Great Tusk counters

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

Great Tusk
#0984 Great Tusk
GroundFighting
USAGE 1.0% #62
BASE STATS
HP 115
ATK 131
DEF 131
SPA 53
SPD 53
SPE 87
BST570
TYPE MATCHUPS
2×
WaterGrassIceFlyingPsychicFairy
½×
PoisonBugDark
¼×
Rock
0×
Electric
Moves
Rapid Spin 93.3% Stealth Rock 53.6% Headlong Rush 53.6% Knock Off 52.5% Close Combat 46.7% Body Press 26.1% Earthquake 24.1% Ice Spinner 17.8%
Items
Booster Energy 32.4% Leftovers 20.7% Rocky Helmet 18.8% Heavy-Duty Boots 16.3% Focus Sash 3.8% Assault Vest 3.6% Choice Scarf 2.1% Life Orb 1.1%
Tera Types
Ground 37.1% Water 19.8% Steel 15.6% Fairy 10.2% Dark 4.5% Normal 2.9% Fighting 2.8% Fire 2.5%
Common Teammates
Miraidon48.2%Calyrex-Shadow30.7%Ting-Lu24.1%Koraidon24.0%Zacian-Crowned22.4%Clodsire16.3%Kyogre15.1%Landorus-Therian13.9%
Browse Gen 9 Anything Goes teams using Great Tusk →
Teams using Calyrex-Shadow 81% Teams using Miraidon 59% Teams using Arceus 45% Teams using Koraidon 36%

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
37.751
81
81.5% dies 6.32%
02
Miraidon
Miraidon
ElectricDragon OFFENSIVE CHECK
26.962
59
59.1% dies 9.47%
03
Arceus
Arceus
Normal SOFT CHECK
26.831
45
45.4% dies 9.61%
04
Koraidon
Koraidon
FightingDragon SOFT CHECK
37.341
36
35.9% dies 7.85%

Ranked #62 with 1.02% usage. Sorted by reliability score.