Zacian counters

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

Zacian
#0888 Zacian
Fairy
USAGE 9.4% #20
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 50.7% Coil 43.9% Recover 41.0% Heal Bell 40.4% Swords Dance 21.4% Strength Sap 18.9% Magical Torque 16.5% Shore Up 14.2%
Items
Protective Pads 40.0% Covert Cloak 14.3% Life Orb 10.0% Leftovers 9.5% Wide Lens 6.3% Ability Shield 5.9% Pixie Plate 5.5% Rocky Helmet 2.6%
Abilities
Pixilate56.5%Fur Coat19.3%Sheer Force9.3%Ice Scales9.1%Magic Bounce2.2%Magic Guard1.1%Good as Gold0.6%Regenerator0.5%
Common Teammates
Eternatus66.1%Groudon-Primal48.4%Alakazam-Mega42.4%Giratina41.5%Chansey37.3%Arceus-Ghost27.5%Kyogre-Primal21.2%Blissey20.3%

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
20.695
72
72.4% dies 9.83%

Ranked #20 with 9.45% usage. Sorted by reliability score.