Is Garganacl viable in Gen 9 Doubles UU?

Garganacl is ranked #20 in Gen 9 Doubles UU with 7.38% usage according to Smogon May 2026 - Jul 2026 data.

Garganacl in Gen 9 Doubles UU

Gen 9 Doubles UU · Sorted by p − 4 standard errors · Smogon source period May 2026 - Jul 2026 · Generated 2026-08-05

#0934 Garganacl

Rock

USAGE 7.4% #20

ABILITYPurifying Salt

BASE STATS

HP 100

ATK 100

DEF 130

SPA 45

SPD 90

SPE 35

BST500

TYPE MATCHUPS

2×

WaterGrassFightingGroundSteel

½×

NormalFirePoisonFlying

Moves

Salt Cure 99.7% Recover 88.6% Protect 71.8% Wide Guard 60.5% Body Press 40.8% Iron Defense 15.5% Stealth Rock 7.2% Rock Slide 6.5%

Items

Leftovers 81.0% Covert Cloak 15.0% Rocky Helmet 1.9% Psychic Seed 0.9% Assault Vest 0.6% Sitrus Berry 0.2% Hard Stone 0.2% Maranga Berry 0.1%

Abilities

Purifying Salt98.4%Clear Body0.8%Sturdy0.8%

Tera Types

Ghost 76.0% Dragon 12.3% Water 6.2% Fighting 1.4% Flying 1.2% Rock 1.2% Steel 0.7% Grass 0.5%

Common Teammates

Smogon does not compute Checks & Counters data for this format. Use the type matchup chart above to find potential checks.

Ranked #20 with 7.38% usage. Sorted by conservative score.