Farigiraf counters

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

Farigiraf
#0981 Farigiraf
NormalPsychic
USAGE 12.2% #17
ABILITYArmor Tail
BASE STATS
HP 120
ATK 90
DEF 70
SPA 110
SPD 70
SPE 60
BST520
TYPE MATCHUPS
2×
BugDark
½×
Psychic
0×
Ghost
Moves
Trick Room 99.8% Hyper Voice 95.0% Protect 67.5% Psychic 60.6% Expanding Force 23.4% Nasty Plot 18.9% Helping Hand 12.4% Psyshock 9.8%
Items
Throat Spray 52.1% Sitrus Berry 19.9% Psychic Seed 15.6% Mental Herb 9.5% Safety Goggles 2.2% Rocky Helmet 0.3% Grassy Seed 0.2% Life Orb 0.1%
Abilities
Armor Tail99.7%Sap Sipper0.1%Cud Chew0.1%
Tera Types
Fairy 52.9% Fire 22.5% Flying 14.9% Water 5.4% Dragon 2.5% Grass 0.9% Steel 0.5% Normal 0.3%
Common Teammates
Flutter Mane56.0%Incineroar48.3%Torkoal47.6%Urshifu45.2%Tornadus34.9%Ursaluna31.4%Indeedee-F27.4%Ogerpon-Hearthflame27.4%

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
28.792
50
49.9% dies 9.32%
02
Ogerpon-Hearthflame
Ogerpon-Hearthflame
GrassFire SOFT CHECK
20.219
41
40.8% dies 10.93%
03
Incineroar
Incineroar
FireDark SOFT CHECK
64.021
40
39.5% dies 6.11%
04
Rillaboom
Rillaboom
Grass SOFT CHECK
21.524
33
33.1% dies 10.15%

Ranked #17 with 12.16% usage. Sorted by reliability score.