Archaludon counters

Gen 9 National Dex Doubles · Sorted by reliability score · Smogon · Feb 2026 - Apr 2026

Archaludon
#1018 Archaludon
SteelDragon
USAGE 8.9% #16
ABILITYStamina
BASE STATS
HP 90
ATK 105
DEF 130
SPA 125
SPD 65
SPE 85
BST600
TYPE MATCHUPS
2×
FightingGround
½×
NormalWaterElectricFlyingPsychicBugRockSteel
¼×
Grass
0×
Poison
Moves
Electro Shot 97.0% Flash Cannon 93.9% Body Press 93.8% Dragon Pulse 50.6% Draco Meteor 41.5% Protect 9.8% Snarl 4.4% Dragon Tail 2.0%
Items
Assault Vest 88.1% Power Herb 4.6% Leftovers 3.4% Psychic Seed 2.3% Sitrus Berry 0.2% Rocky Helmet 0.1% Choice Scarf 0.1% Weakness Policy 0.1%
Abilities
Stamina95.9%Sturdy2.9%Stalwart1.2%
Tera Types
Flying 28.6% Fairy 24.1% Grass 15.3% Bug 13.4% Ghost 6.6% Electric 5.4% Steel 3.9% Fighting 1.5%
Common Teammates
Pelipper70.3%Tornadus59.8%Basculegion37.7%Swampert-Mega29.4%Dracovish25.6%Incineroar20.9%Sinistcha20.7%Tapu Koko16.8%

Checks & Counters

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

This Pokémon doesn't have enough usage for Smogon to compute meaningful Checks & Counters. Only the most-used Pokémon in a format receive this data.

Ranked #16 with 8.87% usage. Sorted by reliability score.