Zarude counters

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

Zarude
#0893 Zarude
DarkGrass
USAGE 2.0% #58
ABILITYTechnician
BASE STATS
HP 105
ATK 120
DEF 105
SPA 70
SPD 95
SPE 105
BST600
TYPE MATCHUPS
4×
Bug
2×
FireIceFightingPoisonFlyingFairy
½×
WaterElectricGrassGroundGhostDark
0×
Psychic
Moves
Knock Off 60.3% U-turn 48.1% Bullet Seed 30.8% Grassy Glide 28.7% Wood Hammer 26.7% Swords Dance 25.5% Beat Up 24.4% Sucker Punch 15.5%
Items
Choice Band 33.9% Life Orb 13.0% Psychic Seed 11.9% Heavy-Duty Boots 9.4% Terrain Extender 8.0% Black Glasses 6.0% Protective Pads 4.6% Weakness Policy 2.5%
Abilities
Technician33.8%Grassy Surge28.7%Tinted Lens14.8%Mirror Armor7.0%Queenly Majesty6.2%Unburden2.5%Quark Drive2.0%Pressure1.1%
Common Teammates
Gholdengo36.0%Goodra-Hisui30.2%Landorus-Therian29.2%Iron Hands28.2%Deoxys-Speed25.1%Primarina20.9%Urshifu-Rapid-Strike18.6%Zoroark-Hisui14.1%
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Checks & Counters

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Ranked #58 with 2.02% usage. Sorted by reliability score.