Lurantis Counters — Gen 9 ZU Grass

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

Checks and Counters

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

Lurantis is ranked #76 in Gen 9 ZU with a 2.06% usage rate.

The top five checks and counters for Lurantis in Gen 9 ZU are Mesprit (34.4%), Whimsicott (16.6%).

#CheckerEncountersKO Rate (P)KO Rate (D)
1 Mesprit Mesprit 35.353 34.4% 7.99%
2 Whimsicott Whimsicott 33.294 16.6% 6.45%

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

Lurantis Usage Stats

Most Used Moves

Leaf Storm 23.8% Superpower 23.7% Synthesis 17.4% Defog 16.3% Knock Off 5.6% Leech Life 3.4% Tera Blast 2.2% Sleep Talk 1.6%

Most Used Items

Heavy-Duty Boots 55.6% Leftovers 19.4% Assault Vest 12.9% Life Orb 2.2% Choice Scarf 1.8% Sitrus Berry 1.5% Miracle Seed 1.5% Choice Band 1.5%

Most Used Abilities

Contrary 98.8%Leaf Guard 1.2%

Most Used Tera Types

Poison 59.2% Fighting 15.3% Grass 9.0% Fire 7.5% Dragon 2.9% Steel 1.5% Stellar 1.3% Fairy 0.9%

Common Teammates

Jolteon 4.5% Mesprit 4.3% Spiritomb 3.0% Sneasel-Hisui 2.9% Clawitzer 2.7% Venusaur 2.6% Muk 2.5% Articuno 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 Lurantis sets.

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