Kartana counters

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

Kartana
#0798 Kartana
GrassSteel
USAGE 2.2% #66
BASE STATS
HP 59
ATK 181
DEF 131
SPA 59
SPD 31
SPE 109
BST570
TYPE MATCHUPS
4×
Fire
2×
Fighting
½×
NormalWaterElectricPsychicRockDragonSteelFairy
¼×
Grass
0×
Poison
Moves
Leaf Blade 99.2% Sacred Sword 89.0% Knock Off 82.1% Smart Strike 52.8% Swords Dance 39.0% Giga Impact 17.9% Defog 9.7% Synthesis 4.7%
Items
Choice Scarf 42.0% Normalium Z 18.1% Grassium Z 12.4% Choice Band 8.2% Fightinium Z 6.4% Focus Sash 3.0% Protective Pads 2.5% Steelium Z 2.3%
Common Teammates
Landorus-Therian35.1%Tapu Lele23.4%Diancie-Mega22.1%Alomomola13.7%Gyarados13.5%Great Tusk13.1%Magnezone12.9%Zapdos12.0%
Browse Gen 9 National Dex teams using Kartana →
Teams using Zamazenta 72% Teams using Zapdos 39% Teams using Landorus-Therian 19% Teams using Alomomola 2%

Checks & Counters

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

# Checker Encounters Reliability KO Rate
01
Zamazenta
Zamazenta
Fighting OFFENSIVE CHECK
20.259
72
72.3% dies 9.94%
02
Zapdos
Zapdos
ElectricFlying SOFT CHECK
23.731
39
39.4% dies 10.03%
03
Landorus-Therian
Landorus-Therian
GroundFlying SOFT CHECK
23.925
19
18.9% dies 8.01%
04
Alomomola
Alomomola
Water SOFT CHECK
23.433
2
1.8% dies 2.76%

Ranked #66 with 2.23% usage. Sorted by reliability score.