Zarude counters

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

Zarude
#0893 Zarude
DarkGrass
USAGE 11.1% #9
BASE STATS
HP 105
ATK 120
DEF 105
SPA 70
SPD 95
SPE 105
BST600
TYPE MATCHUPS
4×
Bug
2×
FireIceFightingPoisonFlyingFairy
½×
WaterElectricGrassGroundGhostDark
0×
Psychic
Moves
Knock Off 99.7% Power Whip 99.4% U-turn 93.2% Rock Slide 54.6% Close Combat 22.6% Jungle Healing 10.8% Swords Dance 6.7% Iron Tail 5.6%
Items
Choice Scarf 81.1% Heavy-Duty Boots 11.4% Grassium Z 5.7% Steelium Z 1.1% Fightinium Z 0.5% Choice Band 0.1% Darkinium Z 0.1% Leftovers 0.0%
Common Teammates
Gligar38.6%Gastrodon36.1%Volcanion35.7%Slither Wing31.3%Pidgeot-Mega31.2%Rotom-Heat29.6%Fezandipiti29.6%Aggron-Mega24.3%
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Checks & Counters

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Ranked #9 with 11.07% usage. Sorted by reliability score.