Is Eternatus viable in Gen 9 Balanced Hackmons?

Eternatus is ranked #4 in Gen 9 Balanced Hackmons with 33.42% usage according to Smogon May 2026 - Jul 2026 data.

What beats Eternatus in Gen 9 Balanced Hackmons?

Kyogre-Primal has the strongest conservative score in this observed May 2026 - Jul 2026 sample. The target was knocked out or switched out in 65.2% of 33.95093196668028 relevant encounters. Standard error is 8.2 points. Sets and switch conditions can change the result.

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

Eternatus counters

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

#0890 Eternatus

PoisonDragon

USAGE 33.4% #4

ABILITYMagic Bounce

BASE STATS

HP 140

ATK 85

DEF 95

SPA 145

SPD 95

SPE 130

BST690

TYPE MATCHUPS

2×

IceGroundPsychicDragon

½×

FireWaterElectricFightingPoisonBug

¼×

Grass

Moves

Dragon Energy 60.3% Strength Sap 29.7% Thunder Cage 21.6% Clear Smog 21.6% Recover 21.4% Volt Switch 19.3% Trick 18.9% Malignant Chain 17.9%

Items

Black Sludge 47.8% Ability Shield 14.0% Choice Scarf 9.9% Draco Plate 4.5% Throat Spray 3.4% Life Orb 3.3% Heavy-Duty Boots 3.2% Covert Cloak 3.0%

Abilities

Magic Bounce24.0%Regenerator15.3%Levitate13.6%Earth Eater8.2%Dragon's Maw6.6%Unburden5.0%Fur Coat4.6%Ice Scales4.3%

Common Teammates

Browse Gen 9 Balanced Hackmons teams using Eternatus →

Explore Eternatus + Arceus-Ghost teams 18 score Explore Eternatus + Chansey teams 15 score Explore Eternatus + Miraidon teams 13 score Explore Eternatus + Registeel teams 8 score

Leading observed checks

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Team core to explore

Eternatus + Arceus-Ghost 45.5% 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

Kyogre-Primal

Water OFFENSIVE CHECK View matchup

33.951

32.5

65.2% Standard error 8.17 points

DAMAGE CALC

0- Atk Kyogre-Primal Knock Off (97.5 BP) vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Eternatus: 93-110 (19.2 - 22.7%) -- possible 5HKO

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Groudon-Primal

GroundFire SOFT CHECK View matchup

214.189

18.1

41.2% Standard error 5.77 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Groudon-Primal Precipice Blades vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Eternatus: 576-678 (119 - 140%) -- guaranteed OHKO

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Arceus-Ghost

Ghost SOFT CHECK View matchup

140.269

17.6

46.8% Standard error 7.28 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ SpA Spooky Plate Arceus-Ghost Judgment vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Eternatus: 153-180 (31.6 - 37.1%) -- guaranteed 4HKO after Black Sludge recovery

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Chansey

Normal SOFT CHECK View matchup

132.752

14.5

44.0% Standard error 7.36 points

Miraidon

ElectricDragon OFFENSIVE CHECK View matchup

20.125

13.2

57.3% Standard error 11.03 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ SpA Miraidon Dragon Energy (150 BP) vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Eternatus: 410-486 (84.7 - 100.4%) -- 6.3% chance to OHKO

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Registeel

Steel SOFT CHECK View matchup

85.264

7.7

37.2% Standard error 7.37 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Registeel Dragon Tail vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Eternatus: 104-124 (21.4 - 25.6%) -- possible 5HKO

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Dialga-Origin

SteelDragon SOFT CHECK View matchup

22.748

6.9

48.8% Standard error 10.48 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ SpA Adamant Crystal Dialga-Origin Doom Desire vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Eternatus: 249-294 (51.4 - 60.7%) -- 91.8% chance to 2HKO after Black Sludge recovery

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Eternatus

PoisonDragon SOFT CHECK View matchup

30.966

1.1

35.4% Standard error 8.60 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ SpA Eternatus Dragon Energy (150 BP) vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Eternatus: 434-512 (89.6 - 105.7%) -- 37.5% chance to OHKO

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Blissey

Normal SOFT CHECK View matchup

51.359

0.9

39.3% Standard error 9.61 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Blissey U-turn vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Eternatus: 14-17 (2.8 - 3.5%)

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Palkia-Origin

WaterDragon SOFT CHECK View matchup

36.624

-0.8

29.2% Standard error 7.52 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ SpA Palkia-Origin Dragon Energy (150 BP) vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Eternatus: 446-528 (92.1 - 109%) -- 50% chance to OHKO

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Celesteela

SteelFlying SOFT CHECK View matchup

63.798

-0.9

31.8% Standard error 8.17 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Celesteela Beak Blast vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Eternatus: 159-187 (32.8 - 38.6%) -- 4.5% chance to 3HKO after Black Sludge recovery

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Diancie-Mega

RockFairy SOFT CHECK View matchup

20.24

-1.9

42.0% Standard error 10.97 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Diancie-Mega Headlong Rush vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Eternatus: 350-414 (72.3 - 85.5%) -- guaranteed 2HKO after Black Sludge recovery

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Zamazenta

Fighting SOFT CHECK View matchup

42.292

-10.9

21.0% Standard error 7.97 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Zamazenta Gigaton Hammer vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Eternatus: 189-223 (39 - 46%) -- guaranteed 3HKO after Black Sludge recovery

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Koraidon

FightingDragon SOFT CHECK View matchup

21.424

-15.4

7.8% Standard error 5.81 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Koraidon Dragon Tail vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Eternatus: 234-276 (48.3 - 57%) -- 36.3% chance to 2HKO after Black Sludge recovery

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Ranked #4 with 33.42% usage. Sorted by conservative score.