Is Bisharp viable in Gen 9 RU?

Bisharp is ranked #5 in Gen 9 RU with 20.08% usage according to Smogon May 2026 - Jul 2026 data.

Bisharp in Gen 9 RU

Gen 9 RU · Sorted by p − 4 standard errors · Smogon source period May 2026 - Jul 2026 · Generated 2026-08-05

#0625 Bisharp

DarkSteel

USAGE 20.1% #5

ABILITYDefiant

BASE STATS

HP 65

ATK 125

DEF 100

SPA 60

SPD 70

SPE 70

BST490

TYPE MATCHUPS

4×

Fighting

2×

FireGround

½×

NormalGrassIceFlyingRockGhostDragonDarkSteel

0×

PoisonPsychic

Moves

Sucker Punch 99.8% Swords Dance 97.9% Iron Head 90.0% Throat Chop 78.3% Low Kick 28.7% Aerial Ace 1.7% Stealth Rock 1.1% Night Slash 0.5%

Items

Eviolite 98.1% Black Glasses 1.1% Life Orb 0.7% nothing 0.0% Focus Sash 0.0% Leftovers 0.0% Choice Band 0.0% Chople Berry 0.0%

Abilities

Defiant100.0%Inner Focus0.0%Pressure0.0%

Tera Types

Flying 45.1% Fire 28.7% Dark 14.0% Ghost 6.2% Fairy 5.7% Fighting 0.1% Poison 0.1% Bug 0.0%

Common Teammates

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 #5 with 20.08% usage. Sorted by conservative score.