Thwackey

Thwackey Grass

Gen 9 NU · Rank #42 · 5.19% usage

What beats Thwackey in Gen 9 NU? Based on Smogon's 2026-04 usage stats, these Pokémon are the most effective checks and counters. The KO Rate (D) column shows how often Thwackey is KO'd or forced out by each checker. Higher percentages mean stronger counters.

#CheckerEncountersKO Rate (P)KO Rate (D)
1 Hitmonlee Hitmonlee 22 50.0% 10.66%
2 Rotom-Heat Rotom-Heat 22 63.6% 10.26%
3 Golurk Golurk 21 28.6% 9.86%
4 Mudsdale Mudsdale 29 44.8% 9.23%
5 Chansey Chansey 28 39.3% 9.23%
6 Decidueye Decidueye 30 43.3% 9.05%
7 Porygon2 Porygon2 25 72.0% 8.98%
8 Milotic Milotic 28 32.1% 8.83%
9 Drednaw Drednaw 27 29.6% 8.79%
10 Ninetales-Alola Ninetales-Alola 24 79.2% 8.29%
11 Inteleon Inteleon 33 33.3% 8.21%
12 Meloetta Meloetta 29 75.9% 7.95%
13 Wo-Chien Wo-Chien 39 59.0% 7.88%
14 Avalugg Avalugg 36 66.7% 7.86%
15 Uxie Uxie 41 48.8% 7.81%
16 Tentacruel Tentacruel 41 61.0% 7.62%
17 Braviary Braviary 36 72.2% 7.47%
18 Houndstone Houndstone 42 66.7% 7.27%
19 Ambipom Ambipom 43 69.8% 7.00%
20 Whimsicott Whimsicott 41 73.2% 6.92%
21 Scrafty Scrafty 40 77.5% 6.60%
22 Reuniclus Reuniclus 49 75.5% 6.14%
23 Skuntank Skuntank 22 90.9% 6.13%
24 Grafaiai Grafaiai 46 78.3% 6.08%
25 Bellibolt Bellibolt 70 55.7% 5.94%
26 Rhyperior Rhyperior 55 25.5% 5.87%
27 Scream Tail Scream Tail 50 78.0% 5.86%
28 Kilowattrel Kilowattrel 62 69.4% 5.85%
29 Heracross Heracross 57 73.7% 5.83%
30 Articuno-Galar Articuno-Galar 49 79.6% 5.76%

KO Rate (D): % of Thwackey's appearances where this checker KO'd or forced it out. KO Rate (P): % of this checker's appearances where it KO'd or forced out Thwackey. Encounters: number of times they met in battle.