Is Zygarde viable in Gen 9 National Dex Ubers?

Zygarde is ranked #5 in Gen 9 National Dex Ubers with 29.38% usage according to Smogon May 2026 - Jul 2026 data.

What beats Zygarde in Gen 9 National Dex Ubers?

Kyogre-Primal has the strongest conservative score in this observed May 2026 - Jul 2026 sample. The target was knocked out or switched out in 73.4% of 427.9534374655482 relevant encounters. Standard error is 3.7 points. Sets and switch conditions can change the result.

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

Zygarde counters

Gen 9 National Dex Ubers · Sorted by p − 4 standard errors · Smogon source period May 2026 - Jul 2026 · Generated 2026-08-05

#0718 Zygarde

DragonGround

USAGE 29.4% #5

ABILITYPower Construct

BASE STATS

HP 108

ATK 100

DEF 121

SPA 81

SPD 95

SPE 95

BST600

TYPE MATCHUPS

4×

Ice

2×

DragonFairy

½×

FirePoisonRock

0×

Electric

Moves

Thousand Arrows 96.0% Coil 68.0% Rest 58.5% Glare 45.8% Dragon Dance 32.0% Substitute 20.6% Dragon Tail 19.6% Stone Edge 17.3%

Items

Leftovers 76.3% Life Orb 17.3% Chesto Berry 3.3% Mental Herb 1.7% Soft Sand 0.3% Loaded Dice 0.3% Groundium Z 0.2% Lum Berry 0.1%

Abilities

Power Construct99.7%Aura Break0.3%

Tera Types

Water 34.4% Fairy 25.4% Ground 22.8% Normal 13.0% Steel 2.1% Dragon 1.2% Dark 0.3%

Common Teammates

Browse Gen 9 National Dex Ubers teams using Zygarde →

Explore Zygarde + Mewtwo-Mega-Y teams 53 score Explore Zygarde + Dondozo teams 46 score Explore Zygarde + Arceus-Fairy teams 45 score

Leading observed checks

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Team core to explore

Zygarde + Groudon-Primal 60.8% 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

Kyogre-Primal

Water OFFENSIVE CHECK View matchup

427.953

58.7

73.4% Standard error 3.69 points

DAMAGE CALCHeavy Rain

252+ SpA Kyogre-Primal Ice Beam vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Zygarde: 412-488 (98 - 116.1%) -- 87.5% chance to OHKO

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Mewtwo-Mega-Y

Psychic OFFENSIVE CHECK View matchup

28.586

52.9

81.8% Standard error 7.22 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ SpA Mewtwo-Mega-Y Ice Beam vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Zygarde: 436-516 (103.8 - 122.8%) -- guaranteed OHKO

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Shaymin-Sky

GrassFlying OFFENSIVE CHECK View matchup

104.514

46.4

75.0% Standard error 7.17 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ SpA Shaymin-Sky Seed Flare vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Zygarde: 153-180 (36.4 - 42.8%) -- 96.6% chance to 3HKO after Leftovers recovery

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Dondozo

Water DEFENSIVE CHECK View matchup

276.484

46.2

65.9% Standard error 4.93 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Zygarde Thousand Arrows vs. 252 HP / 252+ Def Dondozo: 88-105 (17.4 - 20.8%) -- possible 7HKO

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Arceus-Fairy

Fairy DEFENSIVE CHECK View matchup

245.665

45.4

66.2% Standard error 5.20 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Zygarde Thousand Arrows vs. 252 HP / 252+ Def Arceus-Fairy: 85-102 (19.1 - 22.9%) -- possible 5HKO

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Ferrothorn

GrassSteel DEFENSIVE CHECK View matchup

209.56

38.1

60.8% Standard error 5.67 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Zygarde Thousand Arrows vs. 252 HP / 252+ Def Ferrothorn: 81-96 (23 - 27.2%) -- possible 5HKO

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Arceus-Dark

Dark DEFENSIVE CHECK View matchup

252.683

37.4

58.6% Standard error 5.32 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Zygarde Thousand Arrows vs. 252 HP / 252+ Def Arceus-Dark: 85-102 (19.1 - 22.9%) -- possible 5HKO

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Mewtwo

Psychic OFFENSIVE CHECK View matchup

92.625

36.9

69.7% Standard error 8.20 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ SpA Mewtwo Ice Beam vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Zygarde: 364-432 (86.6 - 102.8%) -- 18.8% chance to OHKO

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Mewtwo-Mega-X

PsychicFighting OFFENSIVE CHECK View matchup

82.872

36.3

65.7% Standard error 7.35 points

DAMAGE CALC

0- SpA Mewtwo-Mega-X Ice Beam vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Zygarde: 252-300 (60 - 71.4%) -- guaranteed 2HKO after Leftovers recovery

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Eternatus

PoisonDragon OFFENSIVE CHECK View matchup

284.685

35.9

56.2% Standard error 5.08 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ SpA Eternatus Draco Meteor vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Zygarde: 378-446 (90 - 106.1%) -- 43.8% chance to OHKO

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Yveltal

DarkFlying SOFT CHECK View matchup

809.435

35.4

47.5% Standard error 3.04 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ SpA Life Orb Dark Aura Yveltal Dark Pulse vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Zygarde: 187-220 (44.5 - 52.3%) -- guaranteed 3HKO after Leftovers recovery

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Zygarde

DragonGround SOFT CHECK View matchup

978.328

35.3

46.4% Standard error 2.75 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Zygarde Dragon Tail vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Zygarde: 152-182 (36.1 - 43.3%) -- 98.4% chance to 3HKO after Leftovers recovery

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Terapagos

Normal DEFENSIVE CHECK View matchup

24.32

34.7

71.4% Standard error 9.17 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Zygarde Thousand Arrows vs. 252 HP / 252+ Def Terapagos: 109-129 (28.3 - 33.5%) -- 0.2% chance to 3HKO

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Lunala

PsychicGhost OFFENSIVE CHECK View matchup

105.159

33.5

64.9% Standard error 7.85 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ SpA Lunala Moonblast vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Zygarde: 178-210 (42.3 - 50%) -- guaranteed 3HKO after Leftovers recovery

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Arceus-Ground

Ground SOFT CHECK View matchup

260.581

33.2

54.5% Standard error 5.32 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ SpA Arceus-Ground Ice Beam vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Zygarde: 304-360 (72.3 - 85.7%) -- guaranteed 2HKO after Leftovers recovery

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Giratina-Origin

GhostDragon SOFT CHECK View matchup

332.847

32.8

51.6% Standard error 4.68 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ SpA Griseous Core Giratina-Origin Draco Meteor vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Zygarde: 392-464 (93.3 - 110.4%) -- 62.5% chance to OHKO

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Marshadow

FightingGhost SOFT CHECK View matchup

720.331

31.7

44.6% Standard error 3.20 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Marshadow Close Combat vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Zygarde: 178-210 (42.3 - 50%) -- guaranteed 3HKO after Leftovers recovery

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Deoxys-Attack

Psychic OFFENSIVE CHECK View matchup

56.732

31.4

65.1% Standard error 8.44 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ SpA Life Orb Deoxys-Attack Ice Beam vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Zygarde: 536-634 (127.6 - 150.9%) -- guaranteed OHKO

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Necrozma-Dusk-Mane

PsychicSteel SOFT CHECK View matchup

317.16

29.1

48.2% Standard error 4.77 points

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

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Zacian-Crowned

FairySteel SOFT CHECK View matchup

675.983

26.6

39.6% Standard error 3.25 points

DAMAGE CALC

+1 252+ Atk Zacian-Crowned Play Rough vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Zygarde: 458-540 (109 - 128.5%) -- guaranteed OHKO

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Calyrex-Ice

PsychicIce DEFENSIVE CHECK View matchup

91.982

21.1

56.3% Standard error 8.81 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Zygarde Stone Edge vs. 252 HP / 252+ Def Calyrex-Ice: 108-128 (26.7 - 31.6%) -- guaranteed 4HKO

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Kyogre

Water DEFENSIVE CHECK View matchup

53.688

17.9

55.1% Standard error 9.32 points

DAMAGE CALCRain

252+ Atk Zygarde Thousand Arrows vs. 252 HP / 252+ Def Kyogre: 105-124 (25.9 - 30.6%) -- guaranteed 4HKO

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Arceus

Normal SOFT CHECK View matchup

181.363

15.9

41.2% Standard error 6.32 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Life Orb Arceus Double-Edge vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Zygarde: 224-265 (53.3 - 63%) -- guaranteed 2HKO after Leftovers recovery

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Chien-Pao

DarkIce SOFT CHECK View matchup

170.696

14.3

40.1% Standard error 6.47 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Sword of Ruin Chien-Pao Icicle Crash vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Zygarde: 652-772 (155.2 - 183.8%) -- guaranteed OHKO

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Groudon-Primal

GroundFire SOFT CHECK View matchup

1,731.812

9.5

15.5% Standard error 1.51 points

DAMAGE CALCHarsh Sunshine

252+ Atk Groudon-Primal Precipice Blades vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Zygarde: 234-276 (55.7 - 65.7%) -- guaranteed 2HKO after Leftovers recovery

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Diancie-Mega

RockFairy SOFT CHECK View matchup

28.998

7.2

44.0% Standard error 9.22 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ SpA Diancie-Mega Moonblast vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Zygarde: 296-350 (70.4 - 83.3%) -- guaranteed 2HKO after Leftovers recovery

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Melmetal

Steel SOFT CHECK View matchup

108.196

4.8

36.7% Standard error 7.99 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Choice Band Iron Fist Melmetal Ice Punch vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Zygarde: 588-696 (140 - 165.7%) -- guaranteed OHKO

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Ho-Oh

FireFlying SOFT CHECK View matchup

677.366

4.7

13.9% Standard error 2.30 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Ho-Oh Brave Bird vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Zygarde: 183-216 (43.5 - 51.4%) -- guaranteed 3HKO after Leftovers recovery

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Alomomola

Water SOFT CHECK View matchup

389.059

4.6

17.9% Standard error 3.33 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Alomomola Knock Off (97.5 BP) vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Zygarde: 69-82 (16.4 - 19.5%) -- possible 6HKO

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Garganacl

Rock SOFT CHECK View matchup

142.903

-0.3

24.4% Standard error 6.16 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Garganacl Earthquake vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Zygarde: 85-101 (20.2 - 24%) -- possible 6HKO

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Ranked #5 with 29.38% usage. Sorted by conservative score.