Cinderace counters

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

Cinderace
#0815 Cinderace
Fire
USAGE 9.1% #23
ABILITYDesolate Land
BASE STATS
HP 80
ATK 116
DEF 75
SPA 65
SPD 75
SPE 119
BST530
TYPE MATCHUPS
2×
WaterGroundRock
½×
FireGrassIceBugSteelFairy
Moves
U-turn 90.9% Court Change 70.2% High Jump Kick 53.2% Sacred Fire 49.6% Sucker Punch 36.8% Bitter Blade 21.0% Flare Blitz 19.8% Swords Dance 13.6%
Items
Heavy-Duty Boots 74.8% Life Orb 21.8% Choice Band 1.3% Heat Rock 0.5% Leftovers 0.4% Charcoal 0.4% Choice Scarf 0.4% Flame Plate 0.2%
Abilities
Desolate Land74.7%Magic Guard20.3%Mold Breaker1.5%Drought0.9%Turboblaze0.8%Sword of Ruin0.7%Sheer Force0.3%Sharpness0.2%
Common Teammates
Primarina60.0%Pecharunt49.1%Corviknight42.5%Ting-Lu31.9%Gholdengo30.8%Landorus-Therian28.0%Zarude24.4%Iron Boulder19.7%
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Checks & Counters

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

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Ranked #23 with 9.07% usage. Sorted by reliability score.