Emboar counters

Gen 9 PU · Sorted by reliability score · Smogon · Feb 2026 - Apr 2026

Emboar
#0500 Emboar
FireFighting
USAGE 3.9% #52
ABILITYReckless
BASE STATS
HP 110
ATK 123
DEF 65
SPA 100
SPD 65
SPE 65
BST528
TYPE MATCHUPS
2×
WaterGroundFlyingPsychic
½×
FireGrassIceDarkSteel
¼×
Bug
Moves
Flare Blitz 99.9% Close Combat 95.5% Sucker Punch 73.5% Wild Charge 63.1% Knock Off 35.4% Head Smash 12.8% Earthquake 10.0% Substitute 2.4%
Items
Heavy-Duty Boots 43.8% Choice Scarf 23.6% Choice Band 22.8% Assault Vest 4.8% Life Orb 2.9% Black Belt 0.9% Expert Belt 0.5% Leftovers 0.3%
Abilities
Reckless97.6%Blaze2.4%
Tera Types
Dark 60.0% Fire 37.4% Fighting 1.4% Ground 0.5% Flying 0.2% Rock 0.1% Electric 0.1% Water 0.1%
Common Teammates
Bombirdier50.8%Electrode-Hisui45.1%Mudsdale41.4%Slowbro-Galar40.7%Tatsugiri36.7%Palossand25.2%Cramorant14.1%Bruxish13.8%

Checks & Counters

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

This Pokémon doesn't have enough usage for Smogon to compute meaningful Checks & Counters. Only the most-used Pokémon in a format receive this data.

Ranked #52 with 3.94% usage. Sorted by reliability score.