Gholdengo counters

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

Gholdengo
#1000 Gholdengo
SteelGhost
USAGE 16.3% #12
BASE STATS
HP 87
ATK 60
DEF 95
SPA 133
SPD 91
SPE 84
BST550
TYPE MATCHUPS
2×
FireGroundGhostDark
½×
GrassIceFlyingPsychicRockDragonSteelFairy
¼×
Bug
0×
NormalFightingPoison
Moves
Make It Rain 100.0% Shadow Ball 99.2% Protect 83.6% Nasty Plot 83.5% Trick 15.5% Dazzling Gleam 11.8% Power Gem 5.5% Hex 0.6%
Items
Metal Coat 54.7% Choice Specs 16.4% Life Orb 13.2% Iron Plate 5.8% Sitrus Berry 5.3% Grassy Seed 2.4% Leftovers 1.9% Choice Scarf 0.1%
Tera Types
Dragon 43.8% Fairy 35.4% Water 8.1% Flying 6.8% Steel 5.9% Dark 0.0% Fire 0.0% Grass 0.0%
Common Teammates
Incineroar83.1%Urshifu-Rapid-Strike50.9%Landorus33.6%Ogerpon-Wellspring32.3%Roaring Moon30.9%Amoonguss30.4%Whimsicott29.2%Regidrago25.9%

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
53.205
53
53.2% dies 6.84%
02
Incineroar
Incineroar
FireDark SOFT CHECK
78.293
42
41.5% dies 5.57%
03
Flutter Mane
Flutter Mane
GhostFairy SOFT CHECK
43.36
37
37.5% dies 7.35%
04
Ogerpon-Wellspring
Ogerpon-Wellspring
GrassWater SOFT CHECK
24.619
30
29.7% dies 9.21%

Ranked #12 with 16.27% usage. Sorted by reliability score.