Is Archaludon viable in Gen 9 Monotype?

Archaludon is ranked #1 in Gen 9 Monotype with 21.65% usage according to Smogon May 2026 - Jul 2026 data.

What beats Archaludon in Gen 9 Monotype?

Gholdengo has the strongest conservative score in this observed May 2026 - Jul 2026 sample. The target was knocked out or switched out in 86.8% of 128.48361466530676 relevant encounters. Standard error is 5.1 points. Sets and switch conditions can change the result.

How are Archaludon matchup checks ranked in Gen 9 Monotype?

They are ranked by p minus four standard errors. Here, p is the observed fraction of relevant encounters where Archaludon was knocked out or switched out. This is not a set-specific battle guarantee.

Archaludon counters

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

#1018 Archaludon

SteelDragon

USAGE 21.7% #1

ABILITYStamina

BASE STATS

HP 90

ATK 105

DEF 130

SPA 125

SPD 65

SPE 85

BST600

TYPE MATCHUPS

2×

FightingGround

½×

NormalWaterElectricFlyingPsychicBugRockSteel

¼×

Grass

0×

Poison

Moves

Body Press 84.5% Stealth Rock 69.2% Flash Cannon 68.2% Draco Meteor 66.8% Thunder Wave 46.6% Thunderbolt 26.7% Dark Pulse 8.8% Foul Play 5.6%

Items

Leftovers 59.4% Choice Scarf 17.0% Heavy-Duty Boots 8.1% Chople Berry 5.5% Assault Vest 3.2% Air Balloon 2.2% Custap Berry 1.1% Rocky Helmet 1.0%

Abilities

Stamina93.8%Sturdy6.2%Stalwart0.0%

Common Teammates

Leading observed checks

Open a matchup for a separate set-based damage estimate, or browse uploaded teams with both Pokémon.

Checks & Counters

Observed target KO or switch rate is upstream p: the fraction of relevant encounters where the target was knocked out or switched out. Standard error is upstream d. The conservative score is p − 4d. These ladder observations do not prove a set-specific counter.

How to read this table

Use encounter count and standard error to judge the sample. Damage estimates below use inferred sets and remain separate from the observed ladder metric.

# Checker Encounters Conservative score Target KO or switch rate

Gholdengo

SteelGhost OFFENSIVE CHECK View matchup

128.484

66.2

86.8% Standard error 5.13 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ SpA Gholdengo Focus Blast vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Archaludon: 276-326 (71.8 - 84.8%) -- guaranteed 2HKO after Leftovers recovery

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Hoopa-Unbound

PsychicDark OFFENSIVE CHECK View matchup

115.781

58.0

82.2% Standard error 6.05 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ SpA Choice Specs Hoopa-Unbound Focus Blast vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Archaludon: 496-584 (129.1 - 152%) -- guaranteed OHKO

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Landorus

GroundFlying OFFENSIVE CHECK View matchup

154.192

54.9

77.9% Standard error 5.75 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ SpA Life Orb Sheer Force Landorus Earth Power vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Archaludon: 471-556 (122.6 - 144.7%) -- guaranteed OHKO

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Flutter Mane

GhostFairy OFFENSIVE CHECK View matchup

84.317

51.1

76.6% Standard error 6.37 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ SpA Choice Specs Flutter Mane Moonblast vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Archaludon: 246-291 (64 - 75.7%) -- guaranteed 2HKO after Leftovers recovery

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Gliscor

GroundFlying DEFENSIVE CHECK View matchup

193.341

45.7

68.6% Standard error 5.74 points

DAMAGE CALC

0- SpA Archaludon Draco Meteor vs. 252 HP / 0 SpD Gliscor: 193-228 (54.5 - 64.4%) -- guaranteed 2HKO

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Latios

DragonPsychic OFFENSIVE CHECK View matchup

45.594

37.0

65.2% Standard error 7.05 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ SpA Latios Draco Meteor vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Archaludon: 220-259 (57.2 - 67.4%) -- guaranteed 2HKO after Leftovers recovery

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Primarina

WaterFairy DEFENSIVE CHECK View matchup

24.45

33.3

70.3% Standard error 9.24 points

DAMAGE CALC

0- SpA Archaludon Thunderbolt vs. 252 HP / 0 SpD Primarina: 124-148 (34 - 40.6%) -- guaranteed 3HKO

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Kyurem

DragonIce OFFENSIVE CHECK View matchup

45.311

30.6

69.1% Standard error 9.65 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ SpA Choice Specs Kyurem Draco Meteor vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Archaludon: 330-388 (85.9 - 101%) -- 12.5% chance to OHKO

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Clodsire

PoisonGround DEFENSIVE CHECK View matchup

53.271

30.2

66.6% Standard error 9.10 points

DAMAGE CALC

0- SpA Archaludon Draco Meteor vs. 252 HP / 0 SpD Clodsire: 153-180 (32.9 - 38.7%) -- 4.9% chance to 3HKO after Black Sludge recovery

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Raging Bolt

ElectricDragon OFFENSIVE CHECK View matchup

31.027

29.2

63.7% Standard error 8.63 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ SpA Raging Bolt Draco Meteor vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Archaludon: 229-270 (59.6 - 70.3%) -- guaranteed 2HKO after Leftovers recovery

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Greninja

WaterDark SOFT CHECK View matchup

147.917

25.6

53.4% Standard error 6.95 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ SpA Protean Greninja Ice Beam vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Archaludon: 129-153 (33.5 - 39.8%) -- 19% chance to 3HKO after Leftovers recovery

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Walking Wake

WaterDragon OFFENSIVE CHECK View matchup

71.166

21.8

61.5% Standard error 9.91 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ SpA Choice Specs Walking Wake Draco Meteor vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Archaludon: 319-376 (83 - 97.9%) -- guaranteed 2HKO after Leftovers recovery

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Archaludon

SteelDragon SOFT CHECK View matchup

156.095

17.9

45.3% Standard error 6.85 points

DAMAGE CALC

0- SpA Archaludon Draco Meteor vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Archaludon: 144-169 (37.5 - 44%) -- guaranteed 3HKO after Leftovers recovery

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Gastrodon

WaterGround DEFENSIVE CHECK View matchup

55.458

17.5

55.1% Standard error 9.41 points

DAMAGE CALC

0- SpA Archaludon Draco Meteor vs. 252 HP / 0 SpD Gastrodon: 180-213 (42.2 - 50%) -- 0.4% chance to 2HKO

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Samurott-Hisui

WaterDark SOFT CHECK View matchup

140.562

16.7

45.3% Standard error 7.15 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Sharpness Samurott-Hisui Sacred Sword vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Archaludon: 226-268 (58.8 - 69.7%) -- guaranteed 2HKO after Leftovers recovery

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Dragapult

DragonGhost SOFT CHECK View matchup

210.668

15.4

37.8% Standard error 5.58 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Dragapult Phantom Force vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Archaludon: 123-145 (32 - 37.7%) -- 0.3% chance to 3HKO after Leftovers recovery

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Ceruledge

FireGhost SOFT CHECK View matchup

69.552

14.6

48.1% Standard error 8.39 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Ceruledge Close Combat vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Archaludon: 224-264 (58.3 - 68.7%) -- guaranteed 2HKO after Leftovers recovery

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Sableye

DarkGhost SOFT CHECK View matchup

68.891

14.3

55.0% Standard error 10.18 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Sableye Knock Off (97.5 BP) vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Archaludon: 97-115 (25.2 - 29.9%) -- guaranteed 4HKO

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Iron Valiant

FairyFighting SOFT CHECK View matchup

33.293

12.5

47.1% Standard error 8.65 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Iron Valiant Close Combat vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Archaludon: 344-408 (89.5 - 106.2%) -- 37.5% chance to OHKO

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Toxapex

PoisonWater SOFT CHECK View matchup

108.217

11.1

36.4% Standard error 6.32 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ SpA Toxapex Surf vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Archaludon: 43-51 (11.1 - 13.2%)

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Garchomp

DragonGround SOFT CHECK View matchup

34.397

8.5

42.2% Standard error 8.42 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Garchomp Earthquake vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Archaludon: 288-338 (75 - 88%) -- guaranteed 2HKO after Leftovers recovery

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Mimikyu

GhostFairy SOFT CHECK View matchup

29.372

7.8

44.5% Standard error 9.17 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Life Orb Mimikyu Drain Punch vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Archaludon: 146-174 (38 - 45.3%) -- guaranteed 3HKO after Leftovers recovery

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Skarmory

SteelFlying SOFT CHECK View matchup

68.707

7.3

48.8% Standard error 10.38 points

DAMAGE CALC

0 Def Skarmory Body Press vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Archaludon: 124-146 (32.2 - 38%) -- 0.6% chance to 3HKO after Leftovers recovery

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Ting-Lu

DarkGround SOFT CHECK View matchup

109.762

6.1

37.9% Standard error 7.96 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Ting-Lu Earthquake vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Archaludon: 254-302 (66.1 - 78.6%) -- guaranteed 2HKO after Leftovers recovery

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Goodra-Hisui

SteelDragon SOFT CHECK View matchup

189.826

1.2

21.6% Standard error 5.10 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Goodra-Hisui Earthquake vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Archaludon: 160-190 (41.6 - 49.4%) -- guaranteed 3HKO after Leftovers recovery

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Tornadus-Therian

Flying SOFT CHECK View matchup

61.681

0.5

34.1% Standard error 8.41 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ SpA Tornadus-Therian Focus Blast vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Archaludon: 240-284 (62.5 - 73.9%) -- guaranteed 2HKO after Leftovers recovery

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Urshifu-Rapid-Strike

FightingWater SOFT CHECK View matchup

60.076

-1.1

32.7% Standard error 8.46 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Urshifu-Rapid-Strike Close Combat vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Archaludon: 344-408 (89.5 - 106.2%) -- 37.5% chance to OHKO

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Alomomola

Water SOFT CHECK View matchup

71.734

-1.4

27.9% Standard error 7.32 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Alomomola Play Rough vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Archaludon: 60-71 (15.6 - 18.4%) -- possible 8HKO

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Great Tusk

GroundFighting SOFT CHECK View matchup

29.383

-2.1

32.4% Standard error 8.63 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Great Tusk Headlong Rush vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Archaludon: 348-410 (90.6 - 106.7%) -- 43.8% chance to OHKO

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Muk-Alola

PoisonDark SOFT CHECK View matchup

41.166

-2.8

23.7% Standard error 6.63 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Muk-Alola Drain Punch vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Archaludon: 124-148 (32.2 - 38.5%) -- 2.9% chance to 3HKO after Leftovers recovery

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Ranked #1 with 21.65% usage. Sorted by conservative score.