Archaludon counters

Gen 9 Champions VGC 2026 Regulation MA Best of 3 · Sorted by reliability score · Smogon · Mar 2026 - May 2026

Archaludon
#1018 Archaludon
SteelDragon
USAGE 11.9% #14
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
Electro Shot 96.8% Protect 96.5% Flash Cannon 87.9% Dragon Pulse 76.3% Draco Meteor 21.4% Aura Sphere 16.3% Snarl 2.9% Thunderbolt 1.1%
Items
Leftovers 79.9% Chople Berry 10.9% Choice Scarf 2.5% White Herb 1.8% Magnet 1.4% Sitrus Berry 1.2% Dragon Fang 1.2% Shuca Berry 0.5%
Abilities
Stamina92.5%Sturdy6.2%Stalwart1.2%
Tera Types
Steel 0.0%
Common Teammates
Basculegion85.6%Pelipper72.6%Dragonite-Mega37.0%Sneasler35.5%Sableye34.2%Scizor-Mega20.8%Venusaur-Mega18.2%Incineroar16.1%
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Checks & Counters

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

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Ranked #14 with 11.87% usage. Sorted by reliability score.