Is Noivern viable in Gen 9 RU?

Noivern is ranked #1 in Gen 9 RU with 30.83% usage according to Smogon May 2026 - Jul 2026 data.

What beats Noivern in Gen 9 RU?

Entei has the strongest conservative score in this observed May 2026 - Jul 2026 sample. The target was knocked out or switched out in 62.9% of 37.732533902095774 relevant encounters. Standard error is 7.9 points. Sets and switch conditions can change the result.

How are Noivern matchup checks ranked in Gen 9 RU?

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

Noivern counters

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

#0715 Noivern

FlyingDragon

USAGE 30.8% #1

ABILITYInfiltrator

BASE STATS

HP 85

ATK 70

DEF 80

SPA 97

SPD 80

SPE 123

BST535

TYPE MATCHUPS

4×

Ice

2×

RockDragonFairy

½×

FireWaterFightingBug

¼×

Grass

0×

Ground

Moves

Roost 89.9% Defog 81.4% Draco Meteor 73.5% Super Fang 41.4% Flamethrower 31.7% U-turn 30.8% Hurricane 23.0% Taunt 13.7%

Items

Heavy-Duty Boots 91.5% Eject Pack 3.0% Throat Spray 2.8% Choice Specs 2.2% Choice Scarf 0.3% Leftovers 0.1% Life Orb 0.0% Wide Lens 0.0%

Abilities

Infiltrator61.7%Frisk38.3%Telepathy0.0%

Tera Types

Steel 64.5% Dragon 13.6% Flying 6.6% Normal 4.9% Fairy 4.2% Fire 3.2% Ghost 1.4% Water 1.0%

Common Teammates

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Explore Noivern + Entei teams 31 score Explore Noivern + Blissey teams 29 score Explore Noivern + Slowbro teams 8 score Explore Noivern + Yanmega teams 6 score Explore Noivern + Quagsire teams -11 score

Leading observed checks

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Team core to explore

Noivern + Blissey 27.7% teammate usage Explore teams →

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

Entei

Fire OFFENSIVE CHECK View matchup

37.733

31.4

62.9% Standard error 7.87 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Entei Stone Edge vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Noivern: 264-312 (70.5 - 83.4%) -- guaranteed 2HKO

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Blissey

Normal DEFENSIVE CHECK View matchup

32.391

28.9

62.9% Standard error 8.49 points

DAMAGE CALC

0- Atk Noivern U-turn vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Blissey: 141-167 (19.7 - 23.3%) -- possible 5HKO

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Slowbro

WaterPsychic SOFT CHECK View matchup

22.442

8.0

50.2% Standard error 10.55 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ SpA Slowbro Future Sight vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Noivern: 150-177 (40.1 - 47.3%) -- guaranteed 3HKO

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Yanmega

BugFlying SOFT CHECK View matchup

21.123

6.4

49.9% Standard error 10.88 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ SpA Yanmega Air Slash vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Noivern: 103-123 (27.5 - 32.8%) -- guaranteed 4HKO

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Chesnaught

GrassFighting SOFT CHECK View matchup

42.495

-6.1

16.8% Standard error 5.74 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Chesnaught Knock Off (97.5 BP) vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Noivern: 123-145 (32.8 - 38.7%) -- 99.5% chance to 3HKO

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Quagsire

WaterGround SOFT CHECK View matchup

21.879

-11.4

26.1% Standard error 9.39 points

DAMAGE CALC

0- SpA Quagsire Whirlpool vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Noivern: 10-12 (2.6 - 3.2%) -- guaranteed 7HKO after trapping damage

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Ranked #1 with 30.83% usage. Sorted by conservative score.