Is Celesteela viable in Gen 9 Balanced Hackmons?

Celesteela is ranked #6 in Gen 9 Balanced Hackmons with 24.79% usage according to Smogon Jul 2026 - Sep 2026 data.

What beats Celesteela in Gen 9 Balanced Hackmons?

Arceus-Ghost has the strongest conservative score in this observed Jul 2026 - Sep 2026 sample. The target was knocked out or switched out in 76.9% of 112.4887389272327 relevant encounters. Standard error is 4.0 points. Sets and switch conditions can change the result.

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

Celesteela counters

Gen 9 Balanced Hackmons · Smogon source period Jul 2026 - Sep 2026

#0797 Celesteela

SteelFlying

USAGE 24.8% #6

ABILITYRegenerator

BASE STATS

HP 97

ATK 101

DEF 103

SPA 107

SPD 101

SPE 61

BST570

TYPE MATCHUPS

2×

FireElectric

½×

NormalFlyingPsychicDragonSteelFairy

¼×

GrassBug

0×

PoisonGround

Moves

U-turn 46.5% Strength Sap 41.3% Stone Axe 37.9% Salt Cure 35.5% Knock Off 30.3% Destiny Bond 23.0% Dragon Tail 21.7% Mortal Spin 21.7%

Items

Rocky Helmet 33.6% Assault Vest 29.8% Lagging Tail 16.6% Covert Cloak 14.0% Ability Shield 3.0% Damp Rock 1.0% Leftovers 0.9% Light Clay 0.3%

Abilities

Regenerator29.8%Prankster23.3%Fur Coat22.6%Well-Baked Body15.6%Primordial Sea4.2%Magic Guard2.2%Drizzle1.1%Magic Bounce0.3%

Common Teammates

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Explore Celesteela + Arceus-Ghost teams 61 score Explore Celesteela + Registeel teams 4 score Explore Celesteela + Celesteela teams 3 score Explore Celesteela + Chansey teams -6 score

Leading observed checks

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Team core to explore

Celesteela + Arceus-Ghost 62.4% 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

Arceus-Ghost

Ghost DEFENSIVE CHECK View matchup

112.489

60.9

76.9% Standard error 3.98 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Celesteela Knock Off vs. 252 HP / 252+ Def Arceus-Ghost: 84-100 (18.9 - 22.5%) -- possible 5HKO

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Groudon-Primal

GroundFire OFFENSIVE CHECK View matchup

118.854

49.1

66.4% Standard error 4.33 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Groudon-Primal Bitter Blade vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Celesteela: 404-476 (101.5 - 119.5%) -- guaranteed OHKO

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Registeel

Steel SOFT CHECK View matchup

39.496

4.0

34.2% Standard error 7.55 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Registeel Knock Off (97.5 BP) vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Celesteela: 79-93 (19.8 - 23.3%) -- possible 5HKO

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Celesteela

SteelFlying SOFT CHECK View matchup

24.774

3.3

43.1% Standard error 9.95 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Celesteela Knock Off (97.5 BP) vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Celesteela: 96-113 (24.1 - 28.3%) -- 96.7% chance to 4HKO

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Chansey

Normal SOFT CHECK View matchup

20.351

-6.1

36.7% Standard error 10.68 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Chansey Salt Cure vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Celesteela: 15-18 (3.7 - 4.5%)

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Ranked #6 with 24.79% usage. Sorted by conservative score.