Is Ting-Lu viable in Gen 9 Balanced Hackmons?

Ting-Lu is ranked #10 in Gen 9 Balanced Hackmons with 16.50% usage according to Smogon May 2026 - Jul 2026 data.

What beats Ting-Lu in Gen 9 Balanced Hackmons?

Arceus-Ghost has the strongest conservative score in this observed May 2026 - Jul 2026 sample. The target was knocked out or switched out in 58.1% of 112.45423527516893 relevant encounters. Standard error is 8.0 points. Sets and switch conditions can change the result.

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

Ting-Lu counters

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

#1003 Ting-Lu

DarkGround

USAGE 16.5% #10

ABILITYRegenerator

BASE STATS

HP 155

ATK 110

DEF 125

SPA 55

SPD 80

SPE 45

BST570

TYPE MATCHUPS

2×

WaterGrassIceFightingBugFairy

½×

PoisonRockGhostDark

0×

ElectricPsychic

Moves

Knock Off 72.7% U-turn 62.3% Salt Cure 47.7% Mortal Spin 47.0% Stone Axe 30.8% Strength Sap 24.9% Rapid Spin 23.9% Dragon Tail 12.4%

Items

Assault Vest 65.1% Sticky Barb 9.4% Leftovers 7.3% Covert Cloak 7.1% Heavy-Duty Boots 4.4% Ability Shield 3.2% Rocky Helmet 1.4% Heat Rock 0.7%

Abilities

Regenerator70.3%Magic Guard10.1%Prankster7.1%Fur Coat6.2%Magic Bounce3.1%Unaware0.9%Ice Scales0.8%Drought0.7%

Common Teammates

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Explore Ting-Lu + Arceus-Ghost teams 26 score Explore Ting-Lu + Chansey teams 9 score Explore Ting-Lu + Celesteela teams 6 score Explore Ting-Lu + Miraidon teams -7 score Explore Ting-Lu + Registeel teams -10 score

Leading observed checks

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Team core to explore

Ting-Lu + Chansey 40.9% 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

112.454

26.1

58.1% Standard error 7.99 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Ting-Lu Knock Off vs. 252 HP / 252+ Def Arceus-Ghost: 134-158 (30.1 - 35.5%) -- 27% chance to 3HKO

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Groudon-Primal

GroundFire SOFT CHECK View matchup

109.996

19.7

51.4% Standard error 7.94 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Groudon-Primal Precipice Blades vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Ting-Lu: 228-268 (44.3 - 52.1%) -- 17.2% chance to 2HKO

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Chansey

Normal SOFT CHECK View matchup

65.845

8.8

43.2% Standard error 8.61 points

Celesteela

SteelFlying SOFT CHECK View matchup

54.601

6.4

44.4% Standard error 9.48 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Celesteela Beak Blast vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Ting-Lu: 126-148 (24.5 - 28.7%) -- 99.6% chance to 4HKO

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Miraidon

ElectricDragon SOFT CHECK View matchup

20.074

-6.7

36.2% Standard error 10.73 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ SpA Miraidon Dragon Energy (150 BP) vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Assault Vest Ting-Lu: 153-181 (29.7 - 35.2%) -- 20.1% chance to 3HKO

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Registeel

Steel SOFT CHECK View matchup

32.812

-10.4

13.2% Standard error 5.90 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Registeel U-turn vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Ting-Lu: 98-116 (19 - 22.5%) -- possible 5HKO

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Ranked #10 with 16.50% usage. Sorted by conservative score.