Is Garganacl viable in Gen 9 National Dex Ubers?

Garganacl is ranked #40 in Gen 9 National Dex Ubers with 2.64% usage according to Smogon May 2026 - Jul 2026 data.

What beats Garganacl in Gen 9 National Dex Ubers?

Zacian-Crowned has the strongest conservative score in this observed May 2026 - Jul 2026 sample. The target was knocked out or switched out in 73.3% of 68.73223134118939 relevant encounters. Standard error is 7.3 points. Sets and switch conditions can change the result.

How are Garganacl matchup checks ranked in Gen 9 National Dex Ubers?

They are ranked by p minus four standard errors. Here, p is the observed fraction of relevant encounters where Garganacl was knocked out or switched out. This is not a set-specific battle guarantee.

Garganacl counters

Gen 9 National Dex Ubers · Sorted by p − 4 standard errors · Smogon source period May 2026 - Jul 2026 · Generated 2026-08-05

#0934 Garganacl

Rock

USAGE 2.6% #40

ABILITYPurifying Salt

BASE STATS

HP 100

ATK 100

DEF 130

SPA 45

SPD 90

SPE 35

BST500

TYPE MATCHUPS

2×

WaterGrassFightingGroundSteel

½×

NormalFirePoisonFlying

Moves

Salt Cure 99.8% Recover 99.7% Protect 76.6% Stealth Rock 70.3% Body Press 28.2% Iron Defense 22.6% Earthquake 0.9% Curse 0.8%

Items

Leftovers 99.3% Heavy-Duty Boots 0.4% Choice Band 0.2% Rocky Helmet 0.0% Covert Cloak 0.0% Assault Vest 0.0% Sitrus Berry 0.0% Rockium Z 0.0%

Abilities

Purifying Salt99.7%Sturdy0.2%Clear Body0.0%

Tera Types

Fairy 48.2% Water 40.4% Ghost 8.8% Grass 1.2% Rock 0.8% Flying 0.3% Normal 0.2% Dark 0.0%

Common Teammates

Groudon-Primal67.6%

Giratina-Origin59.5%

Arceus-Fairy38.9%

Necrozma-Dusk-Mane38.4%

Browse Gen 9 National Dex Ubers teams using Garganacl →

Explore Garganacl + Zacian-Crowned teams 44 score Explore Garganacl + Groudon-Primal teams 38 score Explore Garganacl + Zygarde teams 33 score Explore Garganacl + Necrozma-Dusk-Mane teams 22 score Explore Garganacl + Eternatus teams 11 score Explore Garganacl + Yveltal teams 2 score

Leading observed checks

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Team core to explore

Garganacl + Groudon-Primal 67.6% teammate usage Explore teams →

Checks & Counters

Observed target KO or switch rate is upstream p: the fraction of relevant encounters where the target was knocked out or switched out. Standard error is upstream d. The conservative score is p − 4d. These ladder observations do not prove a set-specific counter.

How to read this table

Use encounter count and standard error to judge the sample. Damage estimates below use inferred sets and remain separate from the observed ladder metric.

# Checker Encounters Conservative score Target KO or switch rate

Zacian-Crowned

FairySteel OFFENSIVE CHECK View matchup

68.732

44.0

73.3% Standard error 7.31 points

DAMAGE CALC

+1 252+ Atk Zacian-Crowned Iron Head vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Garganacl: 384-452 (95 - 111.8%) -- 68.8% chance to OHKO

View Zacian-Crowned counters → Teams with Zacian-Crowned →

Groudon-Primal

GroundFire OFFENSIVE CHECK View matchup

168.054

37.7

63.3% Standard error 6.39 points

DAMAGE CALCHarsh Sunshine

252+ Atk Groudon-Primal Precipice Blades vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Garganacl: 440-518 (108.9 - 128.2%) -- guaranteed OHKO

View Groudon-Primal counters → Teams with Groudon-Primal →

Zygarde

DragonGround DEFENSIVE CHECK View matchup

142.903

33.4

61.0% Standard error 6.91 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Garganacl Earthquake vs. 252 HP / 252+ Def Zygarde: 63-75 (15 - 17.8%) -- possible 9HKO

View Zygarde counters → Teams with Zygarde →

Necrozma-Dusk-Mane

PsychicSteel OFFENSIVE CHECK View matchup

27.166

22.2

59.8% Standard error 9.41 points

DAMAGE CALC

0- Atk Necrozma-Dusk-Mane Sunsteel Strike vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Garganacl: 230-272 (56.9 - 67.3%) -- guaranteed 2HKO after Leftovers recovery

View Necrozma-Dusk-Mane counters → Teams with Necrozma-Dusk-Mane →

Eternatus

PoisonDragon SOFT CHECK View matchup

28.892

11.2

48.4% Standard error 9.30 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ SpA Eternatus Draco Meteor vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Garganacl: 195-231 (48.2 - 57.1%) -- 42.6% chance to 2HKO after Leftovers recovery

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Yveltal

DarkFlying SOFT CHECK View matchup

96.637

2.5

35.1% Standard error 8.16 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ SpA Life Orb Dark Aura Yveltal Dark Pulse vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Garganacl: 192-227 (47.5 - 56.1%) -- 28.1% chance to 2HKO after Leftovers recovery

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Ho-Oh

FireFlying SOFT CHECK View matchup

145.843

-7.4

8.7% Standard error 4.04 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Ho-Oh Earthquake vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Garganacl: 192-226 (47.5 - 55.9%) -- 20.7% chance to 2HKO after Leftovers recovery

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Alomomola

Water SOFT CHECK View matchup

75.876

-8.3

10.6% Standard error 4.73 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Alomomola Flip Turn vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Garganacl: 120-144 (29.7 - 35.6%) -- guaranteed 4HKO after Leftovers recovery

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Marshadow

FightingGhost SOFT CHECK View matchup

21.274

-9.1

31.1% Standard error 10.04 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Marshadow Close Combat vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Garganacl: 336-396 (83.1 - 98%) -- guaranteed 2HKO after Leftovers recovery

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Giratina-Origin

GhostDragon SOFT CHECK View matchup

31.477

-9.8

16.8% Standard error 6.67 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ SpA Griseous Core Giratina-Origin Draco Meteor vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Garganacl: 204-241 (50.4 - 59.6%) -- 84% chance to 2HKO after Leftovers recovery

View Giratina-Origin counters → Teams with Giratina-Origin →

Ranked #40 with 2.64% usage. Sorted by conservative score.