Is Gholdengo viable in Gen 9 National Dex Ubers?

Gholdengo is ranked #52 in Gen 9 National Dex Ubers with 1.62% usage according to Smogon May 2026 - Jul 2026 data.

What beats Gholdengo in Gen 9 National Dex Ubers?

Ho-Oh has the strongest conservative score in this observed May 2026 - Jul 2026 sample. The target was knocked out or switched out in 52.1% of 22.614333785894395 relevant encounters. Standard error is 10.5 points. Sets and switch conditions can change the result.

How are Gholdengo 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 Gholdengo was knocked out or switched out. This is not a set-specific battle guarantee.

Gholdengo counters

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

#1000 Gholdengo

SteelGhost

USAGE 1.6% #52

BASE STATS

HP 87

ATK 60

DEF 95

SPA 133

SPD 91

SPE 84

BST550

TYPE MATCHUPS

2×

FireGroundGhostDark

½×

GrassIceFlyingPsychicRockDragonSteelFairy

¼×

Bug

0×

NormalFightingPoison

Moves

Shadow Ball 74.1% Make It Rain 68.0% Thunder Wave 47.3% Nasty Plot 42.3% Recover 37.8% Power Gem 33.5% Trick 29.1% Hex 25.3%

Items

Choice Scarf 29.8% Air Balloon 20.4% Focus Sash 19.8% Rocky Helmet 13.2% Colbur Berry 5.4% Leftovers 5.0% Heavy-Duty Boots 2.4% Kasib Berry 1.5%

Tera Types

Steel 23.9% Normal 22.3% Fairy 19.2% Flying 14.0% Water 8.3% Ghost 4.4% Fighting 2.3%

Common Teammates

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Leading observed checks

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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

Ho-Oh

FireFlying SOFT CHECK View matchup

22.614

10.1

52.1% Standard error 10.50 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Ho-Oh Sacred Fire vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Gholdengo: 374-444 (98.9 - 117.4%) -- 93.8% chance to OHKO

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Ranked #52 with 1.62% usage. Sorted by conservative score.