Chi-Yu counters

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

Chi-Yu
#1004 Chi-Yu
DarkFire
USAGE 8.5% #21
BASE STATS
HP 55
ATK 80
DEF 80
SPA 135
SPD 120
SPE 100
BST570
TYPE MATCHUPS
2×
WaterFightingGroundRock
½×
FireGrassIceGhostDarkSteel
0×
Psychic
Moves
Heat Wave 98.2% Overheat 89.7% Dark Pulse 89.4% Snarl 59.8% Protect 42.2% Flamethrower 8.5% Tera Blast 2.7% Taunt 2.5%
Items
Choice Specs 41.0% Focus Sash 29.0% Choice Scarf 15.4% Life Orb 9.2% Covert Cloak 2.4% Safety Goggles 0.7% Sitrus Berry 0.5% Charcoal 0.4%
Tera Types
Ghost 79.5% Fire 9.4% Grass 5.3% Dark 1.5% Water 1.4% Ground 1.1% Dragon 0.7% Poison 0.3%
Common Teammates
Flutter Mane76.5%Dondozo45.7%Tatsugiri45.4%Tornadus43.7%Glimmora25.4%Raging Bolt23.7%Dragonite21.7%Urshifu19.2%

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 #21 with 8.47% usage. Sorted by reliability score.