Grimmsnarl counters

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

Grimmsnarl
#0861 Grimmsnarl
DarkFairy
USAGE 12.2% #17
ABILITYPrankster
BASE STATS
HP 95
ATK 120
DEF 65
SPA 95
SPD 75
SPE 60
BST510
TYPE MATCHUPS
2×
PoisonSteelFairy
½×
Ghost
¼×
Dark
0×
PsychicDragon
Moves
Light Screen 94.8% Reflect 88.9% Spirit Break 81.4% Thunder Wave 77.3% Fake Out 14.0% Foul Play 13.1% Parting Shot 8.9% Sucker Punch 6.2%
Items
Light Clay 76.0% Covert Cloak 19.1% Rocky Helmet 3.9% Grassy Seed 0.3% Lagging Tail 0.2% Sitrus Berry 0.1% Focus Sash 0.1% Iron Ball 0.1%
Abilities
Prankster100.0%Frisk0.0%Pickpocket0.0%
Tera Types
Ghost 66.9% Steel 19.6% Fire 5.0% Dark 3.0% Grass 1.7% Water 1.5% Ground 1.4% Poison 0.5%
Common Teammates
Miraidon62.9%Calyrex-Ice52.4%Incineroar42.3%Urshifu-Rapid-Strike32.7%Rillaboom27.9%Iron Hands24.6%Volcarona20.3%Landorus18.5%

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 #17 with 12.18% usage. Sorted by reliability score.