Quaquaval counters

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

Quaquaval
#0914 Quaquaval
WaterFighting
USAGE 7.9% #23
ABILITYMoxie
BASE STATS
HP 85
ATK 120
DEF 80
SPA 85
SPD 75
SPE 85
BST530
TYPE MATCHUPS
2×
ElectricGrassFlyingPsychicFairy
½×
FireWaterIceBugRockDarkSteel
Moves
Aqua Step 95.8% Rapid Spin 76.8% Close Combat 64.5% Roost 41.6% Triple Axel 41.2% Ice Spinner 29.1% Swords Dance 13.0% Knock Off 8.9%
Items
Sitrus Berry 35.4% Mystic Water 23.1% Leftovers 11.9% Black Belt 11.4% Lum Berry 7.8% Choice Scarf 2.5% Focus Sash 1.5% Shell Bell 1.2%
Abilities
Moxie99.1%Torrent0.9%
Tera Types
Water 0.0%
Common Teammates
Garchomp72.5%Aegislash37.6%Meganium-Mega35.6%Glimmora34.8%Ceruledge33.3%Dragapult26.1%Volcarona24.4%Greninja23.3%
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Checks & Counters

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 #23 with 7.94% usage. Sorted by reliability score.