Grimmsnarl counters

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

Grimmsnarl
#0861 Grimmsnarl
DarkFairy
USAGE 2.1% #49
ABILITYPrankster
BASE STATS
HP 95
ATK 120
DEF 65
SPA 95
SPD 75
SPE 60
BST510
TYPE MATCHUPS
2×
PoisonSteelFairy
½×
Ghost
¼×
Dark
0×
PsychicDragon
Moves
Spirit Break 94.4% Light Screen 63.5% Thunder Wave 62.3% Reflect 61.9% Fake Out 38.0% Parting Shot 32.5% Misty Terrain 11.8% Throat Chop 6.5%
Items
Light Clay 59.4% Covert Cloak 27.2% Life Orb 6.0% Focus Sash 4.9% Iron Ball 0.5% Sitrus Berry 0.4% Lagging Tail 0.4% Light Ball 0.3%
Abilities
Prankster97.5%Frisk1.9%Pickpocket0.5%
Tera Types
Ghost 32.7% Steel 27.7% Grass 14.4% Dark 9.9% Fire 5.6% Water 4.4% Fighting 3.6% Poison 1.1%
Common Teammates
Gholdengo42.4%Ogerpon-Wellspring41.1%Urshifu-Rapid-Strike40.1%Chien-Pao27.9%Dragonite24.9%Rillaboom18.3%Raging Bolt17.9%Okidogi16.5%
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Checks & Counters

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

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Ranked #49 with 2.09% usage. Sorted by reliability score.