Salazzle Counters — Gen 9 NU PoisonFire

Gen 9 NU counter data · Sorted by KO Rate (P) · Smogon 2026-04

Checks and Counters

What beats Salazzle in Gen 9 NU? Based on Smogon's 2026-04 usage stats, the following checks and counters are the most effective at beating Salazzle. Sorted by KO Rate (P) — the chance the checker wins when it encounters Salazzle.

Salazzle is ranked #73 in Gen 9 NU with a 1.48% usage rate.

No checks and counters data available for this Pokémon in the latest stats.

Salazzle Usage Stats

Most Used Moves

Sludge Bomb 21.4% Nasty Plot 19.5% Fire Blast 16.0% Flamethrower 8.9% Toxic Spikes 7.3% Tera Blast 6.6% Encore 4.9% Toxic 3.6%

Most Used Items

Heavy-Duty Boots 55.2% Life Orb 21.3% Focus Sash 11.0% Leftovers 6.6% Black Sludge 3.8% Choice Scarf 1.2% Flame Plate 0.5% Choice Specs 0.3%

Most Used Abilities

Oblivious 54.9%Corrosion 45.1%

Most Used Tera Types

Grass 29.1% Dark 23.6% Water 21.5% Flying 11.9% Ghost 8.7% Poison 3.2% Dragon 0.9% Fire 0.7%

Common Teammates

Scyther 8.5% Cinccino 8.3% Scream Tail 8.2% Flygon 7.0% Brute Bonnet 6.6% Basculegion 4.5% Uxie 4.2% Avalugg 4.2%

Usage data based on Smogon weighted stats from 2026-04. Percentages show how often each move, item, ability, or Tera Type was used on Salazzle sets.

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