Kartana counters

Gen 9 Balanced Hackmons · Sorted by reliability score · Smogon · Feb 2026 - Apr 2026

Kartana
#0798 Kartana
GrassSteel
USAGE 19.7% #9
ABILITYSteelworker
BASE STATS
HP 59
ATK 181
DEF 131
SPA 59
SPD 31
SPE 109
BST570
TYPE MATCHUPS
4×
Fire
2×
Fighting
½×
NormalWaterElectricPsychicRockDragonSteelFairy
¼×
Grass
0×
Poison
Moves
Gigaton Hammer 80.4% Sunsteel Strike 43.7% U-turn 31.3% Swords Dance 18.6% Trick 17.6% Sacred Fire 17.6% Flower Trick 17.2% Headlong Rush 9.6%
Items
Choice Band 29.9% Life Orb 24.2% Choice Scarf 16.3% Covert Cloak 12.8% Flame Plate 7.3% Focus Sash 6.4% Heavy-Duty Boots 0.7% Iron Plate 0.7%
Abilities
Steelworker19.9%Tinted Lens17.5%Prankster9.9%Fur Coat9.3%Steely Spirit8.3%Triage8.0%Chlorophyll6.7%Sword of Ruin6.1%
Common Teammates
Groudon-Primal78.6%Diancie-Mega43.1%Arceus-Ghost36.8%Chansey32.1%Kyogre-Primal25.3%Eternatus21.3%Garchomp-Mega15.1%Celesteela13.9%

Checks & Counters

Ranked by reliability — blends KO rate with how often each Pokémon is matched up.

# Checker Encounters Reliability KO Rate
01
Chansey
Chansey
Normal SOFT CHECK
40.965
55
54.9% dies 7.77%
02
Groudon-Primal
Groudon-Primal
GroundFire SOFT CHECK
38.019
53
52.9% dies 8.10%

Ranked #9 with 19.69% usage. Sorted by reliability score.