Is Necrozma-Dusk-Mane viable in Gen 9 Anything Goes?

Necrozma-Dusk-Mane is ranked #26 in Gen 9 Anything Goes with 6.62% usage according to Smogon May 2026 - Jul 2026 data.

What beats Necrozma-Dusk-Mane 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 73.2% of 369.1074510930294 relevant encounters. Standard error is 4.0 points. Sets and switch conditions can change the result.

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

Necrozma-Dusk-Mane counters

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

#0800 Necrozma-Dusk-Mane

PsychicSteel

USAGE 6.6% #26

BASE STATS

HP 97

ATK 157

DEF 127

SPA 113

SPD 109

SPE 77

BST680

TYPE MATCHUPS

2×

FireGroundGhostDark

½×

NormalGrassIceFlyingRockDragonSteelFairy

¼×

Psychic

0×

Poison

Moves

Sunsteel Strike 82.1% Photon Geyser 71.0% Dragon Dance 58.7% Earthquake 43.3% Morning Sun 35.8% Knock Off 24.3% Moonlight 18.4% Trick Room 16.6%

Items

Weakness Policy 36.2% Leftovers 20.7% Rocky Helmet 13.4% Covert Cloak 9.3% Heavy-Duty Boots 9.2% Lum Berry 4.6% Assault Vest 3.5% Life Orb 1.3%

Tera Types

Fire 45.3% Dark 20.0% Water 8.0% Psychic 6.6% Normal 6.0% Flying 4.3% Steel 3.1% Ground 2.4%

Common Teammates

Leading observed checks

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Team core to explore

Necrozma-Dusk-Mane + Miraidon 68.0% 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

369.107

57.3

73.2% Standard error 3.97 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ SpA Calyrex-Shadow Astral Barrage vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Prism Armor Necrozma-Dusk-Mane: 262-310 (65.8 - 77.8%) -- guaranteed 2HKO

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Corviknight

FlyingSteel DEFENSIVE CHECK View matchup

78.997

49.1

79.9% Standard error 7.70 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Necrozma-Dusk-Mane Knock Off (97.5 BP) vs. 252 HP / 252+ Def Corviknight: 94-111 (23.5 - 27.7%) -- 80.9% chance to 4HKO

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Arceus-Ground

Ground DEFENSIVE CHECK View matchup

145.824

43.4

69.3% Standard error 6.48 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Necrozma-Dusk-Mane Sunsteel Strike vs. 252 HP / 252+ Def Arceus-Ground: 132-156 (29.7 - 35.1%) -- 13.2% chance to 3HKO

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Miraidon

ElectricDragon SOFT CHECK View matchup

337.289

28.2

47.0% Standard error 4.69 points

DAMAGE CALCElectric Terrain

252+ SpA Hadron Engine Miraidon Electro Drift vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Necrozma-Dusk-Mane in Electric Terrain: 217-256 (54.5 - 64.3%) -- guaranteed 2HKO

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Arceus

Normal SOFT CHECK View matchup

251.151

26.7

48.3% Standard error 5.40 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Arceus Earthquake vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Prism Armor Necrozma-Dusk-Mane: 138-163 (34.6 - 40.9%) -- guaranteed 3HKO

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Dondozo

Water DEFENSIVE CHECK View matchup

22.751

24.2

64.3% Standard error 10.04 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Necrozma-Dusk-Mane Photon Geyser vs. 252 HP / 252+ Def Dondozo: 135-160 (26.7 - 31.7%) -- 32.9% chance to 4HKO after Leftovers recovery

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Kyogre

Water DEFENSIVE CHECK View matchup

52.328

23.6

60.6% Standard error 9.25 points

DAMAGE CALCRain

252+ Atk Necrozma-Dusk-Mane Photon Geyser vs. 252 HP / 252+ Def Kyogre: 160-189 (39.6 - 46.7%) -- guaranteed 3HKO

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Koraidon

FightingDragon SOFT CHECK View matchup

307.234

21.1

40.4% Standard error 4.83 points

DAMAGE CALCSun

252+ Atk Orichalcum Pulse Koraidon Flare Blitz vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Prism Armor Necrozma-Dusk-Mane in Sun: 360-424 (90.4 - 106.5%) -- 43.8% chance to OHKO

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Kingambit

DarkSteel DEFENSIVE CHECK View matchup

25.879

20.4

59.0% Standard error 9.67 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Necrozma-Dusk-Mane Earthquake vs. 252 HP / 252+ Def Kingambit: 176-208 (43.5 - 51.4%) -- 6.6% chance to 2HKO

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Necrozma-Dusk-Mane

PsychicSteel SOFT CHECK View matchup

40.542

18.6

50.0% Standard error 7.85 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Necrozma-Dusk-Mane Earthquake vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Prism Armor Necrozma-Dusk-Mane: 169-199 (42.4 - 50%) -- 0.4% chance to 2HKO

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Grafaiai

PoisonNormal OFFENSIVE CHECK View matchup

21.524

15.5

58.0% Standard error 10.64 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Grafaiai Knock Off (97.5 BP) vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Prism Armor Necrozma-Dusk-Mane: 115-136 (28.8 - 34.1%) -- 2.9% chance to 3HKO

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Ho-Oh

FireFlying SOFT CHECK View matchup

249.619

14.9

35.8% Standard error 5.22 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Ho-Oh Sacred Fire vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Prism Armor Necrozma-Dusk-Mane: 220-261 (55.2 - 65.5%) -- guaranteed 2HKO

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Ting-Lu

DarkGround SOFT CHECK View matchup

69.75

11.9

44.2% Standard error 8.09 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Ting-Lu Earthquake vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Prism Armor Necrozma-Dusk-Mane: 195-231 (48.9 - 58%) -- 96.1% chance to 2HKO

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Smeargle

Normal SOFT CHECK View matchup

57.362

11.4

48.4% Standard error 9.27 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Smeargle Nuzzle vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Necrozma-Dusk-Mane: 8-10 (2 - 2.5%)

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Skeledirge

FireGhost SOFT CHECK View matchup

83.936

8.6

44.9% Standard error 9.06 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ SpA Skeledirge Torch Song vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Prism Armor Necrozma-Dusk-Mane: 130-154 (32.6 - 38.6%) -- 99.3% chance to 3HKO

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Ditto

Normal SOFT CHECK View matchup

116.408

8.4

39.2% Standard error 7.69 points

DAMAGE CALC

Ditto vs. Necrozma-Dusk-Mane: 0-0 (0 - 0%)

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Calyrex-Ice

PsychicIce SOFT CHECK View matchup

56.6

7.2

43.8% Standard error 9.13 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Calyrex-Ice High Horsepower vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Prism Armor Necrozma-Dusk-Mane: 166-196 (41.7 - 49.2%) -- guaranteed 3HKO

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Zacian-Crowned

FairySteel SOFT CHECK View matchup

88.321

0.6

34.9% Standard error 8.57 points

DAMAGE CALC

+1 252+ Atk Zacian-Crowned Close Combat vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Necrozma-Dusk-Mane: 195-230 (48.9 - 57.7%) -- 96.1% chance to 2HKO

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Gliscor

GroundFlying SOFT CHECK View matchup

115.822

-3.6

23.0% Standard error 6.66 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Gliscor Earthquake vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Prism Armor Necrozma-Dusk-Mane: 177-208 (44.4 - 52.2%) -- 17.6% chance to 2HKO

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Glimmora

RockPoison SOFT CHECK View matchup

155.238

-6.1

11.6% Standard error 4.41 points

DAMAGE CALC

0- SpA Glimmora Mud Shot vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Prism Armor Necrozma-Dusk-Mane: 46-55 (11.5 - 13.8%) -- possible 8HKO

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Eternatus

PoisonDragon SOFT CHECK View matchup

36.465

-8.0

16.7% Standard error 6.17 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ SpA Eternatus Fire Blast vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Prism Armor Necrozma-Dusk-Mane: 145-172 (36.4 - 43.2%) -- guaranteed 3HKO

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Clodsire

PoisonGround SOFT CHECK View matchup

78.928

-9.3

3.0% Standard error 3.06 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Clodsire Earthquake vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Prism Armor Necrozma-Dusk-Mane: 153-181 (38.4 - 45.4%) -- guaranteed 3HKO

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Alomomola

Water SOFT CHECK View matchup

65.706

-10.7

10.4% Standard error 5.29 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Alomomola Flip Turn vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Necrozma-Dusk-Mane: 61-73 (15.3 - 18.3%) -- possible 6HKO

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Grimmsnarl

DarkFairy SOFT CHECK View matchup

30.603

-11.1

5.8% Standard error 4.23 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Grimmsnarl Sucker Punch vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Prism Armor Necrozma-Dusk-Mane: 145-172 (36.4 - 43.2%) -- guaranteed 3HKO

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Ribombee

BugFairy SOFT CHECK View matchup

24.082

-14.2

14.6% Standard error 7.20 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ SpA Ribombee Moonblast vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Necrozma-Dusk-Mane: 46-55 (11.5 - 13.8%) -- possible 8HKO

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Arceus-Fairy

Fairy SOFT CHECK View matchup

46.83

-14.8

11.3% Standard error 6.51 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ SpA Arceus-Fairy Earth Power vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Prism Armor Necrozma-Dusk-Mane: 103-123 (25.8 - 30.9%) -- guaranteed 4HKO

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Hatterene

PsychicFairy SOFT CHECK View matchup

21.086

-16.0

9.2% Standard error 6.29 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ SpA Hatterene Misty Explosion vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Necrozma-Dusk-Mane: 63-75 (15.8 - 18.8%) -- possible 6HKO

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Ranked #26 with 6.62% usage. Sorted by conservative score.