Orthworm counters

Gen 9 Champions BSS Regulation MA · Sorted by reliability score · Smogon · Mar 2026 - May 2026

Orthworm
#0968 Orthworm
Steel
USAGE 1.1% #84
ABILITYEarth Eater
BASE STATS
HP 70
ATK 85
DEF 145
SPA 60
SPD 55
SPE 65
BST480
TYPE MATCHUPS
2×
FireFightingGround
½×
NormalGrassIceFlyingPsychicBugRockDragonSteelFairy
0×
Poison
Moves
Shed Tail 96.1% Body Press 91.2% Stealth Rock 52.6% Iron Defense 44.5% Heavy Slam 32.6% Iron Head 16.9% Earthquake 15.1% Metal Burst 8.9%
Items
Sitrus Berry 81.0% Leftovers 6.1% Focus Sash 3.6% Mental Herb 3.1% Occa Berry 2.5% Lum Berry 1.2% Chople Berry 0.6% Rawst Berry 0.5%
Abilities
Earth Eater99.9%Sand Veil0.1%
Common Teammates
Garchomp26.3%Blastoise-Mega17.7%Mimikyu13.4%Sneasler13.3%Dragonite13.1%Basculegion13.0%Lopunny-Mega12.9%Meowscarada12.9%
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Ranked #84 with 1.12% usage. Sorted by reliability score.