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Counter guide · Ground / Dragon · Gen III

What beats Vibrava?

The 5 hardest counters to Vibrava ranked by type effectiveness, base-stat total, and Speed. Iron Bundle outspeeds and hits for 4× with ice-type STAB.

Vibrava
No. 329
Vibrava
Ground Dragon
BST 340 · Speed 70 · Atk 70 · SpA 50

Top 5 counters

  1. #1
    Iron Bundle
    No. 991
    Iron Bundle
    Ice Water
    Hits Vibrava for 4× via ice-type STAB Takes 1× back from ground-type STAB Speed: 136 > 70 (outspeeds) Lean: Special (SpA 124)
  2. #2
    Chien-Pao
    No. 1002
    Chien-Pao
    Dark Ice
    Hits Vibrava for 4× via ice-type STAB Takes 1× back from ground-type STAB Speed: 135 > 70 (outspeeds) Lean: Physical (Atk 120)
  3. #3
    Mamoswine
    No. 473
    Mamoswine
    Ice Ground
    Hits Vibrava for 4× via ice-type STAB Takes 1× back from ground-type STAB Speed: 80 > 70 (outspeeds) Lean: Physical (Atk 130)
  4. #4
    Articuno
    No. 144
    Articuno
    Ice Flying
    Hits Vibrava for 4× via ice-type STAB Takes 1× back from dragon-type STAB Speed: 85 > 70 (outspeeds) Lean: Special (SpA 95)
  5. #5
    Vanilluxe
    No. 584
    Vanilluxe
    Ice
    Hits Vibrava for 4× via ice-type STAB Takes 1× back from ground-type STAB Speed: 79 > 70 (outspeeds) Lean: Special (SpA 110)

Vibrava's type weaknesses

4× weak to
Ice
2× weak to
Dragon Fairy
Immune to
Electric

How this list is computed

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