Is Clodsire viable in Gen 9 UU?

Clodsire is ranked #14 in Gen 9 UU with 14.10% usage according to Smogon Apr 2026 - Jun 2026 data.

What beats Clodsire in Gen 9 UU?

The best counter for Clodsire in Gen 9 UU is Weavile with a 87.7% win rate when they meet. Based on Smogon's Apr 2026 - Jun 2026 usage data, the top Pokémon that beat Clodsire include Weavile, Excadrill, Donphan, Conkeldurr, Latios.

What is the best counter for Clodsire in Gen 9 UU?

Weavile is the best counter for Clodsire in Gen 9 UU, KOing or forcing it out in 87.7% of their encounters.

Clodsire counters

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

#0980 Clodsire

PoisonGround

USAGE 14.1% #14

ABILITYWater Absorb

BASE STATS

HP 130

ATK 75

DEF 60

SPA 45

SPD 100

SPE 20

BST430

TYPE MATCHUPS

2×

WaterIceGroundPsychic

½×

FightingBugRockFairy

¼×

Poison

0×

Electric

Moves

Recover 99.8% Earthquake 95.9% Toxic 76.0% Stealth Rock 46.8% Spikes 37.8% Poison Jab 27.1% Toxic Spikes 4.4% Counter 2.6%

Items

Leftovers 41.2% Heavy-Duty Boots 38.5% Rocky Helmet 16.3% Black Sludge 3.7% Eject Button 0.2% Air Balloon 0.0% Mental Herb 0.0% Salac Berry 0.0%

Abilities

Water Absorb63.4%Unaware36.6%Poison Point0.1%

Tera Types

Dark 39.3% Water 18.7% Ghost 18.4% Steel 8.4% Fairy 7.0% Rock 2.1% Fighting 1.5% Flying 1.5%

Common Teammates

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Teams using Weavile 88% Teams using Excadrill 77% Teams using Donphan 75% Teams using Conkeldurr 69% Teams using Latios 66% Teams using Skarmory 59%

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

Weavile

DarkIce OFFENSIVE CHECK

27.348

87.7% checker faints 6.28%

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Weavile Triple Axel (120 BP) (3 hits) vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Clodsire: 618-738 (133.1 - 159%) -- guaranteed OHKO

View Weavile counters → Teams with Weavile →

Excadrill

GroundSteel OFFENSIVE CHECK

78.275

76.7% checker faints 8.18%

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Mold Breaker Excadrill Earthquake vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Clodsire: 560-660 (120.6 - 142.2%) -- guaranteed OHKO

View Excadrill counters → Teams with Excadrill →

Donphan

Ground DEFENSIVE COUNTER

44.214

74.7% checker faints 9.21%

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Clodsire Earthquake vs. 252 HP / 252+ Def Donphan: 79-94 (20.5 - 24.4%) -- guaranteed 5HKO

View Donphan counters → Teams with Donphan →

Conkeldurr

Fighting OFFENSIVE CHECK

23.551

68.5% checker faints 9.57%

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Conkeldurr Earthquake vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Clodsire: 384-452 (82.7 - 97.4%) -- guaranteed 2HKO after Leftovers recovery

View Conkeldurr counters → Teams with Conkeldurr →

Latios

DragonPsychic OFFENSIVE CHECK

139.314

65.6% checker faints 6.84%

DAMAGE CALC

252+ SpA Soul Dew Latios Luster Purge vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Clodsire: 296-350 (63.7 - 75.4%) -- guaranteed 2HKO after Leftovers recovery

View Latios counters → Teams with Latios →

Skarmory

SteelFlying DEFENSIVE COUNTER

128.701

59.4% checker faints 7.19%

Lokix

BugDark SOFT CHECK

24.664

54.2% checker faints 10.03%

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Lokix Knock Off (97.5 BP) vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Clodsire: 222-262 (47.8 - 56.4%) -- 85.9% chance to 2HKO

View Lokix counters → Teams with Lokix →

Tinkaton

FairySteel SOFT CHECK

55.813

50.9% checker faints 9.37%

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Tinkaton Gigaton Hammer vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Clodsire: 301-355 (64.8 - 76.5%) -- guaranteed 2HKO after Leftovers recovery

View Tinkaton counters → Teams with Tinkaton →

Clodsire

PoisonGround SOFT CHECK

56.049

45.4% checker faints 9.35%

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Clodsire Earthquake vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Clodsire: 378-446 (81.4 - 96.1%) -- guaranteed 2HKO after Leftovers recovery

View Clodsire counters → Teams with Clodsire →

Arcanine-Hisui

FireRock SOFT CHECK

27.22

43.9% checker faints 9.51%

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Choice Band Arcanine-Hisui Flare Blitz vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Clodsire: 447-526 (96.3 - 113.3%) -- 75% chance to OHKO

View Arcanine-Hisui counters → Teams with Arcanine-Hisui →

Hydrapple

GrassDragon SOFT CHECK

59.532

37.4% checker faints 8.67%

DAMAGE CALC

252+ SpA Hydrapple Draco Meteor vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Clodsire: 159-187 (34.2 - 40.3%) -- 40.7% chance to 3HKO after Leftovers recovery

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Skeledirge

FireGhost SOFT CHECK

20.871

32.8% checker faints 10.28%

DAMAGE CALC

252+ SpA Skeledirge Earth Power vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Clodsire: 138-164 (29.7 - 35.3%) -- guaranteed 4HKO after Leftovers recovery

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Mandibuzz

DarkFlying SOFT CHECK

63.941

27.3% checker faints 7.72%

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Mandibuzz Knock Off (97.5 BP) vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Clodsire: 169-199 (36.4 - 42.8%) -- guaranteed 3HKO

View Mandibuzz counters → Teams with Mandibuzz →

Keldeo

WaterFighting SOFT CHECK

22.81

25.8% checker faints 9.17%

DAMAGE CALC

252+ SpA Keldeo Secret Sword vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Clodsire: 114-135 (24.5 - 29%) -- possible 5HKO

View Keldeo counters → Teams with Keldeo →

Thundurus-Therian

ElectricFlying SOFT CHECK

30.254

25.4% checker faints 7.91%

DAMAGE CALC

252+ SpA Thundurus-Therian Grass Knot (120 BP) vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Clodsire: 113-133 (24.3 - 28.6%) -- possible 5HKO

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Blissey

Normal SOFT CHECK

27.658

24.6% checker faints 8.19%

DAMAGE CALC

Blissey Seismic Toss vs. 252 HP Clodsire: 100-100 (21.5 - 21.5%) -- guaranteed 7HKO after Leftovers recovery

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Slowking

WaterPsychic SOFT CHECK

53.326

23.9% checker faints 7.71%

DAMAGE CALC

252+ SpA Slowking Future Sight vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Clodsire: 258-306 (55.6 - 65.9%) -- guaranteed 2HKO after Leftovers recovery

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Thundurus

ElectricFlying SOFT CHECK

25.191

21.6% checker faints 8.20%

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Thundurus Knock Off (97.5 BP) vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Clodsire: 161-190 (34.6 - 40.9%) -- guaranteed 3HKO

View Thundurus counters → Teams with Thundurus →

Toxapex

PoisonWater SOFT CHECK

59.606

13.6% checker faints 6.03%

DAMAGE CALC

252+ SpA Toxapex Infestation vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Clodsire: 5-6 (1 - 1.2%)

View Toxapex counters → Teams with Toxapex →

Fezandipiti

PoisonFairy SOFT CHECK

21.127

1.4% checker faints 2.54%

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Fezandipiti Play Rough vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Clodsire: 96-113 (20.6 - 24.3%) -- possible 6HKO

View Fezandipiti counters → Teams with Fezandipiti →

Ranked #14 with 14.10% usage. Sorted by reliability score.