Zacian counters

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

Zacian
#0888 Zacian
Fairy
USAGE 11.0% #16
ABILITYPixilate
BASE STATS
HP 92
ATK 120
DEF 115
SPA 80
SPD 115
SPE 138
BST660
TYPE MATCHUPS
2×
PoisonSteel
½×
FightingBugDark
0×
Dragon
Moves
Population Bomb 67.0% Coil 66.6% Recover 64.9% Heal Bell 58.6% Strength Sap 16.1% Spirit Break 14.1% Magical Torque 9.3% Knock Off 8.9%
Items
Protective Pads 37.4% Rocky Helmet 27.6% Leftovers 12.3% Heavy-Duty Boots 6.4% Ability Shield 5.3% Covert Cloak 4.0% Pixie Plate 1.2% Life Orb 0.9%
Abilities
Pixilate68.8%Ice Scales14.0%Fur Coat11.2%Magic Guard1.3%Regenerator1.3%Iron Barbs0.8%Simple0.6%Desolate Land0.5%
Common Teammates
Groudon-Primal84.3%Eternatus75.0%Giratina61.6%Alakazam-Mega58.2%Blissey47.7%Chansey27.2%Arceus-Ghost18.1%Gyarados-Mega8.5%

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
65.117
69
69.0% dies 9.91%

Ranked #16 with 10.98% usage. Sorted by reliability score.