Is Skeledirge viable in Gen 9 UU?

Skeledirge is ranked #22 in Gen 9 UU with 10.63% usage according to Smogon Apr 2026 - Jun 2026 data.

What beats Skeledirge in Gen 9 UU?

The best counter for Skeledirge in Gen 9 UU is Arcanine-Hisui with a 70.7% win rate when they meet. Based on Smogon's Apr 2026 - Jun 2026 usage data, the top Pokémon that beat Skeledirge include Arcanine-Hisui, Latios, Excadrill, Toxapex, Clodsire.

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

Arcanine-Hisui is the best counter for Skeledirge in Gen 9 UU, KOing or forcing it out in 70.7% of their encounters.

Skeledirge counters

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

#0911 Skeledirge

FireGhost

USAGE 10.6% #22

ABILITYUnaware

BASE STATS

HP 104

ATK 75

DEF 100

SPA 110

SPD 75

SPE 66

BST530

TYPE MATCHUPS

2×

WaterGroundRockGhostDark

½×

FireGrassIcePoisonSteelFairy

¼×

Bug

0×

NormalFighting

Moves

Torch Song 99.9% Slack Off 88.1% Will-O-Wisp 80.3% Hex 68.4% Shadow Ball 21.6% Earth Power 15.9% Alluring Voice 12.6% Flame Charge 9.8%

Items

Heavy-Duty Boots 91.5% Leftovers 4.0% Choice Scarf 1.4% Blunder Policy 1.0% Air Balloon 0.8% Throat Spray 0.6% Grassy Seed 0.2% Choice Specs 0.1%

Abilities

Unaware99.5%Blaze0.5%

Tera Types

Fairy 70.8% Water 14.5% Poison 6.8% Fire 2.7% Flying 1.9% Grass 1.2% Dark 0.8% Steel 0.4%

Common Teammates

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

Arcanine-Hisui

FireRock OFFENSIVE CHECK

22.495

70.7% checker faints 9.60%

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Choice Band Arcanine-Hisui Head Smash vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Skeledirge: 738-870 (179.1 - 211.1%) -- guaranteed OHKO

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

Latios

DragonPsychic OFFENSIVE CHECK

49.573

62.8% checker faints 9.67%

DAMAGE CALC

252+ SpA Soul Dew Latios Draco Meteor vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Skeledirge: 243-286 (58.9 - 69.4%) -- guaranteed 2HKO

View Latios counters → Teams with Latios →

Excadrill

GroundSteel OFFENSIVE CHECK

25.536

57.7% checker faints 9.78%

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Mold Breaker Excadrill Earthquake vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Skeledirge: 372-438 (90.2 - 106.3%) -- 37.5% chance to OHKO

View Excadrill counters → Teams with Excadrill →

Toxapex

PoisonWater SOFT CHECK

47.755

52.9% checker faints 10.19%

DAMAGE CALC

252+ SpA Toxapex Surf vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Skeledirge: 162-192 (39.3 - 46.6%) -- guaranteed 3HKO

View Toxapex counters → Teams with Toxapex →

Clodsire

PoisonGround SOFT CHECK

20.871

51.6% checker faints 10.94%

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Clodsire Earthquake vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Skeledirge: 252-296 (61.1 - 71.8%) -- guaranteed 2HKO

View Clodsire counters → Teams with Clodsire →

Conkeldurr

Fighting SOFT CHECK

20.655

36.7% checker faints 10.60%

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Conkeldurr Earthquake vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Skeledirge: 254-300 (61.6 - 72.8%) -- guaranteed 2HKO

View Conkeldurr counters → Teams with Conkeldurr →

Blissey

Normal SOFT CHECK

32.842

31.7% checker faints 8.12%

DAMAGE CALC

0- SpA Blissey Shadow Ball vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Skeledirge: 72-86 (17.4 - 20.8%) -- possible 5HKO

View Blissey counters → Teams with Blissey →

Skarmory

SteelFlying SOFT CHECK

88.046

2.0% checker faints 2.28%

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Skarmory Brave Bird vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Skeledirge: 156-184 (37.8 - 44.6%) -- guaranteed 3HKO

View Skarmory counters → Teams with Skarmory →

Ranked #22 with 10.63% usage. Sorted by reliability score.