Roaring Moon counters

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

Roaring Moon
#1005 Roaring Moon
DragonDark
USAGE 7.7% #22
BASE STATS
HP 105
ATK 139
DEF 71
SPA 55
SPD 101
SPE 119
BST590
TYPE MATCHUPS
4×
Fairy
2×
IceFightingBugDragon
½×
FireWaterElectricGrassGhostDark
0×
Psychic
Moves
Knock Off 99.9% Protect 99.7% Tailwind 81.1% Acrobatics 70.2% Breaking Swipe 32.7% Dragon Dance 15.6% Scale Shot 0.2% Taunt 0.1%
Items
Booster Energy 99.8% Clear Amulet 0.1% Loaded Dice 0.0% Covert Cloak 0.0% Grassy Seed 0.0% Life Orb 0.0% Choice Band 0.0% Leftovers 0.0%
Tera Types
Flying 70.2% Poison 21.0% Fairy 8.5% Steel 0.2% Ghost 0.1% Dragon 0.0% Fire 0.0% Water 0.0%
Common Teammates
Incineroar85.4%Amoonguss66.9%Gholdengo63.6%Landorus62.4%Flutter Mane42.4%Ogerpon-Wellspring39.3%Urshifu-Rapid-Strike29.6%Porygon226.9%

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
23.842
49
48.5% dies 10.24%
02
Incineroar
Incineroar
FireDark SOFT CHECK
28.969
32
32.1% dies 8.67%

Ranked #22 with 7.73% usage. Sorted by reliability score.