Pheromosa counters

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

Pheromosa
#0795 Pheromosa
BugFighting
USAGE 2.9% #40
BASE STATS
HP 71
ATK 137
DEF 37
SPA 137
SPD 37
SPE 151
BST570
TYPE MATCHUPS
4×
Flying
2×
FirePsychicFairy
½×
GrassFightingGroundBugDark
Moves
Close Combat 92.5% Triple Axel 86.4% U-turn 72.9% Rapid Spin 66.6% Throat Chop 19.4% Lunge 16.5% Ice Beam 9.8% Poison Jab 5.4%
Items
Choice Band 44.5% Focus Sash 28.9% Choice Scarf 15.4% Life Orb 4.3% Heavy-Duty Boots 2.8% Fightinium Z 1.9% Choice Specs 1.1% Rockium Z 0.3%
Tera Types
Fighting 43.7% Ice 22.1% Ghost 17.8% Bug 6.4% Normal 3.3% Stellar 1.8% Ground 0.9%
Common Teammates
Groudon-Primal56.4%Yveltal28.0%Zygarde27.1%Eternatus24.6%Arceus-Ground22.4%Necrozma-Dusk-Mane21.5%Deoxys-Attack15.7%Alomomola14.7%
Browse Gen 9 National Dex Ubers teams using Pheromosa →
Teams using Marshadow 80% Teams using Zygarde 58% Teams using Necrozma-Dusk-Mane 52% Teams using Ho-Oh 50% Teams using Yveltal 49%

Checks & Counters

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

# Checker Encounters Reliability KO Rate
01
Marshadow
Marshadow
FightingGhost OFFENSIVE CHECK
25.45
80
79.7% dies 7.98%
02
Zygarde
Zygarde
DragonGround DEFENSIVE COUNTER
27.667
58
57.7% dies 9.39%
03
Necrozma-Dusk-Mane
Necrozma-Dusk-Mane
PsychicSteel SOFT CHECK
24.163
52
52.5% dies 10.16%
04
Ho-Oh
Ho-Oh
FireFlying SOFT CHECK
58.734
50
49.9% dies 6.52%
05
Groudon-Primal
Groudon-Primal
GroundFire SOFT CHECK
33.926
49
49.1% dies 8.58%
06
Yveltal
Yveltal
DarkFlying SOFT CHECK
34.763
49
48.9% dies 8.48%
07
Kyogre-Primal
Kyogre-Primal
Water SOFT CHECK
23.444
40
39.6% dies 10.10%
08
Zacian-Crowned
Zacian-Crowned
FairySteel SOFT CHECK
59.163
25
24.6% dies 7.91%
09
Eternatus
Eternatus
PoisonDragon SOFT CHECK
35.329
24
24.2% dies 7.20%

Ranked #40 with 2.91% usage. Sorted by reliability score.