Chi-Yu counters

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

Chi-Yu
#1004 Chi-Yu
DarkFire
USAGE 2.9% #42
BASE STATS
HP 55
ATK 80
DEF 80
SPA 135
SPD 120
SPE 100
BST570
TYPE MATCHUPS
2×
WaterFightingGroundRock
½×
FireGrassIceGhostDarkSteel
0×
Psychic
Moves
Dark Pulse 100.0% Nasty Plot 84.4% Taunt 76.4% Fire Blast 67.2% Flamethrower 35.2% Overheat 17.7% Tera Blast 7.5% Psychic 6.7%
Items
Darkinium Z 80.7% Choice Scarf 11.1% Choice Specs 3.4% Life Orb 2.2% Heavy-Duty Boots 0.9% Focus Sash 0.8% Firium Z 0.4% Grassy Seed 0.3%
Tera Types
Grass 6.4% Dark 5.0% Fire 5.0% Ghost 1.3% Electric 0.5% Fairy 0.4% Water 0.2%
Common Teammates
Smeargle76.6%Zacian-Crowned67.7%Yveltal66.3%Arceus58.5%Lunala34.9%Marshadow24.9%Diancie-Mega18.5%Kyurem-Black17.6%

Checks & Counters

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

# Checker Encounters Reliability KO Rate
01
Marshadow
Marshadow
FightingGhost OFFENSIVE CHECK
21.038
59
59.3% dies 10.71%
02
Zacian-Crowned
Zacian-Crowned
FairySteel OFFENSIVE CHECK
34.872
58
58.2% dies 8.35%
03
Yveltal
Yveltal
DarkFlying SOFT CHECK
43.96
34
33.9% dies 7.14%
04
Ho-Oh
Ho-Oh
FireFlying SOFT CHECK
58.334
29
29.1% dies 8.27%
05
Groudon-Primal
Groudon-Primal
GroundFire SOFT CHECK
56.544
23
22.9% dies 7.83%

Ranked #42 with 2.92% usage. Sorted by reliability score.