Sandaconda counters

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

Sandaconda
#0844 Sandaconda
Ground
USAGE 3.7% #56
ABILITYShed Skin
BASE STATS
HP 72
ATK 107
DEF 125
SPA 65
SPD 70
SPE 71
BST510
TYPE MATCHUPS
2×
WaterGrassIce
½×
PoisonRock
0×
Electric
Moves
Earthquake 100.0% Stealth Rock 92.7% Stone Edge 90.3% Rest 88.2% Glare 6.6% Coil 3.7% Rock Blast 3.5% Rock Slide 3.1%
Items
Rocky Helmet 86.6% Leftovers 7.8% Custap Berry 2.3% Choice Band 1.2% Loaded Dice 1.1% Smooth Rock 0.9% Soft Sand 0.1% Chesto Berry 0.0%
Abilities
Shed Skin96.4%Sand Spit3.6%
Tera Types
Ghost 79.7% Dragon 6.7% Water 4.3% Ground 3.7% Steel 3.0% Rock 1.4% Poison 0.6% Bug 0.5%
Common Teammates
Rotom-Heat82.4%Sandslash-Alola80.1%Bruxish78.4%Scrafty77.7%Whimsicott77.6%Slowbro-Galar8.5%Decidueye-Hisui6.6%Bombirdier6.5%

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 #56 with 3.67% usage. Sorted by reliability score.