Kitsunoh counters

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

Kitsunoh
Kitsunoh
GhostSteel
USAGE 11.5% #16
ABILITYTrace
BASE STATS
HP 80
ATK 103
DEF 85
SPA 55
SPD 80
SPE 120
BST523
TYPE MATCHUPS
2×
FireGroundGhostDark
½×
GrassIceFlyingPsychicRockDragonSteelFairy
¼×
Bug
0×
NormalFightingPoison
Moves
Shadow Strike 92.8% Strength Sap 89.9% U-turn 69.2% Will-O-Wisp 42.4% Knock Off 35.3% Close Combat 20.0% Trick 18.0% Taunt 7.7%
Items
Heavy-Duty Boots 71.2% Choice Band 21.0% Air Balloon 4.0% Choice Scarf 2.8% Leftovers 0.6% Assault Vest 0.2% Covert Cloak 0.1% Wide Lens 0.0%
Abilities
Trace99.0%Limber0.6%Frisk0.3%
Tera Types
Water 54.0% Ghost 21.7% Fire 10.8% Flying 7.2% Fighting 2.9% Stellar 1.1% Dark 0.6% Fairy 0.6%
Common Teammates
Hemogoblin36.0%Arghonaut34.7%Ogerpon-Wellspring24.4%Gliscor22.2%Dragapult19.4%Slowking-Galar18.5%Equilibra17.9%Landorus-Therian17.1%
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Checks & Counters

Ranked by reliability — blends KO rate with how often each Pokémon is matched up.

Smogon does not compute Checks & Counters data for this format. Use the type matchup chart above to find potential checks.

Ranked #16 with 11.45% usage. Sorted by reliability score.