Primarina counters

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

Primarina
#0730 Primarina
WaterFairy
USAGE 5.3% #41
ABILITYTorrent
BASE STATS
HP 80
ATK 74
DEF 74
SPA 126
SPD 116
SPE 60
BST530
TYPE MATCHUPS
2×
ElectricGrassPoison
½×
FireWaterIceFightingBugDark
0×
Dragon
Moves
Psychic Noise 82.2% Moonblast 72.6% Surf 70.1% Flip Turn 43.4% Draining Kiss 34.8% Calm Mind 28.4% Hydro Pump 13.5% Sparkling Aria 13.1%
Items
Choice Specs 41.8% Assault Vest 29.0% Leftovers 27.1% Heavy-Duty Boots 0.7% Chesto Berry 0.5% Throat Spray 0.3% Custap Berry 0.2% Choice Scarf 0.1%
Abilities
Torrent88.2%Liquid Voice11.8%
Common Teammates
Flutter Mane63.0%Iron Valiant61.4%Klefki58.6%Azumarill43.9%Hatterene40.4%Swampert27.3%Tinkaton23.5%Urshifu-Rapid-Strike22.9%
Browse Gen 9 Monotype teams using Primarina →
Teams using Meowscarada 94% Teams using Goodra-Hisui 68% Teams using Archaludon 28%

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
20.768
94
93.5% dies 5.39%
02
Goodra-Hisui
Goodra-Hisui
SteelDragon DEFENSIVE COUNTER
43.27
68
68.4% dies 7.07%
03
Archaludon
Archaludon
SteelDragon SOFT CHECK
24.45
28
27.7% dies 9.05%

Ranked #41 with 5.27% usage. Sorted by reliability score.