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Counter guide · Steel / Poison · Gen IX

What beats Varoom?

The 5 hardest counters to Varoom ranked by type effectiveness, base-stat total, and Speed. Sandy Shocks outspeeds and hits for 4× with ground-type STAB.

Varoom
No. 965
Varoom
Steel Poison
BST 300 · Speed 47 · Atk 70 · SpA 30

Top 5 counters

  1. #1
    Sandy Shocks
    No. 989
    Sandy Shocks
    Electric Ground
    Hits Varoom for 4× via ground-type STAB Takes ½× back from steel-type STAB Speed: 101 > 47 (outspeeds) Lean: Special (SpA 121)
  2. #2
    Iron Treads
    No. 990
    Iron Treads
    Ground Steel
    Hits Varoom for 4× via ground-type STAB Takes ½× back from steel-type STAB Speed: 106 > 47 (outspeeds) Lean: Physical (Atk 112)
  3. #3
    Excadrill
    No. 530
    Excadrill
    Ground Steel
    Hits Varoom for 4× via ground-type STAB Takes ½× back from steel-type STAB Speed: 88 > 47 (outspeeds) Lean: Physical (Atk 135)
  4. #4
    Swampert
    No. 260
    Swampert
    Water Ground
    Hits Varoom for 4× via ground-type STAB Takes ½× back from steel-type STAB Speed: 60 > 47 (outspeeds) Lean: Physical (Atk 110)
  5. #5
    Seismitoad
    No. 537
    Seismitoad
    Water Ground
    Hits Varoom for 4× via ground-type STAB Takes ½× back from steel-type STAB Speed: 74 > 47 (outspeeds) Lean: Physical (Atk 95)

Varoom's type weaknesses

4× weak to
Ground
2× weak to
Fire
Immune to
Poison

How this list is computed

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