Sandy Shocks counters

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

Sandy Shocks
#0989 Sandy Shocks
ElectricGround
USAGE 1.1% #77
ABILITYRefrigerate
BASE STATS
HP 85
ATK 81
DEF 97
SPA 121
SPD 85
SPE 101
BST570
TYPE MATCHUPS
2×
WaterGrassIceGround
½×
PoisonFlyingRockSteel
0×
Electric
Moves
Earth Power 68.4% Volt Switch 61.9% Shore Up 35.7% Electro Drift 35.5% Tri Attack 24.6% Spikes 24.1% Thunderclap 21.7% Sandsear Storm 16.9%
Items
Heavy-Duty Boots 36.0% Life Orb 25.0% Terrain Extender 14.5% Choice Scarf 9.8% Air Balloon 4.8% Leftovers 3.9% Focus Sash 2.7% Choice Specs 1.6%
Abilities
Refrigerate27.3%Teravolt15.4%Electric Surge14.8%Levitate9.9%No Guard8.3%Adaptability4.6%Beads of Ruin4.5%Earth Eater4.4%
Common Teammates
Corviknight56.6%Landorus-Therian37.4%Ting-Lu34.1%Zamazenta30.0%Gholdengo23.3%Kingambit19.9%Iron Treads18.8%Iron Boulder18.1%
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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 #77 with 1.12% usage. Sorted by reliability score.