Tatsugiri counters

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

Tatsugiri
#0978 Tatsugiri
DragonWater
USAGE 12.0% #17
ABILITYStorm Drain
BASE STATS
HP 68
ATK 50
DEF 60
SPA 120
SPD 95
SPE 82
BST475
TYPE MATCHUPS
2×
DragonFairy
½×
Steel
¼×
FireWater
Moves
Surf 96.6% Draco Meteor 93.4% Rapid Spin 91.9% Nasty Plot 78.1% Dragon Pulse 22.3% Hydro Pump 14.0% Tera Blast 1.5% Taunt 1.1%
Items
Heavy-Duty Boots 65.9% Choice Scarf 10.1% Choice Specs 9.7% Eject Pack 9.1% Grassy Seed 1.4% Leftovers 1.0% Dragon Fang 0.8% Life Orb 0.5%
Abilities
Storm Drain98.1%Commander1.9%
Tera Types
Fairy 63.7% Dragon 14.4% Steel 12.9% Ghost 3.1% Water 3.1% Dark 1.5% Ground 0.7% Poison 0.3%
Common Teammates
Slowbro-Galar48.0%Bombirdier36.1%Mudsdale34.0%Rhydon30.2%Florges26.5%Rotom-Heat17.9%Pawmot13.8%Heracross11.7%
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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 #17 with 12.01% usage. Sorted by reliability score.