Is Tinkaton viable in Gen 9 OU?

Tinkaton is ranked #53 in Gen 9 OU with 2.16% usage according to Smogon May 2026 - Jul 2026 data.

What beats Tinkaton in Gen 9 OU?

Great Tusk has the strongest conservative score in this observed May 2026 - Jul 2026 sample. The target was knocked out or switched out in 74.4% of 25.318617254704147 relevant encounters. Standard error is 8.7 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 · Sorted by p − 4 standard errors · Smogon source period May 2026 - Jul 2026 · Generated 2026-08-05

#0959 Tinkaton

FairySteel

USAGE 2.2% #53

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

Gigaton Hammer 99.3% Stealth Rock 96.9% Encore 89.8% Knock Off 38.6% Thunder Wave 38.5% Ice Hammer 28.9% Swords Dance 4.1% Brick Break 1.5%

Items

Air Balloon 76.0% Leftovers 17.3% Eject Button 4.3% Red Card 1.5% Heavy-Duty Boots 0.4% Life Orb 0.2% Focus Sash 0.2% Metal Coat 0.0%

Abilities

Pickpocket50.3%Mold Breaker49.6%Own Tempo0.1%

Tera Types

Ghost 54.6% Water 31.2% Ice 9.4% Dark 1.4% Dragon 0.8% Steel 0.6% Ground 0.6% Stellar 0.5%

Common Teammates

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Explore Tinkaton + Great Tusk teams 40 score Explore Tinkaton + Gliscor teams 4 score

Leading observed checks

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Team core to explore

Tinkaton + Great Tusk 46.2% 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

25.319

39.7

74.4% Standard error 8.68 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Tinkaton Gigaton Hammer vs. 252 HP / 252+ Def Great Tusk: 118-141 (27.1 - 32.4%) -- guaranteed 4HKO

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Gliscor

GroundFlying SOFT CHECK View matchup

25.234

4.4

44.0% Standard error 9.88 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

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Ranked #53 with 2.16% usage. Sorted by conservative score.