Dondozo counters

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

Dondozo
#0977 Dondozo
Water
USAGE 6.9% #25
ABILITYOblivious
BASE STATS
HP 150
ATK 100
DEF 115
SPA 65
SPD 65
SPE 35
BST530
TYPE MATCHUPS
2×
ElectricGrass
½×
FireWaterIceSteel
Moves
Protect 99.9% Order Up 94.1% Wave Crash 90.3% Earthquake 89.9% Body Press 7.6% Yawn 5.4% Substitute 3.3% Heavy Slam 3.1%
Items
Rocky Helmet 54.9% Leftovers 33.0% Covert Cloak 8.8% Clear Amulet 2.9% Safety Goggles 0.1% Life Orb 0.1% Sitrus Berry 0.1% Chesto Berry 0.0%
Abilities
Oblivious58.9%Unaware41.1%Water Veil0.0%
Tera Types
Grass 89.6% Fairy 5.7% Steel 3.4% Dragon 0.8% Fire 0.2% Poison 0.1% Water 0.1% Ghost 0.1%
Common Teammates
Tatsugiri94.7%Dragonite70.9%Chi-Yu59.8%Flutter Mane50.1%Weezing-Galar44.8%Glimmora28.6%Chien-Pao24.7%Tornadus14.8%

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 OFFENSIVE CHECK
31
65
65.4% dies 8.54%
02
Incineroar
Incineroar
FireDark SOFT CHECK
24.02
29
28.6% dies 9.22%

Ranked #25 with 6.90% usage. Sorted by reliability score.