Masquerain Counters — Gen 9 ZU BugFlying

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

Checks and Counters

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

Masquerain is ranked #77 in Gen 9 ZU with a 2.04% usage rate.

The top five checks and counters for Masquerain in Gen 9 ZU are Skuntank (69.5%), Hitmontop (62.9%).

#CheckerEncountersKO Rate (P)KO Rate (D)
1 Skuntank Skuntank 34.501 69.5% 7.84%
2 Hitmontop Hitmontop 33.766 62.9% 8.31%

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

Masquerain Usage Stats

Most Used Moves

Bug Buzz 20.2% Quiver Dance 17.5% Sticky Web 14.2% Hydro Pump 12.4% Hurricane 10.3% U-turn 8.5% Air Slash 5.9% Surf 3.0%

Most Used Items

Heavy-Duty Boots 64.6% Focus Sash 31.5% Leftovers 1.9% Grassy Seed 1.0% Choice Scarf 0.7% Petaya Berry 0.2% Blunder Policy 0.1% Life Orb 0.1%

Most Used Tera Types

Water 51.2% Ghost 18.8% Bug 13.9% Ground 10.2% Dragon 3.3% Steel 2.1% Grass 0.2% Rock 0.1%

Common Teammates

Basculin 4.9% Clawitzer 4.9% Hitmontop 4.0% Typhlosion 3.7% Zangoose 3.6% Muk 3.0% Charizard 2.9% Toedscruel 2.9%

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

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