Is Larvesta viable in Gen 9 LC?

Larvesta is ranked #18 in Gen 9 LC with 7.13% usage according to Smogon May 2026 - Jul 2026 data.

Larvesta in Gen 9 LC

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

#0636 Larvesta

BugFire

USAGE 7.1% #18

ABILITYFlame Body

BASE STATS

HP 55

ATK 85

DEF 55

SPA 50

SPD 55

SPE 60

BST360

TYPE MATCHUPS

4×

Rock

2×

WaterFlying

½×

IceFightingBugSteelFairy

¼×

Grass

Moves

U-turn 98.5% Morning Sun 94.7% Flare Blitz 91.7% Will-O-Wisp 89.5% Flame Charge 6.2% Leech Life 5.4% Tera Blast 4.4% Flamethrower 3.9%

Items

Eviolite 99.7% Heavy-Duty Boots 0.1% Choice Band 0.1% Eject Button 0.0% Choice Scarf 0.0% Life Orb 0.0% Rocky Helmet 0.0% Assault Vest 0.0%

Abilities

Flame Body100.0%Swarm0.0%

Tera Types

Fairy 59.2% Water 15.8% Poison 8.3% Grass 7.2% Ground 3.5% Steel 3.2% Electric 2.1% Bug 0.5%

Common Teammates

This Pokémon doesn't have enough usage for Smogon to compute meaningful Checks & Counters. Only the most-used Pokémon in a format receive this data.

Ranked #18 with 7.13% usage. Sorted by conservative score.