Grimmsnarl counters

Gen 9 VGC 2026 Reg I (Bo3) · Sorted by reliability score · Smogon · Feb 2026 - Apr 2026

Grimmsnarl
#0861 Grimmsnarl
DarkFairy
USAGE 7.9% #27
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
Spirit Break 96.4% Thunder Wave 94.4% Light Screen 93.1% Reflect 90.1% Fake Out 9.4% Taunt 7.1% Foul Play 3.7% Parting Shot 2.7%
Items
Light Clay 88.9% Covert Cloak 9.4% Rocky Helmet 1.0% Safety Goggles 0.4% Rowap Berry 0.1% Eject Button 0.1% Iron Ball 0.1% Ability Shield 0.0%
Abilities
Prankster100.0%Frisk0.0%Pickpocket0.0%
Tera Types
Ghost 86.9% Fire 7.7% Steel 3.2% Water 0.9% Dark 0.7% Grass 0.2% Ground 0.1% Poison 0.1%
Common Teammates
Miraidon64.2%Incineroar58.4%Rillaboom44.3%Calyrex-Ice38.0%Calyrex-Shadow33.8%Zamazenta-Crowned29.2%Clefairy23.1%Volcarona23.1%

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 #27 with 7.86% usage. Sorted by reliability score.