Archaludon counters

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

Archaludon
#1018 Archaludon
SteelDragon
USAGE 1.6% #78
ABILITYStamina
BASE STATS
HP 90
ATK 105
DEF 130
SPA 125
SPD 65
SPE 85
BST600
TYPE MATCHUPS
2×
FightingGround
½×
NormalWaterElectricFlyingPsychicBugRockSteel
¼×
Grass
0×
Poison
Moves
Flash Cannon 91.4% Body Press 65.0% Draco Meteor 64.6% Electro Shot 37.7% Thunderbolt 35.5% Aura Sphere 32.3% Stealth Rock 25.4% Dragon Tail 24.6%
Items
Assault Vest 43.5% Choice Specs 26.4% Leftovers 24.5% Air Balloon 2.3% Power Herb 1.8% Rocky Helmet 1.4% Steelium Z 0.1% Choice Scarf 0.0%
Abilities
Stamina100.0%Sturdy0.0%Stalwart0.0%
Common Teammates
Gardevoir-Mega29.1%Overqwil28.5%Swampert-Mega26.2%Celesteela23.6%Blissey23.4%Salamence22.9%Vaporeon22.8%Thundurus21.9%

Checks & Counters

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

This Pokémon doesn't have enough usage for Smogon to compute meaningful Checks & Counters. Only the most-used Pokémon in a format receive this data.

Ranked #78 with 1.57% usage. Sorted by reliability score.