Bisharp counters

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

Bisharp
#0625 Bisharp
DarkSteel
USAGE 7.3% #29
ABILITYDefiant
BASE STATS
HP 65
ATK 125
DEF 100
SPA 60
SPD 70
SPE 70
BST490
TYPE MATCHUPS
4×
Fighting
2×
FireGround
½×
NormalGrassIceFlyingRockGhostDragonDarkSteel
0×
PoisonPsychic
Moves
Sucker Punch 100.0% Swords Dance 99.7% Throat Chop 97.1% Iron Head 94.4% Low Kick 6.9% Brick Break 0.6% Thunder Wave 0.3% Stealth Rock 0.2%
Items
Eviolite 91.4% Black Glasses 7.3% Life Orb 1.1% Air Balloon 0.1% Focus Sash 0.0% Heavy-Duty Boots 0.0% Leftovers 0.0% Choice Scarf 0.0%
Abilities
Defiant99.9%Inner Focus0.0%Pressure0.0%
Common Teammates
Meowscarada91.1%Greninja88.2%Ting-Lu84.5%Samurott-Hisui80.4%Sableye78.3%Darkrai9.7%Heatran8.2%Gholdengo8.0%
Browse Gen 9 Monotype teams using Bisharp →
Teams using Archaludon 87% Teams using Clodsire 68% Teams using Toxapex 23%

Checks & Counters

Ranked by reliability — blends KO rate with how often each Pokémon is matched up.

# Checker Encounters Reliability KO Rate
01
Archaludon
Archaludon
SteelDragon DEFENSIVE COUNTER
25.035
87
87.2% dies 6.67%
02
Clodsire
Clodsire
PoisonGround DEFENSIVE COUNTER
47.848
68
67.6% dies 9.54%
03
Toxapex
Toxapex
PoisonWater SOFT CHECK
84.621
23
22.6% dies 6.40%

Ranked #29 with 7.33% usage. Sorted by reliability score.