Garganacl

Garganacl Rock

Gen 9 OU · Rank #28 · 6.71% usage

What beats Garganacl in Gen 9 OU? 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 Garganacl is KO'd or forced out by each checker. Higher percentages mean stronger counters.

#CheckerEncountersKO Rate (P)KO Rate (D)
1 Jumpluff Jumpluff 22 50.0% 10.66%
2 Gothitelle Gothitelle 22 31.8% 9.93%
3 Veluza Veluza 25 40.0% 9.80%
4 Hoopa Hoopa 25 60.0% 9.80%
5 Cacturne Cacturne 25 64.0% 9.60%
6 Furret Furret 22 27.3% 9.50%
7 Granbull Granbull 29 44.8% 9.23%
8 Sawsbuck Sawsbuck 30 56.7% 9.05%
9 Passimian Passimian 22 77.3% 8.93%
10 Vivillon Vivillon 24 25.0% 8.84%
11 Lycanroc-Midnight Lycanroc-Midnight 28 32.1% 8.83%
12 Dugtrio Dugtrio 30 63.3% 8.80%
13 Oricorio-Sensu Oricorio-Sensu 32 40.6% 8.68%
14 Chimecho Chimecho 34 52.9% 8.56%
15 Mabosstiff Mabosstiff 33 39.4% 8.51%
16 Persian-Alola Persian-Alola 26 23.1% 8.26%
17 Braviary Braviary 37 51.4% 8.22%
18 Copperajah Copperajah 28 25.0% 8.18%
19 Ursaring Ursaring 35 62.9% 8.17%
20 Dodrio Dodrio 30 26.7% 8.07%
21 Carbink Carbink 37 40.5% 8.07%
22 Bastiodon Bastiodon 39 48.7% 8.00%
23 Mightyena Mightyena 29 24.1% 7.95%
24 Dachsbun Dachsbun 38 39.5% 7.93%
25 Dipplin Dipplin 23 82.6% 7.90%
26 Venomoth Venomoth 39 61.5% 7.79%
27 Rhydon Rhydon 33 72.7% 7.75%
28 Gogoat Gogoat 40 60.0% 7.75%
29 Virizion Virizion 26 80.8% 7.73%
30 Zebstrika Zebstrika 26 19.2% 7.73%

KO Rate (D): % of Garganacl'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 Garganacl. Encounters: number of times they met in battle.