Chi-Yu counters

Gen 9 Ubers · Sorted by reliability score · Smogon · Feb 2026 - Apr 2026

Chi-Yu
#1004 Chi-Yu
DarkFire
USAGE 1.5% #46
BASE STATS
HP 55
ATK 80
DEF 80
SPA 135
SPD 120
SPE 100
BST570
TYPE MATCHUPS
2×
WaterFightingGroundRock
½×
FireGrassIceGhostDarkSteel
0×
Psychic
Moves
Dark Pulse 99.9% Flamethrower 88.7% Psychic 57.1% Overheat 49.4% Nasty Plot 42.1% Fire Blast 32.7% Tera Blast 9.9% Memento 6.3%
Items
Heavy-Duty Boots 36.9% Choice Specs 28.8% Choice Scarf 27.2% Life Orb 3.5% Focus Sash 2.6% Flame Plate 0.3% Leftovers 0.3% Wise Glasses 0.1%
Tera Types
Fire 44.0% Ghost 28.5% Dark 12.8% Fairy 6.4% Rock 2.3% Grass 2.0% Psychic 0.8% Water 0.8%
Common Teammates
Koraidon77.3%Ribombee46.8%Lunala40.6%Arceus-Ground36.0%Glimmora28.8%Zacian-Crowned20.2%Arceus18.8%Necrozma-Dusk-Mane17.4%

Checks & Counters

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

# Checker Encounters Reliability KO Rate
01
Koraidon
Koraidon
FightingDragon OFFENSIVE CHECK
110.107
65
65.3% dies 7.66%
02
Kyogre
Kyogre
Water DEFENSIVE COUNTER
70.025
64
64.5% dies 7.86%
03
Ho-Oh
Ho-Oh
FireFlying SOFT CHECK
69.435
52
51.9% dies 8.47%
04
Zacian-Crowned
Zacian-Crowned
FairySteel SOFT CHECK
37.803
31
31.0% dies 7.52%

Ranked #46 with 1.49% usage. Sorted by reliability score.