Mimikyu counters

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

Mimikyu
#0778 Mimikyu
GhostFairy
USAGE 5.0% #43
BASE STATS
HP 55
ATK 90
DEF 80
SPA 50
SPD 105
SPE 96
BST476
TYPE MATCHUPS
2×
GhostSteel
¼×
Bug
0×
NormalFightingDragon
Moves
Shadow Sneak 99.4% Play Rough 98.6% Swords Dance 95.9% Drain Punch 95.0% Shadow Claw 3.8% Curse 3.6% Taunt 0.8% Wood Hammer 0.7%
Items
Life Orb 96.5% Spooky Plate 0.8% Red Card 0.8% Heavy-Duty Boots 0.6% Wide Lens 0.3% Leftovers 0.3% Rocky Helmet 0.3% Lum Berry 0.1%
Common Teammates
Flutter Mane97.5%Dragapult89.2%Ceruledge85.0%Pecharunt78.9%Sableye73.7%Gholdengo16.2%Spectrier16.2%Sinistcha9.0%
Browse Gen 9 Monotype teams using Mimikyu →
Teams using Meowscarada 74% Teams using Archaludon 54% Teams using Roaring Moon 33% Teams using Greninja 33% Teams using Ting-Lu 11%

Checks & Counters

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

# Checker Encounters Reliability KO Rate
01
Meowscarada
Meowscarada
GrassDark OFFENSIVE CHECK
37.228
74
74.4% dies 7.15%
02
Archaludon
Archaludon
SteelDragon SOFT CHECK
29.372
54
54.1% dies 9.20%
03
Roaring Moon
Roaring Moon
DragonDark SOFT CHECK
20.193
33
33.3% dies 10.48%
04
Greninja
Greninja
WaterDark SOFT CHECK
34.054
33
32.6% dies 8.03%
05
Ting-Lu
Ting-Lu
DarkGround SOFT CHECK
21.245
11
11.3% dies 6.87%

Ranked #43 with 4.97% usage. Sorted by reliability score.