Archaludon counters

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

Archaludon
#1018 Archaludon
SteelDragon
USAGE 3.0% #37
ABILITYStamina
BASE STATS
HP 90
ATK 105
DEF 130
SPA 125
SPD 65
SPE 85
BST600
TYPE MATCHUPS
2×
FightingGround
½×
NormalWaterElectricFlyingPsychicBugRockSteel
¼×
Grass
0×
Poison
Moves
Electro Shot 94.7% Flash Cannon 79.0% Dragon Pulse 62.1% Body Press 56.4% Snarl 43.4% Draco Meteor 37.6% Heavy Slam 17.7% Protect 7.8%
Items
Assault Vest 92.1% Power Herb 7.5% Leftovers 0.3% Sitrus Berry 0.0% Covert Cloak 0.0% Choice Specs 0.0% Focus Sash 0.0% Rocky Helmet 0.0%
Abilities
Stamina93.0%Sturdy6.8%Stalwart0.2%
Tera Types
Grass 46.1% Bug 39.2% Electric 6.0% Fairy 5.9% Ghost 1.6% Flying 0.4% Water 0.3% Fighting 0.2%
Common Teammates
Urshifu-Rapid-Strike91.7%Pelipper87.3%Amoonguss83.8%Chien-Pao70.3%Flutter Mane66.0%Landorus18.3%Incineroar17.0%Raging Bolt9.3%
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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 #37 with 3.03% usage. Sorted by reliability score.