Beartic Counters — Gen 9 ZU Ice

Gen 9 ZU counter data · Sorted by KO Rate (P) · Smogon 2026-04

Checks and Counters

What beats Beartic in Gen 9 ZU? Based on Smogon's 2026-04 usage stats, the following checks and counters are the most effective at beating Beartic. Sorted by KO Rate (P) — the chance the checker wins when it encounters Beartic.

Beartic is ranked #55 in Gen 9 ZU with a 3.15% usage rate.

The top five checks and counters for Beartic in Gen 9 ZU are Basculin (43.6%), Hitmontop (41.8%), Whimsicott (39.5%), Skuntank (37.1%), Jolteon (36.6%).

#CheckerEncountersKO Rate (P)KO Rate (D)
1 Basculin Basculin 34.629 43.6% 8.43%
2 Hitmontop Hitmontop 50.358 41.8% 6.95%
3 Whimsicott Whimsicott 37.155 39.5% 8.02%
4 Skuntank Skuntank 36.353 37.1% 8.01%
5 Jolteon Jolteon 42.497 36.6% 7.39%

KO Rate (P): % of this checker's appearances where it KO'd or forced out Beartic. KO Rate (D): % of Beartic's appearances where this checker KO'd or forced it out. Encounters: number of times they met in battle.

Beartic Usage Stats

Most Used Moves

Close Combat 21.9% Earthquake 21.1% Swords Dance 19.8% Icicle Spear 17.5% Icicle Crash 6.9% Play Rough 2.8% Liquidation 2.0% Throat Chop 1.5%

Most Used Items

Loaded Dice 69.8% Choice Band 13.7% Life Orb 7.0% Heavy-Duty Boots 4.3% Assault Vest 1.8% Expert Belt 1.3% Choice Scarf 1.0% Weakness Policy 0.3%

Most Used Abilities

Slush Rush 96.3%Swift Swim 3.7%

Most Used Tera Types

Ground 45.0% Fighting 25.5% Ghost 11.1% Ice 9.4% Water 4.1% Stellar 2.0% Fire 1.1% Steel 0.6%

Common Teammates

Abomasnow 18.7% Hitmontop 9.2% Spiritomb 6.8% Whiscash 6.3% Eelektross 5.3% Glaceon 4.4% Eiscue 3.2% Mesprit 2.5%

Usage data based on Smogon weighted stats from 2026-04. Percentages show how often each move, item, ability, or Tera Type was used on Beartic sets.

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