Is Lunala viable in Gen 9 Anything Goes?

Lunala is ranked #46 in Gen 9 Anything Goes with 1.75% usage according to Smogon Apr 2026 - Jun 2026 data.

What beats Lunala in Gen 9 Anything Goes?

The best counter for Lunala in Gen 9 Anything Goes is Arceus with a 66.7% win rate when they meet. Based on Smogon's Apr 2026 - Jun 2026 usage data, the top Pokémon that beat Lunala include Arceus, Calyrex-Shadow, Ting-Lu, Koraidon, Zacian-Crowned.

What is the best counter for Lunala in Gen 9 Anything Goes?

Arceus is the best counter for Lunala in Gen 9 Anything Goes, KOing or forcing it out in 66.7% of their encounters.

Lunala counters

Gen 9 Anything Goes · Sorted by reliability score · Smogon · Apr 2026 - Jun 2026

#0792 Lunala

PsychicGhost

USAGE 1.8% #46

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 96.1% Trick Room 67.5% Teleport 50.6% Moonblast 50.1% Future Sight 29.8% Moonlight 19.5% Psyshock 16.5% Meteor Beam 12.3%

Items

Heavy-Duty Boots 51.8% Power Herb 12.3% Choice Specs 6.6% Safety Goggles 6.0% Leftovers 5.6% Mental Herb 5.2% Choice Scarf 4.8% Iron Ball 2.8%

Tera Types

Poison 29.4% Dark 20.9% Fairy 18.9% Normal 12.6% Psychic 9.3% Ghost 4.8% Stellar 2.2% Steel 1.1%

Common Teammates

Iron Hands24.9%

Checks & Counters

Reliability ranks observed matchups; KO rate is how often the checker knocked out or forced out the target. “Checker faints” reports the checker's own observed death rate. Categories use matchup reliability plus offensive and defensive base stats.

How to read this table

Use encounter count to judge sample size. A high-reliability check with a modest KO rate can still be useful when it consistently forces switches or limits the target.

# Checker Encounters Reliability KO Rate

Arceus

Normal DEFENSIVE COUNTER

65.395

66.7% checker faints 8.22%

DAMAGE CALC

252+ SpA Lunala Future Sight vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Arceus: 144-169 (32.4 - 38%) -- 96.3% chance to 3HKO

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Calyrex-Shadow

PsychicGhost OFFENSIVE CHECK

98.687

60.8% checker faints 6.91%

DAMAGE CALC

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

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Ting-Lu

DarkGround SOFT CHECK

22.608

54.3% checker faints 10.48%

DAMAGE CALC

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

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Koraidon

FightingDragon SOFT CHECK

112.56

47.5% checker faints 6.63%

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

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Zacian-Crowned

FairySteel SOFT CHECK

31.863

44.7% checker faints 8.81%

DAMAGE CALC

+1 252+ Atk Zacian-Crowned Play Rough vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Shadow Shield Lunala: 148-175 (30.9 - 36.6%) -- 68.3% chance to 3HKO

View Zacian-Crowned counters → Teams with Zacian-Crowned →

Miraidon

ElectricDragon SOFT CHECK

95.156

42.2% checker faints 7.10%

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

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