Brambleghast counters

Gen 9 NU · Sorted by reliability score · Smogon · Mar 2026 - May 2026

Brambleghast
#0947 Brambleghast
GrassGhost
USAGE 7.9% #29
ABILITYWind Rider
BASE STATS
HP 55
ATK 115
DEF 70
SPA 80
SPD 70
SPE 90
BST480
TYPE MATCHUPS
2×
FireIceFlyingGhostDark
½×
WaterElectricGrassGround
0×
NormalFighting
Moves
Rapid Spin 97.3% Strength Sap 79.3% Spikes 47.9% Night Shade 40.9% Poltergeist 38.3% Power Whip 34.3% Leech Seed 20.1% Shadow Ball 19.6%
Items
Heavy-Duty Boots 62.2% nothing 10.2% Life Orb 8.5% Colbur Berry 7.6% Spell Tag 2.4% Rocky Helmet 2.2% Choice Band 2.1% Leftovers 1.7%
Abilities
Wind Rider84.5%Infiltrator15.5%
Tera Types
Dark 45.0% Fairy 23.0% Ghost 10.1% Electric 6.1% Poison 3.1% Water 3.0% Rock 2.9% Grass 2.2%
Common Teammates
Munkidori33.2%Vaporeon32.8%Swampert30.8%Flamigo29.3%Duraludon24.9%Braviary21.0%Gligar17.4%Tornadus15.6%
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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 #29 with 7.91% usage. Sorted by reliability score.