Is Zygarde viable in Gen 9 National Dex Ubers?

Zygarde is ranked #5 in Gen 9 National Dex Ubers with 28.44% usage according to Smogon Jul 2026 - Sep 2026 data.

What beats Zygarde in Gen 9 National Dex Ubers?

Kyogre-Primal has the strongest conservative score in this observed Jul 2026 - Sep 2026 sample. The target was knocked out or switched out in 73.6% of 388.0090743865776 relevant encounters. Standard error is 2.2 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 · Smogon source period Jul 2026 - Sep 2026

#0718 Zygarde

DragonGround

USAGE 28.4% #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 97.1% Coil 73.4% Rest 62.1% Glare 48.7% Dragon Tail 27.3% Substitute 27.3% Dragon Dance 26.7% Toxic 8.0%

Items

Leftovers 87.2% Life Orb 7.6% Mental Herb 1.9% Chesto Berry 1.8% Iapapa Berry 0.3% Loaded Dice 0.2% Assault Vest 0.1% Lum Berry 0.1%

Abilities

Power Construct99.7%Aura Break0.3%

Tera Types

Water 31.6% Fairy 28.5% Normal 18.9% Ground 16.3% Steel 1.7% Dark 1.3% Dragon 0.7% Poison 0.4%

Common Teammates

Necrozma-Dusk-Mane18.9%

Kyogre-Primal18.4%

Browse Gen 9 National Dex Ubers teams using Zygarde →

Explore Zygarde + Lunala teams 59 score Explore Zygarde + Arceus-Fairy teams 57 score Explore Zygarde + Mewtwo-Mega-Y teams 53 score Explore Zygarde + Dondozo teams 48 score

Leading observed checks

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Team core to explore

Zygarde + Groudon-Primal 70.5% 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

388.009

64.7

73.6% Standard error 2.24 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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Shaymin-Sky

GrassFlying OFFENSIVE CHECK View matchup

96.35

64.4

80.5% Standard error 4.03 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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Lunala

PsychicGhost OFFENSIVE CHECK View matchup

200.548

58.5

71.3% Standard error 3.19 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-Fairy

Fairy DEFENSIVE CHECK View matchup

334.257

56.5

66.8% Standard error 2.58 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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Mewtwo-Mega-Y

Psychic OFFENSIVE CHECK View matchup

117.072

52.7

69.7% Standard error 4.25 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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Dondozo

Water DEFENSIVE CHECK View matchup

290.792

47.9

59.4% Standard error 2.88 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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Eternatus

PoisonDragon OFFENSIVE CHECK View matchup

337.465

47.5

58.2% Standard error 2.68 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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Mewtwo-Mega-X

PsychicFighting OFFENSIVE CHECK View matchup

47.283

46.5

72.5% Standard error 6.49 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Mewtwo-Mega-X Ice Punch vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Zygarde: 408-484 (97.1 - 115.2%) -- 87.5% chance to OHKO

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Arceus-Ground

Ground DEFENSIVE CHECK View matchup

354.881

45.9

56.4% Standard error 2.63 points

DAMAGE CALC

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

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Ferrothorn

GrassSteel DEFENSIVE CHECK View matchup

223.857

45.0

58.2% Standard error 3.30 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

282.719

44.4

56.2% Standard error 2.95 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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Yveltal

DarkFlying SOFT CHECK View matchup

802.911

40.3

47.4% Standard error 1.76 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

1,014.568

40.3

46.5% Standard error 1.57 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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Mewtwo

Psychic OFFENSIVE CHECK View matchup

48.149

39.4

66.6% Standard error 6.80 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ SpA Life Orb Mewtwo Ice Beam vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Zygarde: 473-562 (112.6 - 133.8%) -- guaranteed OHKO

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Necrozma-Dusk-Mane

PsychicSteel SOFT CHECK View matchup

324.516

39.1

50.2% Standard error 2.78 points

DAMAGE CALC

0- Atk Necrozma-Dusk-Mane Outrage vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Zygarde: 196-232 (46.6 - 55.2%) -- 14.1% chance to 2HKO after Leftovers recovery

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Calyrex-Ice

PsychicIce DEFENSIVE CHECK View matchup

94.462

38.3

58.6% Standard error 5.07 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Zygarde Thousand Arrows vs. 252 HP / 252+ Def Calyrex-Ice: 73-87 (18 - 21.5%) -- possible 5HKO

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Deoxys-Attack

Psychic OFFENSIVE CHECK View matchup

83.618

36.4

58.0% Standard error 5.40 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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Zacian-Crowned

FairySteel SOFT CHECK View matchup

567.068

34.7

43.0% Standard error 2.08 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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Giratina-Origin

GhostDragon SOFT CHECK View matchup

335.591

34.5

45.3% Standard error 2.72 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

604.263

34.0

42.1% Standard error 2.01 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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Arceus

Normal SOFT CHECK View matchup

248.767

33.2

45.8% Standard error 3.16 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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Melmetal

Steel SOFT CHECK View matchup

77.211

26.4

49.1% Standard error 5.69 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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Kyurem-Black

DragonIce OFFENSIVE CHECK View matchup

28.454

26.3

62.6% Standard error 9.07 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Kyurem-Black Icicle Spear (3 hits) vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Zygarde: 576-684 (137.1 - 162.8%) -- guaranteed OHKO

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Lugia

PsychicFlying SOFT CHECK View matchup

54.21

22.2

49.3% Standard error 6.79 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ SpA Lugia Ice Beam vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Zygarde: 248-296 (59 - 70.4%) -- guaranteed 2HKO after Leftovers recovery

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Chien-Pao

DarkIce SOFT CHECK View matchup

117.184

21.2

39.2% Standard error 4.51 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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Salamence-Mega

DragonFlying SOFT CHECK View matchup

92.963

19.1

39.3% Standard error 5.07 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Aerilate Salamence-Mega Double-Edge vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Zygarde: 237-280 (56.4 - 66.6%) -- guaranteed 2HKO after Leftovers recovery

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Diancie-Mega

RockFairy SOFT CHECK View matchup

17.3

45.5% Standard error 7.04 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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Ditto

Normal SOFT CHECK View matchup

154.898

13.1

27.5% Standard error 3.59 points

DAMAGE CALC

Ditto vs. Zygarde: 0-0 (0 - 0%)

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Groudon-Primal

GroundFire SOFT CHECK View matchup

1,733.429

11.7

15.1% Standard error 0.86 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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Pheromosa

BugFighting SOFT CHECK View matchup

99.576

11.6

30.0% Standard error 4.59 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Choice Band Pheromosa Triple Axel (120 BP) (3 hits) vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Zygarde: 772-912 (183.8 - 217.1%) -- guaranteed OHKO

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Ranked #5 with 28.44% usage. Sorted by conservative score.