Archaludon counters

Gen 9 Championsvgc2026regmb · Sorted by reliability score · Smogon · Apr 2026 - Jun 2026

Archaludon
#1018 Archaludon
SteelDragon
USAGE 16.2% #12
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 98.0% Protect 94.5% Flash Cannon 94.2% Dragon Pulse 77.2% Draco Meteor 20.4% Aura Sphere 10.4% Snarl 2.4% Thunderbolt 0.8%
Items
Leftovers 83.4% Chople Berry 3.6% Choice Scarf 2.9% Sitrus Berry 2.7% Life Orb 2.3% Magnet 1.5% Expert Belt 0.8% Shuca Berry 0.7%
Abilities
Stamina93.6%Sturdy4.5%Stalwart1.9%
Common Teammates
Pelipper86.2%Swampert-Mega72.5%Sinistcha52.1%Grimmsnarl29.6%Basculegion29.1%Sableye25.2%Metagross-Mega17.1%Incineroar15.6%
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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 #12 with 16.23% usage. Sorted by reliability score.