Magnezone counters

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

Magnezone
#0462 Magnezone
ElectricSteel
USAGE 4.8% #39
ABILITYMagnet Pull
BASE STATS
HP 70
ATK 70
DEF 115
SPA 130
SPD 90
SPE 60
BST535
TYPE MATCHUPS
4×
Ground
2×
FireFighting
½×
NormalElectricGrassIcePsychicBugRockDragonFairy
¼×
FlyingSteel
0×
Poison
Moves
Flash Cannon 98.1% Volt Switch 89.4% Thunderbolt 82.6% Tera Blast 50.8% Body Press 26.1% Discharge 14.9% Steel Beam 13.9% Mirror Coat 9.4%
Items
Choice Specs 68.6% Assault Vest 11.3% Choice Scarf 7.4% Rocky Helmet 5.5% Air Balloon 3.6% Magnet 1.2% Leftovers 1.1% Heavy-Duty Boots 0.7%
Abilities
Magnet Pull87.8%Analytic12.2%Sturdy0.0%
Tera Types
Ground 42.1% Fighting 10.8% Ghost 8.9% Flying 8.0% Steel 7.5% Grass 6.6% Fairy 4.9% Fire 4.0%
Common Teammates
Slither Wing58.9%Latios50.4%Mandibuzz45.5%Fezandipiti39.9%Weavile35.6%Donphan32.5%Hippowdon25.2%Zapdos-Galar17.6%
Browse Gen 9 UU teams using Magnezone →
Teams using Excadrill 82% Teams using Latios 61% Teams using Clodsire 60% Teams using Toxapex 6%

Checks & Counters

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

# Checker Encounters Reliability KO Rate
01
Excadrill
Excadrill
GroundSteel OFFENSIVE CHECK
20.479
82
82.0% dies 8.49%
02
Latios
Latios
DragonPsychic OFFENSIVE CHECK
20.417
61
61.1% dies 10.79%
03
Clodsire
Clodsire
PoisonGround DEFENSIVE COUNTER
28.768
60
60.4% dies 9.12%
04
Toxapex
Toxapex
PoisonWater SOFT CHECK
27.021
6
6.3% dies 4.66%

Ranked #39 with 4.84% usage. Sorted by reliability score.