Is Tinkaton viable in Gen 9 OU?

Tinkaton is ranked #49 in Gen 9 OU with 3.09% usage according to Smogon Jul 2026 - Sep 2026 data.

What beats Tinkaton in Gen 9 OU?

Great Tusk has the strongest conservative score in this observed Jul 2026 - Sep 2026 sample. The target was knocked out or switched out in 71.3% of 63.159949009017595 relevant encounters. Standard error is 5.7 points. Sets and switch conditions can change the result.

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

Tinkaton counters

Gen 9 OU · Smogon source period Jul 2026 - Sep 2026

#0959 Tinkaton

FairySteel

USAGE 3.1% #49

ABILITYPickpocket

BASE STATS

HP 85

ATK 75

DEF 77

SPA 70

SPD 105

SPE 94

BST506

TYPE MATCHUPS

2×

FireGround

½×

NormalGrassIceFlyingPsychicRockDarkFairy

¼×

Bug

0×

PoisonDragon

Moves

Stealth Rock 99.7% Gigaton Hammer 99.6% Encore 98.2% Ice Hammer 41.0% Thunder Wave 34.0% Knock Off 25.6% Swords Dance 0.9% Play Rough 0.7%

Items

Air Balloon 89.3% Leftovers 9.3% Life Orb 0.7% Covert Cloak 0.3% Heavy-Duty Boots 0.2% Assault Vest 0.0% Rocky Helmet 0.0% Shuca Berry 0.0%

Abilities

Pickpocket65.6%Mold Breaker34.4%Own Tempo0.0%

Tera Types

Ghost 68.0% Water 23.4% Ice 5.9% Dark 0.9% Steel 0.7% Flying 0.5% Fairy 0.5% Ground 0.0%

Common Teammates

Browse Gen 9 OU teams using Tinkaton →

Explore Tinkaton + Great Tusk teams 49 score Explore Tinkaton + Ogerpon-Wellspring teams 38 score Explore Tinkaton + Kingambit teams 24 score Explore Tinkaton + Gliscor teams 12 score Explore Tinkaton + Cresselia teams 3 score Explore Tinkaton + Corviknight teams 1 score

Leading observed checks

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Team core to explore

Tinkaton + Samurott-Hisui 55.3% 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

Great Tusk

GroundFighting DEFENSIVE CHECK View matchup

63.16

48.5

71.3% Standard error 5.69 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Tinkaton Play Rough vs. 252 HP / 252+ Def Great Tusk: 134-158 (30.8 - 36.4%) -- 57.3% chance to 3HKO

View Great Tusk counters → Teams with Great Tusk →

Ogerpon-Wellspring

GrassWater OFFENSIVE CHECK View matchup

21.809

38.1

75.1% Standard error 9.26 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Wellspring Mask Ogerpon-Wellspring Ivy Cudgel vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Tinkaton: 253-298 (67.6 - 79.6%) -- guaranteed 2HKO

View Ogerpon-Wellspring counters → Teams with Ogerpon-Wellspring →

Kingambit

DarkSteel DEFENSIVE CHECK View matchup

21.502

24.0

65.1% Standard error 10.28 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Tinkaton Play Rough vs. 252 HP / 252+ Def Kingambit: 72-85 (17.8 - 21%) -- possible 7HKO

View Kingambit counters → Teams with Kingambit →

Gliscor

GroundFlying SOFT CHECK View matchup

77.611

12.0

33.4% Standard error 5.35 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Gliscor Knock Off (97.5 BP) vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Tinkaton: 58-68 (15.5 - 18.1%) -- possible 6HKO

View Gliscor counters → Teams with Gliscor →

Cresselia

Psychic SOFT CHECK View matchup

21.06

2.8

46.2% Standard error 10.86 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ SpA Cresselia Thunderbolt vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Tinkaton: 52-62 (13.9 - 16.5%) -- possible 7HKO

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Corviknight

FlyingSteel SOFT CHECK View matchup

20.434

0.6

44.6% Standard error 11.00 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Corviknight Brave Bird vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Tinkaton: 102-120 (27.2 - 32%) -- guaranteed 4HKO

View Corviknight counters → Teams with Corviknight →

Kyurem

DragonIce SOFT CHECK View matchup

24.8

-1.1

37.9% Standard error 9.74 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ SpA Kyurem Blizzard vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Tinkaton: 69-81 (18.4 - 21.6%) -- possible 5HKO

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Glimmora

RockPoison SOFT CHECK View matchup

22.224

-15.5

10.9% Standard error 6.62 points

DAMAGE CALC

+1 252+ SpA Glimmora Meteor Beam vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Tinkaton: 112-132 (29.9 - 35.2%) -- 25.1% chance to 3HKO

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Ranked #49 with 3.09% usage. Sorted by conservative score.