Orthworm counters

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

Orthworm
#0968 Orthworm
Steel
USAGE 1.0% #74
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
Body Press 95.5% Shed Tail 88.5% Heavy Slam 67.7% Iron Defense 60.3% Protect 50.1% Iron Head 16.4% Helping Hand 8.5% Coil 2.9%
Items
Sitrus Berry 78.9% Leftovers 15.0% Occa Berry 2.2% Chople Berry 1.5% Lum Berry 0.6% Mental Herb 0.4% Chesto Berry 0.3% Choice Scarf 0.2%
Abilities
Earth Eater99.9%Sand Veil0.1%
Tera Types
Steel 0.0%
Common Teammates
Garchomp65.1%Incineroar41.4%Basculegion34.8%Froslass-Mega25.9%Sneasler21.0%Sinistcha19.5%Delphox-Mega18.3%Rotom-Frost17.3%
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Checks & Counters

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Ranked #74 with 1.05% usage. Sorted by reliability score.