Is Gholdengo viable in Gen 9 National Dex Ubers?

Gholdengo is ranked #45 in Gen 9 National Dex Ubers with 2.81% usage according to Smogon Feb 2026 - Apr 2026 data.

What beats Gholdengo in Gen 9 National Dex Ubers?

The best counter for Gholdengo in Gen 9 National Dex Ubers is Zygarde with a 79.6% win rate when they meet. Based on Smogon's Feb 2026 - Apr 2026 usage data, the top Pokémon that beat Gholdengo include Zygarde, Groudon-Primal, Yveltal, Ho-Oh, Arceus.

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

Zygarde is the best counter for Gholdengo in Gen 9 National Dex Ubers, KOing or forcing it out in 79.6% of their encounters.

Gholdengo counters

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

#1000 Gholdengo

SteelGhost

USAGE 2.8% #45

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

Make It Rain 92.2% Shadow Ball 70.6% Trick 52.1% Nasty Plot 46.2% Thunder Wave 44.1% Power Gem 38.5% Recover 34.5% Psychic 10.6%

Items

Choice Scarf 52.1% Focus Sash 27.2% Colbur Berry 6.1% Air Balloon 5.9% Heavy-Duty Boots 4.0% Leftovers 2.6% Rocky Helmet 0.9% Rockium Z 0.4%

Tera Types

Steel 58.0% Normal 23.8% Water 5.9% Fairy 5.5% Ghost 3.8% Fire 0.8% Flying 0.7%

Common Teammates

Checks & Counters

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

# Checker Encounters Reliability KO Rate

Zygarde

DragonGround DEFENSIVE COUNTER

20.285

79.6% dies 8.95%

DAMAGE CALC

252+ SpA Gholdengo Make It Rain vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Zygarde: 163-193 (38.8 - 45.9%) -- guaranteed 3HKO after Leftovers recovery

View Zygarde counters → Teams with Zygarde →

Groudon-Primal

GroundFire OFFENSIVE CHECK

73.141

76.3% dies 8.58%

DAMAGE CALCHarsh Sunshine

252+ Atk Groudon-Primal Heat Crash (120 BP) vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Gholdengo in Harsh Sunshine: 864-1016 (228.5 - 268.7%) -- guaranteed OHKO

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

Yveltal

DarkFlying OFFENSIVE CHECK

20.491

67.9% dies 10.32%

DAMAGE CALC

0- Atk Life Orb Dark Aura Yveltal Knock Off (97.5 BP) vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Gholdengo: 432-510 (114.2 - 134.9%) -- guaranteed OHKO

View Yveltal counters → Teams with Yveltal →

Ho-Oh

FireFlying DEFENSIVE COUNTER

114.759

60.3% dies 7.54%

DAMAGE CALC

252+ SpA Gholdengo Power Gem vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Ho-Oh: 208-248 (50 - 59.6%) -- guaranteed 2HKO

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

Arceus

Normal DEFENSIVE COUNTER

26.514

58.5% dies 9.57%

DAMAGE CALC

252+ SpA Gholdengo Make It Rain vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Arceus: 139-165 (31.3 - 37.1%) -- 79% chance to 3HKO

View Arceus counters → Teams with Arceus →

Ranked #45 with 2.81% usage. Sorted by reliability score.