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Counter guide · Psychic / Fighting · Gen IV

What beats Gallade?

The 5 hardest counters to Gallade ranked by type effectiveness, base-stat total, and Speed. Lunala outspeeds and hits for 2× with ghost-type STAB.

Gallade
No. 475
Gallade
Psychic Fighting
BST 518 · Speed 80 · Atk 125 · SpA 65

Top 5 counters

  1. #1
    Lunala
    No. 792
    Lunala
    Psychic Ghost
    Hits Gallade for 2× via ghost-type STAB Takes ½× back from psychic-type STAB Speed: 97 > 80 (outspeeds) Lean: Special (SpA 137)
  2. #2
    Lugia
    No. 249
    Lugia
    Psychic Flying
    Hits Gallade for 2× via flying-type STAB Takes ½× back from psychic-type STAB Speed: 110 > 80 (outspeeds) Lean: Physical (Atk 90)
  3. #3
    Tapu Lele
    No. 786
    Tapu Lele
    Psychic Fairy
    Hits Gallade for 2× via fairy-type STAB Takes ½× back from psychic-type STAB Speed: 95 > 80 (outspeeds) Lean: Special (SpA 130)
  4. #4
    Gholdengo
    No. 1000
    Gholdengo
    Steel Ghost
    Hits Gallade for 2× via ghost-type STAB Takes ½× back from psychic-type STAB Speed: 84 > 80 (outspeeds) Lean: Special (SpA 133)
  5. #5
    Spiritomb
    No. 442
    Spiritomb
    Ghost Dark
    Hits Gallade for 2× via ghost-type STAB Takes 0× back from psychic-type STAB Speed: 35 ≤ 80 (slower) Lean: Physical (Atk 92)

Gallade's type weaknesses

2× weak to
Flying Ghost Fairy

How this list is computed

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