Chien-Pao counters

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

Chien-Pao
#1002 Chien-Pao
DarkIce
USAGE 2.0% #39
BASE STATS
HP 80
ATK 120
DEF 80
SPA 90
SPD 65
SPE 135
BST570
TYPE MATCHUPS
4×
Fighting
2×
FireBugRockSteelFairy
½×
IceGhostDark
0×
Psychic
Moves
Crunch 70.9% Sucker Punch 66.5% Icicle Crash 64.5% Ice Shard 57.2% Swords Dance 53.6% Sacred Sword 41.1% Ice Spinner 29.1% Throat Chop 4.3%
Items
Choice Band 30.2% Focus Sash 30.1% Life Orb 27.3% Heavy-Duty Boots 8.2% Choice Scarf 1.6% Black Glasses 1.6% Expert Belt 0.3% Assault Vest 0.2%
Tera Types
Dark 38.0% Ghost 30.7% Ice 20.8% Stellar 2.6% Fighting 2.1% Electric 1.4% Fire 1.0% Ground 0.9%
Common Teammates
Koraidon68.6%Zacian-Crowned43.5%Eternatus32.1%Ho-Oh22.4%Ribombee19.3%Arceus19.3%Kyogre18.3%Giratina-Origin15.1%
Browse Gen 9 Ubers teams using Chien-Pao →
Teams using Arceus 78% Teams using Zacian-Crowned 78% Teams using Arceus-Fairy 68% Teams using Necrozma-Dusk-Mane 56% Teams using Ho-Oh 56% Teams using Kyogre 44%

Checks & Counters

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

# Checker Encounters Reliability KO Rate
01
Arceus
Arceus
Normal DEFENSIVE COUNTER
33.468
78
78.2% dies 7.13%
02
Zacian-Crowned
Zacian-Crowned
FairySteel OFFENSIVE CHECK
99.089
78
77.8% dies 5.78%
03
Arceus-Fairy
Arceus-Fairy
Fairy DEFENSIVE COUNTER
25.095
68
67.9% dies 9.32%
04
Necrozma-Dusk-Mane
Necrozma-Dusk-Mane
PsychicSteel OFFENSIVE CHECK
65.988
56
56.2% dies 8.61%
05
Ho-Oh
Ho-Oh
FireFlying DEFENSIVE COUNTER
59.51
56
55.6% dies 9.02%
06
Kyogre
Kyogre
Water SOFT CHECK
100.711
44
44.1% dies 8.30%
07
Koraidon
Koraidon
FightingDragon SOFT CHECK
179.746
39
39.1% dies 5.96%
08
Lunala
Lunala
PsychicGhost SOFT CHECK
53.446
24
23.9% dies 5.83%

Ranked #39 with 1.97% usage. Sorted by reliability score.