Garganacl counters

Gen 9 Doubles UU · Sorted by reliability score · Smogon · Mar 2026 - May 2026

Garganacl
#0934 Garganacl
Rock
USAGE 8.3% #18
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 98.7% Recover 90.4% Wide Guard 75.3% Protect 74.5% Body Press 24.3% Iron Defense 15.2% Stealth Rock 8.0% Rock Slide 4.9%
Items
Leftovers 46.8% Covert Cloak 44.7% Maranga Berry 3.7% Rocky Helmet 2.2% Weakness Policy 0.7% Psychic Seed 0.5% Assault Vest 0.4% Choice Band 0.3%
Abilities
Purifying Salt98.8%Sturdy0.7%Clear Body0.6%
Tera Types
Ghost 82.4% Dragon 7.7% Flying 3.0% Water 2.1% Rock 1.5% Grass 1.5% Normal 0.5% Fairy 0.5%
Common Teammates
Ogerpon-Cornerstone50.1%Pecharunt46.9%Heatran45.6%Scream Tail43.6%Ninetales43.3%Hippowdon18.1%Wo-Chien14.7%Chansey13.4%
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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 #18 with 8.34% usage. Sorted by reliability score.