Is Kartana viable in Gen 9 Pure Hackmons?

Kartana is ranked #5 in Gen 9 Pure Hackmons with 37.61% usage according to Smogon Aug 2026 - Sep 2026 data.

What beats Kartana in Gen 9 Pure Hackmons?

Mewtwo-Mega-X has the strongest conservative score in this observed Aug 2026 - Sep 2026 sample. The target was knocked out or switched out in 58.6% of 49.76764936907291 relevant encounters. Standard error is 7.0 points. Sets and switch conditions can change the result.

How are Kartana matchup checks ranked in Gen 9 Pure Hackmons?

They are ranked by p minus four standard errors. Here, p is the observed fraction of relevant encounters where Kartana was knocked out or switched out. This is not a set-specific battle guarantee.

Kartana counters

Gen 9 Pure Hackmons · Smogon source period Aug 2026 - Sep 2026

#0798 Kartana

GrassSteel

USAGE 37.6% #5

ABILITYWonder Guard

BASE STATS

HP 59

ATK 181

DEF 131

SPA 59

SPD 31

SPE 109

BST570

TYPE MATCHUPS

4×

Fire

2×

Fighting

½×

NormalWaterElectricPsychicRockDragonSteelFairy

¼×

Grass

0×

Poison

Moves

Sunsteel Strike 98.3% Shell Smash 71.9% Corrosive Gas 51.8% Collision Course 34.3% Jet Punch 25.0% Magic Room 15.0% Taunt 12.9% Spore 9.2%

Items

Ability Shield 84.3% Focus Sash 6.9% Heavy-Duty Boots 5.2% Choice Scarf 1.5% Mental Herb 0.8% Choice Band 0.2% Life Orb 0.2% Protective Pads 0.2%

Abilities

Wonder Guard60.4%Huge Power28.1%Arena Trap3.9%Pure Power2.8%Neutralizing Gas1.5%Shadow Tag1.4%Triage0.7%Magic Bounce0.3%

Tera Types

Fighting 36.3% Water 30.4% Grass 11.1% Ghost 10.2% Steel 5.6% Dark 2.2% Normal 1.7% Flying 0.8%

Common Teammates

Leading observed checks

Open a matchup for a separate set-based damage estimate, or browse uploaded teams with both Pokémon.

Checks & Counters

Observed target KO or switch rate is upstream p: the fraction of relevant encounters where the target was knocked out or switched out. Standard error is upstream d. The conservative score is p − 4d. These ladder observations do not prove a set-specific counter.

How to read this table

Use encounter count and standard error to judge the sample. Damage estimates below use inferred sets and remain separate from the observed ladder metric.

# Checker Encounters Conservative score Target KO or switch rate

Mewtwo-Mega-X

PsychicFighting OFFENSIVE CHECK View matchup

49.768

30.6

58.6% Standard error 6.98 points

DAMAGE CALC

0- Atk Huge Power Mewtwo-Mega-X Mach Punch vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Kartana: 218-258 (67.7 - 80.1%) -- guaranteed 2HKO

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Calyrex-Shadow

PsychicGhost OFFENSIVE CHECK View matchup

42.342

29.3

59.5% Standard error 7.54 points

Groudon-Primal

GroundFire OFFENSIVE CHECK View matchup

54.726

29.3

56.1% Standard error 6.71 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Neutralizing Gas Groudon-Primal V-create vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Ability Shield Kartana: 1308-1540 (406.2 - 478.2%) -- guaranteed OHKO

View Groudon-Primal counters →

Kartana

GrassSteel SOFT CHECK View matchup

50.032

21.6

49.9% Standard error 7.07 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Kartana Collision Course (133.3251953125 BP) vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Kartana: 326-384 (101.2 - 119.2%) -- guaranteed OHKO

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Regieleki

Electric SOFT CHECK View matchup

118.564

19.1

36.8% Standard error 4.43 points

Blissey

Normal SOFT CHECK View matchup

71.485

15.2

38.2% Standard error 5.75 points

Arceus-Water

Water SOFT CHECK View matchup

48.138

12.5

40.8% Standard error 7.08 points

Arceus

Normal SOFT CHECK View matchup

34.45

6.4

39.7% Standard error 8.34 points

Giratina

GhostDragon SOFT CHECK View matchup

25.155

2.2

41.5% Standard error 9.83 points

Sableye-Mega

DarkGhost SOFT CHECK View matchup

24.799

-9.6

25.3% Standard error 8.72 points

Eternatus

PoisonDragon SOFT CHECK View matchup

23.953

-10.2

25.3% Standard error 8.88 points

Ranked #5 with 37.61% usage. Sorted by conservative score.