Gholdengo counters

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

Gholdengo
#1000 Gholdengo
SteelGhost
USAGE 9.7% #16
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% Recover 76.3% Thunder Wave 57.7% Hex 53.2% Shadow Ball 36.4% Nasty Plot 25.1% Trick 16.5% Metal Sound 11.8%
Items
Air Balloon 53.6% Metal Coat 18.1% Choice Scarf 16.0% Leftovers 4.9% Salac Berry 2.4% Shuca Berry 1.2% Heavy-Duty Boots 1.0% Life Orb 0.6%
Common Teammates
Zamazenta54.8%Ribombee38.2%Glimmora32.1%Enamorus25.9%Weavile20.7%Lokix20.6%Great Tusk17.6%Landorus-Therian15.6%
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Ranked #16 with 9.65% usage. Sorted by reliability score.