Light ClaySassy+SpD −Spe
- PsychicLight Screen
- PsychicReflect
- DarkParting Shot
- FairySpirit Break
- HP
- 199
- 29
- Atk
- 140
- 0
- Def
- 107
- 22
- SpA
- 115
- 0
- SpD
- 121
- 15
- Spe
- 72
- 0
Rank 12
Grimmsnarl · build and set
DarkFairy
- Usage
- 17.2%—
- Brought
- 31.6%
- Leads
- 17.2%
- Win rate
- 51.4%95% interval: 50.2% – 52.6% · 6,542 games
21,918 battles · 7 days · updated 3 min ago
Recommended build
Showdown paste
Grimmsnarl @ Light Clay Ability: Prankster Level: 50 EVs: 29 HP / 22 Def / 15 SpD Sassy Nature - Light Screen - Reflect - Parting Shot - Spirit Break
Spreads (Smogon)
Source: Smogon, September 2026 (1,760+ cutoff)
Sassy
+SpD−Spe
31.1%Most used- HP29
- Atk0
- Def22
- SpA0
- SpD15
- Spe0
Careful
+SpD−SpA
7.5%- HP32
- Atk0
- Def19
- SpA0
- SpD15
- Spe0
Sassy
+SpD−Spe
4.4%- HP32
- Atk0
- Def19
- SpA0
- SpD15
- Spe0
Abilities
Not enough data
Moves
Revealed in 1,939 games
- DarkParting Shot50.1%
- FairySpirit Break47.2%
- NormalScary Face0.6%
Show all (28)
- DarkThroat Chop0.5%
- FairyPlay Rough0.5%
- FairyMisty Terrain0.4%
- DarkFake Tears0.3%
- NormalSwagger0.3%
- DarkTaunt0.3%
- FightingBulk Up0.1%
- FightingLow Kick0.1%
- GrassPower Whip0.1%
- NormalProtect0.1%
- PsychicTrick0.1%
- FightingBrick Break0.1%
- DarkDark Pulse0.1%
- FightingDrain Punch0.1%
- FireFire Punch0.1%
- IceIce Punch0.1%
- DarkLash Out0.1%
- DarkNasty Plot0.1%
- DarkTorment0.1%
- PsychicWonder Room0.1%
Items
Revealed in 48 games
- Light Clay41.7%
Iron Ball2.1%
Show all (9)
Roseli Berry2.1%
Most common teammates
Lead pairs
Counters
Struggles against
Charizardwins 38.6%280 games
Annihilapewins 36.6%82 games
Raichuwins 42.4%297 games
Does well against
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Grimmsnarl is on 17.2% of VGC 2026 Reg M-C teams (7 days), ranking 12. Its most seen moves are Light Screen, Reflect and Parting Shot. The most revealed item is Light Clay. It usually teams up with Archaludon and Charizard. It is brought in 32% of its games and leads in 17%.