Mienshao counters

Gen 9 Pokébilities Almost Any Ability · Sorted by reliability score · Smogon · Mar 2026 - May 2026

Mienshao
#0620 Mienshao
Fighting
USAGE 1.5% #80
ABILITYSword of Ruin
BASE STATS
HP 65
ATK 125
DEF 60
SPA 95
SPD 60
SPE 105
BST510
TYPE MATCHUPS
2×
FlyingPsychicFairy
½×
BugRockDark
Moves
Knock Off 97.4% High Jump Kick 97.0% U-turn 84.2% Triple Axel 50.4% Stone Edge 24.1% Swords Dance 15.2% Upper Hand 11.0% Ice Spinner 5.7%
Items
Choice Scarf 50.3% Life Orb 31.9% Choice Band 14.3% Assault Vest 1.8% Heavy-Duty Boots 0.9% Protective Pads 0.3% Focus Sash 0.2% Wide Lens 0.1%
Abilities
Sword of Ruin53.2%Magic Guard30.6%Tough Claws8.2%Dazzling2.6%Mind's Eye1.3%Intimidate0.8%Inner Focus0.7%No Guard0.6%
Common Teammates
Corviknight69.3%Meowscarada40.7%Ting-Lu28.0%Reuniclus27.4%Gastrodon25.8%Heatran19.6%Quagsire19.3%Zapdos17.4%
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Checks & Counters

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

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Ranked #80 with 1.55% usage. Sorted by reliability score.