Is Registeel viable in Gen 9 Balanced Hackmons?

Registeel is ranked #7 in Gen 9 Balanced Hackmons with 23.43% usage according to Smogon May 2026 - Jul 2026 data.

What beats Registeel 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 83.6% of 160.38973683983755 relevant encounters. Standard error is 4.9 points. Sets and switch conditions can change the result.

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

Registeel counters

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

#0379 Registeel

Steel

USAGE 23.4% #7

ABILITYRegenerator

BASE STATS

HP 80

ATK 75

DEF 150

SPA 75

SPD 150

SPE 50

BST580

TYPE MATCHUPS

2×

FireFightingGround

½×

NormalGrassIceFlyingPsychicBugRockDragonSteelFairy

0×

Poison

Moves

U-turn 89.4% Stone Axe 49.5% Revelation Dance 48.9% Rapid Spin 40.4% Nuzzle 39.9% Salt Cure 29.7% Dragon Tail 28.5% Knock Off 28.3%

Items

Assault Vest 88.3% Covert Cloak 5.2% Leftovers 2.6% Wide Lens 1.8% Ability Shield 0.8% Heavy-Duty Boots 0.8% Rocky Helmet 0.2% Leppa Berry 0.1%

Abilities

Regenerator88.6%Ice Scales5.6%Magic Bounce1.9%Prankster1.2%Good as Gold0.8%Mycelium Might0.4%Shield Dust0.3%Unaware0.3%

Common Teammates

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Explore Registeel + Zamazenta teams 58 score Explore Registeel + Miraidon teams 54 score Explore Registeel + Arceus-Ghost teams 51 score Explore Registeel + Ting-Lu teams 41 score

Leading observed checks

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Team core to explore

Registeel + Arceus-Ghost 48.3% 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 OFFENSIVE CHECK View matchup

160.39

63.8

83.6% Standard error 4.94 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Groudon-Primal Precipice Blades vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Registeel: 390-458 (107.1 - 125.8%) -- guaranteed OHKO

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Zamazenta

Fighting OFFENSIVE CHECK View matchup

31.544

57.5

83.8% Standard error 6.56 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Zamazenta Combat Torque vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Registeel: 240-284 (65.9 - 78%) -- guaranteed 2HKO

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Miraidon

ElectricDragon OFFENSIVE CHECK View matchup

24.31

54.1

83.9% Standard error 7.45 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ SpA Miraidon Thunder Cage vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Assault Vest Registeel: 54-64 (14.8 - 17.5%) -- guaranteed 4HKO after trapping damage

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Arceus-Ghost

Ghost DEFENSIVE CHECK View matchup

129.247

50.9

76.0% Standard error 6.28 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Registeel Knock Off vs. 252 HP / 252+ Def Arceus-Ghost: 70-84 (15.7 - 18.9%) -- possible 6HKO

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Garchomp-Mega

DragonGround OFFENSIVE CHECK View matchup

31.956

48.3

77.7% Standard error 7.36 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Garchomp-Mega Precipice Blades vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Registeel: 372-438 (102.1 - 120.3%) -- guaranteed OHKO

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Ting-Lu

DarkGround DEFENSIVE CHECK View matchup

32.812

40.8

72.1% Standard error 7.83 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Registeel U-turn vs. 252 HP / 252+ Def Ting-Lu: 72-86 (14 - 16.7%) -- possible 6HKO

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Celesteela

SteelFlying DEFENSIVE CHECK View matchup

33.069

23.3

57.7% Standard error 8.59 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Registeel Knock Off (97.5 BP) vs. 252 HP / 252+ Def Celesteela: 57-68 (14.3 - 17%) -- possible 6HKO

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Kyogre-Primal

Water SOFT CHECK View matchup

37.961

16.7

49.2% Standard error 8.11 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ SpA Kyogre-Primal Revelation Dance vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Assault Vest Registeel: 75-88 (20.6 - 24.1%) -- guaranteed 5HKO

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Flutter Mane

GhostFairy SOFT CHECK View matchup

29.055

2.7

38.8% Standard error 9.04 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ SpA Life Orb Flutter Mane Astral Barrage vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Assault Vest Registeel: 105-125 (28.8 - 34.3%) -- 2.4% chance to 3HKO

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Eternatus

PoisonDragon SOFT CHECK View matchup

85.264

1.7

29.2% Standard error 6.89 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ SpA Eternatus Dragon Energy (150 BP) vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Assault Vest Registeel: 52-62 (14.2 - 17%) -- possible 6HKO

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Registeel

Steel SOFT CHECK View matchup

55.565

1.5

37.5% Standard error 9.00 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Registeel Knock Off (97.5 BP) vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Registeel: 57-68 (15.6 - 18.6%) -- possible 6HKO

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Chansey

Normal SOFT CHECK View matchup

65.02

-1.7

30.3% Standard error 7.98 points

Diancie-Mega

RockFairy SOFT CHECK View matchup

33.366

-3.0

28.1% Standard error 7.78 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Diancie-Mega Pyro Ball vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Registeel: 238-280 (65.3 - 76.9%) -- guaranteed 2HKO

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Blissey

Normal SOFT CHECK View matchup

24.152

-8.0

29.0% Standard error 9.23 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Blissey U-turn vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Registeel: 10-12 (2.7 - 3.2%)

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Palkia-Origin

WaterDragon SOFT CHECK View matchup

23.22

-14.6

15.3% Standard error 7.46 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ SpA Palkia-Origin Steam Eruption vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Assault Vest Registeel: 79-94 (21.7 - 25.8%) -- 2.1% chance to 4HKO

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Ranked #7 with 23.43% usage. Sorted by conservative score.