Is Archaludon viable in Gen 9 Champions OU?

Archaludon is ranked #18 in Gen 9 Champions OU with 9.56% usage according to Smogon Feb 2026 - Apr 2026 data.

Archaludon counters

Gen 9 Champions OU · Sorted by reliability score · Smogon · Feb 2026 - Apr 2026

#1018 Archaludon

SteelDragon

USAGE 9.6% #18

ABILITYStamina

BASE STATS

HP 90

ATK 105

DEF 130

SPA 125

SPD 65

SPE 85

BST600

TYPE MATCHUPS

2×

FightingGround

½×

NormalWaterElectricFlyingPsychicBugRockSteel

¼×

Grass

0×

Poison

Moves

Flash Cannon 89.7% Electro Shot 71.8% Draco Meteor 60.8% Stealth Rock 51.4% Aura Sphere 44.3% Dragon Pulse 34.4% Thunderbolt 16.1% Thunder Wave 13.1%

Items

Leftovers 48.0% Shuca Berry 21.6% Sitrus Berry 7.9% Choice Scarf 7.5% Chople Berry 4.8% White Herb 3.1% nothing 1.4% Chesto Berry 1.4%

Abilities

Stamina96.6%Sturdy3.4%Stalwart0.0%

Tera Types

Steel 0.0% Water 0.0%

Common Teammates

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

This Pokémon doesn't have enough usage for Smogon to compute meaningful Checks & Counters. Only the most-used Pokémon in a format receive this data.

Ranked #18 with 9.56% usage. Sorted by reliability score.