Great Tusk counters

Gen 9 CAP · Sorted by reliability score · Smogon · Mar 2026 - May 2026

Great Tusk
#0984 Great Tusk
GroundFighting
USAGE 11.4% #17
BASE STATS
HP 115
ATK 131
DEF 131
SPA 53
SPD 53
SPE 87
BST570
TYPE MATCHUPS
2×
WaterGrassIceFlyingPsychicFairy
½×
PoisonBugDark
¼×
Rock
0×
Electric
Moves
Headlong Rush 88.4% Ice Spinner 88.0% Rapid Spin 79.6% Close Combat 55.2% Stealth Rock 26.8% Temper Flare 15.1% Knock Off 12.4% Stone Edge 10.9%
Items
Choice Scarf 35.4% Heavy-Duty Boots 23.3% Booster Energy 19.5% Leftovers 7.4% Rocky Helmet 6.3% Eject Pack 2.4% Covert Cloak 2.3% Assault Vest 1.7%
Tera Types
Steel 38.2% Ground 36.4% Fire 17.5% Poison 2.6% Water 1.8% Ice 1.2% Fighting 0.9% Electric 0.7%
Common Teammates
Walking Wake46.1%Malaconda45.0%Hemogoblin37.6%Corviknight35.2%Shox31.9%Gholdengo20.5%Ceruledge15.2%Ramnarok14.1%
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Ranked #17 with 11.38% usage. Sorted by reliability score.