Is Necrozma-Dusk-Mane viable in Gen 9 National Dex Ubers?

Necrozma-Dusk-Mane is ranked #5 in Gen 9 National Dex Ubers with 29.98% usage according to Smogon Apr 2026 - Jun 2026 data.

What beats Necrozma-Dusk-Mane in Gen 9 National Dex Ubers?

The best counter for Necrozma-Dusk-Mane in Gen 9 National Dex Ubers is Orthworm with a 82.5% win rate when they meet. Based on Smogon's Apr 2026 - Jun 2026 usage data, the top Pokémon that beat Necrozma-Dusk-Mane include Orthworm, Arceus-Dark, Lunala, Marshadow, Yveltal.

What is the best counter for Necrozma-Dusk-Mane in Gen 9 National Dex Ubers?

Orthworm is the best counter for Necrozma-Dusk-Mane in Gen 9 National Dex Ubers, KOing or forcing it out in 82.5% of their encounters.

Necrozma-Dusk-Mane counters

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

#0800 Necrozma-Dusk-Mane

PsychicSteel

USAGE 30.0% #5

BASE STATS

HP 97

ATK 157

DEF 127

SPA 113

SPD 109

SPE 77

BST680

TYPE MATCHUPS

2×

FireGroundGhostDark

½×

NormalGrassIceFlyingRockDragonSteelFairy

¼×

Psychic

0×

Poison

Moves

Photon Geyser 73.5% Earthquake 64.4% Dragon Dance 63.2% Sunsteel Strike 52.1% Morning Sun 24.2% Stealth Rock 19.2% Stone Edge 19.1% Thunder Wave 13.5%

Items

Ultranecrozium Z 63.2% Rocky Helmet 11.6% Solganium Z 8.6% Covert Cloak 4.9% Clear Amulet 3.7% Leftovers 3.6% Weakness Policy 2.4% Life Orb 1.1%

Tera Types

Normal 9.3% Water 4.3% Poison 3.6% Steel 3.4% Grass 2.1% Flying 1.9% Ground 1.2%

Common Teammates

Browse Gen 9 National Dex Ubers teams using Necrozma-Dusk-Mane →

Teams using Arceus-Dark 73% Teams using Lunala 73% Teams using Marshadow 71% Teams using Yveltal 69%

Checks & Counters

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

# Checker Encounters Reliability KO Rate

Orthworm

Steel DEFENSIVE COUNTER

22.026

82.5% dies 8.10%

DAMAGE CALC

252+ SpA Necrozma-Dusk-Mane Photon Geyser vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Orthworm: 84-99 (24.4 - 28.7%) -- 98.6% chance to 4HKO

Teams with Orthworm →

Arceus-Dark

Dark DEFENSIVE COUNTER

267.088

72.7% dies 4.68%

DAMAGE CALC

0- Atk Necrozma-Dusk-Mane Sunsteel Strike vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Arceus-Dark: 123-145 (27.7 - 32.6%) -- guaranteed 4HKO

View Arceus-Dark counters → Teams with Arceus-Dark →

Lunala

PsychicGhost OFFENSIVE CHECK

85.055

72.7% dies 6.81%

DAMAGE CALC

252+ SpA Lunala Moongeist Beam vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Prism Armor Necrozma-Dusk-Mane: 190-225 (47.7 - 56.5%) -- 85.9% chance to 2HKO

View Lunala counters → Teams with Lunala →

Marshadow

FightingGhost OFFENSIVE CHECK

399.864

71.4% dies 3.89%

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Marshadow Poltergeist vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Prism Armor Necrozma-Dusk-Mane: 235-279 (59 - 70.1%) -- guaranteed 2HKO

View Marshadow counters → Teams with Marshadow →

Yveltal

DarkFlying OFFENSIVE CHECK

569.142

69.3% dies 3.34%

DAMAGE CALC

0- Atk Life Orb Dark Aura Yveltal Foul Play vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Prism Armor Necrozma-Dusk-Mane: 287-339 (72.1 - 85.1%) -- guaranteed 2HKO

View Yveltal counters → Teams with Yveltal →

Chien-Pao

DarkIce OFFENSIVE CHECK

114.309

68.1% dies 7.28%

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Choice Band Sword of Ruin Chien-Pao Crunch vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Prism Armor Necrozma-Dusk-Mane: 330-391 (82.9 - 98.2%) -- guaranteed 2HKO

View Chien-Pao counters → Teams with Chien-Pao →

Ferrothorn

GrassSteel DEFENSIVE COUNTER

60.43

67.4% dies 8.49%

DAMAGE CALC

0- Atk Necrozma-Dusk-Mane Earthquake vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Ferrothorn: 76-90 (21.5 - 25.5%) -- possible 5HKO

View Ferrothorn counters → Teams with Ferrothorn →

Kingambit

DarkSteel DEFENSIVE COUNTER

24.225

67.4% dies 9.53%

DAMAGE CALC

0- Atk Necrozma-Dusk-Mane Earthquake vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Kingambit: 164-194 (40.5 - 48%) -- guaranteed 3HKO

View Kingambit counters → Teams with Kingambit →

Calyrex-Ice

PsychicIce DEFENSIVE COUNTER

62.376

62.6% dies 8.55%

DAMAGE CALC

0- Atk Necrozma-Dusk-Mane Sunsteel Strike vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Calyrex-Ice: 204-240 (50.4 - 59.4%) -- guaranteed 2HKO

View Calyrex-Ice counters → Teams with Calyrex-Ice →

Mewtwo

Psychic OFFENSIVE CHECK

53.788

61.9% dies 9.36%

DAMAGE CALC

252+ SpA Life Orb Mewtwo Earth Power vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Prism Armor Necrozma-Dusk-Mane: 164-193 (41.2 - 48.4%) -- guaranteed 3HKO

View Mewtwo counters → Teams with Mewtwo →

Melmetal

Steel DEFENSIVE COUNTER

96.986

61.3% dies 8.52%

DAMAGE CALC

0- Atk Necrozma-Dusk-Mane Earthquake vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Melmetal: 142-168 (29.9 - 35.4%) -- 25% chance to 3HKO

View Melmetal counters → Teams with Melmetal →

Zygarde

DragonGround DEFENSIVE COUNTER

372.833

59.0% dies 4.36%

DAMAGE CALC

0- Atk Necrozma-Dusk-Mane Sunsteel Strike vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Zygarde: 123-145 (29.2 - 34.5%) -- 99.9% chance to 4HKO after Leftovers recovery

View Zygarde counters → Teams with Zygarde →

Giratina-Origin

GhostDragon DEFENSIVE COUNTER

230.831

55.3% dies 5.61%

DAMAGE CALC

0- Atk Necrozma-Dusk-Mane Sunsteel Strike vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Giratina-Origin: 144-171 (28.5 - 33.9%) -- 0.8% chance to 3HKO

View Giratina-Origin counters → Teams with Giratina-Origin →

Kyogre

Water SOFT CHECK

20.983

54.4% dies 10.87%

DAMAGE CALCRain

252+ SpA Kyogre Water Spout (150 BP) vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Necrozma-Dusk-Mane in Rain: 306-360 (76.8 - 90.4%) -- guaranteed 2HKO

View Kyogre counters → Teams with Kyogre →

Mewtwo-Mega-X

PsychicFighting SOFT CHECK

74.199

53.9% dies 10.01%

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Mewtwo-Mega-X Low Kick (120 BP) vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Necrozma-Dusk-Mane: 234-276 (58.7 - 69.3%) -- guaranteed 2HKO

View Mewtwo-Mega-X counters → Teams with Mewtwo-Mega-X →

Arceus

Normal SOFT CHECK

158.556

50.1% dies 6.68%

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Life Orb Arceus Earthquake vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Prism Armor Necrozma-Dusk-Mane: 179-213 (44.9 - 53.5%) -- 35.5% chance to 2HKO

View Arceus counters → Teams with Arceus →

Necrozma-Dusk-Mane

PsychicSteel SOFT CHECK

347.337

49.7% dies 4.55%

DAMAGE CALC

0- Atk Necrozma-Dusk-Mane Earthquake vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Prism Armor Necrozma-Dusk-Mane: 118-139 (29.6 - 34.9%) -- 13.7% chance to 3HKO

View Necrozma-Dusk-Mane counters → Teams with Necrozma-Dusk-Mane →

Giratina

GhostDragon SOFT CHECK

46.714

48.8% dies 9.99%

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Giratina Shadow Sneak vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Prism Armor Necrozma-Dusk-Mane: 76-90 (19 - 22.6%) -- possible 5HKO

View Giratina counters → Teams with Giratina →

Deoxys-Attack

Psychic SOFT CHECK

67.549

48.7% dies 8.59%

DAMAGE CALC

252+ SpA Deoxys-Attack Shadow Ball vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Prism Armor Necrozma-Dusk-Mane: 126-148 (31.6 - 37.1%) -- 86.3% chance to 3HKO

View Deoxys-Attack counters → Teams with Deoxys-Attack →

Arceus-Ground

Ground SOFT CHECK

156.564

48.0% dies 6.87%

DAMAGE CALC

252+ SpA Earth Plate Arceus-Ground Judgment vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Prism Armor Necrozma-Dusk-Mane: 207-244 (52 - 61.3%) -- guaranteed 2HKO

View Arceus-Ground counters → Teams with Arceus-Ground →

Dondozo

Water SOFT CHECK

134.4

45.5% dies 7.34%

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Dondozo Earthquake vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Prism Armor Necrozma-Dusk-Mane: 123-145 (30.9 - 36.4%) -- 63.9% chance to 3HKO

View Dondozo counters → Teams with Dondozo →

Zacian-Crowned

FairySteel SOFT CHECK

596.608

45.2% dies 3.50%

DAMAGE CALC

+1 252+ Atk Zacian-Crowned Close Combat vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Necrozma-Dusk-Mane: 195-230 (48.9 - 57.7%) -- 96.1% chance to 2HKO

View Zacian-Crowned counters → Teams with Zacian-Crowned →

Kyogre-Primal

Water SOFT CHECK

225.929

43.8% dies 5.67%

DAMAGE CALCHeavy Rain

252+ SpA Kyogre-Primal Water Spout (150 BP) vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Necrozma-Dusk-Mane in Heavy Rain: 351-414 (88.1 - 104%) -- 25% chance to OHKO

View Kyogre-Primal counters → Teams with Kyogre-Primal →

Ditto

Normal SOFT CHECK

97.192

43.7% dies 8.43%

DAMAGE CALC

Ditto vs. Necrozma-Dusk-Mane: 0-0 (0 - 0%)

View Ditto counters → Teams with Ditto →

Shaymin-Sky

GrassFlying SOFT CHECK

22.977

43.3% dies 10.34%

DAMAGE CALC

252+ SpA Shaymin-Sky Earth Power vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Prism Armor Necrozma-Dusk-Mane: 103-123 (25.8 - 30.9%) -- guaranteed 4HKO

View Shaymin-Sky counters → Teams with Shaymin-Sky →

Mewtwo-Mega-Y

Psychic SOFT CHECK

21.528

42.2% dies 10.64%

DAMAGE CALC

252+ SpA Mewtwo-Mega-Y Fire Blast vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Prism Armor Necrozma-Dusk-Mane: 183-216 (45.9 - 54.2%) -- 50% chance to 2HKO

View Mewtwo-Mega-Y counters → Teams with Mewtwo-Mega-Y →

Groudon-Primal

GroundFire SOFT CHECK

592.597

40.6% dies 3.48%

DAMAGE CALCHarsh Sunshine

252+ Atk Groudon-Primal Precipice Blades vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Prism Armor Necrozma-Dusk-Mane: 337-397 (84.6 - 99.7%) -- guaranteed 2HKO

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

Ho-Oh

FireFlying SOFT CHECK

330.705

28.5% dies 4.28%

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Ho-Oh Sacred Fire vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Prism Armor Necrozma-Dusk-Mane: 220-261 (55.2 - 65.5%) -- guaranteed 2HKO

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

Pheromosa

BugFighting SOFT CHECK

24.163

27.5% dies 9.08%

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Choice Band Pheromosa Close Combat vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Necrozma-Dusk-Mane: 273-322 (68.5 - 80.9%) -- guaranteed 2HKO

View Pheromosa counters → Teams with Pheromosa →

Rayquaza

DragonFlying SOFT CHECK

69.197

24.9% dies 7.30%

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Choice Band Rayquaza V-create vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Prism Armor Necrozma-Dusk-Mane: 438-516 (110 - 129.6%) -- guaranteed OHKO

View Rayquaza counters → Teams with Rayquaza →

Ranked #5 with 29.98% usage. Sorted by reliability score.