Galvantula counters

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

Galvantula
#0596 Galvantula
BugElectric
USAGE 7.9% #30
ABILITYCompound Eyes
BASE STATS
HP 70
ATK 77
DEF 60
SPA 97
SPD 60
SPE 108
BST472
TYPE MATCHUPS
2×
FireRock
½×
ElectricGrassFightingSteel
Moves
Thunder 96.6% Bug Buzz 94.5% Sticky Web 91.4% Volt Switch 77.7% Energy Ball 25.4% Thunder Wave 8.6% Giga Drain 2.4% Tera Blast 1.1%
Items
Focus Sash 85.2% Heavy-Duty Boots 9.6% Choice Specs 3.8% Choice Scarf 0.7% Life Orb 0.3% Throat Spray 0.1% Leftovers 0.1% Expert Belt 0.1%
Abilities
Compound Eyes98.3%Swarm1.7%Unnerve0.0%
Tera Types
Ghost 47.6% Bug 36.8% Electric 5.1% Grass 3.2% Water 3.0% Ground 2.8% Poison 0.5% Fire 0.4%
Common Teammates
Hoopa59.9%Malamar34.0%Coalossal34.0%Rhydon33.4%Salazzle33.3%Floatzel31.8%Heracross25.1%Trevenant19.9%

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 #30 with 7.89% usage. Sorted by reliability score.