Gholdengo counters

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

Gholdengo
#1000 Gholdengo
SteelGhost
USAGE 10.1% #18
BASE STATS
HP 87
ATK 60
DEF 95
SPA 133
SPD 91
SPE 84
BST550
TYPE MATCHUPS
2×
FireGroundGhostDark
½×
GrassIceFlyingPsychicRockDragonSteelFairy
¼×
Bug
0×
NormalFightingPoison
Moves
Shadow Ball 98.6% Make It Rain 85.3% Recover 54.4% Nasty Plot 50.0% Thunderbolt 30.0% Trick 29.8% Focus Blast 17.3% Substitute 7.1%
Items
Leftovers 38.4% Choice Scarf 34.4% Life Orb 6.8% Metal Coat 4.6% Shuca Berry 4.1% Colbur Berry 2.3% Occa Berry 1.9% Spell Tag 1.7%
Common Teammates
Garchomp40.6%Staraptor-Mega31.3%Meowscarada29.5%Hippowdon28.8%Grimmsnarl19.4%Blaziken-Mega14.4%Dragalge-Mega14.4%Mawile-Mega13.0%

Checks & Counters

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

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Ranked #18 with 10.12% usage. Sorted by reliability score.