Barraskewda Counters — Gen 9 Monotype Water

Gen 9 Monotype counter data · Sorted by KO Rate (P) · Smogon 2026-04

Checks and Counters

What beats Barraskewda in Gen 9 Monotype? Based on Smogon's 2026-04 usage stats, the following checks and counters are the most effective at beating Barraskewda. Sorted by KO Rate (P) — the chance the checker wins when it encounters Barraskewda.

Barraskewda is ranked #90 in Gen 9 Monotype with a 1.75% usage rate.

The top five checks and counters for Barraskewda in Gen 9 Monotype are Iron Valiant (34.2%), Flutter Mane (22.8%).

#CheckerEncountersKO Rate (P)KO Rate (D)
1 Iron Valiant Iron Valiant 35.663 34.2% 7.94%
2 Flutter Mane Flutter Mane 32.339 22.8% 7.38%

KO Rate (P): % of this checker's appearances where it KO'd or forced out Barraskewda. KO Rate (D): % of Barraskewda's appearances where this checker KO'd or forced it out. Encounters: number of times they met in battle.

Barraskewda Usage Stats

Most Used Moves

Close Combat 22.4% Liquidation 21.8% Flip Turn 21.4% Psychic Fangs 16.5% Aqua Jet 5.1% Crunch 3.5% Poison Jab 3.5% Waterfall 2.9%

Most Used Items

Choice Band 95.2% Life Orb 2.1% Heavy-Duty Boots 1.7% Expert Belt 0.4% Focus Sash 0.2% Razor Claw 0.1% Liechi Berry 0.1% Mystic Water 0.1%

Most Used Abilities

Swift Swim 99.9%Propeller Tail 0.1%

Common Teammates

Pelipper 19.6% Swampert 11.8% Urshifu-Rapid-Strike 11.1% Greninja 7.2% Ogerpon-Wellspring 5.5% Walking Wake 5.1% Tentacruel 4.8% Kingdra 4.2%

Usage data based on Smogon weighted stats from 2026-04. Percentages show how often each move, item, ability, or Tera Type was used on Barraskewda sets.

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