Is Gardevoir viable in Gen 9 UU?

Gardevoir is ranked #30 in Gen 9 UU with 7.60% usage according to Smogon Apr 2026 - Jun 2026 data.

What beats Gardevoir in Gen 9 UU?

The best counter for Gardevoir in Gen 9 UU is Excadrill with a 76.7% win rate when they meet. Based on Smogon's Apr 2026 - Jun 2026 usage data, the top Pokémon that beat Gardevoir include Excadrill, Lokix, Latios, Hydrapple, Mandibuzz.

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

Excadrill is the best counter for Gardevoir in Gen 9 UU, KOing or forcing it out in 76.7% of their encounters.

Gardevoir counters

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

#0282 Gardevoir

PsychicFairy

USAGE 7.6% #30

ABILITYTrace

BASE STATS

HP 68

ATK 65

DEF 65

SPA 125

SPD 115

SPE 80

BST518

TYPE MATCHUPS

2×

PoisonGhostSteel

½×

Psychic

¼×

Fighting

0×

Dragon

Moves

Moonblast 99.8% Psychic Noise 80.7% Healing Wish 51.8% Trick 47.2% Mystical Fire 40.5% Focus Blast 13.9% Psychic 13.2% Psyshock 10.0%

Items

Choice Scarf 72.0% Assault Vest 13.4% Heavy-Duty Boots 6.4% Choice Specs 3.5% Life Orb 2.6% Expert Belt 0.9% Fairy Feather 0.9% Leftovers 0.3%

Abilities

Trace99.2%Synchronize0.8%Telepathy0.0%

Tera Types

Fairy 80.5% Fire 10.7% Fighting 3.6% Electric 2.5% Steel 1.2% Psychic 0.8% Water 0.4% Stellar 0.3%

Common Teammates

Browse Gen 9 UU teams using Gardevoir →

Teams using Excadrill 77% Teams using Lokix 48% Teams using Latios 23% Teams using Mandibuzz 8%

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

Excadrill

GroundSteel OFFENSIVE CHECK

26.627

76.7% checker faints 8.19%

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Excadrill Iron Head vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Gardevoir: 420-494 (123.5 - 145.2%) -- guaranteed OHKO

View Excadrill counters → Teams with Excadrill →

Lokix

BugDark SOFT CHECK

22.586

48.1% checker faints 10.51%

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Lokix Knock Off (97.5 BP) vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Gardevoir: 210-247 (61.7 - 72.6%) -- guaranteed 2HKO

View Lokix counters → Teams with Lokix →

Latios

DragonPsychic SOFT CHECK

85.034

23.3% checker faints 7.89%

DAMAGE CALC

252+ SpA Latios Thunderbolt vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Gardevoir: 71-84 (20.8 - 24.7%) -- guaranteed 5HKO

View Latios counters → Teams with Latios →

Hydrapple

GrassDragon SOFT CHECK

22.6

20.6% checker faints 8.51%

DAMAGE CALC

252+ SpA Hydrapple Leaf Storm vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Gardevoir: 144-171 (42.3 - 50.2%) -- 0.4% chance to 2HKO

View Hydrapple counters →

Mandibuzz

DarkFlying SOFT CHECK

23.185

8.0% checker faints 5.63%

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Mandibuzz Knock Off (97.5 BP) vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Gardevoir: 159-187 (46.7 - 55%) -- 68.4% chance to 2HKO

View Mandibuzz counters → Teams with Mandibuzz →

Ranked #30 with 7.60% usage. Sorted by reliability score.