Alakazam counters

Gen 1 OU · Sorted by reliability score · Smogon · Feb 2026 - Apr 2026

Alakazam
#0065 Alakazam
Psychic
USAGE 32.1% #7
BASE STATS
HP 55
ATK 50
DEF 45
SPA 135
SPD 95
SPE 120
BST500
TYPE MATCHUPS
2×
BugGhostDark
½×
FightingPsychic
Moves
Recover 100.0% Psychic 99.9% Thunder Wave 99.2% Seismic Toss 90.8% Reflect 8.1% Counter 0.9% Kinesis 0.6% Toxic 0.3%
Items
nothing 100.0%
Common Teammates
Tauros97.3%Snorlax86.3%Exeggutor79.7%Chansey62.5%Starmie53.9%Zapdos17.5%Rhydon16.5%Jynx16.5%

Checks & Counters

Ranked by reliability — blends KO rate with how often each Pokémon is matched up.

# Checker Encounters Reliability KO Rate
01
Slowbro
Slowbro
WaterPsychic DEFENSIVE COUNTER
30.493
76
76.3% dies 7.70%
02
Snorlax
Snorlax
Normal DEFENSIVE COUNTER
321.715
66
65.6% dies 4.50%
03
Rhydon
Rhydon
GroundRock DEFENSIVE COUNTER
135.097
65
65.2% dies 7.01%
04
Tauros
Tauros
Normal OFFENSIVE CHECK
443.593
63
62.9% dies 3.86%
05
Jynx
Jynx
IcePsychic SOFT CHECK
263.731
50
49.7% dies 5.14%
06
Alakazam
Alakazam
Psychic SOFT CHECK
209.514
43
43.2% dies 5.63%
07
Chansey
Chansey
Normal SOFT CHECK
613.267
41
40.8% dies 3.37%
08
Zapdos
Zapdos
ElectricFlying SOFT CHECK
130.538
39
39.2% dies 7.25%
09
Exeggutor
Exeggutor
GrassPsychic SOFT CHECK
579.153
37
37.0% dies 3.37%
10
Cloyster
Cloyster
WaterIce SOFT CHECK
68.56
33
33.3% dies 8.04%
11
Starmie
Starmie
WaterPsychic SOFT CHECK
452.108
27
26.6% dies 3.48%
12
Jolteon
Jolteon
Electric SOFT CHECK
39.087
22
21.6% dies 6.59%
13
Gengar
Gengar
GhostPoison SOFT CHECK
143.619
8
8.1% dies 3.72%

Ranked #7 with 32.10% usage. Sorted by reliability score.