Shuckle counters

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

Shuckle
#0213 Shuckle
BugRock
USAGE 3.4% #37
ABILITYSturdy
BASE STATS
HP 20
ATK 10
DEF 230
SPA 10
SPD 230
SPE 5
BST505
TYPE MATCHUPS
2×
WaterRockSteel
½×
NormalPoison
Moves
Sticky Web 99.9% Stealth Rock 98.9% Encore 87.8% Final Gambit 59.9% Toxic 37.9% Infestation 9.9% Power Split 1.9% Knock Off 1.7%
Items
Mental Herb 88.2% Custap Berry 8.5% Red Card 1.5% Leftovers 1.5% Berry Juice 0.1% Rocky Helmet 0.1% Sitrus Berry 0.0% Poisonium Z 0.0%
Abilities
Sturdy99.4%Contrary0.5%Gluttony0.1%
Tera Types
Steel 34.3% Ghost 28.5% Water 23.3% Bug 9.7% Dark 3.7% Stellar 0.2% Poison 0.1% Flying 0.0%
Common Teammates
Kyogre-Primal54.3%Zacian-Crowned49.8%Yveltal43.3%Eternatus39.1%Necrozma-Dusk-Mane34.7%Marshadow33.8%Arceus-Ground24.8%Arceus24.7%

Checks & Counters

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

# Checker Encounters Reliability KO Rate
01
Yveltal
Yveltal
DarkFlying OFFENSIVE CHECK
20.416
75
75.3% dies 9.54%
02
Groudon-Primal
Groudon-Primal
GroundFire OFFENSIVE CHECK
55.01
67
67.2% dies 8.69%
03
Ho-Oh
Ho-Oh
FireFlying DEFENSIVE COUNTER
22.753
62
61.6% dies 10.19%

Ranked #37 with 3.38% usage. Sorted by reliability score.