Chien-Pao counters

Gen 9 VGC 2026 Reg I · Sorted by reliability score · Smogon · Feb 2026 - Apr 2026

Chien-Pao
#1002 Chien-Pao
DarkIce
USAGE 20.1% #10
BASE STATS
HP 80
ATK 120
DEF 80
SPA 90
SPD 65
SPE 135
BST570
TYPE MATCHUPS
4×
Fighting
2×
FireBugRockSteelFairy
½×
IceGhostDark
0×
Psychic
Moves
Sucker Punch 90.3% Ice Spinner 80.5% Protect 52.4% Ruination 50.0% Icy Wind 32.0% Taunt 19.8% Ice Shard 18.9% Icicle Crash 18.2%
Items
Focus Sash 45.9% Assault Vest 37.3% Covert Cloak 8.9% Life Orb 6.7% Choice Scarf 0.3% Choice Band 0.3% Clear Amulet 0.3% Black Glasses 0.1%
Tera Types
Ghost 45.5% Poison 23.0% Stellar 16.1% Ground 8.7% Dark 1.6% Water 1.5% Grass 1.1% Electric 0.9%
Common Teammates
Zamazenta-Crowned80.5%Calyrex-Shadow65.6%Amoonguss55.7%Raging Bolt42.0%Dragonite37.9%Urshifu-Rapid-Strike21.9%Kyogre19.8%Incineroar17.3%

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 #10 with 20.09% usage. Sorted by reliability score.