Gholdengo counters

Gen 9 Legends Z-A OU · Sorted by reliability score · Smogon · Feb 2026 - Apr 2026

Gholdengo
#1000 Gholdengo
SteelGhost
USAGE 21.0% #7
BASE STATS
HP 87
ATK 60
DEF 95
SPA 133
SPD 91
SPE 84
BST550
TYPE MATCHUPS
2×
FireGroundGhostDark
½×
GrassIceFlyingPsychicRockDragonSteelFairy
¼×
Bug
0×
NormalFightingPoison
Moves
Make It Rain 96.6% Shadow Ball 90.6% Trick 49.8% Focus Blast 40.4% Recover 38.0% Nasty Plot 37.1% Thunder Wave 13.6% Hex 9.2%
Items
Choice Scarf 44.3% Air Balloon 34.8% Choice Specs 8.2% Leftovers 4.8% Shuca Berry 2.6% Rocky Helmet 2.0% Heavy-Duty Boots 1.1% Life Orb 0.5%
Common Teammates
Garchomp52.0%Magearna42.9%Starmie-Mega31.3%Ceruledge29.7%Latios28.1%Glimmora16.6%Dragonite16.6%Slurpuff16.1%

Checks & Counters

Ranked by reliability — blends KO rate with how often each Pokémon is matched up.

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 #7 with 21.04% usage. Sorted by reliability score.