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Counter guide · Water / Ghost · Gen V

What beats Frillish?

The 5 hardest counters to Frillish ranked by type effectiveness, base-stat total, and Speed. Roaring Moon outspeeds and hits for 2× with dark-type STAB.

Frillish
No. 592
Frillish
Water Ghost
BST 335 · Speed 40 · Atk 40 · SpA 65

Top 5 counters

  1. #1
    Roaring Moon
    No. 1005
    Roaring Moon
    Dragon Dark
    Hits Frillish for 2× via dark-type STAB Takes ½× back from water-type STAB Speed: 119 > 40 (outspeeds) Lean: Physical (Atk 139)
  2. #2
    Hydreigon
    No. 635
    Hydreigon
    Dark Dragon
    Hits Frillish for 2× via dark-type STAB Takes ½× back from water-type STAB Speed: 98 > 40 (outspeeds) Lean: Special (SpA 125)
  3. #3
    Zarude
    No. 893
    Zarude
    Dark Grass
    Hits Frillish for 2× via dark-type STAB Takes ½× back from water-type STAB Speed: 105 > 40 (outspeeds) Lean: Physical (Atk 120)
  4. #4
    Brute Bonnet
    No. 986
    Brute Bonnet
    Grass Dark
    Hits Frillish for 2× via grass-type STAB Takes ½× back from water-type STAB Speed: 55 > 40 (outspeeds) Lean: Physical (Atk 127)
  5. #5
    Guzzlord
    No. 799
    Guzzlord
    Dark Dragon
    Hits Frillish for 2× via dark-type STAB Takes ½× back from water-type STAB Speed: 43 > 40 (outspeeds) Lean: Physical (Atk 101)

Frillish's type weaknesses

2× weak to
Grass Electric Ghost Dark
Immune to
Normal Fighting

How this list is computed

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