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Counter guide · Fire / Dragon · Gen IX

What beats Gouging Fire?

The 5 hardest counters to Gouging Fire ranked by type effectiveness, base-stat total, and Speed.

Gouging Fire
No. 1020
Gouging Fire
Fire Dragon
BST 590 · Speed 91 · Atk 115 · SpA 65

Top 5 counters

  1. #1
    Diancie
    No. 719
    Diancie
    Rock Fairy
    Hits Gouging Fire for 2× via rock-type STAB Takes ½× back from fire-type STAB Speed: 50 ≤ 91 (slower) Lean: Physical (Atk 100)
  2. #2
    Landorus
    No. 645
    Landorus
    Ground Flying
    Hits Gouging Fire for 2× via ground-type STAB Takes 1× back from fire-type STAB Speed: 101 > 91 (outspeeds) Lean: Physical (Atk 125)
  3. #3
    Archeops
    No. 567
    Archeops
    Rock Flying
    Hits Gouging Fire for 2× via rock-type STAB Takes 1× back from dragon-type STAB Speed: 110 > 91 (outspeeds) Lean: Physical (Atk 140)
  4. #4
    Terrakion
    No. 639
    Terrakion
    Rock Fighting
    Hits Gouging Fire for 2× via rock-type STAB Takes 1× back from dragon-type STAB Speed: 108 > 91 (outspeeds) Lean: Physical (Atk 129)
  5. #5
    Iron Boulder
    No. 1022
    Iron Boulder
    Rock Psychic
    Hits Gouging Fire for 2× via rock-type STAB Takes 1× back from dragon-type STAB Speed: 124 > 91 (outspeeds) Lean: Physical (Atk 120)

Gouging Fire's type weaknesses

2× weak to
Ground Rock Dragon

How this list is computed

Each candidate is scored on best-STAB damage into Gouging Fire, the damage taken back, Speed comparison, base-stat total, and offensive lean (Attack vs Sp. Attack). Candidates that Gouging Fire hits super-effectively for 2× or more without taking comparable damage back are filtered out — they die first. Type-immune candidates are excluded entirely.

Counters are theoretical type-chart matchups, not damage calculations. Item, ability, and move-set choices can swing real battles. Use this list as a starting point, not a final answer.