Zoroark counters

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

Zoroark
#0571 Zoroark
Dark
USAGE 7.9% #26
BASE STATS
HP 60
ATK 105
DEF 60
SPA 120
SPD 60
SPE 105
BST510
TYPE MATCHUPS
2×
FightingBugFairy
½×
GhostDark
0×
Psychic
Moves
U-turn 63.4% Knock Off 57.6% Trick 55.3% Sludge Bomb 40.9% Dark Pulse 40.9% Sucker Punch 38.5% Grass Knot 29.1% Flamethrower 22.5%
Items
Choice Scarf 32.0% Choice Specs 18.6% Choice Band 16.4% Expert Belt 14.0% Life Orb 6.3% Heavy-Duty Boots 5.0% Focus Sash 3.9% Black Glasses 3.6%
Tera Types
Dark 78.3% Poison 17.7% Ghost 1.8% Fire 0.6% Psychic 0.5% Bug 0.4% Fairy 0.3% Ground 0.3%
Common Teammates
Slowbro-Galar35.9%Rhydon33.0%Sandslash-Alola31.0%Milotic25.0%Pawmot23.7%Hoopa23.7%Cramorant22.2%Decidueye-Hisui21.2%
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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 #26 with 7.93% usage. Sorted by reliability score.