Gholdengo counters

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

Gholdengo
#1000 Gholdengo
SteelGhost
USAGE 23.5% #4
ABILITYLevitate
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
Tachyon Cutter 68.5% Moongeist Beam 63.3% Recover 60.9% Nasty Plot 51.7% Infernal Parade 32.1% Trick 26.7% Make It Rain 21.7% Doom Desire 20.3%
Items
Leftovers 26.3% Choice Scarf 23.7% Colbur Berry 11.7% Life Orb 11.1% Air Balloon 8.3% Choice Specs 6.1% Rocky Helmet 2.6% Heavy-Duty Boots 2.5%
Abilities
Levitate35.0%Adaptability24.1%Earth Eater6.7%Beads of Ruin6.6%Well-Baked Body5.8%Technician4.6%Magic Guard3.5%Water Absorb2.8%
Common Teammates
Ting-Lu44.8%Landorus-Therian36.7%Iron Hands33.8%Toxapex26.1%Corviknight22.0%Latios19.9%Scream Tail19.4%Primarina18.7%
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Ranked #4 with 23.52% usage. Sorted by reliability score.