Serperior counters

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

Serperior
#0497 Serperior
Grass
USAGE 1.7% #80
ABILITYContrary
BASE STATS
HP 75
ATK 75
DEF 95
SPA 75
SPD 95
SPE 113
BST528
TYPE MATCHUPS
2×
FireIcePoisonFlyingBug
½×
WaterElectricGrassGround
Moves
Leaf Storm 99.9% Substitute 76.2% Glare 63.2% Hidden Power Fire 62.6% Leech Seed 37.3% Dragon Pulse 18.3% Hidden Power Rock 8.7% Hidden Power Ground 7.0%
Items
Leftovers 76.7% Focus Sash 6.0% Normalium Z 3.6% Choice Scarf 2.9% Metronome 2.5% Grassium Z 2.4% Rocky Helmet 1.8% Choice Specs 1.3%
Abilities
Contrary99.9%Overgrow0.1%
Common Teammates
Scizor-Mega30.9%Kommo-o26.7%Talonflame26.3%Grimmsnarl24.9%Gastrodon23.2%Kingambit16.4%Volcarona14.4%Garchomp12.8%
Browse Gen 9 National Dex teams using Serperior →
Teams using Landorus-Therian 11% Teams using Gliscor 10% Teams using Alomomola 5%

Checks & Counters

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

# Checker Encounters Reliability KO Rate
01
Landorus-Therian
Landorus-Therian
GroundFlying SOFT CHECK
21.593
11
11.3% dies 6.82%
02
Gliscor
Gliscor
GroundFlying SOFT CHECK
24.106
10
9.9% dies 6.08%
03
Alomomola
Alomomola
Water SOFT CHECK
43.756
5
4.5% dies 4.42%

Ranked #80 with 1.67% usage. Sorted by reliability score.