Ceruledge counters

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

Ceruledge
#0937 Ceruledge
FireGhost
USAGE 9.1% #18
ABILITYWeak Armor
BASE STATS
HP 75
ATK 125
DEF 80
SPA 60
SPD 100
SPE 85
BST525
TYPE MATCHUPS
2×
WaterGroundRockGhostDark
½×
FireGrassIcePoisonSteelFairy
¼×
Bug
0×
NormalFighting
Moves
Bitter Blade 98.1% Swords Dance 92.6% Close Combat 57.7% Shadow Sneak 56.0% Poltergeist 48.2% Destiny Bond 41.2% Endure 4.6% Shadow Claw 0.5%
Items
Focus Sash 90.2% Weakness Policy 4.5% Air Balloon 3.1% Heavy-Duty Boots 1.1% Life Orb 0.5% Scope Lens 0.2% Assault Vest 0.1% Leftovers 0.1%
Abilities
Weak Armor99.5%Flash Fire0.5%
Common Teammates
Flutter Mane72.3%Dragapult68.3%Pecharunt52.3%Mimikyu45.8%Sableye40.5%Spectrier26.9%Cinderace25.2%Ogerpon-Hearthflame23.8%
Browse Gen 9 Monotype teams using Ceruledge →
Teams using Greninja 63% Teams using Landorus 56% Teams using Archaludon 53% Teams using Ceruledge 50% Teams using Dragapult 48% Teams using Gliscor 33%

Checks & Counters

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

# Checker Encounters Reliability KO Rate
01
Greninja
Greninja
WaterDark OFFENSIVE CHECK
27.147
63
62.9% dies 9.27%
02
Landorus
Landorus
GroundFlying OFFENSIVE CHECK
23.196
56
56.2% dies 10.30%
03
Archaludon
Archaludon
SteelDragon SOFT CHECK
36.165
53
52.5% dies 8.30%
04
Ceruledge
Ceruledge
FireGhost SOFT CHECK
23.203
50
50.0% dies 10.38%
05
Dragapult
Dragapult
DragonGhost SOFT CHECK
36.765
48
48.3% dies 8.24%
06
Gliscor
Gliscor
GroundFlying SOFT CHECK
28.237
33
33.1% dies 8.86%
07
Flutter Mane
Flutter Mane
GhostFairy SOFT CHECK
25.665
32
31.8% dies 9.19%
08
Heatran
Heatran
FireSteel SOFT CHECK
28.023
26
25.9% dies 8.28%
09
Muk-Alola
Muk-Alola
PoisonDark SOFT CHECK
20.507
25
25.0% dies 9.57%
10
Goodra-Hisui
Goodra-Hisui
SteelDragon SOFT CHECK
31.695
15
15.0% dies 6.34%

Ranked #18 with 9.09% usage. Sorted by reliability score.