Sceptile Counters — Gen 9 ZU Grass

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

Checks and Counters

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

Sceptile is ranked #58 in Gen 9 ZU with a 2.84% usage rate.

The top five checks and counters for Sceptile in Gen 9 ZU are Venusaur (70.8%), Hitmontop (59.8%), Skuntank (50.6%), Jolteon (45.4%), Whimsicott (38.3%).

#CheckerEncountersKO Rate (P)KO Rate (D)
1 Venusaur Venusaur 30.46 70.8% 8.23%
2 Hitmontop Hitmontop 32.957 59.8% 8.54%
3 Skuntank Skuntank 37.065 50.6% 8.21%
4 Jolteon Jolteon 31.659 45.4% 8.85%
5 Whimsicott Whimsicott 42.71 38.3% 7.44%

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

Sceptile Usage Stats

Most Used Moves

Leaf Storm 19.0% Giga Drain 18.1% Focus Blast 16.5% Dragon Pulse 13.6% Vacuum Wave 6.5% Earthquake 4.1% Tera Blast 4.0% Swords Dance 3.7%

Most Used Items

Choice Specs 69.6% Life Orb 11.5% Loaded Dice 3.9% Weakness Policy 3.1% Focus Sash 3.0% Eject Pack 1.7% White Herb 1.4% Power Herb 1.0%

Most Used Tera Types

Dragon 51.9% Rock 13.5% Grass 11.8% Fighting 8.2% Ground 8.1% Fire 3.4% Flying 1.8% Ice 0.9%

Common Teammates

Charizard 10.6% Whimsicott 10.1% Carbink 8.3% Swanna 7.9% Dunsparce 7.9% Mesprit 3.3% Sandslash 2.9% Skuntank 2.8%

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

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