Is Lunala viable in Gen 9 Ubers?

Lunala is ranked #5 in Gen 9 Ubers with 30.93% usage according to Smogon May 2026 - Jul 2026 data.

What beats Lunala in Gen 9 Ubers?

Kingambit has the strongest conservative score in this observed May 2026 - Jul 2026 sample. The target was knocked out or switched out in 73.2% of 329.01756747055276 relevant encounters. Standard error is 4.2 points. Sets and switch conditions can change the result.

How are Lunala 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 Lunala was knocked out or switched out. This is not a set-specific battle guarantee.

Lunala counters

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

#0792 Lunala

PsychicGhost

USAGE 30.9% #5

BASE STATS

HP 137

ATK 113

DEF 89

SPA 137

SPD 107

SPE 97

BST680

TYPE MATCHUPS

4×

GhostDark

½×

PoisonPsychic

0×

NormalFighting

Moves

Moongeist Beam 98.9% Meteor Beam 57.5% Psyshock 45.6% Moonblast 44.3% Focus Blast 33.9% Agility 30.9% Calm Mind 29.9% Trick Room 22.5%

Items

Power Herb 57.4% Heavy-Duty Boots 24.5% Choice Specs 7.9% Leftovers 7.0% Choice Scarf 1.2% Lum Berry 0.8% Red Card 0.4% Custap Berry 0.2%

Tera Types

Fairy 43.5% Ghost 31.2% Dark 12.5% Fighting 2.6% Poison 2.0% Steel 1.9% Rock 1.4% Normal 1.4%

Common Teammates

Koraidon82.5%

Zacian-Crowned51.8%

Kyogre49.1%

Necrozma-Dusk-Mane36.2%

Browse Gen 9 Ubers teams using Lunala →

Explore Lunala + Kingambit teams 56 score Explore Lunala + Zacian-Crowned teams 50 score Explore Lunala + Arceus teams 49 score Explore Lunala + Arceus-Ground teams 39 score Explore Lunala + Kyogre teams 37 score

Leading observed checks

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Team core to explore

Lunala + Koraidon 82.5% 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

Kingambit

DarkSteel DEFENSIVE CHECK View matchup

329.018

56.3

73.2% Standard error 4.21 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ SpA Lunala Focus Blast vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Kingambit: 480-568 (118.8 - 140.5%) -- guaranteed OHKO

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Zacian-Crowned

FairySteel OFFENSIVE CHECK View matchup

1,110.774

50.1

60.2% Standard error 2.54 points

DAMAGE CALC

+1 252+ Atk Zacian-Crowned Crunch vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Shadow Shield Lunala: 352-416 (73.6 - 87%) -- guaranteed 2HKO

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Arceus

Normal DEFENSIVE CHECK View matchup

1,161.426

49.0

58.9% Standard error 2.49 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ SpA Lunala Focus Blast vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Arceus: 192-226 (43.2 - 50.9%) -- 3.1% chance to 2HKO

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Calyrex-Ice

PsychicIce DEFENSIVE CHECK View matchup

655.03

42.9

56.3% Standard error 3.34 points

DAMAGE CALC

+1 252+ SpA Lunala Meteor Beam vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Calyrex-Ice: 270-318 (66.8 - 78.7%) -- guaranteed 2HKO

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Arceus-Ground

Ground DEFENSIVE CHECK View matchup

375.469

39.3

56.8% Standard error 4.39 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ SpA Lunala Psyshock vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Arceus-Ground: 127-151 (28.6 - 34%) -- 0.9% chance to 3HKO

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Kyogre

Water SOFT CHECK View matchup

1,505.356

37.1

46.0% Standard error 2.22 points

DAMAGE CALCRain

252+ SpA Choice Specs Kyogre Water Spout (150 BP) vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Shadow Shield Lunala in Rain: 231-272 (48.3 - 56.9%) -- 91.8% chance to 2HKO

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Lunala

PsychicGhost SOFT CHECK View matchup

771.382

37.1

49.5% Standard error 3.11 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ SpA Lunala Moongeist Beam vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Shadow Shield Lunala: 258-306 (53.9 - 64%) -- guaranteed 2HKO

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Ursaluna

GroundNormal SOFT CHECK View matchup

164.196

33.6

54.8% Standard error 5.29 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Ursaluna Shadow Claw vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Shadow Shield Lunala: 196-232 (41 - 48.5%) -- guaranteed 3HKO

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Wo-Chien

DarkGrass DEFENSIVE CHECK View matchup

62.543

32.9

66.4% Standard error 8.37 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ SpA Lunala Focus Blast vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Wo-Chien: 176-208 (47 - 55.6%) -- 74.2% chance to 2HKO

Koraidon

FightingDragon SOFT CHECK View matchup

2,435.902

32.4

39.3% Standard error 1.71 points

DAMAGE CALCSun

252+ Atk Orichalcum Pulse Koraidon Scale Shot (3 hits) vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Shadow Shield Lunala: 167-202 (34.9 - 42.2%) -- guaranteed 3HKO

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Arceus-Fairy

Fairy SOFT CHECK View matchup

507.703

30.1

45.2% Standard error 3.77 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ SpA Pixie Plate Arceus-Fairy Judgment vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Shadow Shield Lunala: 70-83 (14.6 - 17.3%) -- possible 6HKO

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Giratina-Origin

GhostDragon SOFT CHECK View matchup

390.928

28.3

45.7% Standard error 4.35 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Griseous Core Giratina-Origin Poltergeist vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Shadow Shield Lunala: 492-582 (102.9 - 121.7%) -- guaranteed OHKO

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Deoxys-Attack

Psychic SOFT CHECK View matchup

200.613

26.6

50.7% Standard error 6.03 points

DAMAGE CALC

0- Atk Deoxys-Attack Knock Off (97.5 BP) vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Shadow Shield Lunala: 232-274 (48.5 - 57.3%) -- 93.4% chance to 2HKO

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Chien-Pao

DarkIce OFFENSIVE CHECK View matchup

27.764

25.5

62.3% Standard error 9.20 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Life Orb Sword of Ruin Chien-Pao Crunch vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Shadow Shield Lunala: 523-616 (109.4 - 128.8%) -- guaranteed OHKO

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Ho-Oh

FireFlying SOFT CHECK View matchup

1,499.455

25.4

33.8% Standard error 2.11 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Ho-Oh Dual Wingbeat (2 hits) vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Shadow Shield Lunala: 118-141 (24.6 - 29.4%) -- 99.9% chance to 4HKO

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Ditto

Normal SOFT CHECK View matchup

175.895

24.5

50.5% Standard error 6.51 points

DAMAGE CALC

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

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Necrozma-Dusk-Mane

PsychicSteel SOFT CHECK View matchup

1,030.12

24.3

34.5% Standard error 2.56 points

DAMAGE CALC

0- Atk Necrozma-Dusk-Mane Knock Off (97.5 BP) vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Shadow Shield Lunala: 204-242 (42.6 - 50.6%) -- 2% chance to 2HKO

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Arceus-Ghost

Ghost SOFT CHECK View matchup

159.985

24.0

51.2% Standard error 6.80 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ SpA Spooky Plate Arceus-Ghost Judgment vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Shadow Shield Lunala: 282-332 (58.9 - 69.4%) -- guaranteed 2HKO

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Eternatus

PoisonDragon SOFT CHECK View matchup

598.217

23.9

37.5% Standard error 3.41 points

DAMAGE CALC

+1 252+ SpA Eternatus Meteor Beam vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Shadow Shield Lunala: 80-94 (16.7 - 19.6%) -- guaranteed 6HKO

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Ting-Lu

DarkGround SOFT CHECK View matchup

271.315

23.2

43.9% Standard error 5.17 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Ting-Lu Payback (100 BP) vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Shadow Shield Lunala: 354-416 (74 - 87%) -- guaranteed 2HKO

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Arceus-Electric

Electric SOFT CHECK View matchup

230.873

22.7

45.1% Standard error 5.61 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ SpA Zap Plate Arceus-Electric Judgment vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Shadow Shield Lunala: 70-83 (14.6 - 17.3%) -- possible 6HKO

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Arceus-Water

Water SOFT CHECK View matchup

304.486

21.5

40.9% Standard error 4.86 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ SpA Splash Plate Arceus-Water Judgment vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Shadow Shield Lunala: 70-83 (14.6 - 17.3%) -- possible 6HKO

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Tyranitar

RockDark SOFT CHECK View matchup

141.275

20.3

49.1% Standard error 7.22 points

DAMAGE CALCSand

252+ Atk Tyranitar Knock Off (97.5 BP) vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Shadow Shield Lunala: 392-464 (82 - 97%) -- 25% chance to OHKO after sandstorm damage

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Blissey

Normal SOFT CHECK View matchup

317.314

15.0

33.2% Standard error 4.55 points

DAMAGE CALC

0- SpA Blissey Shadow Ball vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Shadow Shield Lunala: 56-68 (11.7 - 14.2%) -- possible 8HKO

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Clodsire

PoisonGround SOFT CHECK View matchup

181.116

13.6

38.2% Standard error 6.15 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Clodsire Earthquake vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Shadow Shield Lunala: 69-81 (14.4 - 16.9%) -- possible 6HKO

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Arceus-Flying

Flying SOFT CHECK View matchup

43.743

8.4

51.1% Standard error 10.68 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ SpA Sky Plate Arceus-Flying Judgment vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Shadow Shield Lunala: 70-83 (14.6 - 17.3%) -- possible 6HKO

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Flutter Mane

GhostFairy SOFT CHECK View matchup

107.54

7.8

40.3% Standard error 8.11 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ SpA Choice Specs Flutter Mane Shadow Ball vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Shadow Shield Lunala: 306-360 (64 - 75.3%) -- guaranteed 2HKO

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Rayquaza

DragonFlying SOFT CHECK View matchup

120.194

6.2

34.6% Standard error 7.11 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Rayquaza Dragon Ascent vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Shadow Shield Lunala: 132-156 (27.6 - 32.6%) -- guaranteed 4HKO

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Terapagos

Normal SOFT CHECK View matchup

299.394

5.7

22.3% Standard error 4.15 points

DAMAGE CALC

0- SpA Terapagos Earth Power vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Shadow Shield Lunala: 14-17 (2.9 - 3.5%)

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Giratina

GhostDragon SOFT CHECK View matchup

79.391

4.7

33.8% Standard error 7.27 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Giratina Poltergeist vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Shadow Shield Lunala: 362-428 (75.7 - 89.5%) -- guaranteed 2HKO

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Ranked #5 with 30.93% usage. Sorted by conservative score.