Is Garganacl viable in Gen 9 OU?

Garganacl is ranked #41 in Gen 9 OU with 4.55% usage according to Smogon Apr 2026 - Jun 2026 data.

What beats Garganacl in Gen 9 OU?

The best counter for Garganacl in Gen 9 OU is Zamazenta with a 67.1% win rate when they meet. Based on Smogon's Apr 2026 - Jun 2026 usage data, the top Pokémon that beat Garganacl include Zamazenta, Kyurem, Great Tusk, Gliscor, Toxapex.

What is the best counter for Garganacl in Gen 9 OU?

Zamazenta is the best counter for Garganacl in Gen 9 OU, KOing or forcing it out in 67.1% of their encounters.

Garganacl counters

Gen 9 OU · Sorted by reliability score · Smogon · Apr 2026 - Jun 2026

#0934 Garganacl

Rock

USAGE 4.6% #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 99.9% Recover 99.4% Protect 64.1% Stealth Rock 54.2% Curse 29.2% Iron Defense 11.7% Body Press 11.6% Earthquake 11.1%

Items

Leftovers 97.1% Heavy-Duty Boots 1.0% Normal Gem 0.8% Custap Berry 0.5% Misty Seed 0.3% Rocky Helmet 0.2% Assault Vest 0.0% Mental Herb 0.0%

Abilities

Purifying Salt98.6%Sturdy1.4%Clear Body0.0%

Tera Types

Water 62.3% Fairy 27.1% Ghost 4.0% Dragon 2.1% Electric 1.9% Normal 0.9% Grass 0.4% Flying 0.4%

Common Teammates

Ogerpon-Wellspring18.6%

Moltres17.9%

Corviknight16.7%

Dragapult16.6%

Browse Gen 9 OU teams using Garganacl →

Teams using Zamazenta 67% Teams using Kyurem 56% Teams using Great Tusk 50% Teams using Gliscor 36% Teams using Toxapex 19% Teams using Slowking-Galar 11%

Checks & Counters

Reliability ranks observed matchups; KO rate is how often the checker knocked out or forced out the target. “Checker faints” reports the checker's own observed death rate. Categories use matchup reliability plus offensive and defensive base stats.

How to read this table

Use encounter count to judge sample size. A high-reliability check with a modest KO rate can still be useful when it consistently forces switches or limits the target.

# Checker Encounters Reliability KO Rate

Zamazenta

Fighting OFFENSIVE CHECK

20.386

67.1% checker faints 10.41%

DAMAGE CALC

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

View Zamazenta counters → Teams with Zamazenta →

Kyurem

DragonIce OFFENSIVE CHECK

24.641

55.9% checker faints 10.00%

DAMAGE CALC

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

View Kyurem counters → Teams with Kyurem →

Great Tusk

GroundFighting SOFT CHECK

72.747

50.1% checker faints 10.13%

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

View Great Tusk counters → Teams with Great Tusk →

Gliscor

GroundFlying SOFT CHECK

46.156

35.8% checker faints 9.88%

DAMAGE CALC

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

View Gliscor counters → Teams with Gliscor →

Toxapex

PoisonWater SOFT CHECK

24.929

19.1% checker faints 7.87%

DAMAGE CALC

0- SpA Toxapex Surf vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Garganacl: 84-98 (20.7 - 24.2%) -- possible 6HKO

View Toxapex counters → Teams with Toxapex →

Slowking-Galar

PoisonPsychic SOFT CHECK

69.724

11.0% checker faints 5.29%

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

View Slowking-Galar counters → Teams with Slowking-Galar →

Ranked #41 with 4.55% usage. Sorted by reliability score.