Is Pheromosa viable in Gen 9 National Dex Ubers?

Pheromosa is ranked #35 in Gen 9 National Dex Ubers with 3.69% usage according to Smogon Jul 2026 - Sep 2026 data.

What beats Pheromosa in Gen 9 National Dex Ubers?

Marshadow has the strongest conservative score in this observed Jul 2026 - Sep 2026 sample. The target was knocked out or switched out in 73.4% of 72.08541666079702 relevant encounters. Standard error is 5.2 points. Sets and switch conditions can change the result.

How are Pheromosa 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 Pheromosa was knocked out or switched out. This is not a set-specific battle guarantee.

Pheromosa counters

Gen 9 National Dex Ubers · Smogon source period Jul 2026 - Sep 2026

#0795 Pheromosa

BugFighting

USAGE 3.7% #35

ABILITYBeast Boost

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 94.8% U-turn 94.1% Triple Axel 91.6% Rapid Spin 69.5% High Jump Kick 14.5% Throat Chop 6.7% Ice Beam 5.4% Poison Jab 3.8%

Items

Choice Band 71.7% Choice Scarf 9.9% Focus Sash 6.6% Heavy-Duty Boots 5.5% Life Orb 4.6% Wide Lens 0.5% Fightinium Z 0.4% Buginium Z 0.3%

Abilities

Beast Boost100.0%

Tera Types

Fighting 66.5% Ghost 22.0% Bug 4.3% Ice 1.8% Normal 1.4% Stellar 0.9% Ground 0.6%

Common Teammates

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Explore Pheromosa + Marshadow teams 53 score Explore Pheromosa + Zygarde teams 43 score Explore Pheromosa + Groudon-Primal teams 41 score Explore Pheromosa + Ho-Oh teams 39 score Explore Pheromosa + Yveltal teams 38 score Explore Pheromosa + Eternatus teams 7 score

Leading observed checks

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Team core to explore

Pheromosa + Groudon-Primal 60.4% teammate usage Explore teams →

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

Marshadow

FightingGhost OFFENSIVE CHECK View matchup

72.085

52.6

73.4% Standard error 5.20 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Marshadow Poltergeist vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Pheromosa: 411-484 (118.7 - 139.8%) -- guaranteed OHKO

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Zygarde

DragonGround DEFENSIVE CHECK View matchup

99.576

43.4

62.8% Standard error 4.84 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Choice Band Pheromosa Triple Axel (120 BP) (3 hits) vs. 252 HP / 252+ Def Zygarde: 572-680 (136.1 - 161.9%) -- guaranteed OHKO

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Groudon-Primal

GroundFire OFFENSIVE CHECK View matchup

133.201

40.8

57.9% Standard error 4.28 points

DAMAGE CALCHarsh Sunshine

252+ Atk Groudon-Primal Heat Crash (120 BP) vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Pheromosa in Harsh Sunshine: 1766-2082 (510.4 - 601.7%) -- guaranteed OHKO

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Ho-Oh

FireFlying DEFENSIVE CHECK View matchup

140.471

39.1

55.8% Standard error 4.19 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Choice Band Pheromosa Triple Axel (120 BP) (3 hits) vs. 252 HP / 252+ Def Ho-Oh: 174-207 (41.8 - 49.7%) -- guaranteed 3HKO

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Yveltal

DarkFlying OFFENSIVE CHECK View matchup

86.214

37.7

58.9% Standard error 5.30 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ SpA Life Orb Yveltal Oblivion Wing vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Pheromosa: 936-1107 (270.5 - 319.9%) -- guaranteed OHKO

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Eternatus

PoisonDragon SOFT CHECK View matchup

41.738

6.7

36.5% Standard error 7.45 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ SpA Eternatus Fire Blast vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Pheromosa: 354-418 (102.3 - 120.8%) -- guaranteed OHKO

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Zacian-Crowned

FairySteel SOFT CHECK View matchup

130.817

4.0

17.2% Standard error 3.30 points

DAMAGE CALC

+1 252+ Atk Zacian-Crowned Play Rough vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Pheromosa: 1154-1358 (333.5 - 392.4%) -- guaranteed OHKO

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Kyogre-Primal

Water SOFT CHECK View matchup

48.299

2.4

28.4% Standard error 6.49 points

DAMAGE CALCHeavy Rain

252+ SpA Kyogre-Primal Water Spout (150 BP) vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Pheromosa in Heavy Rain: 642-756 (185.5 - 218.4%) -- guaranteed OHKO

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Arceus-Dark

Dark SOFT CHECK View matchup

51.823

0.9

25.0% Standard error 6.01 points

DAMAGE CALC

0- Atk Dread Plate Arceus-Dark Foul Play vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Pheromosa: 155-183 (44.7 - 52.8%) -- 25.8% chance to 2HKO

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Ranked #35 with 3.69% usage. Sorted by conservative score.