Dusknoir

Dusknoir Ghost

Gen 9 ZU · Rank #26 · 5.85% usage

What beats Dusknoir in Gen 9 ZU? Based on Smogon's 2026-04 usage stats, these Pokémon are the most effective checks and counters. The KO Rate (D) column shows how often Dusknoir is KO'd or forced out by each checker. Higher percentages mean stronger counters.

#CheckerEncountersKO Rate (P)KO Rate (D)
1 Komala Komala 21 57.1% 10.80%
2 Mabosstiff Mabosstiff 22 59.1% 10.48%
3 Carbink Carbink 24 41.7% 10.06%
4 Bastiodon Bastiodon 22 31.8% 9.93%
5 Rotom Rotom 24 37.5% 9.88%
6 Malamar Malamar 25 40.0% 9.80%
7 Weezing Weezing 27 51.9% 9.62%
8 Veluza Veluza 23 30.4% 9.59%
9 Sceptile Sceptile 27 44.4% 9.56%
10 Appletun Appletun 28 57.1% 9.35%
11 Primeape Primeape 27 37.0% 9.29%
12 Morpeko Morpeko 29 44.8% 9.23%
13 Camerupt Camerupt 23 26.1% 9.16%
14 Drifblim Drifblim 29 37.9% 9.01%
15 Sneasel-Hisui Sneasel-Hisui 31 48.4% 8.98%
16 Abomasnow Abomasnow 27 29.6% 8.79%
17 Dachsbun Dachsbun 23 21.7% 8.60%
18 Sneasel Sneasel 25 76.0% 8.54%
19 Articuno Articuno 34 61.8% 8.33%
20 Medicham Medicham 35 37.1% 8.17%
21 Toxicroak Toxicroak 37 40.5% 8.07%
22 Arboliva Arboliva 39 51.3% 8.00%
23 Hitmonchan Hitmonchan 27 22.2% 8.00%
24 Virizion Virizion 41 43.9% 7.75%
25 Naclstack Naclstack 32 75.0% 7.65%
26 Sableye Sableye 37 70.3% 7.51%
27 Sandaconda Sandaconda 36 72.2% 7.47%
28 Gurdurr Gurdurr 43 62.8% 7.37%
29 Glastrier Glastrier 44 61.4% 7.34%
30 Dusknoir Dusknoir 48 50.0% 7.22%

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