Tatsugiri counters

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

#0978 Tatsugiri

DragonWater

USAGE 6.6% #27

ABILITYCommander

BASE STATS

HP 68

ATK 50

DEF 60

SPA 120

SPD 95

SPE 82

BST475

TYPE MATCHUPS

2×

DragonFairy

½×

Steel

¼×

FireWater

Moves

Muddy Water 99.6% Draco Meteor 99.5% Protect 80.1% Helping Hand 50.3% Icy Wind 26.6% Taunt 19.1% Sleep Talk 14.2% Dragon Pulse 5.4%

Items

Safety Goggles 61.1% Choice Scarf 18.8% Focus Sash 13.1% Rocky Helmet 2.9% Ability Shield 1.3% Sitrus Berry 0.8% Bright Powder 0.6% Choice Specs 0.5%

Abilities

Commander100.0%Storm Drain0.0%

Tera Types

Steel 76.0% Ghost 7.9% Stellar 7.9% Fairy 6.3% Poison 1.6% Dragon 0.1% Water 0.1% Fire 0.0%

Common Teammates

Flutter Mane52.7%

Weezing-Galar47.3%

Checks & Counters

Ranked by reliability — blends KO rate with how often each Pokémon is matched up.

# Checker Encounters Reliability KO Rate

01

Flutter Mane

GhostFairy SOFT CHECK

26.583

43

43.1% dies 9.61%

DAMAGE CALC

252+ SpA Flutter Mane Moonblast vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Tatsugiri: 138-164 (78.8 - 93.7%) -- guaranteed 2HKO

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02

Urshifu-Rapid-Strike

Urshifu-Rapid-Strike

FightingWater SOFT CHECK

37.277

34

34.3% dies 7.78%

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Urshifu-Rapid-Strike Close Combat vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Tatsugiri: 169-201 (96.5 - 114.8%) -- 81.3% chance to OHKO

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03

Rillaboom

Grass SOFT CHECK

25.569

23

23.3% dies 8.36%

DAMAGE CALCGrassy Terrain

252+ Atk Rillaboom Wood Hammer vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Tatsugiri in Grassy Terrain: 213-252 (121.7 - 144%) -- guaranteed OHKO

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04

Amoonguss

GrassPoison SOFT CHECK

27.163

14

14.4% dies 6.74%

DAMAGE CALC

252+ SpA Amoonguss Leaf Storm vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Tatsugiri: 69-82 (39.4 - 46.8%) -- guaranteed 3HKO

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05

Incineroar

FireDark SOFT CHECK

34.23

14

13.6% dies 5.86%

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Incineroar Knock Off (97.5 BP) vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Tatsugiri: 126-148 (72 - 84.5%) -- guaranteed 2HKO

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Ranked #27 with 6.55% usage. Sorted by reliability score.