Is Great Tusk viable in Gen 9 Ubers?

Great Tusk is ranked #40 in Gen 9 Ubers with 1.81% usage according to Smogon Apr 2026 - Jun 2026 data.

What beats Great Tusk in Gen 9 Ubers?

The best counter for Great Tusk in Gen 9 Ubers is Lunala with a 86.2% win rate when they meet. Based on Smogon's Apr 2026 - Jun 2026 usage data, the top Pokémon that beat Great Tusk include Lunala, Kyogre, Arceus, Ho-Oh, Zacian-Crowned.

What is the best counter for Great Tusk in Gen 9 Ubers?

Lunala is the best counter for Great Tusk in Gen 9 Ubers, KOing or forcing it out in 86.2% of their encounters.

Great Tusk counters

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

#0984 Great Tusk

GroundFighting

USAGE 1.8% #40

BASE STATS

HP 115

ATK 131

DEF 131

SPA 53

SPD 53

SPE 87

BST570

TYPE MATCHUPS

2×

WaterGrassIceFlyingPsychicFairy

½×

PoisonBugDark

¼×

Rock

0×

Electric

Moves

Rapid Spin 94.1% Stealth Rock 67.3% Earthquake 61.9% Play Rough 51.6% Headlong Rush 33.3% Knock Off 26.1% Ice Spinner 21.8% Close Combat 19.0%

Items

Heavy-Duty Boots 46.4% Leftovers 23.0% Rocky Helmet 15.1% Choice Scarf 6.5% Booster Energy 5.0% Assault Vest 2.0% Life Orb 0.9% Focus Sash 0.8%

Tera Types

Steel 38.5% Ground 22.0% Fairy 17.0% Water 7.5% Ghost 5.7% Ice 3.6% Dark 2.8% Fire 0.9%

Common Teammates

Necrozma-Dusk-Mane41.9%

Flutter Mane24.5%

Arceus12.6%

Zacian-Crowned12.5%

Browse Gen 9 Ubers teams using Great Tusk →

Teams using Lunala 86% Teams using Kyogre 79% Teams using Arceus 69% Teams using Ho-Oh 62% Teams using Zacian-Crowned 46% Teams using Koraidon 42%

Checks & Counters

Reliability ranks observed matchups; KO rate is how often the checker knocked out or forced out the target. “Checker faints” reports the checker's own observed death rate. Categories use matchup reliability plus offensive and defensive base stats.

How to read this table

Use encounter count to judge sample size. A high-reliability check with a modest KO rate can still be useful when it consistently forces switches or limits the target.

# Checker Encounters Reliability KO Rate

Lunala

PsychicGhost OFFENSIVE CHECK

55.756

86.2% checker faints 6.37%

DAMAGE CALC

252+ SpA Lunala Moonblast vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Great Tusk: 248-294 (57.1 - 67.7%) -- guaranteed 2HKO

View Lunala counters → Teams with Lunala →

Kyogre

Water DEFENSIVE COUNTER

105.504

79.0% checker faints 6.83%

DAMAGE CALCRain

252+ Atk Great Tusk Headlong Rush vs. 252 HP / 252+ Def Kyogre: 168-198 (41.5 - 49%) -- guaranteed 3HKO

View Kyogre counters → Teams with Kyogre →

Arceus

Normal DEFENSIVE COUNTER

25.39

69.0% checker faints 9.18%

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Great Tusk Close Combat vs. 252 HP / 252+ Def Arceus: 276-326 (62.1 - 73.4%) -- guaranteed 2HKO

View Arceus counters → Teams with Arceus →

Ho-Oh

FireFlying DEFENSIVE COUNTER

89.182

62.2% checker faints 8.79%

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Great Tusk Knock Off (97.5 BP) vs. 252 HP / 252+ Def Ho-Oh: 90-107 (21.6 - 25.7%) -- 1.1% chance to 4HKO

View Ho-Oh counters → Teams with Ho-Oh →

Zacian-Crowned

FairySteel SOFT CHECK

38.164

45.7% checker faints 8.06%

DAMAGE CALC

+1 252+ Atk Zacian-Crowned Play Rough vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Great Tusk: 426-504 (98.1 - 116.1%) -- 87.5% chance to OHKO

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

Koraidon

FightingDragon SOFT CHECK

201.635

41.6% checker faints 5.92%

DAMAGE CALCSun

252+ Atk Orichalcum Pulse Koraidon Flare Blitz vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Great Tusk in Sun: 234-276 (53.9 - 63.5%) -- guaranteed 2HKO

View Koraidon counters → Teams with Koraidon →

Ranked #40 with 1.81% usage. Sorted by reliability score.