Is Slither Wing viable in Gen 9 OU?

Slither Wing is ranked #63 in Gen 9 OU with 1.76% usage according to Smogon May 2026 - Jul 2026 data.

Slither Wing in Gen 9 OU

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

#0988 Slither Wing

BugFighting

USAGE 1.8% #63

BASE STATS

HP 85

ATK 135

DEF 79

SPA 85

SPD 105

SPE 81

BST570

TYPE MATCHUPS

4×

Flying

2×

FirePsychicFairy

½×

GrassFightingGroundBugDark

Moves

U-turn 99.3% First Impression 97.3% Close Combat 59.6% Flare Blitz 49.4% Morning Sun 30.9% Will-O-Wisp 30.2% Wild Charge 17.6% Earthquake 10.7%

Items

Assault Vest 51.9% Heavy-Duty Boots 21.9% Choice Band 15.8% Rocky Helmet 8.6% Booster Energy 0.6% Eject Button 0.6% Red Card 0.3% Utility Umbrella 0.2%

Tera Types

Fire 49.6% Electric 12.3% Water 10.7% Steel 6.7% Bug 5.8% Ground 5.5% Ghost 5.1% Fighting 3.1%

Common Teammates

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Checks & Counters

This Pokémon doesn't have enough usage for Smogon to compute meaningful Checks & Counters. Only the most-used Pokémon in a format receive this data.

Ranked #63 with 1.76% usage. Sorted by conservative score.