Gholdengo

Gholdengo SteelGhost

Monotype · Rank #5 · 8.99% usage

What beats Gholdengo in Monotype? Based on Smogon's 2026-04 usage stats, these Pokémon are the most effective checks and counters. The KO Rate (D) column shows how often Gholdengo is KO'd or forced out by each checker. Higher percentages mean stronger counters.

#CheckerEncountersKO Rate (P)KO Rate (D)
1 Skuntank Skuntank 21 57.1% 10.80%
2 Typhlosion-Hisui Typhlosion-Hisui 21 61.9% 10.60%
3 Venusaur Venusaur 22 40.9% 10.48%
4 Hariyama Hariyama 22 36.4% 10.26%
5 Crawdaunt Crawdaunt 25 52.0% 9.99%
6 Dudunsparce Dudunsparce 26 42.3% 9.69%
7 Palossand Palossand 24 33.3% 9.62%
8 Haxorus Haxorus 27 51.9% 9.62%
9 Flygon Flygon 25 36.0% 9.60%
10 Dusknoir Dusknoir 23 30.4% 9.59%
11 Umbreon Umbreon 27 44.4% 9.56%
12 Charizard Charizard 22 72.7% 9.50%
13 Medicham Medicham 21 23.8% 9.29%
14 Wyrdeer Wyrdeer 29 48.3% 9.28%
15 Reuniclus Reuniclus 24 29.2% 9.28%
16 Thundurus Thundurus 29 55.2% 9.23%
17 Ludicolo Ludicolo 32 50.0% 8.84%
18 Blastoise Blastoise 32 50.0% 8.84%
19 Vikavolt Vikavolt 28 32.1% 8.83%
20 Tauros-Paldea-Blaze Tauros-Paldea-Blaze 28 67.9% 8.83%
21 Drednaw Drednaw 30 63.3% 8.80%
22 Decidueye Decidueye 30 36.7% 8.80%
23 Electrode-Hisui Electrode-Hisui 33 42.4% 8.60%
24 Eelektross Eelektross 33 42.4% 8.60%
25 Vileplume Vileplume 21 19.0% 8.57%
26 Glaceon Glaceon 21 19.0% 8.57%
27 Terrakion Terrakion 33 39.4% 8.51%
28 Comfey Comfey 29 27.6% 8.30%
29 Polteageist Polteageist 37 51.4% 8.22%
30 Malamar Malamar 38 50.0% 8.11%

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