Is Celesteela viable in Gen 9 National Dex?

Celesteela is ranked #81 in Gen 9 National Dex with 1.49% usage according to Smogon May 2026 - Jul 2026 data.

What beats Celesteela in Gen 9 National Dex?

Alomomola has the strongest conservative score in this observed May 2026 - Jul 2026 sample. The target was knocked out or switched out in 29.3% of 46.10342280242542 relevant encounters. Standard error is 6.7 points. Sets and switch conditions can change the result.

How are Celesteela matchup checks ranked in Gen 9 National Dex?

They are ranked by p minus four standard errors. Here, p is the observed fraction of relevant encounters where Celesteela was knocked out or switched out. This is not a set-specific battle guarantee.

Celesteela counters

Gen 9 National Dex · Sorted by p − 4 standard errors · Smogon source period May 2026 - Jul 2026 · Generated 2026-08-05

#0797 Celesteela

SteelFlying

USAGE 1.5% #81

BASE STATS

HP 97

ATK 101

DEF 103

SPA 107

SPD 101

SPE 61

BST570

TYPE MATCHUPS

2×

FireElectric

½×

NormalFlyingPsychicDragonSteelFairy

¼×

GrassBug

0×

PoisonGround

Moves

Flamethrower 73.3% Air Slash 73.0% Autotomize 68.9% Meteor Beam 57.3% Leech Seed 29.3% Heavy Slam 28.8% Protect 28.4% Fire Blast 18.3%

Items

Power Herb 57.2% Leftovers 29.3% Firium Z 10.6% Assault Vest 1.4% Mirror Herb 0.4% Metronome 0.2% Rocky Helmet 0.2% Life Orb 0.2%

Common Teammates

Ogerpon-Wellspring28.4%

Zamazenta22.9%

Great Tusk20.7%

Garchomp19.0%

Leading observed checks

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Team core to explore

Celesteela + Ceruledge 37.0% teammate usage Explore teams →

Checks & Counters

Observed target KO or switch rate is upstream p: the fraction of relevant encounters where the target was knocked out or switched out. Standard error is upstream d. The conservative score is p − 4d. These ladder observations do not prove a set-specific counter.

How to read this table

Use encounter count and standard error to judge the sample. Damage estimates below use inferred sets and remain separate from the observed ladder metric.

# Checker Encounters Conservative score Target KO or switch rate