Pelipper counters

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

Pelipper
#0279 Pelipper
WaterFlying
USAGE 3.2% #35
ABILITYDrizzle
HP 60
ATK 50
DEF 100
SPA 95
SPD 70
SPE 65
BST440
Electric
Rock
½×
FireWaterFightingBugSteel
Ground
Hurricane 100.0% Weather Ball 97.9% Wide Guard 96.2% Tailwind 79.0% Protect 21.7% Muddy Water 2.7% Helping Hand 1.2% U-turn 1.0%
Focus Sash 43.0% Life Orb 25.6% Rocky Helmet 22.6% Safety Goggles 4.6% Covert Cloak 2.1% Choice Specs 0.9% Damp Rock 0.3% Sharp Beak 0.2%
Drizzle100.0%Keen Eye0.0%Rain Dish0.0%
Steel 52.4% Ghost 30.8% Stellar 10.2% Normal 2.5% Grass 2.3% Flying 0.6% Ground 0.5% Fairy 0.2%
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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 #35 with 3.18% usage. Sorted by reliability score.