Is Chandelure viable in Gen 9 NU?

Chandelure is ranked #23 in Gen 9 NU with 10.31% usage according to Smogon Apr 2026 - Jun 2026 data.

Chandelure in Gen 9 NU

Gen 9 NU · Sorted by reliability score · Smogon · Apr 2026 - Jun 2026

#0609 Chandelure

GhostFire

USAGE 10.3% #23

ABILITYFlash Fire

BASE STATS

HP 60

ATK 55

DEF 90

SPA 145

SPD 90

SPE 80

BST520

TYPE MATCHUPS

2×

WaterGroundRockGhostDark

½×

FireGrassIcePoisonSteelFairy

¼×

Bug

0×

NormalFighting

Moves

Shadow Ball 85.1% Flamethrower 46.8% Fire Blast 44.1% Trick 42.2% Overheat 41.1% Energy Ball 37.5% Pain Split 35.1% Calm Mind 34.6%

Items

Heavy-Duty Boots 43.8% Choice Scarf 26.8% Choice Specs 24.8% Grassy Seed 2.8% Life Orb 0.4% Leftovers 0.3% Air Balloon 0.2% Weakness Policy 0.2%

Abilities

Flash Fire74.0%Infiltrator15.2%Flame Body10.8%

Tera Types

Fire 25.5% Dark 23.8% Grass 18.3% Ghost 13.6% Fairy 12.2% Water 2.8% Ground 1.9% Fighting 1.1%

Common Teammates

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 #23 with 10.31% usage. Sorted by reliability score.