Chi-Yu counters

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

Chi-Yu
#1004 Chi-Yu
DarkFire
USAGE 3.0% #38
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% Fire Blast 76.0% Nasty Plot 75.8% Taunt 70.8% Flamethrower 31.1% Overheat 23.5% Psychic 6.2% Tera Blast 5.1%
Items
Darkinium Z 70.3% Choice Scarf 15.3% Choice Specs 7.0% Focus Sash 3.5% Life Orb 1.9% Black Glasses 1.1% Grassy Seed 0.3% Firium Z 0.2%
Tera Types
Fire 16.7% Grass 4.0% Dark 3.8% Ghost 2.3% Psychic 1.3% Electric 0.7% Fairy 0.3%
Common Teammates
Zacian-Crowned63.6%Smeargle60.0%Yveltal55.4%Arceus47.5%Lunala27.7%Marshadow19.7%Kyogre-Primal18.3%Groudon-Primal14.7%
Browse Gen 9 National Dex Ubers teams using Chi-Yu →
Teams using Yveltal 36% Teams using Ho-Oh 24%

Checks & Counters

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

# Checker Encounters Reliability KO Rate
01
Zacian-Crowned
Zacian-Crowned
FairySteel SOFT CHECK
52.806
48
47.8% dies 9.45%
02
Yveltal
Yveltal
DarkFlying SOFT CHECK
68.264
36
36.0% dies 7.85%
03
Groudon-Primal
Groudon-Primal
GroundFire SOFT CHECK
64.189
27
26.5% dies 7.75%
04
Ho-Oh
Ho-Oh
FireFlying SOFT CHECK
58.506
24
24.3% dies 7.81%

Ranked #38 with 3.04% usage. Sorted by reliability score.