#1020 · Gen 9

Gouging Fire — Best counters

Weaknesses

	Pokémon	Fast move	Charged move	Weather	Score
1	Eternatus	dragonDragon Tail	dragonDynamax CannonELITE	Windy	10014.6
2	Rayquaza (Mega)	dragonDragon Tail	dragonBreaking SwipeELITE	Windy	9513.9
3	Eternatus (Eternamax)	dragonDragon Tail	dragonDynamax CannonELITE	Windy	9013.2
4	Groudon (Primal)	groundMud Shot	groundPrecipice BladesELITE	Clear	8712.7
5	Garchomp (Mega)	dragonDragon Tail	groundEarthquake	Clear · partial	8712.7
6	Salamence (Mega)	dragonDragon Tail	dragonDraco Meteor	Windy	8212.0
7	Diancie (Mega)	rockRock Throw	rockRock Slide	Partly Cloudy	7911.5
8	Kyurem (Black)	dragonDragon Tail	dragonOutrage	Windy	7711.3
9	Palkia (Origin)	dragonDragon Tail	dragonDraco Meteor	Windy	7611.0
10	Landorus (Therian)	groundMud Shot	groundSandsear StormELITE	Clear	7511.0
11	Palkia	dragonDragon Tail	dragonDraco Meteor	Windy	7410.8
12	Salamence	dragonDragon Tail	dragonDraco Meteor	Windy	7310.7
13	Latios (Mega)	dragonDragon Breath	dragonDragon Claw	Windy	7310.6
14	Rayquaza	dragonDragon Tail	dragonBreaking SwipeELITE	Windy	7210.5
15	Haxorus	dragonDragon Tail	dragonBreaking SwipeELITE	Windy	7210.5
16	Tyranitar (Mega)	rockSmack DownELITE	rockStone Edge	Partly Cloudy	7010.2
17	Dragonite	dragonDragon Tail	dragonDraco MeteorELITE	Windy	7010.2
18	Kyurem (White)	dragonDragon Breath	dragonDragon Pulse	Windy	6810.0
19	Latias (Mega)	dragonDragon Breath	dragonOutrage	Windy	689.9
20	Dialga	dragonDragon Breath	dragonDraco Meteor	Windy	689.9

Gouging Fire is weak to Ground (×1.6), Rock (×1.6), Dragon (×1.6).
Watch its Water/Normal moves — counters like Groudon (Primal) and Diancie (Mega) take super-effective damage from them.
Windy weather boosts Dragon moves ×1.2 — the best time to battle Gouging Fire.

Rankings are estimated cycle DPS (attack stat × move damage ÷ cycle time, with STAB and type effectiveness). Not a full battle simulation.