Is Garganacl viable in Gen 9 National Dex Ubers?

Garganacl is ranked #45 in Gen 9 National Dex Ubers with 2.41% usage according to Smogon Apr 2026 - Jun 2026 data.

What beats Garganacl in Gen 9 National Dex Ubers?

The best counter for Garganacl in Gen 9 National Dex Ubers is Zacian-Crowned with a 73.3% win rate when they meet. Based on Smogon's Apr 2026 - Jun 2026 usage data, the top Pokémon that beat Garganacl include Zacian-Crowned, Zygarde, Groudon-Primal, Eternatus, Marshadow.

What is the best counter for Garganacl in Gen 9 National Dex Ubers?

Zacian-Crowned is the best counter for Garganacl in Gen 9 National Dex Ubers, KOing or forcing it out in 73.3% of their encounters.

Garganacl counters

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

#0934 Garganacl

Rock

USAGE 2.4% #45

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 99.3% Recover 98.9% Stealth Rock 82.5% Protect 82.3% Iron Defense 15.4% Body Press 15.2% Curse 1.9% Earthquake 1.3%

Items

Leftovers 98.2% Heavy-Duty Boots 0.9% Choice Band 0.7% Rocky Helmet 0.1% Covert Cloak 0.0% Air Balloon 0.0% Focus Sash 0.0% Sitrus Berry 0.0%

Abilities

Purifying Salt99.3%Sturdy0.6%Clear Body0.0%

Tera Types

Fairy 53.4% Water 41.0% Ghost 2.0% Grass 1.4% Rock 1.0% Normal 0.6% Flying 0.3% Steel 0.1%

Common Teammates

Necrozma-Dusk-Mane30.7%

Arceus-Fairy30.1%

Ho-Oh27.1%

Eternatus26.9%

Browse Gen 9 National Dex Ubers teams using Garganacl →

Teams using Zygarde 62% Teams using Eternatus 48% Teams using Marshadow 31% Teams using Yveltal 28%

Checks & Counters

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

# Checker Encounters Reliability KO Rate

Zacian-Crowned

FairySteel OFFENSIVE CHECK

68.732

73.3% dies 7.31%

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 →

Zygarde

DragonGround DEFENSIVE COUNTER

121.289

62.2% dies 7.08%

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 →

Groudon-Primal

GroundFire OFFENSIVE CHECK

161.532

61.5% dies 6.49%

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 →

Eternatus

PoisonDragon SOFT CHECK

28.892

48.4% dies 9.30%

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

View Eternatus counters → Teams with Eternatus →

Marshadow

FightingGhost SOFT CHECK

21.274

31.1% dies 10.04%

DAMAGE CALC

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

View Marshadow counters → Teams with Marshadow →

Yveltal

DarkFlying SOFT CHECK

67.862

28.1% dies 7.67%

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

View Yveltal counters → Teams with Yveltal →

Giratina-Origin

GhostDragon SOFT CHECK

31.477

16.8% dies 6.67%

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 →

Alomomola

Water SOFT CHECK

53.461

12.2% dies 4.47%

DAMAGE CALC

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

View Alomomola counters → Teams with Alomomola →

Ho-Oh

FireFlying SOFT CHECK

93.525

8.3% dies 4.03%

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

View Ho-Oh counters → Teams with Ho-Oh →

Ranked #45 with 2.41% usage. Sorted by reliability score.