Is Kyogre viable in Gen 9 Anything Goes?

Kyogre is ranked #13 in Gen 9 Anything Goes with 10.97% usage according to Smogon May 2026 - Jul 2026 data.

What beats Kyogre in Gen 9 Anything Goes?

Calyrex-Shadow has the strongest conservative score in this observed May 2026 - Jul 2026 sample. The target was knocked out or switched out in 63.7% of 490.33917373608733 relevant encounters. Standard error is 3.7 points. Sets and switch conditions can change the result.

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

Kyogre counters

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

#0382 Kyogre

Water

USAGE 11.0% #13

BASE STATS

HP 100

ATK 100

DEF 90

SPA 150

SPD 140

SPE 90

BST670

TYPE MATCHUPS

2×

ElectricGrass

½×

FireWaterIceSteel

Moves

Ice Beam 98.5% Thunder 91.3% Water Spout 77.8% Origin Pulse 73.7% Calm Mind 20.2% Surf 16.0% Thunder Wave 8.9% Sheer Cold 4.7%

Items

Choice Scarf 43.5% Leftovers 21.7% Choice Specs 14.9% Assault Vest 6.2% Mystic Water 4.2% Heavy-Duty Boots 3.0% Life Orb 2.1% Damp Rock 1.8%

Tera Types

Water 36.4% Ground 27.1% Ghost 11.0% Grass 8.1% Ice 4.2% Fairy 3.4% Poison 2.9% Steel 2.5%

Common Teammates

Browse Gen 9 Anything Goes teams using Kyogre →

Explore Kyogre + Calyrex-Shadow teams 49 score Explore Kyogre + Miraidon teams 44 score Explore Kyogre + Koraidon teams 43 score Explore Kyogre + Arceus teams 40 score Explore Kyogre + Blissey teams 34 score Explore Kyogre + Clodsire teams 26 score

Leading observed checks

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Team core to explore

Kyogre + Calyrex-Shadow 58.0% 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

Calyrex-Shadow

PsychicGhost OFFENSIVE CHECK View matchup

490.339

48.8

63.7% Standard error 3.71 points

DAMAGE CALCRain

252+ SpA Calyrex-Shadow Grass Knot (120 BP) vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Kyogre: 196-232 (48.5 - 57.4%) -- 94.1% chance to 2HKO

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Miraidon

ElectricDragon OFFENSIVE CHECK View matchup

698.552

44.4

57.2% Standard error 3.20 points

DAMAGE CALCElectric Terrain

252+ SpA Hadron Engine Miraidon Electro Drift (133.3251953125 BP) vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Kyogre in Electric Terrain: 482-570 (119.3 - 141%) -- guaranteed OHKO

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Koraidon

FightingDragon SOFT CHECK View matchup

799.654

42.5

54.5% Standard error 3.01 points

DAMAGE CALCSun

252+ Atk Orichalcum Pulse Koraidon Low Kick (120 BP) vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Kyogre: 322-381 (79.7 - 94.3%) -- guaranteed 2HKO

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Arceus

Normal DEFENSIVE CHECK View matchup

348.423

39.6

57.3% Standard error 4.42 points

DAMAGE CALCRain

252+ SpA Kyogre Water Spout (150 BP) vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Arceus in Rain: 286-337 (64.4 - 75.9%) -- guaranteed 2HKO

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Blissey

Normal DEFENSIVE CHECK View matchup

41.468

33.6

72.3% Standard error 9.68 points

DAMAGE CALCRain

252+ SpA Kyogre Water Spout (150 BP) vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Blissey in Rain: 262-310 (36.6 - 43.4%) -- guaranteed 3HKO

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Clodsire

PoisonGround SOFT CHECK View matchup

193.426

25.6

50.2% Standard error 6.14 points

DAMAGE CALCRain

252+ Atk Clodsire Earthquake vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Kyogre: 136-162 (33.6 - 40%) -- guaranteed 3HKO

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Ditto

Normal SOFT CHECK View matchup

184.399

22.6

47.1% Standard error 6.11 points

DAMAGE CALCRain

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

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Wo-Chien

DarkGrass DEFENSIVE CHECK View matchup

48.119

22.6

61.7% Standard error 9.78 points

DAMAGE CALCRain

252+ SpA Kyogre Ice Beam vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Wo-Chien: 140-166 (37.4 - 44.3%) -- guaranteed 3HKO after Leftovers recovery

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Ho-Oh

FireFlying SOFT CHECK View matchup

560.202

21.3

34.9% Standard error 3.39 points

DAMAGE CALCRain

252+ Atk Ho-Oh Brave Bird vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Kyogre: 235-277 (58.1 - 68.5%) -- guaranteed 2HKO

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Zacian-Crowned

FairySteel SOFT CHECK View matchup

133.835

20.8

50.0% Standard error 7.29 points

DAMAGE CALCRain

+1 252+ Atk Zacian-Crowned Wild Charge vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Kyogre: 392-462 (97 - 114.3%) -- 81.3% chance to OHKO

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Kingambit

DarkSteel DEFENSIVE CHECK View matchup

55.719

20.0

57.1% Standard error 9.27 points

DAMAGE CALCRain

252+ SpA Kyogre Water Spout (150 BP) vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Kingambit in Rain: 360-424 (89.1 - 104.9%) -- 31.3% chance to OHKO

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Calyrex-Ice

PsychicIce SOFT CHECK View matchup

79.48

19.8

50.4% Standard error 7.64 points

DAMAGE CALCRain

252+ Atk Calyrex-Ice Seed Bomb vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Kyogre: 250-296 (61.8 - 73.2%) -- guaranteed 2HKO

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Chien-Pao

DarkIce OFFENSIVE CHECK View matchup

20.108

16.2

59.9% Standard error 10.93 points

DAMAGE CALCRain

252+ Atk Sword of Ruin Chien-Pao Crunch vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Kyogre: 198-234 (49 - 57.9%) -- 96.1% chance to 2HKO

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Kyogre

Water SOFT CHECK View matchup

114.358

16.2

48.1% Standard error 7.97 points

DAMAGE CALCRain

252+ SpA Kyogre Thunder vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Kyogre: 168-198 (41.5 - 49%) -- guaranteed 3HKO

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Eternatus

PoisonDragon SOFT CHECK View matchup

112.424

15.7

46.5% Standard error 7.71 points

DAMAGE CALCRain

252+ SpA Eternatus Dynamax Cannon vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Kyogre: 111-132 (27.4 - 32.6%) -- guaranteed 4HKO

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Smeargle

Normal SOFT CHECK View matchup

239.23

10.4

31.0% Standard error 5.16 points

DAMAGE CALCRain

252+ Atk Smeargle Nuzzle vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Kyogre: 22-26 (5.4 - 6.4%)

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Arceus-Ground

Ground SOFT CHECK View matchup

197.32

8.3

30.4% Standard error 5.54 points

DAMAGE CALCRain

252+ Atk Earth Plate Arceus-Ground Earthquake vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Kyogre: 222-262 (54.9 - 64.8%) -- guaranteed 2HKO

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Grimmsnarl

DarkFairy SOFT CHECK View matchup

42.435

4.6

33.7% Standard error 7.25 points

DAMAGE CALCRain

252+ Atk Grimmsnarl Play Rough vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Kyogre: 168-198 (41.5 - 49%) -- guaranteed 3HKO

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Arceus-Fairy

Fairy SOFT CHECK View matchup

73.554

1.4

31.9% Standard error 7.63 points

DAMAGE CALCRain

252+ SpA Pixie Plate Arceus-Fairy Judgment vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Kyogre: 117-138 (28.9 - 34.1%) -- 2.1% chance to 3HKO

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Necrozma-Dusk-Mane

PsychicSteel SOFT CHECK View matchup

52.328

1.0

37.9% Standard error 9.23 points

DAMAGE CALCRain

252+ Atk Necrozma-Dusk-Mane Photon Geyser vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Kyogre: 226-267 (55.9 - 66%) -- guaranteed 2HKO

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Glimmora

RockPoison SOFT CHECK View matchup

103.325

-0.2

22.1% Standard error 5.59 points

DAMAGE CALCRain

0- SpA Glimmora Power Gem vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Kyogre: 55-66 (13.6 - 16.3%) -- possible 7HKO

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Incineroar

FireDark SOFT CHECK View matchup

48.535

-0.3

39.3% Standard error 9.90 points

DAMAGE CALCRain

252+ Atk Incineroar Drain Punch vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Kyogre: 90-107 (22.2 - 26.4%) -- 16.8% chance to 4HKO

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Ting-Lu

DarkGround SOFT CHECK View matchup

177.57

-4.5

12.1% Standard error 4.16 points

DAMAGE CALCRain

252+ Atk Ting-Lu Earthquake vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Kyogre: 175-207 (43.3 - 51.2%) -- 5.1% chance to 2HKO

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Alomomola

Water SOFT CHECK View matchup

122.852

-4.6

20.0% Standard error 6.16 points

DAMAGE CALCRain

252+ Atk Alomomola Play Rough vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Kyogre: 82-97 (20.2 - 24%) -- guaranteed 5HKO

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Gliscor

GroundFlying SOFT CHECK View matchup

154.79

-4.6

14.4% Standard error 4.76 points

DAMAGE CALCRain

252+ Atk Gliscor Earthquake vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Kyogre: 159-187 (39.3 - 46.2%) -- guaranteed 3HKO

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Iron Treads

GroundSteel SOFT CHECK View matchup

85.541

-4.8

19.3% Standard error 6.02 points

DAMAGE CALCRain

252+ Atk Iron Treads Earthquake vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Kyogre: 178-210 (44 - 51.9%) -- 12.5% chance to 2HKO

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Skeledirge

FireGhost SOFT CHECK View matchup

117.276

-8.9

7.1% Standard error 3.99 points

DAMAGE CALCRain

252+ SpA Skeledirge Shadow Ball vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Kyogre: 73-87 (18 - 21.5%) -- possible 5HKO

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Arceus-Water

Water SOFT CHECK View matchup

22.463

-10.0

27.8% Standard error 9.45 points

DAMAGE CALCRain

252+ SpA Splash Plate Arceus-Water Judgment vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Kyogre in Rain: 87-103 (21.5 - 25.4%) -- 0.6% chance to 4HKO

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Ribombee

BugFairy SOFT CHECK View matchup

27.549

-11.9

16.1% Standard error 7.00 points

DAMAGE CALCRain

252+ SpA Ribombee Moonblast vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Kyogre: 78-93 (19.3 - 23%) -- possible 5HKO

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Dondozo

Water SOFT CHECK View matchup

54.733

-12.8

12.2% Standard error 6.26 points

DAMAGE CALCRain

252+ Atk Dondozo Wave Crash vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Kyogre in Rain: 147-174 (36.3 - 43%) -- guaranteed 3HKO

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Ranked #13 with 10.97% usage. Sorted by conservative score.