5.7% Leftovers 1.7% Mirror Herb 1.3% Focus Sash 0.7% Black Sludge 0.3% Payapa Berry 0.2% Mental Herb 0.2%

Abilities

Prankster98.3%Unburden1.7%Poison Touch0.0%

Tera Types

Flying 86.0% Dark 8.7% Ghost 2.2% Ground 1.5% Poison 0.9% Fairy 0.6% Normal 0.1% Bug 0.0%

Common Teammates

Leading observed checks

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Team core to explore

Grafaiai + Glimmora 56.8% 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

Arceus

Normal DEFENSIVE CHECK View matchup

42.379

68.6

88.3% Standard error 4.94 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Grafaiai Low Kick (120 BP) vs. 252 HP / 252+ Def Arceus: 146-174 (32.8 - 39.1%) -- 99.8% chance to 3HKO

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Koraidon

FightingDragon SOFT CHECK View matchup

108.037

20.7

47.8% Standard error 6.77 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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Calyrex-Shadow

PsychicGhost SOFT CHECK View matchup

155.819

11.3

31.9% Standard error 5.17 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

102.669

10.3

37.0% Standard error 6.66 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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Ho-Oh

FireFlying SOFT CHECK View matchup

106.825

7.7

31.3% Standard error 5.91 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Ho-Oh Earthquake vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Grafaiai: 340-402 (103 - 121.8%) -- guaranteed OHKO

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Arceus-Ground

Ground SOFT CHECK View matchup

44.58

6.7

35.3% Standard error 7.16 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Earth Plate Arceus-Ground Earthquake vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Grafaiai: 576-680 (174.5 - 206%) -- guaranteed OHKO

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Glimmora

RockPoison SOFT CHECK View matchup

25.467

6.1

45.5% Standard error 9.87 points

DAMAGE CALC

0- SpA Glimmora Power Gem vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Grafaiai: 85-102 (25.7 - 30.9%) -- guaranteed 4HKO

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Necrozma-Dusk-Mane

PsychicSteel SOFT CHECK View matchup

21.524

-0.6

42.0% Standard error 10.64 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Necrozma-Dusk-Mane Photon Geyser vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Grafaiai: 588-692 (178.1 - 209.6%) -- guaranteed OHKO

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Iron Treads

GroundSteel SOFT CHECK View matchup

24.792

-1.3

37.6% Standard error 9.73 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Iron Treads Earthquake vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Grafaiai: 458-542 (138.7 - 164.2%) -- guaranteed OHKO

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Smeargle

Normal SOFT CHECK View matchup

28.928

-7.4

24.7% Standard error 8.02 points

DAMAGE CALC

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

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Eternatus

PoisonDragon SOFT CHECK View matchup

26.975

-12.6

14.6% Standard error 6.81 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ SpA Eternatus Dynamax Cannon vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Grafaiai: 172-204 (52.1 - 61.8%) -- guaranteed 2HKO

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Ranked #49 with 1.80% usage. Sorted by conservative score.