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Counter guide · Water / Fairy · Gen VII

What beats Primarina?

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

Primarina
No. 730
Primarina
Water Fairy
BST 530 · Speed 60 · Atk 74 · SpA 126

Top 5 counters

  1. #1
    Kartana
    No. 798
    Kartana
    Grass Steel
    Hits Primarina for 2× via grass-type STAB Takes ½× back from water-type STAB Speed: 109 > 60 (outspeeds) Lean: Physical (Atk 181)
  2. #2
    Roserade
    No. 407
    Roserade
    Grass Poison
    Hits Primarina for 2× via grass-type STAB Takes ½× back from water-type STAB Speed: 90 > 60 (outspeeds) Lean: Special (SpA 125)
  3. #3
    Venusaur
    No. 003
    Venusaur
    Grass Poison
    Hits Primarina for 2× via grass-type STAB Takes ½× back from water-type STAB Speed: 80 > 60 (outspeeds) Lean: Special (SpA 100)
  4. #4
    Victreebel
    No. 071
    Victreebel
    Grass Poison
    Hits Primarina for 2× via grass-type STAB Takes ½× back from water-type STAB Speed: 70 > 60 (outspeeds) Lean: Physical (Atk 105)
  5. #5
    Tentacruel
    No. 073
    Tentacruel
    Water Poison
    Hits Primarina for 2× via poison-type STAB Takes ½× back from water-type STAB Speed: 100 > 60 (outspeeds) Lean: Special (SpA 80)

Primarina's type weaknesses

2× weak to
Grass Electric Poison
Immune to
Dragon

How this list is computed

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