Sceptile counters

Gen 9 Nationaldex35pokes · Sorted by reliability score · Smogon · Mar 2026 - May 2026

Sceptile
#0254 Sceptile
Grass
USAGE 13.0% #15
ABILITYUnburden
BASE STATS
HP 70
ATK 85
DEF 65
SPA 105
SPD 85
SPE 120
BST530
TYPE MATCHUPS
2×
FireIcePoisonFlyingBug
½×
WaterElectricGrassGround
Moves
Rock Slide 89.4% Leaf Blade 81.9% Swords Dance 81.9% Earthquake 70.7% Leaf Storm 17.6% Focus Blast 17.5% Vacuum Wave 13.7% Drain Punch 6.3%
Items
Grassy Seed 39.2% Sitrus Berry 34.7% Choice Specs 13.6% Life Orb 10.7% Throat Spray 0.5% Terrain Extender 0.4% Expert Belt 0.4% Electric Seed 0.2%
Abilities
Unburden74.8%Overgrow25.2%
Common Teammates
Uxie63.6%Cobalion49.6%Thwackey49.3%Rotom-Heat48.8%Krookodile41.8%Munkidori40.9%Tinkaton38.8%Drifblim38.0%
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Checks & Counters

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

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Ranked #15 with 12.99% usage. Sorted by reliability score.