Is Barraskewda viable in Gen 9 OU?

Barraskewda is ranked #74 in Gen 9 OU with 1.27% usage according to Smogon Mar 2026 - May 2026 data.

Barraskewda counters

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

#0847 Barraskewda

Water

USAGE 1.3% #74

ABILITYSwift Swim

BASE STATS

HP 61

ATK 123

DEF 60

SPA 60

SPD 50

SPE 136

BST490

TYPE MATCHUPS

2×

ElectricGrass

½×

FireWaterIceSteel

Moves

Flip Turn 99.6% Liquidation 98.8% Close Combat 91.7% Poison Jab 56.3% Aqua Jet 49.4% Psychic Fangs 2.1% Waterfall 1.2% Ice Fang 0.4%

Items

Mystic Water 54.1% Choice Band 40.7% Life Orb 2.7% Protective Pads 2.2% Expert Belt 0.1% Assault Vest 0.1% Loaded Dice 0.0% Heavy-Duty Boots 0.0%

Abilities

Swift Swim100.0%Propeller Tail0.0%

Tera Types

Water 49.9% Poison 47.5% Fighting 1.3% Ghost 1.0% Ground 0.1% Grass 0.1% Dragon 0.0% Dark 0.0%

Common Teammates

Tentacruel47.5%

Golduck47.5%

Pawmot47.4%

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 #74 with 1.27% usage. Sorted by reliability score.