Gholdengo counters

Gen 9 Monocolor · Sorted by reliability score · Smogon · Mar 2026 - May 2026

Gholdengo
#1000 Gholdengo
SteelGhost
USAGE 10.8% #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 100.0% Shadow Ball 82.2% Nasty Plot 80.9% Focus Blast 41.6% Recover 35.5% Psyshock 22.7% Hex 17.8% Thunder Wave 17.8%
Items
Air Balloon 94.7% Metal Coat 3.5% Choice Scarf 1.3% Leftovers 0.5% Assault Vest 0.0% Life Orb 0.0% Heavy-Duty Boots 0.0% Choice Specs 0.0%
Tera Types
Fairy 57.2% Steel 41.5% Fighting 1.3% Dark 0.0% Water 0.0% Ghost 0.0% Flying 0.0%
Common Teammates
Raging Bolt98.6%Keldeo94.5%Ribombee71.1%Haxorus65.4%Cresselia38.9%Moltres31.7%Sandslash25.3%Pawmot18.4%
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Checks & Counters

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Ranked #16 with 10.82% usage. Sorted by reliability score.