Is Chandelure viable in Gen 9 NU?

Chandelure is ranked #31 in Gen 9 NU with 7.98% usage according to Smogon May 2026 - Jul 2026 data.

Chandelure in Gen 9 NU

Gen 9 NU · Sorted by p − 4 standard errors · Smogon source period May 2026 - Jul 2026 · Generated 2026-08-05

#0609 Chandelure

GhostFire

USAGE 8.0% #31

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 85.6% Energy Ball 52.1% Overheat 50.9% Fire Blast 47.5% Trick 39.6% Flamethrower 37.7% Pain Split 26.3% Calm Mind 26.3%

Items

Choice Specs 46.2% Heavy-Duty Boots 37.6% Choice Scarf 12.9% Weakness Policy 1.3% Life Orb 0.8% Leftovers 0.3% Blunder Policy 0.3% Eject Pack 0.2%

Abilities

Flash Fire81.3%Flame Body11.7%Infiltrator7.0%

Tera Types

Grass 23.8% Ghost 23.8% Fire 21.3% Dark 15.5% Fairy 11.3% Normal 1.7% Fighting 0.8% Ground 0.5%

Common Teammates

Smogon does not compute Checks & Counters data for this format. Use the type matchup chart above to find potential checks.

Ranked #31 with 7.98% usage. Sorted by conservative score.