Is Miraidon viable in Gen 9 Balanced Hackmons?

Miraidon is ranked #19 in Gen 9 Balanced Hackmons with 10.40% usage according to Smogon May 2026 - Jul 2026 data.

What beats Miraidon in Gen 9 Balanced Hackmons?

Ting-Lu has the strongest conservative score in this observed May 2026 - Jul 2026 sample. The target was knocked out or switched out in 46.6% of 20.07377666196495 relevant encounters. Standard error is 11.1 points. Sets and switch conditions can change the result.

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

Miraidon counters

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

#1008 Miraidon

ElectricDragon

USAGE 10.4% #19

ABILITYMagic Guard

BASE STATS

HP 100

ATK 85

DEF 100

SPA 135

SPD 115

SPE 135

BST670

TYPE MATCHUPS

2×

IceGroundDragonFairy

½×

FireWaterGrassFlyingSteel

¼×

Electric

Moves

Strength Sap 82.2% Thunder Cage 74.6% Dragon Energy 36.6% Mortal Spin 33.9% Encore 26.1% Volt Switch 19.0% Scald 16.2% Topsy-Turvy 16.1%

Items

Covert Cloak 30.1% Life Orb 21.3% Heavy-Duty Boots 12.4% Ability Shield 11.5% Sticky Barb 10.1% Leftovers 6.5% Damp Rock 2.9% Choice Specs 1.3%

Abilities

Magic Guard33.6%Levitate30.8%Toxic Debris10.0%Fur Coat8.0%Regenerator4.2%Ice Scales4.1%Drizzle2.9%Dragon's Maw1.8%

Common Teammates

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Explore Miraidon + Ting-Lu teams 2 score Explore Miraidon + Eternatus teams -8 score Explore Miraidon + Celesteela teams -11 score Explore Miraidon + Registeel teams -14 score

Leading observed checks

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Team core to explore

Miraidon + Registeel 36.0% 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

Ting-Lu

DarkGround SOFT CHECK View matchup

20.074

2.1

46.6% Standard error 11.13 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Ting-Lu Knock Off (97.5 BP) vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Miraidon: 154-183 (38.1 - 45.2%) -- guaranteed 3HKO

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Groudon-Primal

GroundFire SOFT CHECK View matchup

52.131

-0.5

36.6% Standard error 9.26 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Groudon-Primal Precipice Blades vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Miraidon: 552-650 (136.6 - 160.8%) -- guaranteed OHKO

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Eternatus

PoisonDragon SOFT CHECK View matchup

20.125

-7.8

34.6% Standard error 10.60 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ SpA Eternatus Dragon Energy (150 BP) vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Miraidon: 384-452 (95 - 111.8%) -- 68.8% chance to OHKO

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Celesteela

SteelFlying SOFT CHECK View matchup

21.955

-11.0

2.6% Standard error 3.41 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Celesteela Dragon Tail vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Miraidon: 122-144 (30.1 - 35.6%) -- 30.5% chance to 3HKO

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Registeel

Steel SOFT CHECK View matchup

24.31

-14.2

9.2% Standard error 5.85 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Registeel Dragon Tail vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Miraidon: 102-120 (25.2 - 29.7%) -- guaranteed 4HKO

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Ranked #19 with 10.40% usage. Sorted by conservative score.