Kartana counters

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

Kartana
#0798 Kartana
GrassSteel
USAGE 13.6% #15
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 78.8% Sunsteel Strike 44.4% Swords Dance 22.2% Flower Trick 19.6% Trick 19.6% Pain Split 18.6% U-turn 18.6% Spikes 12.6%
Items
Life Orb 32.8% Choice Scarf 22.5% Choice Band 17.8% Focus Sash 7.7% Covert Cloak 7.3% Psychic Seed 3.3% Clear Amulet 3.2% Iron Plate 2.5%
Abilities
Steelworker26.0%Tinted Lens14.9%Magic Guard13.1%Prankster8.7%Steely Spirit7.7%Triage6.3%Fur Coat5.3%Refrigerate4.8%
Common Teammates
Groudon-Primal71.7%Arceus-Ghost42.4%Chansey30.0%Diancie-Mega28.6%Eternatus21.7%Blissey16.7%Kyurem-White16.7%Greninja16.6%
Browse Gen 9 Balanced Hackmons teams using Kartana →
Teams using Chansey 52%

Checks & Counters

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

# Checker Encounters Reliability KO Rate
01
Groudon-Primal
Groudon-Primal
GroundFire OFFENSIVE CHECK
21.659
56
55.6% dies 10.68%
02
Chansey
Chansey
Normal SOFT CHECK
21.137
52
52.5% dies 10.86%

Ranked #15 with 13.58% usage. Sorted by reliability score.