Clodsire counters

Gen 9 Pokébilities Almost Any Ability · Sorted by reliability score · Smogon · Feb 2026 - Apr 2026

Clodsire
#0980 Clodsire
PoisonGround
USAGE 11.1% #11
ABILITYVessel of Ruin
BASE STATS
HP 130
ATK 75
DEF 60
SPA 45
SPD 100
SPE 20
BST430
TYPE MATCHUPS
2×
WaterIceGroundPsychic
½×
FightingBugRockFairy
¼×
Poison
0×
Electric
Moves
Recover 99.0% Spikes 71.3% Earthquake 69.7% Poison Jab 68.5% Toxic 27.8% Body Press 27.3% Stealth Rock 19.5% Amnesia 3.7%
Items
Heavy-Duty Boots 40.7% Covert Cloak 27.0% Black Sludge 18.4% Leftovers 9.7% Ability Shield 3.5% Rocky Helmet 0.6% Air Balloon 0.1% Assault Vest 0.1%
Abilities
Vessel of Ruin31.8%Stamina27.8%Corrosion13.4%Earth Eater9.1%Levitate4.3%Well-Baked Body3.0%Thick Fat2.7%Regenerator2.3%
Common Teammates
Corviknight79.1%Alomomola36.4%Blissey34.7%Pecharunt32.5%Tyranitar30.0%Ting-Lu28.4%Reuniclus27.7%Ditto27.3%

Checks & Counters

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

# Checker Encounters Reliability KO Rate
01
Ting-Lu
Ting-Lu
DarkGround SOFT CHECK
23.425
23
22.5% dies 8.63%
02
Alomomola
Alomomola
Water SOFT CHECK
22.596
9
8.7% dies 5.93%

Ranked #11 with 11.10% usage. Sorted by reliability score.