Is Gholdengo viable in Gen 9 National Dex Ubers?

Gholdengo is ranked #39 in Gen 9 National Dex Ubers with 3.05% usage according to Smogon Jul 2026 - Sep 2026 data.

What beats Gholdengo in Gen 9 National Dex Ubers?

Groudon-Primal has the strongest conservative score in this observed Jul 2026 - Sep 2026 sample. The target was knocked out or switched out in 68.5% of 80.84739195201263 relevant encounters. Standard error is 5.2 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 · Smogon source period Jul 2026 - Sep 2026

#1000 Gholdengo

SteelGhost

USAGE 3.1% #39

ABILITYGood as Gold

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 97.9% Shadow Ball 91.9% Nasty Plot 56.2% Recover 45.0% Power Gem 36.2% Trick 33.4% Thunder Wave 20.8% Hex 7.3%

Items

Choice Scarf 33.7% Leftovers 31.7% Air Balloon 24.7% Focus Sash 5.5% Kasib Berry 0.7% Shuca Berry 0.7% Fightinium Z 0.6% Occa Berry 0.6%

Abilities

Good as Gold100.0%

Tera Types

Fairy 50.4% Normal 27.0% Steel 12.4% Water 3.3% Fire 1.6% Ghost 1.5% Dark 0.8%

Common Teammates

Arceus-Rock23.0%

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Leading observed checks

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Team core to explore

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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

Groudon-Primal

GroundFire OFFENSIVE CHECK View matchup

80.847

47.8

68.5% Standard error 5.17 points

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

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Arceus-Ground

Ground DEFENSIVE CHECK View matchup

22.895

37.1

73.9% Standard error 9.18 points

DAMAGE CALC

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

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Ho-Oh

FireFlying SOFT CHECK View matchup

93.234

29.4

50.1% Standard error 5.18 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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Yveltal

DarkFlying SOFT CHECK View matchup

58.553

23.0

49.1% Standard error 6.53 points

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

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Zacian-Crowned

FairySteel SOFT CHECK View matchup

62.845

10.3

34.2% Standard error 5.98 points

DAMAGE CALC

+1 252+ Atk Zacian-Crowned Wild Charge vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Gholdengo: 187-221 (49.4 - 58.4%) -- 98.8% chance to 2HKO

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Zygarde

DragonGround SOFT CHECK View matchup

21.53

10.0

53.0% Standard error 10.76 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Zygarde Thousand Arrows vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Gholdengo: 282-332 (74.6 - 87.8%) -- guaranteed 2HKO

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Arceus

Normal SOFT CHECK View matchup

28.794

5.7

42.6% Standard error 9.21 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Life Orb Arceus Earthquake vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Gholdengo: 309-364 (81.7 - 96.2%) -- guaranteed 2HKO

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Giratina-Origin

GhostDragon SOFT CHECK View matchup

26.714

-4.7

31.1% Standard error 8.96 points

DAMAGE CALC

0- Atk Griseous Core Giratina-Origin Poltergeist vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Gholdengo: 312-368 (82.5 - 97.3%) -- guaranteed 2HKO

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Ranked #39 with 3.05% usage. Sorted by conservative score.