Is Ribombee viable in Gen 9 Champions OU (alt)?

Ribombee is ranked #57 in Gen 9 Champions OU (alt) with 2.71% usage according to Smogon Feb 2026 - Apr 2026 data.

Ribombee counters

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

#0743 Ribombee

BugFairy

USAGE 2.7% #57

ABILITYShield Dust

BASE STATS

HP 60

ATK 55

DEF 60

SPA 95

SPD 70

SPE 124

BST464

TYPE MATCHUPS

2×

FirePoisonFlyingRockSteel

½×

GrassGroundBugDark

¼×

Fighting

0×

Dragon

Moves

Moonblast 99.1% Sticky Web 99.1% Stun Spore 66.9% Skill Swap 57.0% Psychic Noise 22.7% Quiver Dance 18.0% Bug Buzz 11.6% Tera Blast 9.1%

Items

Focus Sash 94.7% Choice Scarf 2.1% Light Clay 1.0% Mental Herb 1.0% Lum Berry 0.4% Eject Button 0.3% Choice Specs 0.2% Weakness Policy 0.2%

Abilities

Shield Dust95.3%Honey Gather3.4%Sweet Veil1.3%

Tera Types

Ghost 37.2% Steel 23.8% Bug 20.5% Water 12.3% Ground 4.8% Fairy 0.7% Fire 0.6% Dark 0.0%

Common Teammates

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

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Ranked #57 with 2.71% usage. Sorted by reliability score.