Is Gholdengo viable in Gen 9 Monotype?

Gholdengo is ranked #10 in Gen 9 Monotype with 12.54% usage according to Smogon Apr 2026 - Jun 2026 data.

What beats Gholdengo in Gen 9 Monotype?

The best counter for Gholdengo in Gen 9 Monotype is Meowscarada with a 85.6% win rate when they meet. Based on Smogon's Apr 2026 - Jun 2026 usage data, the top Pokémon that beat Gholdengo include Meowscarada, Roaring Moon, Samurott-Hisui, Iron Treads, Hoopa-Unbound.

What is the best counter for Gholdengo in Gen 9 Monotype?

Meowscarada is the best counter for Gholdengo in Gen 9 Monotype, KOing or forcing it out in 85.6% of their encounters.

Gholdengo counters

Gen 9 Monotype · Sorted by reliability score · Smogon · Apr 2026 - Jun 2026

#1000 Gholdengo

SteelGhost

USAGE 12.5% #10

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 78.5% Shadow Ball 68.2% Recover 66.9% Nasty Plot 52.9% Thunder Wave 33.1% Hex 31.4% Trick 24.2% Focus Blast 18.9%

Items

Heavy-Duty Boots 24.1% Air Balloon 24.1% Choice Scarf 18.7% Choice Specs 9.5% Leftovers 6.8% Colbur Berry 6.7% Assault Vest 5.6% Kasib Berry 2.4%

Common Teammates

Checks & Counters

Reliability ranks observed matchups; KO rate is how often the checker knocked out or forced out the target. “Checker faints” reports the checker's own observed death rate. Categories use matchup reliability plus offensive and defensive base stats.

How to read this table

Use encounter count to judge sample size. A high-reliability check with a modest KO rate can still be useful when it consistently forces switches or limits the target.

# Checker Encounters Reliability KO Rate

Meowscarada

GrassDark OFFENSIVE CHECK

23.785

85.6% checker faints 7.19%

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Choice Band Meowscarada Knock Off (97.5 BP) vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Gholdengo: 486-572 (128.5 - 151.3%) -- guaranteed OHKO

View Meowscarada counters →

Roaring Moon

DragonDark OFFENSIVE CHECK

30.338

75.9% checker faints 7.76%

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Roaring Moon Knock Off (97.5 BP) vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Gholdengo: 384-452 (101.5 - 119.5%) -- guaranteed OHKO

View Roaring Moon counters →

Samurott-Hisui

WaterDark OFFENSIVE CHECK

25.762

75.5% checker faints 8.48%

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Sharpness Samurott-Hisui Ceaseless Edge vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Gholdengo: 320-378 (84.6 - 100%) -- 6.3% chance to OHKO

View Samurott-Hisui counters → Teams with Samurott-Hisui →

Iron Treads

GroundSteel DEFENSIVE COUNTER

51.191

74.1% checker faints 8.55%

DAMAGE CALC

252+ SpA Gholdengo Focus Blast vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Iron Treads: 264-312 (68.7 - 81.2%) -- guaranteed 2HKO

View Iron Treads counters →

Hoopa-Unbound

PsychicDark OFFENSIVE CHECK

20.421

72.8% checker faints 9.85%

DAMAGE CALC

252+ SpA Choice Specs Hoopa-Unbound Dark Pulse vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Gholdengo: 404-476 (106.8 - 125.9%) -- guaranteed OHKO

View Hoopa-Unbound counters →

Raging Bolt

ElectricDragon OFFENSIVE CHECK

24.269

70.2% checker faints 9.29%

DAMAGE CALC

252+ SpA Raging Bolt Thunderbolt vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Gholdengo: 129-153 (34.1 - 40.4%) -- guaranteed 3HKO

View Raging Bolt counters →

Flutter Mane

GhostFairy OFFENSIVE CHECK

47.894

69.1% checker faints 9.19%

DAMAGE CALC

252+ SpA Choice Specs Flutter Mane Shadow Ball vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Gholdengo: 338-402 (89.4 - 106.3%) -- 37.5% chance to OHKO

View Flutter Mane counters →

Heatran

FireSteel OFFENSIVE CHECK

80.397

68.7% checker faints 8.80%

DAMAGE CALC

252+ SpA Heatran Magma Storm vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Gholdengo: 276-326 (73 - 86.2%) -- guaranteed 2HKO after trapping damage

View Heatran counters →

Muk-Alola

PoisonDark DEFENSIVE COUNTER

20.338

63.9% checker faints 10.65%

DAMAGE CALC

252+ SpA Gholdengo Make It Rain vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Muk-Alola: 159-187 (38.4 - 45.1%) -- guaranteed 3HKO after Black Sludge recovery

View Muk-Alola counters →

Clodsire

PoisonGround DEFENSIVE COUNTER

24.107

63.8% checker faints 9.79%

DAMAGE CALC

252+ SpA Gholdengo Make It Rain vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Clodsire: 159-187 (34.2 - 40.3%) -- 40.7% chance to 3HKO after Black Sludge recovery

View Clodsire counters → Teams with Clodsire →

Landorus

GroundFlying OFFENSIVE CHECK

51.957

63.6% checker faints 9.32%

DAMAGE CALC

252+ SpA Life Orb Sheer Force Landorus Earth Power vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Gholdengo: 382-452 (101 - 119.5%) -- guaranteed OHKO

View Landorus counters → Teams with Landorus →

Gastrodon

WaterGround DEFENSIVE COUNTER

42.97

59.1% checker faints 10.38%

DAMAGE CALC

252+ SpA Gholdengo Shadow Ball vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Gastrodon: 120-142 (28.1 - 33.3%) -- 0.1% chance to 3HKO

View Gastrodon counters → Teams with Gastrodon →

Dragapult

DragonGhost SOFT CHECK

75.011

54.7% checker faints 7.97%

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Dragapult Phantom Force vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Gholdengo: 320-378 (84.6 - 100%) -- 6.3% chance to OHKO

View Dragapult counters →

Dragonite

DragonFlying SOFT CHECK

22.664

52.2% checker faints 10.49%

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Dragonite Earthquake vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Gholdengo: 256-302 (67.7 - 79.8%) -- guaranteed 2HKO

View Dragonite counters →

Greninja

WaterDark SOFT CHECK

101.878

52.1% checker faints 8.33%

DAMAGE CALC

252+ SpA Greninja Dark Pulse vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Gholdengo: 186-222 (49.2 - 58.7%) -- 98.4% chance to 2HKO

View Greninja counters →

Goodra-Hisui

SteelDragon SOFT CHECK

122.568

50.2% checker faints 7.69%

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Goodra-Hisui Knock Off (97.5 BP) vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Gholdengo: 204-240 (53.9 - 63.4%) -- guaranteed 2HKO

View Goodra-Hisui counters →

Gholdengo

SteelGhost SOFT CHECK

58.916

49.8% checker faints 9.21%

DAMAGE CALC

252+ SpA Gholdengo Shadow Ball vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Gholdengo: 224-266 (59.2 - 70.3%) -- guaranteed 2HKO

View Gholdengo counters →

Ting-Lu

DarkGround SOFT CHECK

54.123

48.0% checker faints 9.55%

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Ting-Lu Earthquake vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Gholdengo: 336-396 (88.8 - 104.7%) -- 31.3% chance to OHKO

View Ting-Lu counters →

Gliscor

GroundFlying SOFT CHECK

62.936

45.4% checker faints 8.83%

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Gliscor Earthquake vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Gholdengo: 302-356 (79.8 - 94.1%) -- guaranteed 2HKO

View Gliscor counters →

Tornadus-Therian

Flying SOFT CHECK

50.077

38.5% checker faints 9.58%

DAMAGE CALC

252+ SpA Tornadus-Therian Heat Wave vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Gholdengo: 156-184 (41.2 - 48.6%) -- guaranteed 3HKO

View Tornadus-Therian counters →

Mandibuzz

DarkFlying SOFT CHECK

20.43

9.7% checker faints 6.56%

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Mandibuzz Knock Off (97.5 BP) vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Gholdengo: 234-276 (61.9 - 73%) -- guaranteed 2HKO

View Mandibuzz counters →

Archaludon

SteelDragon SOFT CHECK

141.347

9.2% checker faints 4.19%

DAMAGE CALC

0- SpA Archaludon Dark Pulse vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Gholdengo: 96-114 (25.3 - 30.1%) -- guaranteed 4HKO

View Archaludon counters →

Sableye

DarkGhost SOFT CHECK

54.66

8.0% checker faints 5.14%

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Sableye Knock Off (97.5 BP) vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Gholdengo: 254-300 (67.1 - 79.3%) -- guaranteed 2HKO

View Sableye counters →

Corviknight

FlyingSteel SOFT CHECK

70.904

6.8% checker faints 4.40%

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Corviknight Brave Bird vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Gholdengo: 85-101 (22.4 - 26.7%) -- 27% chance to 4HKO

View Corviknight counters →

Alomomola

Water SOFT CHECK

24.302

4.1% checker faints 4.00%

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Alomomola Liquidation vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Gholdengo: 111-132 (29.3 - 34.9%) -- 10.5% chance to 3HKO

View Alomomola counters →

Toxapex

PoisonWater SOFT CHECK

45.601

3.9% checker faints 3.35%

DAMAGE CALC

252+ SpA Toxapex Surf vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Gholdengo: 72-85 (19 - 22.4%) -- possible 5HKO

View Toxapex counters →

Skarmory

SteelFlying SOFT CHECK

137.435

0.9% checker faints 1.23%

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Skarmory Brave Bird vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Gholdengo: 81-96 (21.4 - 25.3%) -- 0.1% chance to 4HKO

View Skarmory counters →

Ranked #10 with 12.54% usage. Sorted by reliability score.