Checks and Counters

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

Dipplin is ranked #85 in Gen 9 ZU with a 1.62% usage rate.

The top five checks and counters for Dipplin in Gen 9 ZU are Jolteon (31.6%).

#CheckerEncountersKO Rate (P)KO Rate (D)
1 Jolteon Jolteon 30.35 31.6% 8.44%

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

Dipplin Usage Stats

Most Used Moves

Recover 25.0% Giga Drain 24.6% Dragon Tail 22.3% Growth 21.9% Tera Blast 2.1% Draco Meteor 1.8% Dragon Pulse 1.1% Energy Ball 0.4%

Most Used Items

Eviolite 96.5% Choice Specs 3.5% nothing 0.0%

Most Used Abilities

Sticky Hold 99.3%Supersweet Syrup 0.7%

Most Used Tera Types

Poison 70.6% Steel 19.1% Ground 6.3% Fairy 1.5% Grass 1.3% Fire 1.2% Water 0.0%

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

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