Archaludon counters

Gen 9 VGC 2026 Reg F · Sorted by reliability score · Smogon · Feb 2026 - Apr 2026

Archaludon
#1018 Archaludon
SteelDragon
USAGE 4.6% #30
ABILITYStamina
BASE STATS
HP 90
ATK 105
DEF 130
SPA 125
SPD 65
SPE 85
BST600
TYPE MATCHUPS
2×
FightingGround
½×
NormalWaterElectricFlyingPsychicBugRockSteel
¼×
Grass
0×
Poison
Moves
Electro Shot 92.5% Flash Cannon 85.1% Body Press 82.3% Dragon Pulse 52.3% Draco Meteor 43.9% Snarl 18.6% Protect 14.8% Heavy Slam 6.4%
Items
Assault Vest 82.9% Power Herb 13.2% Leftovers 1.9% Scope Lens 0.4% Choice Specs 0.3% Safety Goggles 0.2% Rocky Helmet 0.2% Sitrus Berry 0.2%
Abilities
Stamina88.6%Stalwart6.1%Sturdy5.2%
Tera Types
Grass 34.2% Bug 30.4% Fairy 9.8% Flying 8.9% Electric 7.3% Stellar 2.2% Steel 2.1% Fighting 1.9%
Common Teammates
Pelipper72.0%Urshifu-Rapid-Strike70.7%Amoonguss58.0%Flutter Mane35.4%Chien-Pao27.6%Incineroar23.7%Landorus21.9%Tornadus15.9%

Checks & Counters

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

This Pokémon doesn't have enough usage for Smogon to compute meaningful Checks & Counters. Only the most-used Pokémon in a format receive this data.

Ranked #30 with 4.62% usage. Sorted by reliability score.