Primarina counters

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

Primarina
#0730 Primarina
WaterFairy
USAGE 19.4% #6
ABILITYRegenerator
BASE STATS
HP 80
ATK 74
DEF 74
SPA 126
SPD 116
SPE 60
BST530
TYPE MATCHUPS
2×
ElectricGrassPoison
½×
FireWaterIceFightingBugDark
0×
Dragon
Moves
Water Shuriken 58.0% Flip Turn 53.1% Moonblast 47.6% Steam Eruption 44.8% Calm Mind 38.0% Draining Kiss 35.8% Psychic Noise 22.5% Substitute 19.7%
Items
Assault Vest 37.9% Loaded Dice 27.3% Leftovers 14.8% Choice Specs 9.7% Life Orb 6.8% Heavy-Duty Boots 2.0% Covert Cloak 1.0% Choice Scarf 0.3%
Abilities
Regenerator38.2%Technician26.8%Primordial Sea10.2%Stamina5.8%Sheer Force5.2%Volt Absorb2.2%Lightning Rod1.6%Fluffy1.4%
Common Teammates
Pecharunt39.9%Corviknight32.7%Cinderace28.2%Landorus-Therian27.7%Gholdengo22.7%Ting-Lu22.2%Great Tusk17.5%Heatran16.7%
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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 #6 with 19.35% usage. Sorted by reliability score.