Is Sandile viable in Gen 9 LC?

Sandile is ranked #50 in Gen 9 LC with 1.45% usage according to Smogon May 2026 - Jul 2026 data.

Sandile in Gen 9 LC

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

#0551 Sandile

GroundDark

USAGE 1.4% #50

ABILITYMoxie

BASE STATS

HP 50

ATK 72

DEF 35

SPA 35

SPD 35

SPE 65

BST292

TYPE MATCHUPS

2×

WaterGrassIceFightingBugFairy

½×

PoisonRockGhostDark

0×

ElectricPsychic

Moves

Earthquake 100.0% Crunch 99.8% Stone Edge 84.8% Tera Blast 54.8% Fire Fang 42.7% Stealth Rock 15.2% Rock Tomb 0.9% Rock Slide 0.6%

Items

Choice Scarf 97.5% Eviolite 1.6% Choice Band 0.3% Assault Vest 0.3% Focus Sash 0.2% Life Orb 0.1% Leftovers 0.0% Oran Berry 0.0%

Abilities

Moxie96.6%Intimidate3.4%Anger Point0.0%

Tera Types

Ground 42.9% Flying 34.8% Fire 20.4% Ice 0.9% Psychic 0.4% Grass 0.3% Ghost 0.2% Bug 0.1%

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 #50 with 1.45% usage. Sorted by conservative score.