Is Pawniard viable in Gen 9 LC?

Pawniard is ranked #47 in Gen 9 LC with 1.52% usage according to Smogon May 2026 - Jul 2026 data.

Pawniard in Gen 9 LC

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

#0624 Pawniard

DarkSteel

USAGE 1.5% #47

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

Iron Head 88.9% Sucker Punch 88.6% Swords Dance 72.9% Tera Blast 32.2% Stealth Rock 29.5% Substitute 22.3% Thunder Wave 20.9% Taunt 11.1%

Items

Eviolite 85.8% Focus Sash 10.8% Life Orb 2.1% Assault Vest 0.5% Choice Scarf 0.4% Black Glasses 0.2% Leftovers 0.0% Sitrus Berry 0.0%

Abilities

Defiant66.7%Inner Focus33.3%Pressure0.0%

Tera Types

Flying 47.0% Ghost 16.5% Fairy 16.1% Dark 10.1% Rock 7.8% Poison 2.2% Fighting 0.2% Water 0.0%

Common Teammates

Greavard21.8%

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 #47 with 1.52% usage. Sorted by conservative score.