Is Ribombee viable in Gen 9 Ubers?

Ribombee is ranked #14 in Gen 9 Ubers with 11.45% usage according to Smogon May 2026 - Jul 2026 data.

What beats Ribombee in Gen 9 Ubers?

Zacian-Crowned has the strongest conservative score in this observed May 2026 - Jul 2026 sample. The target was knocked out or switched out in 87.0% of 439.4742882104656 relevant encounters. Standard error is 2.7 points. Sets and switch conditions can change the result.

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

Ribombee counters

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

#0743 Ribombee

BugFairy

USAGE 11.4% #14

ABILITYShield Dust

BASE STATS

HP 60

ATK 55

DEF 60

SPA 95

SPD 70

SPE 124

BST464

TYPE MATCHUPS

2×

FirePoisonFlyingRockSteel

½×

GrassGroundBugDark

¼×

Fighting

0×

Dragon

Moves

Sticky Web 100.0% Moonblast 99.1% Stun Spore 78.3% Quiver Dance 27.2% Trick 22.6% Skill Swap 21.3% Tailwind 19.3% Pounce 14.1%

Items

Focus Sash 76.8% Choice Scarf 23.1% Heavy-Duty Boots 0.0% Mental Herb 0.0% Eject Button 0.0% Light Clay 0.0% Flame Orb 0.0% Leftovers 0.0%

Abilities

Shield Dust96.2%Sweet Veil1.9%Honey Gather1.9%

Tera Types

Steel 67.6% Ghost 19.1% Poison 4.7% Bug 3.7% Dark 1.3% Fairy 1.1% Water 1.1% Normal 0.4%

Common Teammates

Necrozma-Dusk-Mane27.2%

Arceus-Ghost26.4%

Arceus-Ground18.4%

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Explore Ribombee + Zacian-Crowned teams 76 score Explore Ribombee + Necrozma-Dusk-Mane teams 70 score Explore Ribombee + Arceus teams 64 score Explore Ribombee + Lunala teams 61 score

Leading observed checks

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Team core to explore

Ribombee + Koraidon 96.4% 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

Zacian-Crowned

FairySteel OFFENSIVE CHECK View matchup

439.474

76.2

87.0% Standard error 2.71 points

DAMAGE CALC

+1 252+ Atk Zacian-Crowned Iron Head vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Ribombee: 726-854 (224 - 263.5%) -- guaranteed OHKO

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Necrozma-Dusk-Mane

PsychicSteel OFFENSIVE CHECK View matchup

274.051

70.3

85.1% Standard error 3.71 points

DAMAGE CALC

0- Atk Necrozma-Dusk-Mane Sunsteel Strike vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Ribombee: 434-512 (133.9 - 158%) -- guaranteed OHKO

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Kyurem-Black

DragonIce OFFENSIVE CHECK View matchup

21.883

66.3

90.9% Standard error 6.16 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Teravolt Kyurem-Black Iron Head vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Ribombee: 354-418 (109.2 - 129%) -- guaranteed OHKO

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Calyrex-Ice

PsychicIce DEFENSIVE CHECK View matchup

185.584

65.7

84.0% Standard error 4.56 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ SpA Ribombee Moonblast vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Calyrex-Ice: 84-99 (20.7 - 24.5%) -- guaranteed 5HKO

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Arceus

Normal DEFENSIVE CHECK View matchup

175.34

63.7

83.2% Standard error 4.87 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ SpA Ribombee Moonblast vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Arceus: 88-105 (19.8 - 23.6%) -- possible 5HKO

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Lunala

PsychicGhost OFFENSIVE CHECK View matchup

183.418

60.6

80.7% Standard error 5.01 points

DAMAGE CALC

+1 252+ SpA Lunala Meteor Beam vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Ribombee: 404-476 (124.6 - 146.9%) -- guaranteed OHKO

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Arceus-Ground

Ground DEFENSIVE CHECK View matchup

142.406

56.0

78.9% Standard error 5.71 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ SpA Ribombee Moonblast vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Arceus-Ground: 88-105 (19.8 - 23.6%) -- possible 5HKO

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Ho-Oh

FireFlying DEFENSIVE CHECK View matchup

401.579

53.1

69.0% Standard error 3.98 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ SpA Ribombee Moonblast vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Ho-Oh: 36-43 (8.6 - 10.3%)

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Terapagos

Normal DEFENSIVE CHECK View matchup

111.234

52.4

78.8% Standard error 6.60 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ SpA Ribombee Moonblast vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Terapagos: 109-130 (28.3 - 33.8%) -- 0.9% chance to 3HKO

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Arceus-Fairy

Fairy DEFENSIVE CHECK View matchup

93.421

48.7

77.1% Standard error 7.09 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ SpA Ribombee Moonblast vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Arceus-Fairy: 88-105 (19.8 - 23.6%) -- possible 5HKO

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Kyogre

Water DEFENSIVE CHECK View matchup

232.09

47.8

68.8% Standard error 5.24 points

DAMAGE CALCRain

252+ SpA Ribombee Moonblast vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Kyogre: 78-93 (19.3 - 23%) -- possible 5HKO

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Giratina-Origin

GhostDragon DEFENSIVE CHECK View matchup

144.376

46.5

72.3% Standard error 6.45 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ SpA Ribombee Moonblast vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Giratina-Origin: 200-236 (39.6 - 46.8%) -- guaranteed 3HKO

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Arceus-Electric

Electric DEFENSIVE CHECK View matchup

40.304

43.6

71.9% Standard error 7.08 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ SpA Ribombee Moonblast vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Arceus-Electric: 88-105 (19.8 - 23.6%) -- possible 5HKO

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Eternatus

PoisonDragon OFFENSIVE CHECK View matchup

143.256

43.4

70.0% Standard error 6.63 points

DAMAGE CALC

+1 252+ SpA Eternatus Meteor Beam vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Ribombee: 420-496 (129.6 - 153%) -- guaranteed OHKO

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Koraidon

FightingDragon SOFT CHECK View matchup

567.922

38.5

53.0% Standard error 3.62 points

DAMAGE CALCSun

252+ Atk Orichalcum Pulse Koraidon Flare Blitz vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Ribombee in Sun: 892-1050 (275.3 - 324%) -- guaranteed OHKO

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Glimmora

RockPoison OFFENSIVE CHECK View matchup

145.132

35.1

62.6% Standard error 6.87 points

DAMAGE CALC

0- SpA Glimmora Sludge Bomb vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Ribombee: 198-234 (61.1 - 72.2%) -- guaranteed 2HKO

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Blissey

Normal DEFENSIVE CHECK View matchup

88.352

32.9

67.1% Standard error 8.55 points

DAMAGE CALC

0- Atk Ribombee Pounce vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Blissey: 127-150 (17.7 - 21%) -- possible 5HKO

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Deoxys-Attack

Psychic OFFENSIVE CHECK View matchup

22.254

23.6

64.3% Standard error 10.16 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ SpA Deoxys-Attack Psycho Boost vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Ribombee: 289-342 (89.1 - 105.5%) -- 37.5% chance to OHKO

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Ribombee

BugFairy SOFT CHECK View matchup

190.773

22.6

47.4% Standard error 6.21 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ SpA Ribombee Moonblast vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Ribombee: 124-147 (38.2 - 45.3%) -- guaranteed 3HKO

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Arceus-Ghost

Ghost DEFENSIVE CHECK View matchup

21.139

22.3

64.0% Standard error 10.44 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ SpA Ribombee Moonblast vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Arceus-Ghost: 88-105 (19.8 - 23.6%) -- possible 5HKO

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Hatterene

PsychicFairy SOFT CHECK View matchup

292.186

20.8

40.6% Standard error 4.96 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ SpA Hatterene Misty Explosion vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Ribombee: 168-198 (51.8 - 61.1%) -- guaranteed 2HKO

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Deoxys-Speed

Psychic SOFT CHECK View matchup

142.505

14.6

43.2% Standard error 7.14 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ SpA Deoxys-Speed Psycho Boost vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Ribombee: 183-216 (56.4 - 66.6%) -- guaranteed 2HKO

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Groudon

Ground SOFT CHECK View matchup

53.162

0.6

37.1% Standard error 9.12 points

DAMAGE CALCSun

252+ Atk Groudon Stone Edge vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Ribombee: 402-474 (124 - 146.2%) -- guaranteed OHKO

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Landorus-Therian

GroundFlying SOFT CHECK View matchup

86.02

-1.0

34.2% Standard error 8.81 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Landorus-Therian Stone Edge vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Ribombee: 392-462 (120.9 - 142.5%) -- guaranteed OHKO

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Gliscor

GroundFlying SOFT CHECK View matchup

102.126

-1.0

30.2% Standard error 7.81 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Gliscor Earthquake vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Ribombee: 109-129 (33.6 - 39.8%) -- guaranteed 3HKO

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Ting-Lu

DarkGround SOFT CHECK View matchup

46.332

-10.5

24.8% Standard error 8.83 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Ting-Lu Earthquake vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Ribombee: 120-142 (37 - 43.8%) -- guaranteed 3HKO

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Grimmsnarl

DarkFairy SOFT CHECK View matchup

49.423

-12.6

18.4% Standard error 7.75 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Grimmsnarl Play Rough vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Ribombee: 231-273 (71.2 - 84.2%) -- guaranteed 2HKO

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Ranked #14 with 11.45% usage. Sorted by conservative score.