Is Groudon-Primal viable in Gen 9 Balanced Hackmons?

Groudon-Primal is ranked #1 in Gen 9 Balanced Hackmons with 57.52% usage according to Smogon Jul 2026 - Sep 2026 data.

What beats Groudon-Primal 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 68.0% of 182.16302316971274 relevant encounters. Standard error is 3.5 points. Sets and switch conditions can change the result.

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

Groudon-Primal counters

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

#0383 Groudon-Primal

GroundFire

USAGE 57.5% #1

ABILITYLevitate

BASE STATS

HP 100

ATK 180

DEF 160

SPA 150

SPD 90

SPE 90

BST770

TYPE MATCHUPS

4×

Water

2×

Ground

½×

FirePoisonBugSteelFairy

0×

Electric

Moves

Headlong Rush 49.2% Bitter Blade 33.9% Precipice Blades 25.2% Strength Sap 25.1% Glacial Lance 17.6% Shift Gear 16.1% Mortal Spin 15.5% Surging Strikes 13.3%

Items

Covert Cloak 19.3% Life Orb 15.1% Choice Scarf 11.2% Choice Band 10.4% Clear Amulet 10.2% Throat Spray 8.3% Air Balloon 3.8% Assault Vest 3.6%

Abilities

Levitate12.8%Unburden12.7%Teravolt12.5%Fur Coat8.6%Desolate Land8.2%Tough Claws7.8%Regenerator6.1%Speed Boost4.0%

Common Teammates

Leading observed checks

Open a matchup for a separate set-based damage estimate, or browse uploaded teams with both Pokémon.

Team core to explore

Groudon-Primal + Arceus-Ghost 43.2% 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

182.163

54.1

68.0% Standard error 3.46 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Groudon-Primal Headlong Rush vs. 252 HP / 252+ Def Arceus-Ghost: 175-207 (39.4 - 46.6%) -- guaranteed 3HKO

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

Arceus-Water

Water DEFENSIVE CHECK View matchup

41.206

46.4

73.8% Standard error 6.85 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Groudon-Primal Headlong Rush vs. 252 HP / 252+ Def Fur Coat Arceus-Water: 88-105 (19.8 - 23.6%) -- possible 6HKO

View Arceus-Water counters → Teams with Arceus-Water →

Zamazenta

Fighting OFFENSIVE CHECK View matchup

51.726

39.1

65.5% Standard error 6.61 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Zamazenta Combat Torque vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Groudon-Primal: 112-133 (27.7 - 32.9%) -- guaranteed 4HKO

View Zamazenta counters → Teams with Zamazenta →

Koraidon

FightingDragon OFFENSIVE CHECK View matchup

65.875

34.1

58.4% Standard error 6.07 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Koraidon Glaive Rush vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Groudon-Primal: 147-174 (36.3 - 43%) -- guaranteed 3HKO

View Koraidon counters → Teams with Koraidon →

Groudon-Primal

GroundFire SOFT CHECK View matchup

204.393

32.2

46.2% Standard error 3.49 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Groudon-Primal Surging Strikes (3 hits) vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Groudon-Primal on a critical hit: 468-552 (115.8 - 136.6%) -- guaranteed OHKO

View Groudon-Primal counters →

Chansey

Normal SOFT CHECK View matchup

155.28

29.2

45.1% Standard error 3.99 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Chansey Salt Cure vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Groudon-Primal: 11-13 (2.7 - 3.2%)

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Greninja

WaterDark OFFENSIVE CHECK View matchup

27.629

20.5

58.0% Standard error 9.39 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Choice Band Sniper Greninja Surging Strikes (3 hits) vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Groudon-Primal on a critical hit: 1026-1206 (253.9 - 298.5%) -- guaranteed OHKO

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Giratina

GhostDragon SOFT CHECK View matchup

49.97

16.5

44.6% Standard error 7.03 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ SpA Giratina Infernal Parade (60 BP) vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Groudon-Primal: 70-84 (17.3 - 20.7%) -- possible 5HKO

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Slowbro-Mega

WaterPsychic DEFENSIVE CHECK View matchup

23.364

15.4

56.5% Standard error 10.26 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Groudon-Primal Headlong Rush vs. 252 HP / 252+ Def Fur Coat Slowbro-Mega: 66-78 (16.7 - 19.7%) -- guaranteed 6HKO

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Miraidon

ElectricDragon OFFENSIVE CHECK View matchup

21.452

14.9

57.6% Standard error 10.67 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ SpA Miraidon Dragon Energy (150 BP) vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Groudon-Primal: 213-252 (52.7 - 62.3%) -- guaranteed 2HKO

View Miraidon counters → Teams with Miraidon →

Eternatus

PoisonDragon SOFT CHECK View matchup

99.787

13.4

32.1% Standard error 4.67 points

DAMAGE CALC

Eternatus Final Gambit vs. 252 HP Groudon-Primal: 421-421 (104.2 - 104.2%) -- guaranteed OHKO

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Kyogre-Primal

Water SOFT CHECK View matchup

32.471

11.5

46.5% Standard error 8.75 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ SpA Kyogre-Primal Water Spout (150 BP) vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Groudon-Primal: 1060-1252 (262.3 - 309.9%) -- guaranteed OHKO

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Audino-Mega

NormalFairy SOFT CHECK View matchup

52.134

10.7

37.6% Standard error 6.71 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ SpA Audino-Mega Moonblast vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Groudon-Primal: 48-57 (11.8 - 14.1%) -- possible 8HKO

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Zacian

Fairy SOFT CHECK View matchup

27.511

10.1

48.2% Standard error 9.53 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Pixilate Zacian Population Bomb (10 hits) vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Groudon-Primal: 140-170 (34.6 - 42%) -- guaranteed 3HKO

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Alakazam-Mega

Psychic SOFT CHECK View matchup

22.837

8.2

50.1% Standard error 10.46 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ SpA Choice Specs Beads of Ruin Alakazam-Mega Psycho Boost vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Groudon-Primal: 484-571 (119.8 - 141.3%) -- guaranteed OHKO

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Diancie-Mega

RockFairy SOFT CHECK View matchup

72.875

8.1

29.4% Standard error 5.34 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ SpA Diancie-Mega Steam Eruption vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Groudon-Primal: 476-560 (117.8 - 138.6%) -- guaranteed OHKO

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Blissey

Normal SOFT CHECK View matchup

66.645

6.3

28.4% Standard error 5.52 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Blissey U-turn vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Groudon-Primal: 9-11 (2.2 - 2.7%)

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Celesteela

SteelFlying SOFT CHECK View matchup

118.854

5.7

20.5% Standard error 3.70 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Celesteela Knock Off (97.5 BP) vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Groudon-Primal: 65-77 (16 - 19%) -- possible 6HKO

View Celesteela counters → Teams with Celesteela →

Ting-Lu

DarkGround SOFT CHECK View matchup

44.243

0.5

27.3% Standard error 6.70 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Ting-Lu Knock Off (97.5 BP) vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Groudon-Primal: 103-123 (25.4 - 30.4%) -- guaranteed 4HKO

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Dialga-Origin

SteelDragon SOFT CHECK View matchup

57.757

-0.7

20.6% Standard error 5.32 points

DAMAGE CALC

0- SpA Adamant Crystal Dialga-Origin Doom Desire vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Groudon-Primal: 89-105 (22 - 25.9%) -- 6.3% chance to 4HKO

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Registeel

Steel SOFT CHECK View matchup

175.343

-2.1

3.1% Standard error 1.31 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Registeel Knock Off (97.5 BP) vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Groudon-Primal: 54-64 (13.3 - 15.8%) -- possible 7HKO

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Garchomp-Mega

DragonGround SOFT CHECK View matchup

26.25

-2.2

35.1% Standard error 9.31 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Garchomp-Mega Flip Turn vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Groudon-Primal: 236-280 (58.4 - 69.3%) -- guaranteed 2HKO

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Kartana

GrassSteel SOFT CHECK View matchup

24.163

-6.0

31.9% Standard error 9.48 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Choice Band Kartana Jet Punch vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Groudon-Primal: 368-436 (91 - 107.9%) -- 50% chance to OHKO

View Kartana counters → Teams with Kartana →

Muk-Alola

PoisonDark SOFT CHECK View matchup

25.377

-7.4

1.2% Standard error 2.15 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Muk-Alola Knock Off (97.5 BP) vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Groudon-Primal: 100-118 (24.7 - 29.2%) -- 99.9% chance to 4HKO

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Arceus-Steel

Steel SOFT CHECK View matchup

22.644

-12.3

23.2% Standard error 8.88 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ SpA Arceus-Steel Judgment vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Groudon-Primal: 88-104 (21.7 - 25.7%) -- 1.1% chance to 4HKO

View Arceus-Steel counters →

Ranked #1 with 57.52% usage. Sorted by conservative score.