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Counter guide · Rock / Ground · Gen II

What beats Pupitar?

The 5 hardest counters to Pupitar ranked by type effectiveness, base-stat total, and Speed. Virizion outspeeds and hits for 4× with grass-type STAB.

Pupitar
No. 247
Pupitar
Rock Ground
BST 410 · Speed 51 · Atk 84 · SpA 65

Top 5 counters

  1. #1
    Virizion
    No. 640
    Virizion
    Grass Fighting
    Hits Pupitar for 4× via grass-type STAB Takes ½× back from rock-type STAB Speed: 108 > 51 (outspeeds) Lean: Physical (Atk 90)
  2. #2
    Chesnaught
    No. 652
    Chesnaught
    Grass Fighting
    Hits Pupitar for 4× via grass-type STAB Takes ½× back from rock-type STAB Speed: 64 > 51 (outspeeds) Lean: Physical (Atk 107)
  3. #3
    Torterra
    No. 389
    Torterra
    Grass Ground
    Hits Pupitar for 4× via grass-type STAB Takes ½× back from rock-type STAB Speed: 56 > 51 (outspeeds) Lean: Physical (Atk 109)
  4. #4
    Breloom
    No. 286
    Breloom
    Grass Fighting
    Hits Pupitar for 4× via grass-type STAB Takes ½× back from rock-type STAB Speed: 70 > 51 (outspeeds) Lean: Physical (Atk 130)
  5. #5
    Toedscruel
    No. 949
    Toedscruel
    Ground Grass
    Hits Pupitar for 4× via grass-type STAB Takes ½× back from rock-type STAB Speed: 100 > 51 (outspeeds) Lean: Special (SpA 80)

Pupitar's type weaknesses

4× weak to
Water Grass
2× weak to
Ice Fighting Ground Steel
Immune to
Electric

How this list is computed

Each candidate is scored on best-STAB damage into Pupitar, the damage taken back, Speed comparison, base-stat total, and offensive lean (Attack vs Sp. Attack). Candidates that Pupitar 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.