Archaludon counters

Gen 9 Chat Bats · Sorted by reliability score · Smogon · Feb 2026 - Apr 2026

Archaludon
#1018 Archaludon
SteelDragon
USAGE 6.0% #53
ABILITYIlluminate
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
Draco Meteor 100.0% Flash Cannon 100.0% Electro Shot 54.0% Body Press 38.1% Scald 37.8% Hydro Pump 36.4% Thunderbolt 26.9% Stealth Rock 6.7%
Items
Assault Vest 54.0% Leftovers 46.0%
Abilities
Illuminate54.0%Stamina46.0%
Tera Types
Fighting 33.1% Water 30.3% Electric 23.7% Fairy 8.1% Flying 4.8%
Common Teammates
Milotic29.0%Decidueye20.2%Iron Crown19.5%Mimikyu19.5%Golem-Alola19.2%Illumise18.2%Roaring Moon18.0%Whiscash18.0%
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Ranked #53 with 6.01% usage. Sorted by reliability score.