Tapu Fini counters

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

Tapu Fini
#0788 Tapu Fini
WaterFairy
USAGE 12.8% #9
ABILITYMisty Surge
BASE STATS
HP 70
ATK 75
DEF 115
SPA 95
SPD 130
SPE 85
BST570
TYPE MATCHUPS
2×
ElectricGrassPoison
½×
FireWaterIceFightingBugDark
0×
Dragon
Moves
Moonblast 93.3% Muddy Water 81.6% Protect 51.2% Calm Mind 46.9% Dazzling Gleam 31.9% Trick 18.6% Scald 15.5% Taunt 12.3%
Items
Leftovers 49.4% Choice Specs 29.1% Sitrus Berry 5.1% Choice Scarf 5.0% Covert Cloak 4.0% Aguav Berry 2.8% Waterium Z 1.6% Fairium Z 1.3%
Abilities
Misty Surge99.7%Telepathy0.3%
Tera Types
Steel 42.5% Poison 21.4% Dragon 13.1% Water 4.6% Electric 4.2% Bug 4.0% Grass 3.6%
Common Teammates
Iron Hands34.3%Incineroar31.7%Salamence-Mega25.4%Kangaskhan-Mega21.1%Landorus-Therian20.1%Diancie17.7%Tornadus17.5%Chien-Pao16.7%

Checks & Counters

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

# Checker Encounters Reliability KO Rate
01
Rillaboom
Rillaboom
Grass SOFT CHECK
24.945
44
44.3% dies 9.95%
02
Incineroar
Incineroar
FireDark SOFT CHECK
22.34
31
30.7% dies 9.76%

Ranked #9 with 12.79% usage. Sorted by reliability score.