Darmanitan-Galar counters

Gen 9 Pokebilitiesbh · Sorted by reliability score · Smogon · Apr 2026 - Jun 2026

Darmanitan-Galar
#0555 Darmanitan-Galar
Ice
USAGE 2.3% #53
ABILITYSword of Ruin
BASE STATS
HP 105
ATK 140
DEF 55
SPA 30
SPD 55
SPE 95
BST480
TYPE MATCHUPS
2×
FireFightingRockSteel
½×
Ice
Moves
Glacial Lance 98.1% Bolt Strike 88.2% Pyro Ball 77.7% Ice Shard 75.2% Headlong Rush 10.2% U-turn 9.7% Extreme Speed 9.0% Sunsteel Strike 9.0%
Items
Choice Band 98.4% Choice Scarf 1.5% Leftovers 0.0% Heavy-Duty Boots 0.0% Life Orb 0.0% Air Balloon 0.0%
Abilities
Sword of Ruin85.4%Refrigerate7.6%Magic Guard1.8%Sand Rush1.3%Slush Rush1.1%Embody Aspect (Hearthflame)0.9%Tinted Lens0.6%Adaptability0.5%
Common Teammates
Ho-Oh85.4%Chansey73.6%Arceus-Ghost73.2%Aggron-Mega72.4%Gliscor72.0%Clodsire10.8%Arceus-Water9.3%Bronzong9.3%

Checks & Counters

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

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Ranked #53 with 2.34% usage. Sorted by reliability score.