Is Garganacl viable in Gen 9 National Dex UU?

Garganacl is ranked #85 in Gen 9 National Dex UU with 1.27% usage according to Smogon Mar 2026 - May 2026 data.

Garganacl counters

Gen 9 National Dex UU · Sorted by reliability score · Smogon · Mar 2026 - May 2026

#0934 Garganacl

Rock

USAGE 1.3% #85

ABILITYPurifying Salt

BASE STATS

HP 100

ATK 100

DEF 130

SPA 45

SPD 90

SPE 35

BST500

TYPE MATCHUPS

2×

WaterGrassFightingGroundSteel

½×

NormalFirePoisonFlying

Moves

Salt Cure 100.0% Recover 99.9% Stealth Rock 62.7% Body Press 30.4% Protect 26.3% Thunder Punch 21.1% Curse 18.9% Iron Defense 18.4%

Items

Leftovers 88.1% Rocky Helmet 10.4% Heavy-Duty Boots 1.3% nothing 0.2% Rockium Z 0.0% Assault Vest 0.0% Sitrus Berry 0.0% Red Card 0.0%

Abilities

Purifying Salt99.9%Clear Body0.1%Sturdy0.0%

Common Teammates

Muk-Alola15.7%

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 #85 with 1.27% usage. Sorted by reliability score.