Gholdengo counters

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

Gholdengo
#1000 Gholdengo
SteelGhost
USAGE 2.0% #48
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 78.2% Make It Rain 76.0% Thunder Wave 54.2% Trick 52.0% Nasty Plot 31.8% Recover 26.6% Power Gem 23.1% Hex 17.6%
Items
Choice Scarf 52.3% Focus Sash 13.6% Air Balloon 10.7% Rocky Helmet 10.0% Colbur Berry 4.8% Leftovers 4.7% Heavy-Duty Boots 1.8% Kasib Berry 0.7%
Tera Types
Steel 52.4% Fairy 12.7% Normal 12.1% Flying 11.2% Water 3.8% Ghost 3.5% Fighting 1.5% Rock 0.8%
Common Teammates
Ditto52.7%Kyogre-Primal46.7%Ferrothorn45.7%Kingambit44.9%Rayquaza43.9%Groudon-Primal21.9%Zacian-Crowned21.5%Shuckle14.1%

Checks & Counters

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

# Checker Encounters Reliability KO Rate
01
Groudon-Primal
Groudon-Primal
GroundFire OFFENSIVE CHECK
21.611
72
72.4% dies 9.61%
02
Ho-Oh
Ho-Oh
FireFlying DEFENSIVE COUNTER
58.436
58
58.2% dies 9.04%

Ranked #48 with 2.02% usage. Sorted by reliability score.