Is Garganacl viable in Gen 9 OU?

Garganacl is ranked #41 in Gen 9 OU with 4.66% usage according to Smogon May 2026 - Jul 2026 data.

What beats Garganacl in Gen 9 OU?

Zamazenta has the strongest conservative score in this observed May 2026 - Jul 2026 sample. The target was knocked out or switched out in 67.1% of 20.386115690998317 relevant encounters. Standard error is 10.4 points. Sets and switch conditions can change the result.

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

Garganacl counters

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

#0934 Garganacl

Rock

USAGE 4.7% #41

ABILITYPurifying Salt

BASE STATS

HP 100

ATK 100

DEF 130

SPA 45

SPD 90

SPE 35

BST500

TYPE MATCHUPS

2×

WaterGrassFightingGroundSteel

½×

NormalFirePoisonFlying

Moves

Salt Cure 100.0% Recover 99.5% Protect 67.0% Stealth Rock 51.9% Curse 32.4% Body Press 11.9% Iron Defense 11.3% Earthquake 10.4%

Items

Leftovers 97.4% Heavy-Duty Boots 1.1% Normal Gem 0.8% Custap Berry 0.4% Rocky Helmet 0.2% Red Card 0.1% Mental Herb 0.0% Light Ball 0.0%

Abilities

Purifying Salt98.7%Sturdy1.3%Clear Body0.0%

Tera Types

Water 61.4% Fairy 27.4% Ghost 3.4% Electric 3.1% Dragon 1.7% Normal 0.8% Fighting 0.5% Fire 0.4%

Common Teammates

Ogerpon-Wellspring17.6%

Zapdos17.2%

Browse Gen 9 OU teams using Garganacl →

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Leading observed checks

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Team core to explore

Garganacl + Great Tusk 32.1% 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

Zamazenta

Fighting OFFENSIVE CHECK View matchup

20.386

25.4

67.1% Standard error 10.41 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Zamazenta Close Combat vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Garganacl: 324-384 (80.1 - 95%) -- guaranteed 2HKO after Leftovers recovery

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Great Tusk

GroundFighting SOFT CHECK View matchup

80.908

14.0

52.3% Standard error 9.57 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Great Tusk Headlong Rush vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Garganacl: 348-410 (86.1 - 101.4%) -- 12.5% chance to OHKO

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Gholdengo

SteelGhost SOFT CHECK View matchup

26.268

12.0

51.0% Standard error 9.75 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ SpA Gholdengo Make It Rain vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Garganacl: 338-402 (83.6 - 99.5%) -- guaranteed 2HKO after Leftovers recovery

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Kyurem

DragonIce SOFT CHECK View matchup

49.119

6.7

46.1% Standard error 9.86 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ SpA Kyurem Draco Meteor vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Garganacl: 180-213 (44.5 - 52.7%) -- guaranteed 3HKO after Leftovers recovery

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Gliscor

GroundFlying SOFT CHECK View matchup

75.266

2.3

40.9% Standard error 9.64 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Gliscor Earthquake vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Garganacl: 230-272 (56.9 - 67.3%) -- guaranteed 2HKO after Leftovers recovery

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Slowking-Galar

PoisonPsychic SOFT CHECK View matchup

58.672

-11.8

12.5% Standard error 6.08 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ SpA Slowking-Galar Future Sight vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Garganacl: 148-175 (36.6 - 43.3%) -- 98.8% chance to 3HKO after Leftovers recovery

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Toxapex

PoisonWater SOFT CHECK View matchup

24.929

-12.4

19.1% Standard error 7.87 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ SpA Toxapex Surf vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Garganacl: 144-170 (35.6 - 42%) -- 87.8% chance to 3HKO after Leftovers recovery

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Ranked #41 with 4.66% usage. Sorted by conservative score.