Is Audino-Mega viable in Gen 9 Balanced Hackmons?

Audino-Mega is ranked #17 in Gen 9 Balanced Hackmons with 11.94% usage according to Smogon May 2026 - Jul 2026 data.

What beats Audino-Mega in Gen 9 Balanced Hackmons?

Groudon-Primal has the strongest conservative score in this observed May 2026 - Jul 2026 sample. The target was knocked out or switched out in 60.5% of 50.02757419811358 relevant encounters. Standard error is 9.6 points. Sets and switch conditions can change the result.

How are Audino-Mega matchup checks ranked in Gen 9 Balanced Hackmons?

They are ranked by p minus four standard errors. Here, p is the observed fraction of relevant encounters where Audino-Mega was knocked out or switched out. This is not a set-specific battle guarantee.

Audino-Mega counters

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

#0531 Audino-Mega

NormalFairy

USAGE 11.9% #17

ABILITYIce Scales

BASE STATS

HP 103

ATK 60

DEF 126

SPA 80

SPD 126

SPE 50

BST545

TYPE MATCHUPS

2×

PoisonSteel

½×

BugDark

0×

GhostDragon

Moves

Shore Up 65.6% Haze 46.4% Moonblast 42.1% Rapid Spin 32.3% Parting Shot 28.3% Salt Cure 23.6% Topsy-Turvy 16.3% Spikes 14.1%

Items

Covert Cloak 50.3% Leftovers 25.5% Heavy-Duty Boots 15.6% Rocky Helmet 4.0% Assault Vest 2.6% Ability Shield 1.5% Life Orb 0.3% Clear Amulet 0.1%

Abilities

Ice Scales62.4%Fur Coat12.5%Magic Bounce10.9%Unaware8.2%Regenerator3.1%Magic Guard2.0%Desolate Land0.4%Prankster0.3%

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

Audino-Mega + Arceus-Ghost 43.8% 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

Groudon-Primal

GroundFire OFFENSIVE CHECK View matchup

50.028

22.3

60.5% Standard error 9.55 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Groudon-Primal Precipice Blades vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Audino-Mega: 226-267 (55.1 - 65.1%) -- guaranteed 2HKO

View Groudon-Primal counters →

Arceus-Ghost

Ghost SOFT CHECK View matchup

95.826

-0.7

32.3% Standard error 8.24 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ SpA Arceus-Ghost Secret Sword vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Ice Scales Audino-Mega: 39-47 (9.5 - 11.4%) -- possible 9HKO

View Arceus-Ghost counters → Teams with Arceus-Ghost →

Ranked #17 with 11.94% usage. Sorted by conservative score.