Roaring Moon counters

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

Roaring Moon
#1005 Roaring Moon
DragonDark
USAGE 9.0% #19
BASE STATS
HP 105
ATK 139
DEF 71
SPA 55
SPD 101
SPE 119
BST590
TYPE MATCHUPS
4×
Fairy
2×
IceFightingBugDragon
½×
FireWaterElectricGrassGhostDark
0×
Psychic
Moves
Knock Off 96.5% Outrage 87.8% U-turn 81.1% Iron Head 57.0% Earthquake 34.2% Dragon Dance 15.1% Brick Break 10.4% Scale Shot 3.7%
Items
Choice Scarf 65.6% Choice Band 17.3% Life Orb 4.4% Loaded Dice 3.3% Leftovers 3.2% Heavy-Duty Boots 2.9% Lum Berry 1.2% Focus Sash 0.5%
Common Teammates
Archaludon84.6%Goodra-Hisui82.5%Dragapult80.7%Latios60.3%Raging Bolt46.4%Garchomp29.9%Kyurem11.8%Walking Wake10.3%
Browse Gen 9 Monotype teams using Roaring Moon →
Teams using Archaludon 70% Teams using Mimikyu 67% Teams using Flutter Mane 63% Teams using Toxapex 61% Teams using Gliscor 44% Teams using Dragapult 42%

Checks & Counters

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

# Checker Encounters Reliability KO Rate
01
Archaludon
Archaludon
SteelDragon DEFENSIVE COUNTER
83.889
70
69.7% dies 8.52%
02
Mimikyu
Mimikyu
GhostFairy DEFENSIVE COUNTER
20.193
67
66.5% dies 10.50%
03
Flutter Mane
Flutter Mane
GhostFairy OFFENSIVE CHECK
28.232
63
63.2% dies 9.08%
04
Toxapex
Toxapex
PoisonWater DEFENSIVE COUNTER
22.598
61
60.8% dies 10.27%
05
Gliscor
Gliscor
GroundFlying SOFT CHECK
20.238
44
43.7% dies 11.02%
06
Dragapult
Dragapult
DragonGhost SOFT CHECK
81.742
42
42.2% dies 7.53%
07
Samurott-Hisui
Samurott-Hisui
WaterDark SOFT CHECK
20.357
37
36.5% dies 10.67%
08
Goodra-Hisui
Goodra-Hisui
SteelDragon SOFT CHECK
27.868
14
14.1% dies 6.59%
09
Gholdengo
Gholdengo
SteelGhost SOFT CHECK
30.338
7
7.0% dies 4.64%
10
Hoopa-Unbound
Hoopa-Unbound
PsychicDark SOFT CHECK
25.817
6
6.1% dies 4.70%

Ranked #19 with 9.02% usage. Sorted by reliability score.