Zarude counters

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

Zarude
#0893 Zarude
DarkGrass
USAGE 6.9% #26
ABILITYGrassy Surge
BASE STATS
HP 105
ATK 120
DEF 105
SPA 70
SPD 95
SPE 105
BST600
TYPE MATCHUPS
4×
Bug
2×
FireIceFightingPoisonFlyingFairy
½×
WaterElectricGrassGroundGhostDark
0×
Psychic
Moves
Swords Dance 73.4% Knock Off 48.5% Kowtow Cleave 45.0% Sucker Punch 40.1% Grassy Glide 31.6% Leaf Blade 29.7% Flower Trick 29.5% Close Combat 28.7%
Items
Life Orb 31.8% Black Glasses 26.3% Leftovers 9.6% Choice Band 9.1% Covert Cloak 4.6% Heavy-Duty Boots 3.3% Chople Berry 3.1% Weakness Policy 3.1%
Abilities
Grassy Surge31.6%Sharpness29.4%Hustle18.0%Adaptability11.8%Tablets of Ruin3.1%Regenerator1.1%Sword of Ruin1.0%Fluffy0.9%
Common Teammates
Primarina47.0%Gholdengo41.7%Iron Boulder41.1%Cinderace32.5%Ting-Lu32.2%Corviknight32.1%Deoxys-Speed20.1%Polteageist16.7%
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Ranked #26 with 6.86% usage. Sorted by reliability score.