Grimmsnarl counters

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

Grimmsnarl
#0861 Grimmsnarl
DarkFairy
USAGE 7.3% #33
ABILITYPrankster
BASE STATS
HP 95
ATK 120
DEF 65
SPA 95
SPD 75
SPE 60
BST510
TYPE MATCHUPS
2×
PoisonSteelFairy
½×
Ghost
¼×
Dark
0×
PsychicDragon
Moves
Sucker Punch 84.5% Spirit Break 65.3% Bulk Up 44.9% Parting Shot 43.3% Play Rough 30.2% Substitute 27.5% Thunder Wave 24.4% Crunch 23.7%
Items
Leftovers 43.5% Heavy-Duty Boots 23.1% Choice Band 13.7% Black Glasses 7.7% Iron Ball 3.1% Kebia Berry 1.8% Life Orb 1.7% Chesto Berry 1.5%
Abilities
Prankster97.3%Pickpocket2.6%Frisk0.1%
Tera Types
Steel 56.2% Dark 24.5% Fire 6.2% Poison 4.2% Water 2.8% Fairy 2.7% Fighting 1.8% Ghost 1.3%
Common Teammates
Salazzle33.3%Cramorant24.8%Rhydon24.3%Tatsugiri23.2%Sandslash-Alola22.1%Golurk18.9%Mudsdale16.4%Ambipom15.9%

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 #33 with 7.30% usage. Sorted by reliability score.