Gastrodon counters

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

Gastrodon
#0423 Gastrodon
WaterGround
USAGE 8.3% #31
ABILITYStorm Drain
BASE STATS
HP 111
ATK 83
DEF 68
SPA 92
SPD 82
SPE 39
BST475
TYPE MATCHUPS
4×
Grass
½×
FirePoisonRockSteel
0×
Electric
Moves
Recover 98.5% Spikes 80.7% Ice Beam 72.5% Earth Power 57.7% Earthquake 34.2% Stealth Rock 23.9% Surf 18.2% Sludge Bomb 7.8%
Items
Rocky Helmet 69.8% Heavy-Duty Boots 21.2% Leftovers 7.5% Choice Specs 0.8% Covert Cloak 0.7% Assault Vest 0.1% Life Orb 0.0% Damp Rock 0.0%
Abilities
Storm Drain54.7%Sticky Hold45.3%Sand Force0.0%
Tera Types
Ghost 46.9% Poison 24.2% Dragon 9.8% Fairy 8.2% Dark 6.0% Water 1.8% Steel 1.4% Fire 0.7%
Common Teammates
Noivern40.0%Cyclizar24.5%Bisharp22.5%Entei22.0%Registeel21.2%Gardevoir17.4%Jirachi17.3%Goodra-Hisui16.8%
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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 #31 with 8.34% usage. Sorted by reliability score.