Gouging Fire counters

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

Gouging Fire
#1020 Gouging Fire
FireDragon
USAGE 6.4% #30
BASE STATS
HP 105
ATK 115
DEF 121
SPA 65
SPD 93
SPE 91
BST590
TYPE MATCHUPS
2×
GroundRockDragon
½×
ElectricBugSteel
¼×
FireGrass
Moves
Dragon Dance 92.8% Bitter Blade 58.0% Earthquake 50.5% Dragon Claw 39.0% Heat Crash 37.2% Substitute 35.2% Strength Sap 24.1% Breaking Swipe 19.2%
Items
Leftovers 46.9% Booster Energy 30.7% Heavy-Duty Boots 17.6% Choice Band 3.2% Lum Berry 0.9% Choice Scarf 0.3% Charcoal 0.2% Covert Cloak 0.1%
Common Teammates
Great Tusk58.1%Raging Bolt43.4%Gholdengo35.8%Ninetales28.5%Kingambit26.2%Grimmsnarl25.7%Ogerpon-Wellspring21.3%Comfey21.3%

Checks & Counters

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

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Ranked #30 with 6.42% usage. Sorted by reliability score.