Falinks counters

Gen 9 ZU · Sorted by reliability score · Smogon · Apr 2026 - Jun 2026

Falinks
#0870 Falinks
Fighting
USAGE 1.0% #87
ABILITYDefiant
BASE STATS
HP 65
ATK 100
DEF 100
SPA 70
SPD 60
SPE 75
BST470
TYPE MATCHUPS
2×
FlyingPsychicFairy
½×
BugRockDark
Moves
Close Combat 99.8% Knock Off 99.0% No Retreat 94.8% Rock Slide 59.8% Poison Jab 25.4% Iron Head 9.9% First Impression 7.7% High Horsepower 1.1%
Items
White Herb 73.7% Life Orb 6.7% Leftovers 6.2% Choice Band 4.1% Sitrus Berry 2.7% Mental Herb 2.6% Focus Sash 1.6% Shed Shell 0.8%
Abilities
Defiant98.5%Battle Armor1.5%
Tera Types
Dark 77.1% Steel 8.7% Fighting 6.9% Poison 3.4% Bug 2.7% Ground 0.7% Flying 0.2% Water 0.1%
Common Teammates
Malamar77.8%Smeargle77.2%Gothitelle74.6%Lurantis62.5%Sableye59.9%Vikavolt24.5%Indeedee-F18.3%Dodrio7.1%

Checks & Counters

Ranked by reliability — blends KO rate with how often each Pokémon is matched up.

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Ranked #87 with 1.02% usage. Sorted by reliability score.