Is Eternatus viable in Gen 9 Ubers?

Eternatus is ranked #8 in Gen 9 Ubers with 23.74% usage according to Smogon Mar 2026 - May 2026 data.

What beats Eternatus in Gen 9 Ubers?

The best counter for Eternatus in Gen 9 Ubers is Mewtwo with a 78.2% win rate when they meet. Based on Smogon's Mar 2026 - May 2026 usage data, the top Pokémon that beat Eternatus include Mewtwo, Deoxys-Attack, Arceus-Ground, Ting-Lu, Calyrex-Ice.

What is the best counter for Eternatus in Gen 9 Ubers?

Mewtwo is the best counter for Eternatus in Gen 9 Ubers, KOing or forcing it out in 78.2% of their encounters.

Eternatus counters

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

#0890 Eternatus

PoisonDragon

USAGE 23.7% #8

BASE STATS

HP 140

ATK 85

DEF 95

SPA 145

SPD 95

SPE 130

BST690

TYPE MATCHUPS

2×

IceGroundPsychicDragon

½×

FireWaterElectricFightingPoisonBug

¼×

Grass

Moves

Dynamax Cannon 92.2% Recover 60.9% Fire Blast 53.2% Sludge Bomb 47.9% Flamethrower 33.8% Meteor Beam 31.0% Toxic 27.8% Agility 19.2%

Items

Power Herb 30.5% Life Orb 29.9% Heavy-Duty Boots 23.3% Leftovers 7.1% Sitrus Berry 3.9% Choice Scarf 1.3% Choice Specs 1.0% Eject Pack 0.6%

Tera Types

Fire 29.8% Fairy 25.8% Dragon 17.2% Steel 7.1% Ghost 6.0% Dark 4.1% Poison 3.3% Water 3.0%

Common Teammates

Koraidon90.7%

Zacian-Crowned43.2%

Kyogre32.7%

Necrozma-Dusk-Mane27.6%

Browse Gen 9 Ubers teams using Eternatus →

Teams using Mewtwo 78% Teams using Deoxys-Attack 75% Teams using Arceus-Ground 74% Teams using Ting-Lu 72% Teams using Calyrex-Ice 69% Teams using Tyranitar 67%

Checks & Counters

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

# Checker Encounters Reliability KO Rate

Mewtwo

Psychic OFFENSIVE CHECK

24.627

78.2% dies 8.32%

DAMAGE CALC

252+ SpA Life Orb Mewtwo Psystrike vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Eternatus: 554-655 (114.4 - 135.3%) -- guaranteed OHKO

View Mewtwo counters → Teams with Mewtwo →

Deoxys-Attack

Psychic OFFENSIVE CHECK

174.191

75.0% dies 5.59%

DAMAGE CALC

252+ SpA Deoxys-Attack Psycho Boost vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Eternatus: 476-564 (98.3 - 116.5%) -- 87.5% chance to OHKO

View Deoxys-Attack counters → Teams with Deoxys-Attack →

Arceus-Ground

Ground DEFENSIVE COUNTER

369.537

73.8% dies 3.87%

DAMAGE CALC

252+ SpA Eternatus Dynamax Cannon vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Arceus-Ground: 124-147 (27.9 - 33.1%) -- guaranteed 4HKO

View Arceus-Ground counters → Teams with Arceus-Ground →

Ting-Lu

DarkGround DEFENSIVE COUNTER

470.169

72.0% dies 3.51%

DAMAGE CALC

252+ SpA Eternatus Dynamax Cannon vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Vessel of Ruin Ting-Lu: 121-144 (23.5 - 28%) -- possible 5HKO

View Ting-Lu counters → Teams with Ting-Lu →

Calyrex-Ice

PsychicIce DEFENSIVE COUNTER

375.77

69.5% dies 4.10%

DAMAGE CALC

+1 252+ SpA Eternatus Meteor Beam vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Calyrex-Ice: 280-330 (69.3 - 81.6%) -- guaranteed 2HKO

View Calyrex-Ice counters → Teams with Calyrex-Ice →

Tyranitar

RockDark OFFENSIVE CHECK

252.165

67.4% dies 4.82%

DAMAGE CALCSand

252+ Atk Tyranitar Earthquake vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Eternatus: 256-302 (52.8 - 62.3%) -- guaranteed 2HKO after sandstorm damage

View Tyranitar counters → Teams with Tyranitar →

Necrozma-Dusk-Mane

PsychicSteel OFFENSIVE CHECK

1,165.118

67.0% dies 2.35%

DAMAGE CALC

252+ SpA Necrozma-Dusk-Mane Photon Geyser vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Eternatus: 242-288 (50 - 59.5%) -- guaranteed 2HKO

View Necrozma-Dusk-Mane counters → Teams with Necrozma-Dusk-Mane →

Arceus-Flying

Flying DEFENSIVE COUNTER

22.329

64.4% dies 10.13%

DAMAGE CALC

+1 252+ SpA Eternatus Meteor Beam vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Arceus-Flying: 296-350 (66.6 - 78.8%) -- guaranteed 2HKO

View Arceus-Flying counters → Teams with Arceus-Flying →

Rayquaza

DragonFlying OFFENSIVE CHECK

36.406

64.0% dies 7.95%

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Rayquaza Earthquake vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Eternatus: 278-328 (57.4 - 67.7%) -- guaranteed 2HKO

View Rayquaza counters → Teams with Rayquaza →

Dialga

SteelDragon OFFENSIVE CHECK

21.531

63.8% dies 10.36%

DAMAGE CALC

252+ SpA Dialga Draco Meteor vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Eternatus: 386-456 (79.7 - 94.2%) -- guaranteed 2HKO

View Dialga counters → Teams with Dialga →

Zacian-Crowned

FairySteel OFFENSIVE CHECK

1,202.828

62.8% dies 2.37%

DAMAGE CALC

+1 252+ Atk Zacian-Crowned Play Rough vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Eternatus: 280-331 (57.8 - 68.3%) -- guaranteed 2HKO

View Zacian-Crowned counters → Teams with Zacian-Crowned →

Lunala

PsychicGhost OFFENSIVE CHECK

1,009.189

62.3% dies 2.57%

DAMAGE CALC

252+ SpA Lunala Psyshock vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Eternatus: 312-368 (64.4 - 76%) -- guaranteed 2HKO

View Lunala counters → Teams with Lunala →

Palkia-Origin

WaterDragon OFFENSIVE CHECK

35.828

57.7% dies 8.25%

DAMAGE CALC

252+ SpA Lustrous Globe Palkia-Origin Draco Meteor vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Eternatus: 464-548 (95.8 - 113.2%) -- 75% chance to OHKO

View Palkia-Origin counters → Teams with Palkia-Origin →

Flutter Mane

GhostFairy OFFENSIVE CHECK

203.779

57.6% dies 5.92%

DAMAGE CALC

252+ SpA Choice Specs Flutter Mane Psyshock vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Eternatus: 308-364 (63.6 - 75.2%) -- guaranteed 2HKO

View Flutter Mane counters → Teams with Flutter Mane →

Arceus

Normal DEFENSIVE COUNTER

743.48

57.5% dies 3.02%

DAMAGE CALC

+1 252+ SpA Eternatus Meteor Beam vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Arceus: 148-175 (33.3 - 39.4%) -- guaranteed 3HKO

View Arceus counters → Teams with Arceus →

Koraidon

FightingDragon OFFENSIVE CHECK

2,255.15

57.5% dies 1.77%

DAMAGE CALCSun

252+ Atk Orichalcum Pulse Koraidon Outrage vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Eternatus: 614-726 (126.8 - 150%) -- guaranteed OHKO

View Koraidon counters → Teams with Koraidon →

Gastrodon

WaterGround DEFENSIVE COUNTER

21.923

56.4% dies 10.59%

DAMAGE CALC

252+ SpA Eternatus Dynamax Cannon vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Gastrodon: 160-189 (37.5 - 44.3%) -- guaranteed 3HKO

Teams with Gastrodon →

Clodsire

PoisonGround DEFENSIVE COUNTER

342.371

56.3% dies 4.53%

DAMAGE CALC

252+ SpA Eternatus Dynamax Cannon vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Clodsire: 141-166 (30.3 - 35.7%) -- 37.7% chance to 3HKO

View Clodsire counters → Teams with Clodsire →

Blissey

Normal SOFT CHECK

976.633

52.0% dies 2.67%

DAMAGE CALC

Blissey Seismic Toss vs. 252 HP Eternatus: 100-100 (20.6 - 20.6%) -- guaranteed 5HKO

View Blissey counters → Teams with Blissey →

Eternatus

PoisonDragon SOFT CHECK

814.412

47.0% dies 2.92%

DAMAGE CALC

252+ SpA Eternatus Dynamax Cannon vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Eternatus: 290-344 (59.9 - 71%) -- guaranteed 2HKO

View Eternatus counters → Teams with Eternatus →

Kyurem-Black

DragonIce SOFT CHECK

39.339

47.0% dies 7.96%

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Kyurem-Black Dragon Claw vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Eternatus: 368-434 (76 - 89.6%) -- guaranteed 2HKO

View Kyurem-Black counters → Teams with Kyurem-Black →

Ditto

Normal SOFT CHECK

190.312

46.8% dies 6.14%

DAMAGE CALC

Ditto vs. Eternatus: 0-0 (0 - 0%)

View Ditto counters → Teams with Ditto →

Groudon

Ground SOFT CHECK

272.064

46.7% dies 5.04%

DAMAGE CALCSun

252+ Atk Groudon Precipice Blades vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Eternatus: 500-590 (103.3 - 121.9%) -- guaranteed OHKO

View Groudon counters → Teams with Groudon →

Kingambit

DarkSteel SOFT CHECK

284.976

46.2% dies 5.02%

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Kingambit Zen Headbutt vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Eternatus: 206-244 (42.5 - 50.4%) -- 1.2% chance to 2HKO

View Kingambit counters → Teams with Kingambit →

Kyogre

Water SOFT CHECK

2,116.075

44.4% dies 1.84%

DAMAGE CALCRain

252+ SpA Choice Specs Kyogre Ice Beam vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Eternatus: 268-316 (55.3 - 65.2%) -- guaranteed 2HKO

View Kyogre counters → Teams with Kyogre →

Arceus-Electric

Electric SOFT CHECK

110.046

39.1% dies 6.50%

DAMAGE CALC

252+ SpA Arceus-Electric Ice Beam vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Eternatus: 152-180 (31.4 - 37.1%) -- 82.7% chance to 3HKO

View Arceus-Electric counters → Teams with Arceus-Electric →

Arceus-Dark

Dark SOFT CHECK

22.569

38.1% dies 10.22%

DAMAGE CALC

252+ SpA Dread Plate Arceus-Dark Judgment vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Eternatus: 153-180 (31.6 - 37.1%) -- 82.5% chance to 3HKO

View Arceus-Dark counters → Teams with Arceus-Dark →

Landorus-Therian

GroundFlying SOFT CHECK

262.989

38.1% dies 5.05%

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Landorus-Therian Earthquake vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Eternatus: 408-480 (84.2 - 99.1%) -- guaranteed 2HKO

View Landorus-Therian counters → Teams with Landorus-Therian →

Muk-Alola

PoisonDark SOFT CHECK

32.337

36.5% dies 8.46%

Arceus-Ghost

Ghost SOFT CHECK

262.09

36.0% dies 5.00%

DAMAGE CALC

252+ SpA Spooky Plate Arceus-Ghost Judgment vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Eternatus: 153-180 (31.6 - 37.1%) -- 82.5% chance to 3HKO

View Arceus-Ghost counters → Teams with Arceus-Ghost →

Ranked #8 with 23.74% usage. Sorted by reliability score.