Is Blissey viable in Gen 9 UU?

Blissey is ranked #35 in Gen 9 UU with 6.19% usage according to Smogon May 2026 - Jul 2026 data.

What beats Blissey in Gen 9 UU?

Excadrill has the strongest conservative score in this observed May 2026 - Jul 2026 sample. The target was knocked out or switched out in 85.0% of 26.877172200342585 relevant encounters. Standard error is 6.9 points. Sets and switch conditions can change the result.

How are Blissey matchup checks ranked in Gen 9 UU?

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

Blissey counters

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

#0242 Blissey

Normal

USAGE 6.2% #35

ABILITYNatural Cure

BASE STATS

HP 255

ATK 10

DEF 10

SPA 75

SPD 135

SPE 55

BST540

TYPE MATCHUPS

2×

Fighting

0×

Ghost

Moves

Soft-Boiled 99.9% Seismic Toss 88.5% Calm Mind 70.5% Heal Bell 40.3% Stealth Rock 34.5% Shadow Ball 29.6% Thunder Wave 22.7% Trick 7.9%

Items

Heavy-Duty Boots 67.8% Leftovers 31.9% Choice Specs 0.1% Choice Scarf 0.1% Toxic Orb 0.0% Covert Cloak 0.0% Flame Orb 0.0% Chople Berry 0.0%

Abilities

Natural Cure99.2%Serene Grace0.8%Healer0.0%

Tera Types

Dark 76.0% Ghost 16.9% Electric 2.8% Fairy 1.8% Ground 1.7% Water 0.3% Normal 0.2% Poison 0.1%

Common Teammates

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Explore Blissey + Excadrill teams 57 score Explore Blissey + Skarmory teams 36 score Explore Blissey + Skeledirge teams 24 score

Leading observed checks

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Team core to explore

Blissey + Clodsire 63.1% 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

Excadrill

GroundSteel OFFENSIVE CHECK View matchup

26.877

57.5

85.0% Standard error 6.88 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Excadrill Earthquake vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Blissey: 775-913 (108.5 - 127.8%) -- guaranteed OHKO

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Arcanine-Hisui

FireRock OFFENSIVE CHECK View matchup

22.549

54.0

84.5% Standard error 7.62 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Choice Band Arcanine-Hisui Close Combat vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Blissey: 1656-1950 (231.9 - 273.1%) -- guaranteed OHKO

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Skarmory

SteelFlying DEFENSIVE CHECK View matchup

27.27

36.1

70.9% Standard error 8.70 points

DAMAGE CALC

Blissey Seismic Toss vs. 252 HP Skarmory: 100-100 (29.9 - 29.9%) -- guaranteed 4HKO

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Skeledirge

FireGhost DEFENSIVE CHECK View matchup

32.842

24.5

58.8% Standard error 8.59 points

DAMAGE CALC

0- SpA Blissey Shadow Ball vs. 252 HP / 0 SpD Skeledirge: 104-124 (25.2 - 30%) -- guaranteed 4HKO

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Lokix

BugDark OFFENSIVE CHECK View matchup

24.222

17.4

57.6% Standard error 10.04 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Choice Band Lokix Knock Off (97.5 BP) vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Blissey: 927-1092 (129.8 - 152.9%) -- guaranteed OHKO

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Latios

DragonPsychic SOFT CHECK View matchup

79.98

-8.3

12.2% Standard error 5.12 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ SpA Soul Dew Latios Draco Meteor vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Blissey: 163-193 (22.8 - 27%) -- 46.2% chance to 4HKO

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Manaphy

Water SOFT CHECK View matchup

20.939

-10.4

29.5% Standard error 9.97 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ SpA Manaphy Surf vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Blissey: 79-94 (11 - 13.1%) -- possible 8HKO

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Hydrapple

GrassDragon SOFT CHECK View matchup

21.587

-15.9

13.9% Standard error 7.44 points

DAMAGE CALC

0- Atk Hydrapple Dragon Tail vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Blissey: 204-240 (28.5 - 33.6%) -- 0.2% chance to 3HKO

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Ranked #35 with 6.19% usage. Sorted by conservative score.