Swanna Counters — Gen 9 ZU WaterFlying

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

Checks and Counters

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

Swanna is ranked #56 in Gen 9 ZU with a 3.11% usage rate.

The top five checks and counters for Swanna in Gen 9 ZU are Mesprit (50.4%), Basculin (46.2%).

#CheckerEncountersKO Rate (P)KO Rate (D)
1 Mesprit Mesprit 36.595 50.4% 8.26%
2 Basculin Basculin 31.773 46.2% 8.84%

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

Swanna Usage Stats

Most Used Moves

Defog 23.2% Flip Turn 20.8% Brave Bird 18.8% Tailwind 9.0% Aqua Jet 4.6% Roost 4.5% Hurricane 4.4% Surf 3.9%

Most Used Items

Heavy-Duty Boots 58.1% Rocky Helmet 35.7% Choice Band 3.1% Choice Scarf 1.7% nothing 0.9% Life Orb 0.3% Leftovers 0.1% Expert Belt 0.1%

Most Used Abilities

Big Pecks 49.8%Keen Eye 43.4%Hydration 6.8%

Most Used Tera Types

Ground 73.6% Water 12.8% Ghost 7.0% Poison 3.3% Flying 2.2% Electric 0.6% Steel 0.3% Fighting 0.1%

Common Teammates

Whimsicott 11.4% Charizard 8.1% Carbink 8.0% Sceptile 7.3% Dunsparce 7.2% Typhlosion 4.8% Mesprit 4.1% Jolteon 3.0%

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

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