Is Cinderace viable in Gen 9 OU?

Cinderace is ranked #19 in Gen 9 OU with 10.61% usage according to Smogon May 2026 - Jul 2026 data.

What beats Cinderace in Gen 9 OU?

Toxapex has the strongest conservative score in this observed May 2026 - Jul 2026 sample. The target was knocked out or switched out in 78.1% of 32.190320096125916 relevant encounters. Standard error is 7.3 points. Sets and switch conditions can change the result.

How are Cinderace matchup checks ranked in Gen 9 OU?

They are ranked by p minus four standard errors. Here, p is the observed fraction of relevant encounters where Cinderace was knocked out or switched out. This is not a set-specific battle guarantee.

Cinderace counters

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

#0815 Cinderace

Fire

USAGE 10.6% #19

ABILITYBlaze

BASE STATS

HP 80

ATK 116

DEF 75

SPA 65

SPD 75

SPE 119

BST530

TYPE MATCHUPS

2×

WaterGroundRock

½×

FireGrassIceBugSteelFairy

Moves

Pyro Ball 99.5% U-turn 91.8% Court Change 89.6% Will-O-Wisp 56.3% Sucker Punch 25.1% High Jump Kick 11.6% Gunk Shot 10.5% Low Kick 6.9%

Items

Heavy-Duty Boots 88.3% Choice Band 5.1% Choice Scarf 2.4% Focus Sash 1.2% Charcoal 0.9% Life Orb 0.7% Heat Rock 0.4% Wide Lens 0.3%

Abilities

Blaze59.1%Libero40.9%

Tera Types

Fire 47.0% Ghost 27.0% Flying 15.3% Grass 3.3% Fighting 3.1% Normal 1.5% Dark 1.5% Bug 0.7%

Common Teammates

Landorus-Therian22.4%

Ting-Lu19.5%

Browse Gen 9 OU teams using Cinderace →

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Leading observed checks

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Team core to explore

Cinderace + Slowking-Galar 41.4% teammate usage Explore teams →

Checks & Counters

Observed target KO or switch rate is upstream p: the fraction of relevant encounters where the target was knocked out or switched out. Standard error is upstream d. The conservative score is p − 4d. These ladder observations do not prove a set-specific counter.

How to read this table

Use encounter count and standard error to judge the sample. Damage estimates below use inferred sets and remain separate from the observed ladder metric.

# Checker Encounters Conservative score Target KO or switch rate

Toxapex

PoisonWater DEFENSIVE CHECK View matchup

32.19

48.9

78.1% Standard error 7.29 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Cinderace Pyro Ball vs. 252 HP / 252+ Def Toxapex: 53-63 (17.4 - 20.7%) -- possible 5HKO

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Glimmora

RockPoison OFFENSIVE CHECK View matchup

20.281

47.9

82.0% Standard error 8.53 points

DAMAGE CALC

+1 252+ SpA Glimmora Meteor Beam vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Cinderace: 560-660 (153.8 - 181.3%) -- guaranteed OHKO

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Zamazenta

Fighting OFFENSIVE CHECK View matchup

78.087

46.5

78.4% Standard error 7.99 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Zamazenta Stone Edge vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Cinderace: 288-340 (79.1 - 93.4%) -- guaranteed 2HKO

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Gliscor

GroundFlying DEFENSIVE CHECK View matchup

93.192

42.6

73.4% Standard error 7.72 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Cinderace Pyro Ball vs. 252 HP / 252+ Def Gliscor: 123-145 (34.7 - 40.9%) -- guaranteed 3HKO

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Dragonite

DragonFlying OFFENSIVE CHECK View matchup

20.135

34.7

73.9% Standard error 9.79 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Dragonite Earthquake vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Cinderace: 312-368 (85.7 - 101%) -- 12.5% chance to OHKO

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Great Tusk

GroundFighting DEFENSIVE CHECK View matchup

94.472

29.7

63.7% Standard error 8.50 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Cinderace Pyro Ball vs. 252 HP / 252+ Def Great Tusk: 118-141 (27.1 - 32.4%) -- guaranteed 4HKO

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Dragapult

DragonGhost OFFENSIVE CHECK View matchup

27.731

23.4

60.6% Standard error 9.28 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Dragapult Dragon Darts (2 hits) vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Cinderace: 218-258 (59.8 - 70.8%) -- guaranteed 2HKO

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Ting-Lu

DarkGround DEFENSIVE CHECK View matchup

20.488

20.1

62.8% Standard error 10.68 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Cinderace High Jump Kick vs. 252 HP / 252+ Def Ting-Lu: 178-210 (34.6 - 40.8%) -- 55.2% chance to 3HKO after Leftovers recovery

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Kyurem

DragonIce SOFT CHECK View matchup

86.949

13.2

50.1% Standard error 9.22 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ SpA Kyurem Draco Meteor vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Cinderace: 202-238 (55.4 - 65.3%) -- guaranteed 2HKO

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Kingambit

DarkSteel SOFT CHECK View matchup

46.799

4.0

45.0% Standard error 10.26 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Kingambit Kowtow Cleave vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Cinderace: 199-235 (54.6 - 64.5%) -- guaranteed 2HKO

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Gholdengo

SteelGhost SOFT CHECK View matchup

116.07

-0.0

28.7% Standard error 7.18 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ SpA Gholdengo Shadow Ball vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Cinderace: 127-150 (34.8 - 41.2%) -- guaranteed 3HKO

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Ogerpon-Wellspring

GrassWater SOFT CHECK View matchup

42.673

-5.0

36.5% Standard error 10.39 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Wellspring Mask Ogerpon-Wellspring Ivy Cudgel vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Cinderace: 516-608 (141.7 - 167%) -- guaranteed OHKO

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Corviknight

FlyingSteel SOFT CHECK View matchup

45.226

-8.1

5.8% Standard error 3.47 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Corviknight Brave Bird vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Cinderace: 208-246 (57.1 - 67.5%) -- guaranteed 2HKO

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Slowking-Galar

PoisonPsychic SOFT CHECK View matchup

23.12

-11.5

24.0% Standard error 8.88 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ SpA Slowking-Galar Future Sight vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Cinderace: 166-196 (45.6 - 53.8%) -- 44.9% chance to 2HKO

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Blissey

Normal SOFT CHECK View matchup

27.369

-11.9

16.4% Standard error 7.08 points

DAMAGE CALC

Blissey Seismic Toss vs. 252 HP Cinderace: 100-100 (27.4 - 27.4%) -- guaranteed 4HKO

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Ranked #19 with 10.61% usage. Sorted by conservative score.