Amoonguss counters

Gen 9 VGC 2026 Regulation F Best of 3 · Sorted by reliability score · Smogon · Feb 2026 - Apr 2026

Amoonguss
#0591 Amoonguss
GrassPoison
USAGE 25.3% #7
ABILITYRegenerator
BASE STATS
HP 114
ATK 85
DEF 70
SPA 85
SPD 80
SPE 30
BST464
TYPE MATCHUPS
2×
FireIceFlyingPsychic
½×
WaterElectricFightingFairy
¼×
Grass
Moves
Spore 100.0% Rage Powder 100.0% Sludge Bomb 93.6% Protect 71.7% Pollen Puff 30.2% Grass Knot 2.4% Clear Smog 1.6% Leaf Storm 0.4%
Items
Rocky Helmet 62.2% Sitrus Berry 31.6% Mental Herb 5.2% Covert Cloak 0.5% Wiki Berry 0.3% Focus Sash 0.1% Occa Berry 0.0% Eject Button 0.0%
Abilities
Regenerator99.9%Effect Spore0.1%
Tera Types
Fairy 50.3% Water 31.0% Fire 14.9% Dark 1.8% Steel 1.3% Dragon 0.4% Ghost 0.3% Psychic 0.1%
Common Teammates
Incineroar78.8%Urshifu-Rapid-Strike72.0%Flutter Mane54.9%Ursaluna34.9%Tornadus34.8%Landorus27.9%Porygon225.8%Roaring Moon20.6%

Checks & Counters

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

# Checker Encounters Reliability KO Rate
01
Tatsugiri
Tatsugiri
DragonWater OFFENSIVE CHECK
27.163
83
82.8% dies 7.23%
02
Ogerpon-Hearthflame
Ogerpon-Hearthflame
GrassFire OFFENSIVE CHECK
37.592
67
67.1% dies 7.66%
03
Landorus
Landorus
GroundFlying SOFT CHECK
48.375
53
53.5% dies 7.17%
04
Ursaluna
Ursaluna
GroundNormal SOFT CHECK
38.64
53
52.6% dies 8.03%
05
Ogerpon-Wellspring
Ogerpon-Wellspring
GrassWater SOFT CHECK
43.102
52
52.4% dies 7.61%
06
Chien-Pao
Chien-Pao
DarkIce SOFT CHECK
34.892
52
51.6% dies 8.46%
07
Rillaboom
Rillaboom
Grass SOFT CHECK
80.41
46
46.1% dies 5.56%
08
Urshifu-Rapid-Strike
Urshifu-Rapid-Strike
FightingWater SOFT CHECK
111.357
46
46.0% dies 4.72%
09
Flutter Mane
Flutter Mane
GhostFairy SOFT CHECK
63.485
44
44.4% dies 6.24%
10
Raging Bolt
Raging Bolt
ElectricDragon SOFT CHECK
46.325
44
44.1% dies 7.30%
11
Amoonguss
Amoonguss
GrassPoison SOFT CHECK
59.997
44
43.6% dies 6.40%
12
Incineroar
Incineroar
FireDark SOFT CHECK
174.325
41
41.2% dies 3.73%
13
Tornadus
Tornadus
Flying SOFT CHECK
23.961
37
36.7% dies 9.85%

Ranked #7 with 25.25% usage. Sorted by reliability score.