Is Great Tusk viable in Gen 9 Ubers?

Great Tusk is ranked #42 in Gen 9 Ubers with 1.94% usage according to Smogon May 2026 - Jul 2026 data.

What beats Great Tusk in Gen 9 Ubers?

Lunala has the strongest conservative score in this observed May 2026 - Jul 2026 sample. The target was knocked out or switched out in 90.7% of 23.820290884097094 relevant encounters. Standard error is 6.0 points. Sets and switch conditions can change the result.

How are Great Tusk matchup checks ranked in Gen 9 Ubers?

They are ranked by p minus four standard errors. Here, p is the observed fraction of relevant encounters where Great Tusk was knocked out or switched out. This is not a set-specific battle guarantee.

Great Tusk counters

Gen 9 Ubers · Sorted by p − 4 standard errors · Smogon source period May 2026 - Jul 2026 · Generated 2026-08-05

#0984 Great Tusk

GroundFighting

USAGE 1.9% #42

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 88.8% Stealth Rock 65.8% Earthquake 60.5% Play Rough 58.0% Headlong Rush 34.4% Close Combat 25.1% Knock Off 22.2% Ice Spinner 16.4%

Items

Heavy-Duty Boots 56.9% Leftovers 16.9% Choice Scarf 8.9% Rocky Helmet 8.9% Booster Energy 3.6% Assault Vest 2.6% Life Orb 0.7% Focus Sash 0.7%

Tera Types

Steel 47.6% Ground 26.1% Fairy 8.3% Water 5.5% Ghost 4.9% Ice 3.0% Dark 2.5% Bug 0.7%

Common Teammates

Necrozma-Dusk-Mane49.1%

Flutter Mane20.9%

Groudon10.5%

Zacian-Crowned10.5%

Browse Gen 9 Ubers teams using Great Tusk →

Explore Great Tusk + Lunala teams 67 score Explore Great Tusk + Kyogre teams 53 score Explore Great Tusk + Ho-Oh teams 31 score Explore Great Tusk + Koraidon teams 18 score

Leading observed checks

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Team core to explore

Great Tusk + Koraidon 83.3% teammate usage Explore teams →

Checks & Counters

Observed target KO or switch rate is upstream p: the fraction of relevant encounters where the target was knocked out or switched out. Standard error is upstream d. The conservative score is p − 4d. These ladder observations do not prove a set-specific counter.

How to read this table

Use encounter count and standard error to judge the sample. Damage estimates below use inferred sets and remain separate from the observed ladder metric.

# Checker Encounters Conservative score Target KO or switch rate

Lunala

PsychicGhost OFFENSIVE CHECK View matchup

23.82

66.8

90.7% Standard error 5.96 points

DAMAGE CALC

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

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Kyogre

Water DEFENSIVE CHECK View matchup

94.052

52.5

80.7% Standard error 7.04 points

DAMAGE CALCRain

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

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Ho-Oh

FireFlying DEFENSIVE CHECK View matchup

54.085

30.6

66.8% Standard error 9.05 points

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

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Koraidon

FightingDragon SOFT CHECK View matchup

174.512

18.1

43.6% Standard error 6.38 points

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

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Ranked #42 with 1.94% usage. Sorted by conservative score.