Is Celesteela viable in Gen 9 Balanced Hackmons?

Celesteela is ranked #5 in Gen 9 Balanced Hackmons with 26.85% usage according to Smogon May 2026 - Jul 2026 data.

What beats Celesteela in Gen 9 Balanced Hackmons?

Arceus-Ghost has the strongest conservative score in this observed May 2026 - Jul 2026 sample. The target was knocked out or switched out in 77.6% of 119.16356977312549 relevant encounters. Standard error is 6.4 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 · Sorted by p − 4 standard errors · Smogon source period May 2026 - Jul 2026 · Generated 2026-08-05

#0797 Celesteela

SteelFlying

USAGE 26.9% #5

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

Stone Axe 51.1% U-turn 49.9% Salt Cure 37.6% Strength Sap 27.3% Beak Blast 25.9% Knock Off 25.6% Revelation Dance 20.4% Dragon Tail 18.4%

Items

Assault Vest 41.5% Covert Cloak 27.4% Rocky Helmet 19.6% Lagging Tail 5.0% Leftovers 3.0% Ability Shield 2.2% Focus Sash 0.3% Wacan Berry 0.2%

Abilities

Regenerator41.9%Fur Coat19.6%Primordial Sea14.3%Prankster8.5%Well-Baked Body6.9%Magic Bounce1.9%Sticky Hold1.9%Magic Guard1.7%

Common Teammates

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Leading observed checks

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Team core to explore

Celesteela + Arceus-Ghost 55.4% 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

119.164

52.0

77.6% Standard error 6.39 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Celesteela Beak Blast vs. 252 HP / 252+ Def Arceus-Ghost: 96-114 (21.6 - 25.6%) -- 0.7% chance to 4HKO

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Groudon-Primal

GroundFire OFFENSIVE CHECK View matchup

169.249

44.1

68.1% Standard error 5.99 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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Miraidon

ElectricDragon OFFENSIVE CHECK View matchup

21.955

40.4

76.5% Standard error 9.04 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ SpA Miraidon Thunder Cage vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Assault Vest Celesteela: 140-168 (35.1 - 42.2%) -- 75.4% chance to 2HKO after trapping damage

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Flutter Mane

GhostFairy OFFENSIVE CHECK View matchup

24.187

19.1

59.1% Standard error 10.00 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ SpA Life Orb Flutter Mane Astral Barrage vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Assault Vest Celesteela: 138-164 (34.6 - 41.2%) -- guaranteed 3HKO

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Eternatus

PoisonDragon SOFT CHECK View matchup

63.798

17.3

51.0% Standard error 8.41 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ SpA Eternatus Thunder Cage vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Assault Vest Celesteela: 100-118 (25.1 - 29.6%) -- guaranteed 3HKO after trapping damage

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Celesteela

SteelFlying SOFT CHECK View matchup

75.17

9.6

41.7% Standard error 8.02 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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Ting-Lu

DarkGround SOFT CHECK View matchup

54.601

1.1

38.1% Standard error 9.26 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Ting-Lu Knock Off (97.5 BP) vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Celesteela: 151-178 (37.9 - 44.7%) -- guaranteed 3HKO

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Chansey

Normal SOFT CHECK View matchup

75.149

-3.6

24.3% Standard error 6.99 points

Registeel

Steel SOFT CHECK View matchup

33.069

-4.9

25.3% Standard error 7.56 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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Blissey

Normal SOFT CHECK View matchup

20.689

-11.7

27.6% Standard error 9.83 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Blissey U-turn vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Celesteela: 7-8 (1.7 - 2%)

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Ranked #5 with 26.85% usage. Sorted by conservative score.