Cobalion counters

Gen 9 UU · Sorted by reliability score · Smogon · Mar 2026 - May 2026

Cobalion
#0638 Cobalion
SteelFighting
USAGE 7.6% #29
BASE STATS
HP 91
ATK 90
DEF 129
SPA 90
SPD 72
SPE 108
BST580
TYPE MATCHUPS
2×
FireFightingGround
½×
NormalGrassIceDragonDarkSteel
¼×
BugRock
0×
Poison
Moves
Stealth Rock 87.8% Volt Switch 76.8% Body Press 57.6% Thunder Wave 52.3% Taunt 40.1% Close Combat 32.0% Steel Beam 13.4% Iron Head 13.0%
Items
Rocky Helmet 76.9% Leftovers 8.6% Air Balloon 5.5% Chople Berry 4.7% Red Card 1.4% Choice Band 1.2% Lum Berry 0.5% Shuca Berry 0.5%
Tera Types
Ghost 29.6% Water 26.1% Fairy 19.8% Steel 5.9% Flying 5.0% Dragon 4.0% Fighting 3.9% Poison 3.7%
Common Teammates
Latios54.2%Donphan35.9%Lokix35.3%Scizor26.6%Mandibuzz24.1%Greninja22.4%Excadrill21.8%Weavile20.9%
Browse Gen 9 UU teams using Cobalion →
Teams using Latios 68% Teams using Weavile 31% Teams using Mandibuzz 11%

Checks & Counters

Ranked by reliability — blends KO rate with how often each Pokémon is matched up.

# Checker Encounters Reliability KO Rate
01
Latios
Latios
DragonPsychic OFFENSIVE CHECK
21.922
68
68.2% dies 9.95%
02
Weavile
Weavile
DarkIce SOFT CHECK
25.032
31
30.9% dies 9.23%
03
Mandibuzz
Mandibuzz
DarkFlying SOFT CHECK
21.546
11
11.4% dies 6.86%

Ranked #29 with 7.63% usage. Sorted by reliability score.