Is Flutter Mane viable in Gen 9 Balanced Hackmons?

Flutter Mane is ranked #11 in Gen 9 Balanced Hackmons with 15.73% usage according to Smogon May 2026 - Jul 2026 data.

What beats Flutter Mane 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 35.3% of 42.25649128674128 relevant encounters. Standard error is 7.3 points. Sets and switch conditions can change the result.

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

Flutter Mane counters

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

#0987 Flutter Mane

GhostFairy

USAGE 15.7% #11

ABILITYMagic Guard

BASE STATS

HP 55

ATK 55

DEF 55

SPA 135

SPD 135

SPE 135

BST570

TYPE MATCHUPS

2×

GhostSteel

¼×

Bug

0×

NormalFightingDragon

Moves

Moonblast 60.9% Pain Split 53.5% Astral Barrage 51.4% Judgment 26.9% Entrainment 24.9% Topsy-Turvy 18.1% Spikes 17.8% Taunt 17.6%

Items

Life Orb 22.3% Spooky Plate 18.8% Choice Specs 14.6% Heavy-Duty Boots 11.9% Flame Orb 11.0% Pixie Plate 9.0% Covert Cloak 6.6% Leftovers 2.9%

Abilities

Magic Guard26.1%Normalize25.2%Adaptability11.4%Ice Scales9.8%Flare Boost6.4%Purifying Salt3.8%Pixilate2.7%Well-Baked Body2.4%

Common Teammates

Browse Gen 9 Balanced Hackmons teams using Flutter Mane →

Explore Flutter Mane + Registeel teams 5 score Explore Flutter Mane + Chansey teams 4 score Explore Flutter Mane + Arceus-Ghost teams -7 score Explore Flutter Mane + Celesteela teams -7 score

Leading observed checks

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Team core to explore

Flutter Mane + Chansey 52.1% 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 SOFT CHECK View matchup

42.256

5.9

35.3% Standard error 7.35 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Groudon-Primal Precipice Blades vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Flutter Mane: 444-523 (141.4 - 166.5%) -- guaranteed OHKO

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Registeel

Steel SOFT CHECK View matchup

29.055

4.7

41.2% Standard error 9.13 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Registeel Knock Off (97.5 BP) vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Flutter Mane: 130-154 (41.4 - 49%) -- guaranteed 3HKO

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Chansey

Normal SOFT CHECK View matchup

40.252

4.3

34.2% Standard error 7.48 points

Arceus-Ghost

Ghost SOFT CHECK View matchup

55.179

-6.8

26.6% Standard error 8.35 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ SpA Spooky Plate Arceus-Ghost Judgment vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Flutter Mane: 236-282 (75.1 - 89.8%) -- guaranteed 2HKO

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

Celesteela

SteelFlying SOFT CHECK View matchup

24.187

-6.9

30.5% Standard error 9.36 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Celesteela Beak Blast vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Flutter Mane: 244-288 (77.7 - 91.7%) -- guaranteed 2HKO

View Celesteela counters → Teams with Celesteela →

Ranked #11 with 15.73% usage. Sorted by conservative score.