Chien-Pao counters

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

Chien-Pao
#1002 Chien-Pao
DarkIce
USAGE 20.4% #7
BASE STATS
HP 80
ATK 120
DEF 80
SPA 90
SPD 65
SPE 135
BST570
TYPE MATCHUPS
4×
Fighting
2×
FireBugRockSteelFairy
½×
IceGhostDark
0×
Psychic
Moves
Protect 97.3% Sucker Punch 89.5% Sacred Sword 56.2% Icicle Crash 53.4% Ice Spinner 46.2% Icy Wind 20.4% Ice Shard 15.3% Throat Chop 9.6%
Items
Focus Sash 90.2% Life Orb 4.7% Clear Amulet 2.1% Safety Goggles 1.2% Covert Cloak 0.8% Choice Band 0.4% Assault Vest 0.3% Sitrus Berry 0.1%
Tera Types
Ghost 37.9% Stellar 32.3% Grass 12.1% Ice 11.1% Poison 2.4% Dark 1.4% Fire 0.8% Water 0.6%
Common Teammates
Urshifu-Rapid-Strike59.0%Dragonite44.4%Raging Bolt41.4%Rillaboom33.0%Incineroar31.4%Flutter Mane26.6%Gouging Fire20.3%Dondozo18.9%

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 #7 with 20.37% usage. Sorted by reliability score.