Vespiquen counters

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

Vespiquen
#0416 Vespiquen
BugFlying
USAGE 1.7% #72
ABILITYPressure
BASE STATS
HP 70
ATK 80
DEF 102
SPA 80
SPD 102
SPE 40
BST474
TYPE MATCHUPS
4×
Rock
2×
FireElectricIceFlying
½×
Bug
¼×
GrassFighting
0×
Ground
Moves
Roost 99.8% Spikes 99.5% U-turn 99.1% Toxic Spikes 99.0% Attack Order 0.5% Defend Order 0.4% Fell Stinger 0.4% Toxic 0.4%
Items
Heavy-Duty Boots 99.1% Leftovers 0.7% Focus Sash 0.2% Rocky Helmet 0.0% nothing 0.0% Choice Band 0.0% Custap Berry 0.0% Weakness Policy 0.0%
Abilities
Pressure99.9%Unnerve0.1%
Tera Types
Poison 53.6% Ghost 44.0% Bug 2.1% Water 0.2% Steel 0.0% Fairy 0.0% Ground 0.0% Dark 0.0%
Common Teammates
Sableye98.6%Venusaur98.5%Hitmontop98.5%Probopass95.6%Meowstic56.6%Primeape31.7%Gothitelle7.3%Mesprit3.2%

Checks & Counters

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

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Ranked #72 with 1.69% usage. Sorted by reliability score.