Tatsugiri counters

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

Tatsugiri
#0978 Tatsugiri
DragonWater
USAGE 9.2% #20
ABILITYCommander
BASE STATS
HP 68
ATK 50
DEF 60
SPA 120
SPD 95
SPE 82
BST475
TYPE MATCHUPS
2×
DragonFairy
½×
Steel
¼×
FireWater
Moves
Draco Meteor 96.8% Muddy Water 95.3% Icy Wind 53.6% Protect 53.5% Dragon Pulse 25.4% Helping Hand 23.9% Taunt 16.6% Sleep Talk 16.1%
Items
Choice Scarf 36.9% Safety Goggles 26.1% Focus Sash 22.9% Assault Vest 4.9% Choice Specs 3.0% Toxic Orb 2.3% Sitrus Berry 1.4% Ability Shield 0.8%
Abilities
Commander99.2%Storm Drain0.8%
Tera Types
Steel 52.3% Stellar 18.1% Ghost 9.2% Dragon 7.3% Fairy 4.8% Water 4.5% Poison 2.4% Grass 0.5%
Common Teammates
Dondozo99.8%Chi-Yu40.9%Flutter Mane39.3%Dragonite37.9%Glimmora34.5%Weezing-Galar28.8%Chien-Pao26.1%Tornadus13.5%

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 #20 with 9.21% usage. Sorted by reliability score.