Is Gardevoir-Mega viable in Gen 9 National Dex?

Gardevoir-Mega is ranked #82 in Gen 9 National Dex with 1.48% usage according to Smogon May 2026 - Jul 2026 data.

What beats Gardevoir-Mega in Gen 9 National Dex?

Gholdengo has the strongest conservative score in this observed May 2026 - Jul 2026 sample. The target was knocked out or switched out in 52.0% of 24.176880968369613 relevant encounters. Standard error is 10.2 points. Sets and switch conditions can change the result.

How are Gardevoir-Mega 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 Gardevoir-Mega was knocked out or switched out. This is not a set-specific battle guarantee.

Gardevoir-Mega counters

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

#0282 Gardevoir-Mega

PsychicFairy

USAGE 1.5% #82

BASE STATS

HP 68

ATK 85

DEF 65

SPA 165

SPD 135

SPE 100

BST618

TYPE MATCHUPS

2×

PoisonGhostSteel

½×

Psychic

¼×

Fighting

0×

Dragon

Moves

Hyper Voice 99.0% Psyshock 91.9% Mystical Fire 87.4% Calm Mind 46.0% Heal Bell 21.2% Taunt 15.7% Vacuum Wave 9.6% Focus Blast 5.9%

Items

Gardevoirite 100.0%

Common Teammates

Heatran46.0%

Ogerpon-Wellspring36.9%

Zapdos33.6%

Alomomola32.4%

Ting-Lu32.1%

Landorus-Therian31.4%

Rillaboom29.7%

Kingambit21.9%

Leading observed checks

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Team core to explore

Gardevoir-Mega + Heatran 46.0% 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

Gholdengo

SteelGhost SOFT CHECK View matchup

24.177

11.3

52.0% Standard error 10.16 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ SpA Gholdengo Make It Rain vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Gardevoir-Mega: 254-302 (74.7 - 88.8%) -- guaranteed 2HKO

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Gliscor

GroundFlying SOFT CHECK View matchup

23.373

3.3

44.4% Standard error 10.28 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Gliscor Earthquake vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Gardevoir-Mega: 205-243 (60.2 - 71.4%) -- guaranteed 2HKO

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Zamazenta

Fighting SOFT CHECK View matchup

20.446

-6.9

35.4% Standard error 10.57 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Zamazenta Heavy Slam (100 BP) vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Gardevoir-Mega: 322-380 (94.7 - 111.7%) -- 68.8% chance to OHKO

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Alomomola

Water SOFT CHECK View matchup

81.753

-8.2

23.3% Standard error 7.87 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Alomomola Flip Turn vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Gardevoir-Mega: 106-126 (31.1 - 37%) -- 75.6% chance to 3HKO

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Landorus-Therian

GroundFlying SOFT CHECK View matchup

24.557

-14.0

8.6% Standard error 5.66 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Landorus-Therian Explosion vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Gardevoir-Mega: 460-542 (135.2 - 159.4%) -- guaranteed OHKO

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Ranked #82 with 1.48% usage. Sorted by conservative score.