Gholdengo counters

Gen 9 OU · Sorted by reliability score · Smogon · Mar 2026 - May 2026

Gholdengo
#1000 Gholdengo
SteelGhost
USAGE 26.6% #4
BASE STATS
HP 87
ATK 60
DEF 95
SPA 133
SPD 91
SPE 84
BST550
TYPE MATCHUPS
2×
FireGroundGhostDark
½×
GrassIceFlyingPsychicRockDragonSteelFairy
¼×
Bug
0×
NormalFightingPoison
Moves
Shadow Ball 83.5% Make It Rain 81.8% Recover 64.2% Nasty Plot 46.1% Trick 43.5% Focus Blast 20.7% Thunder Wave 16.4% Psyshock 13.5%
Items
Choice Scarf 42.0% Air Balloon 32.0% Grassy Seed 5.2% Leftovers 3.7% Metal Coat 3.5% Shuca Berry 3.2% Custap Berry 2.7% Choice Specs 1.8%
Tera Types
Fairy 34.1% Steel 23.6% Ghost 15.5% Fighting 10.8% Water 7.4% Flying 5.9% Electric 0.9% Bug 0.6%
Common Teammates
Dragonite57.0%Great Tusk39.6%Zamazenta38.2%Ting-Lu31.4%Samurott-Hisui25.5%Ogerpon-Wellspring19.9%Raging Bolt16.8%Iron Valiant16.6%
Browse Gen 9 OU teams using Gholdengo →
Teams using Volcarona 83% Teams using Iron Moth 82% Teams using Samurott-Hisui 70% Teams using Clodsire 67% Teams using Kingambit 66% Teams using Raging Bolt 63%

Checks & Counters

Ranked by reliability — blends KO rate with how often each Pokémon is matched up.

# Checker Encounters Reliability KO Rate
01
Volcarona
Volcarona
BugFire OFFENSIVE CHECK
35.222
83
82.8% dies 6.36%
02
Iron Moth
Iron Moth
FirePoison OFFENSIVE CHECK
80.63
82
82.5% dies 7.23%
03
Samurott-Hisui
Samurott-Hisui
WaterDark OFFENSIVE CHECK
114.969
70
69.6% dies 7.36%
04
Clodsire
Clodsire
PoisonGround DEFENSIVE COUNTER
133.724
67
67.5% dies 7.00%
05
Kingambit
Kingambit
DarkSteel DEFENSIVE COUNTER
243.354
66
66.2% dies 5.23%
06
Raging Bolt
Raging Bolt
ElectricDragon OFFENSIVE CHECK
108.224
63
62.7% dies 8.03%
07
Walking Wake
Walking Wake
WaterDragon OFFENSIVE CHECK
20.046
62
62.4% dies 10.82%
08
Iron Treads
Iron Treads
GroundSteel DEFENSIVE COUNTER
121.602
60
59.6% dies 7.68%
09
Ting-Lu
Ting-Lu
DarkGround DEFENSIVE COUNTER
229.971
60
59.6% dies 5.58%
10
Cinderace
Cinderace
Fire OFFENSIVE CHECK
117.387
58
58.0% dies 7.80%
11
Darkrai
Darkrai
Dark OFFENSIVE CHECK
106.108
58
58.0% dies 8.23%
12
Ogerpon-Wellspring
Ogerpon-Wellspring
GrassWater OFFENSIVE CHECK
125.472
55
55.5% dies 7.66%
13
Blissey
Blissey
Normal DEFENSIVE COUNTER
185.308
55
55.3% dies 6.30%
14
Dragonite
Dragonite
DragonFlying OFFENSIVE CHECK
225.956
55
55.0% dies 5.72%
15
Landorus-Therian
Landorus-Therian
GroundFlying SOFT CHECK
85.666
51
50.8% dies 9.28%
16
Great Tusk
Great Tusk
GroundFighting SOFT CHECK
287.409
46
46.3% dies 5.07%
17
Gholdengo
Gholdengo
SteelGhost SOFT CHECK
180.023
45
45.2% dies 6.38%
18
Gliscor
Gliscor
GroundFlying SOFT CHECK
244.8
43
43.4% dies 5.45%
19
Tornadus-Therian
Tornadus-Therian
Flying SOFT CHECK
49.525
41
41.3% dies 9.87%
20
Zamazenta
Zamazenta
Fighting SOFT CHECK
297.056
40
39.6% dies 4.86%
21
Moltres
Moltres
FireFlying SOFT CHECK
24.284
39
39.0% dies 9.90%
22
Kyurem
Kyurem
DragonIce SOFT CHECK
219.282
37
37.0% dies 5.58%
23
Iron Valiant
Iron Valiant
FairyFighting SOFT CHECK
133.615
36
35.8% dies 7.17%
24
Dragapult
Dragapult
DragonGhost SOFT CHECK
142.14
34
33.7% dies 6.79%
25
Zapdos
Zapdos
ElectricFlying SOFT CHECK
30.955
33
33.2% dies 8.46%
26
Enamorus
Enamorus
FairyFlying SOFT CHECK
25.601
29
28.8% dies 8.95%
27
Pecharunt
Pecharunt
PoisonGhost SOFT CHECK
148.635
25
24.8% dies 6.08%
28
Glimmora
Glimmora
RockPoison SOFT CHECK
84.499
22
22.1% dies 7.66%
29
Deoxys-Speed
Deoxys-Speed
Psychic SOFT CHECK
45.881
20
19.8% dies 8.15%
30
Toxapex
Toxapex
PoisonWater SOFT CHECK
137.859
20
19.7% dies 5.79%

Ranked #4 with 26.61% usage. Sorted by reliability score.