Is Dialga-Origin viable in Gen 9 Balanced Hackmons?

Dialga-Origin is ranked #18 in Gen 9 Balanced Hackmons with 11.12% usage according to Smogon May 2026 - Jul 2026 data.

What beats Dialga-Origin 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 74.5% of 59.950025063335424 relevant encounters. Standard error is 7.8 points. Sets and switch conditions can change the result.

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

Dialga-Origin counters

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

#0483 Dialga-Origin

SteelDragon

USAGE 11.1% #18

ABILITYIce Scales

BASE STATS

HP 100

ATK 100

DEF 120

SPA 150

SPD 120

SPE 90

BST680

TYPE MATCHUPS

2×

FightingGround

½×

NormalWaterElectricFlyingPsychicBugRockSteel

¼×

Grass

0×

Poison

Moves

Doom Desire 59.0% Dragon Tail 31.3% Strength Sap 25.5% Revelation Dance 24.6% Knock Off 21.8% Recycle 21.0% Stealth Rock 18.4% Salt Cure 18.2%

Items

Adamant Crystal 30.4% Assault Vest 23.1% Red Card 19.6% Covert Cloak 11.1% Earth Plate 6.5% Leftovers 4.6% Leppa Berry 1.6% Heavy-Duty Boots 1.1%

Abilities

Ice Scales33.6%Regenerator25.9%Toxic Debris20.8%Fur Coat5.5%Steely Spirit2.4%Wandering Spirit2.4%Prankster2.2%Magic Guard2.1%

Common Teammates

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Explore Dialga-Origin + Arceus-Ghost teams 7 score Explore Dialga-Origin + Chansey teams 5 score Explore Dialga-Origin + Eternatus teams -4 score

Leading observed checks

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Team core to explore

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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

59.95

43.3

74.5% Standard error 7.79 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Groudon-Primal Precipice Blades vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Dialga-Origin: 474-558 (117.3 - 138.1%) -- guaranteed OHKO

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Arceus-Ghost

Ghost SOFT CHECK View matchup

50.47

6.6

44.7% Standard error 9.53 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ SpA Arceus-Ghost Secret Sword vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Ice Scales Dialga-Origin: 83-98 (20.5 - 24.2%) -- guaranteed 5HKO

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Chansey

Normal SOFT CHECK View matchup

27.889

5.0

42.5% Standard error 9.36 points

Eternatus

PoisonDragon SOFT CHECK View matchup

22.748

-4.2

36.1% Standard error 10.07 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ SpA Eternatus Dragon Energy (150 BP) vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Ice Scales Dialga-Origin: 93-109 (23 - 26.9%) -- 46% chance to 4HKO

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Ranked #18 with 11.12% usage. Sorted by conservative score.