Is Lunala viable in Gen 9 Anything Goes?

Lunala is ranked #43 in Gen 9 Anything Goes with 2.00% usage according to Smogon May 2026 - Jul 2026 data.

What beats Lunala 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 65.9% of 84.74149708933572 relevant encounters. Standard error is 7.2 points. Sets and switch conditions can change the result.

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

Lunala counters

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

#0792 Lunala

PsychicGhost

USAGE 2.0% #43

BASE STATS

HP 137

ATK 113

DEF 89

SPA 137

SPD 107

SPE 97

BST680

TYPE MATCHUPS

4×

GhostDark

½×

PoisonPsychic

0×

NormalFighting

Moves

Moongeist Beam 85.0% Moonblast 55.5% Trick Room 48.0% Teleport 34.9% Moonlight 26.0% Trick 21.9% Psyshock 16.5% Will-O-Wisp 15.4%

Items

Heavy-Duty Boots 48.5% Power Herb 11.0% Leftovers 9.1% Choice Scarf 8.4% Choice Specs 7.0% Flame Orb 6.6% Iron Ball 3.0% Weakness Policy 1.6%

Tera Types

Dark 27.4% Fairy 18.9% Ghost 16.7% Poison 13.5% Normal 10.3% Psychic 9.1% Fighting 1.9% Steel 1.5%

Common Teammates

Leading observed checks

Open a matchup for a separate set-based damage estimate, or browse uploaded teams with both Pokémon.

Team core to explore

Lunala + Calyrex-Ice 49.5% 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

84.741

37.0

65.9% Standard error 7.21 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ SpA Calyrex-Shadow Astral Barrage vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Shadow Shield Lunala: 356-420 (74.4 - 87.8%) -- guaranteed 2HKO

View Calyrex-Shadow counters → Teams with Calyrex-Shadow →

Arceus

Normal DEFENSIVE CHECK View matchup

61.584

28.9

63.4% Standard error 8.60 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ SpA Lunala Psyshock vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Arceus: 127-151 (28.6 - 34%) -- 0.9% chance to 3HKO

View Arceus counters → Teams with Arceus →

Ho-Oh

FireFlying SOFT CHECK View matchup

92.587

24.4

52.2% Standard error 6.95 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Ho-Oh Brave Bird vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Shadow Shield Lunala: 118-140 (24.6 - 29.2%) -- 99.9% chance to 4HKO

View Ho-Oh counters → Teams with Ho-Oh →

Koraidon

FightingDragon SOFT CHECK View matchup

108.325

19.3

46.3% Standard error 6.76 points

DAMAGE CALCSun

252+ Atk Orichalcum Pulse Koraidon Scale Shot (3 hits) vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Shadow Shield Lunala: 167-202 (34.9 - 42.2%) -- guaranteed 3HKO

View Koraidon counters → Teams with Koraidon →

Miraidon

ElectricDragon SOFT CHECK View matchup

125.388

17.0

41.7% Standard error 6.15 points

DAMAGE CALCElectric Terrain

252+ SpA Hadron Engine Miraidon Electro Drift vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Shadow Shield Lunala in Electric Terrain: 110-129 (23 - 26.9%) -- 49.1% chance to 4HKO

View Miraidon counters → Teams with Miraidon →

Ting-Lu

DarkGround SOFT CHECK View matchup

22.608

12.4

54.3% Standard error 10.48 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Ting-Lu Payback (100 BP) vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Shadow Shield Lunala: 354-416 (74 - 87%) -- guaranteed 2HKO

View Ting-Lu counters → Teams with Ting-Lu →

Iron Treads

GroundSteel SOFT CHECK View matchup

28.036

1.6

38.3% Standard error 9.18 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Iron Treads Knock Off (97.5 BP) vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Shadow Shield Lunala: 232-274 (48.5 - 57.3%) -- 93.4% chance to 2HKO

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Gliscor

GroundFlying SOFT CHECK View matchup

23.576

-1.2

39.0% Standard error 10.05 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Gliscor Knock Off (97.5 BP) vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Shadow Shield Lunala: 206-244 (43 - 51%) -- 4.7% chance to 2HKO

View Gliscor counters → Teams with Gliscor →

Ranked #43 with 2.00% usage. Sorted by conservative score.