Chesnaught counters

Gen 9 RU · Sorted by reliability score · Smogon · Mar 2026 - May 2026

Chesnaught
#0652 Chesnaught
GrassFighting
USAGE 21.3% #2
ABILITYBulletproof
BASE STATS
HP 88
ATK 107
DEF 122
SPA 74
SPD 75
SPE 64
BST530
TYPE MATCHUPS
4×
Flying
2×
FireIcePoisonPsychicFairy
½×
WaterElectricGrassGroundRockDark
Moves
Body Press 87.6% Synthesis 87.2% Knock Off 85.4% Spikes 72.1% Iron Defense 12.8% Drain Punch 11.6% Wood Hammer 7.9% Grassy Glide 7.1%
Items
Rocky Helmet 82.5% Sitrus Berry 6.3% Heavy-Duty Boots 4.0% Leftovers 3.5% Covert Cloak 1.9% Life Orb 0.7% Lum Berry 0.6% Muscle Band 0.2%
Abilities
Bulletproof99.3%Overgrow0.7%
Tera Types
Ghost 57.5% Steel 14.5% Water 8.8% Poison 7.1% Fire 6.5% Fairy 2.3% Grass 1.9% Dark 0.7%
Common Teammates
Noivern40.5%Blissey36.8%Quagsire36.5%Muk-Alola21.5%Krookodile20.9%Slowbro19.9%Suicune18.1%Entei17.7%
Browse Gen 9 RU teams using Chesnaught →
Teams using Necrozma 91% Teams using Entei 79% Teams using Noivern 73% Teams using Slowbro 72% Teams using Chesnaught 50% Teams using Kleavor 18%

Checks & Counters

Ranked by reliability — blends KO rate with how often each Pokémon is matched up.

# Checker Encounters Reliability KO Rate
01
Necrozma
Necrozma
Psychic OFFENSIVE CHECK
20.181
91
91.5% dies 6.21%
02
Entei
Entei
Fire OFFENSIVE CHECK
27.152
79
78.7% dies 7.85%
03
Noivern
Noivern
FlyingDragon OFFENSIVE CHECK
42.495
73
73.2% dies 6.79%
04
Slowbro
Slowbro
WaterPsychic DEFENSIVE COUNTER
22.667
72
72.3% dies 9.40%
05
Chesnaught
Chesnaught
GrassFighting SOFT CHECK
35.005
50
49.7% dies 8.45%
06
Kleavor
Kleavor
BugRock SOFT CHECK
24.789
18
18.4% dies 7.78%
07
Forretress
Forretress
BugSteel SOFT CHECK
21.613
17
17.4% dies 8.16%

Ranked #2 with 21.28% usage. Sorted by reliability score.