Blacephalon counters

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

Blacephalon
#0806 Blacephalon
FireGhost
USAGE 6.6% #35
BASE STATS
HP 53
ATK 127
DEF 53
SPA 151
SPD 79
SPE 107
BST570
TYPE MATCHUPS
2×
WaterGroundRockGhostDark
½×
FireGrassIcePoisonSteelFairy
¼×
Bug
0×
NormalFighting
Moves
Shadow Ball 100.0% Flamethrower 94.9% Trick 58.1% Calm Mind 31.4% Substitute 28.4% Mind Blown 23.1% Fire Blast 17.1% Overheat 12.6%
Items
Choice Scarf 49.7% Ghostium Z 27.3% Choice Specs 14.6% Focus Sash 3.0% Grassium Z 1.4% Firium Z 1.3% Heavy-Duty Boots 1.2% Spell Tag 1.0%
Common Teammates
Excadrill52.8%Celesteela44.4%Aerodactyl-Mega37.0%Serperior35.5%Bisharp27.6%Cloyster25.8%Mew24.8%Iron Boulder17.5%

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 #35 with 6.59% usage. Sorted by reliability score.