Calyrex-Shadow counters

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

Calyrex-Shadow
#0898 Calyrex-Shadow
PsychicGhost
USAGE 36.0% #3
BASE STATS
HP 100
ATK 85
DEF 80
SPA 165
SPD 100
SPE 150
BST680
TYPE MATCHUPS
4×
GhostDark
½×
PoisonPsychic
0×
NormalFighting
Moves
Astral Barrage 100.0% Protect 74.1% Psychic 43.2% Psyshock 23.0% Encore 22.1% Draining Kiss 21.4% Nasty Plot 21.0% Pollen Puff 20.5%
Items
Focus Sash 60.8% Choice Specs 9.8% Life Orb 9.3% Choice Scarf 7.2% Ghostium Z 4.8% Spell Tag 2.9% Spooky Plate 1.5% Leftovers 1.4%
Tera Types
Ghost 31.2% Fairy 19.8% Normal 13.9% Dark 13.7% Psychic 12.8% Fighting 1.9% Steel 1.0%
Common Teammates
Xerneas53.2%Groudon-Primal52.5%Rayquaza49.8%Miraidon35.3%Zamazenta-Crowned29.0%Incineroar25.0%Whimsicott24.0%Kyogre-Primal22.3%

Checks & Counters

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

# Checker Encounters Reliability KO Rate
01
Xerneas
Xerneas
Fairy SOFT CHECK
30.87
50
50.2% dies 9.00%
02
Groudon-Primal
Groudon-Primal
GroundFire SOFT CHECK
36.283
47
46.7% dies 8.28%
03
Calyrex-Shadow
Calyrex-Shadow
PsychicGhost SOFT CHECK
30.078
45
44.5% dies 9.06%
04
Rayquaza
Rayquaza
DragonFlying SOFT CHECK
29.091
40
40.3% dies 9.09%
05
Incineroar
Incineroar
FireDark SOFT CHECK
37.686
38
38.4% dies 7.92%
06
Miraidon
Miraidon
ElectricDragon SOFT CHECK
34.278
30
30.0% dies 7.83%

Ranked #3 with 35.97% usage. Sorted by reliability score.