Ceruledge counters

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

Ceruledge
#0937 Ceruledge
FireGhost
USAGE 7.1% #30
ABILITYWeak Armor
BASE STATS
HP 75
ATK 125
DEF 80
SPA 60
SPD 100
SPE 85
BST525
TYPE MATCHUPS
2×
WaterGroundRockGhostDark
½×
FireGrassIcePoisonSteelFairy
¼×
Bug
0×
NormalFighting
Moves
Bitter Blade 95.1% Swords Dance 95.0% Poltergeist 86.3% Shadow Sneak 80.2% Close Combat 20.8% Destiny Bond 5.9% Solar Blade 3.9% Bulk Up 2.9%
Items
Life Orb 35.8% Focus Sash 28.7% Air Balloon 19.2% Heavy-Duty Boots 9.6% Covert Cloak 1.8% Weakness Policy 1.2% Spell Tag 1.0% Custap Berry 0.8%
Abilities
Weak Armor95.3%Flash Fire4.7%
Tera Types
Ghost 55.0% Fairy 20.7% Fighting 10.3% Grass 3.9% Bug 3.4% Fire 3.3% Flying 2.4% Electric 0.4%
Common Teammates
Great Tusk39.2%Raging Bolt35.0%Kingambit30.1%Zamazenta28.7%Ogerpon-Wellspring26.0%Glimmora24.0%Dragonite23.7%Hatterene21.7%
Browse Gen 9 OU teams using Ceruledge →
Teams using Dondozo 82% Teams using Zamazenta 63% Teams using Great Tusk 60% Teams using Gliscor 43%

Checks & Counters

Ranked by reliability — blends KO rate with how often each Pokémon is matched up.

# Checker Encounters Reliability KO Rate
01
Dondozo
Dondozo
Water DEFENSIVE COUNTER
21.37
82
82.4% dies 8.24%
02
Zamazenta
Zamazenta
Fighting OFFENSIVE CHECK
20.951
63
62.6% dies 10.57%
03
Great Tusk
Great Tusk
GroundFighting DEFENSIVE COUNTER
61.678
60
60.4% dies 8.72%
04
Gliscor
Gliscor
GroundFlying SOFT CHECK
20.951
43
43.5% dies 10.83%

Ranked #30 with 7.05% usage. Sorted by reliability score.