Is Pawniard viable in Gen 9 LC?

Pawniard is ranked #42 in Gen 9 LC with 1.82% usage according to Smogon Apr 2026 - Jun 2026 data.

Pawniard in Gen 9 LC

Gen 9 LC · Sorted by reliability score · Smogon · Apr 2026 - Jun 2026

#0624 Pawniard

DarkSteel

USAGE 1.8% #42

ABILITYDefiant

BASE STATS

HP 45

ATK 85

DEF 70

SPA 40

SPD 40

SPE 60

BST340

TYPE MATCHUPS

4×

Fighting

2×

FireGround

½×

NormalGrassIceFlyingRockGhostDragonDarkSteel

0×

PoisonPsychic

Moves

Sucker Punch 93.2% Iron Head 93.0% Swords Dance 71.4% Tera Blast 51.3% Stealth Rock 30.0% Thunder Wave 23.0% Brick Break 8.8% Night Slash 7.4%

Items

Eviolite 90.1% Focus Sash 6.9% Life Orb 1.8% Choice Scarf 0.5% Assault Vest 0.5% Black Glasses 0.2% Red Card 0.0% Leftovers 0.0%

Abilities

Defiant56.4%Inner Focus43.6%Pressure0.0%

Tera Types

Flying 67.1% Ghost 12.6% Dark 9.7% Rock 6.4% Fairy 3.6% Poison 0.4% Fighting 0.2% Water 0.0%

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 #42 with 1.82% usage. Sorted by reliability score.