Gholdengo counters

Gen 9 Sketchmons · Sorted by reliability score · Smogon · Apr 2026 - Jun 2026

Gholdengo
#1000 Gholdengo
SteelGhost
USAGE 18.0% #6
BASE STATS
HP 87
ATK 60
DEF 95
SPA 133
SPD 91
SPE 84
BST550
TYPE MATCHUPS
2×
FireGroundGhostDark
½×
GrassIceFlyingPsychicRockDragonSteelFairy
¼×
Bug
0×
NormalFightingPoison
Moves
Make It Rain 87.5% Nasty Plot 62.0% Recover 51.4% Astral Barrage 47.9% Trick 36.5% Moongeist Beam 21.0% Focus Blast 20.3% Shadow Ball 15.8%
Items
Choice Scarf 35.3% Air Balloon 34.0% Leftovers 12.2% Colbur Berry 6.7% Choice Specs 4.8% Shuca Berry 3.7% Covert Cloak 1.2% Heavy-Duty Boots 0.8%
Common Teammates
Iron Valiant31.7%Great Tusk30.5%Ogerpon-Wellspring28.5%Zamazenta24.3%Ting-Lu16.6%Hatterene16.0%Iron Moth15.9%Kingambit15.6%

Checks & Counters

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

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Ranked #6 with 18.04% usage. Sorted by reliability score.