Clodsire counters

Gen 9 Linked · Sorted by reliability score · Smogon · Feb 2026 - Apr 2026

Clodsire
#0980 Clodsire
PoisonGround
USAGE 3.8% #53
ABILITYWater Absorb
BASE STATS
HP 130
ATK 75
DEF 60
SPA 45
SPD 100
SPE 20
BST430
TYPE MATCHUPS
2×
WaterIceGroundPsychic
½×
FightingBugRockFairy
¼×
Poison
0×
Electric
Moves
Recover 99.9% Earthquake 93.8% Toxic 84.4% Spikes 80.1% Stealth Rock 11.3% Poison Jab 8.5% Amnesia 6.2% Counter 3.5%
Items
Black Sludge 87.3% Heavy-Duty Boots 9.7% Leftovers 1.6% Covert Cloak 1.0% Rocky Helmet 0.2% Ability Shield 0.1% Air Balloon 0.0% Clear Amulet 0.0%
Abilities
Water Absorb76.8%Unaware23.2%Poison Point0.0%
Common Teammates
Dondozo84.9%Dragapult76.4%Heatran75.4%Skeledirge72.9%Greninja40.7%Glimmora32.1%Weavile6.8%Blissey6.4%
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Ranked #53 with 3.82% usage. Sorted by reliability score.