Is Clodsire viable in Gen 9 OU?

Clodsire is ranked #33 in Gen 9 OU with 6.57% usage according to Smogon May 2026 - Jul 2026 data.

What beats Clodsire in Gen 9 OU?

Kingambit has the strongest conservative score in this observed May 2026 - Jul 2026 sample. The target was knocked out or switched out in 88.6% of 25.58847289601415 relevant encounters. Standard error is 6.3 points. Sets and switch conditions can change the result.

How are Clodsire 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 Clodsire was knocked out or switched out. This is not a set-specific battle guarantee.

Clodsire counters

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

#0980 Clodsire

PoisonGround

USAGE 6.6% #33

ABILITYUnaware

BASE STATS

HP 130

ATK 75

DEF 60

SPA 45

SPD 100

SPE 20

BST430

TYPE MATCHUPS

2×

WaterIceGroundPsychic

½×

FightingBugRockFairy

¼×

Poison

0×

Electric

Moves

Recover 100.0% Poison Jab 73.1% Spikes 59.6% Amnesia 54.8% Earthquake 54.5% Toxic 26.0% Stealth Rock 22.2% Bulldoze 6.1%

Items

Heavy-Duty Boots 76.3% Covert Cloak 10.3% Leftovers 9.3% Black Sludge 3.7% Shuca Berry 0.2% Rocky Helmet 0.1% Maranga Berry 0.0% Clear Amulet 0.0%

Abilities

Unaware93.0%Water Absorb7.0%Poison Point0.0%

Tera Types

Steel 84.7% Dark 11.1% Fairy 1.2% Poison 0.9% Water 0.8% Grass 0.7% Flying 0.2% Fire 0.1%

Common Teammates

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Explore Clodsire + Kingambit teams 64 score Explore Clodsire + Great Tusk teams 53 score Explore Clodsire + Corviknight teams 21 score Explore Clodsire + Kyurem teams 17 score Explore Clodsire + Gliscor teams 16 score Explore Clodsire + Slowking-Galar teams 2 score

Leading observed checks

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Team core to explore

Clodsire + Gliscor 83.6% 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

Kingambit

DarkSteel DEFENSIVE CHECK View matchup

25.588

63.6

88.6% Standard error 6.27 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Clodsire Earthquake vs. 252 HP / 252+ Def Kingambit: 158-188 (39.1 - 46.5%) -- guaranteed 3HKO after Leftovers recovery

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Great Tusk

GroundFighting DEFENSIVE CHECK View matchup

45.723

53.0

77.7% Standard error 6.16 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Clodsire Earthquake vs. 252 HP / 252+ Def Great Tusk: 75-88 (17.2 - 20.2%) -- possible 5HKO

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Corviknight

FlyingSteel SOFT CHECK View matchup

36.24

21.2

54.3% Standard error 8.27 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Corviknight Brave Bird vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Clodsire: 247-292 (53.2 - 62.9%) -- guaranteed 2HKO

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Kyurem

DragonIce SOFT CHECK View matchup

29.343

17.1

53.9% Standard error 9.20 points

DAMAGE CALC

0- Atk Kyurem Icicle Spear (3 hits) vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Clodsire: 276-330 (59.4 - 71.1%) -- guaranteed 2HKO

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Gliscor

GroundFlying SOFT CHECK View matchup

106.091

16.3

43.0% Standard error 6.66 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Gliscor Earthquake vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Clodsire: 438-516 (94.3 - 111.2%) -- 62.5% chance to OHKO

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Slowking-Galar

PoisonPsychic SOFT CHECK View matchup

29.698

2.3

38.0% Standard error 8.90 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ SpA Slowking-Galar Psyshock vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Clodsire: 386-456 (83.1 - 98.2%) -- guaranteed 2HKO

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Zamazenta

Fighting SOFT CHECK View matchup

24.5

1.3

41.1% Standard error 9.94 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Zamazenta Ice Fang vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Clodsire: 224-264 (48.2 - 56.8%) -- 90.2% chance to 2HKO

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Gholdengo

SteelGhost SOFT CHECK View matchup

194.151

-0.5

18.8% Standard error 4.81 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ SpA Gholdengo Psyshock vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Clodsire: 294-348 (63.3 - 75%) -- guaranteed 2HKO

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Toxapex

PoisonWater SOFT CHECK View matchup

31.907

-11.3

9.7% Standard error 5.23 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ SpA Toxapex Surf vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Clodsire: 134-158 (28.8 - 34%) -- 1.2% chance to 3HKO

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Ranked #33 with 6.57% usage. Sorted by conservative score.