Chien-Pao counters

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

Chien-Pao
#1002 Chien-Pao
DarkIce
USAGE 22.2% #10
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 98.9% Sucker Punch 87.3% Icicle Crash 62.5% Sacred Sword 49.2% Ice Spinner 37.5% Icy Wind 35.9% Ice Shard 15.0% Throat Chop 10.0%
Items
Focus Sash 92.8% Life Orb 4.8% Clear Amulet 1.0% Assault Vest 1.0% Sitrus Berry 0.3% Covert Cloak 0.0% Choice Band 0.0% Safety Goggles 0.0%
Tera Types
Ghost 41.1% Ice 22.1% Stellar 22.0% Grass 11.5% Fire 1.8% Water 1.2% Dark 0.2% Poison 0.1%
Common Teammates
Urshifu-Rapid-Strike68.0%Incineroar49.3%Rillaboom45.9%Raging Bolt45.4%Dragonite41.9%Landorus32.2%Gouging Fire21.7%Amoonguss21.7%

Checks & Counters

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

# Checker Encounters Reliability KO Rate
01
Urshifu-Rapid-Strike
Urshifu-Rapid-Strike
FightingWater SOFT CHECK
85.527
49
49.2% dies 5.41%
02
Amoonguss
Amoonguss
GrassPoison SOFT CHECK
34.892
42
42.2% dies 8.36%
03
Incineroar
Incineroar
FireDark SOFT CHECK
102.194
41
41.4% dies 4.87%
04
Rillaboom
Rillaboom
Grass SOFT CHECK
21.47
39
38.7% dies 10.51%
05
Dragonite
Dragonite
DragonFlying SOFT CHECK
20.245
37
36.9% dies 10.72%
06
Ogerpon-Wellspring
Ogerpon-Wellspring
GrassWater SOFT CHECK
49.832
36
36.1% dies 6.80%
07
Landorus
Landorus
GroundFlying SOFT CHECK
33.143
33
33.0% dies 8.17%
08
Flutter Mane
Flutter Mane
GhostFairy SOFT CHECK
39.965
30
30.2% dies 7.26%
09
Tornadus
Tornadus
Flying SOFT CHECK
21.035
28
28.2% dies 9.81%

Ranked #10 with 22.24% usage. Sorted by reliability score.