Alakazam counters

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

Alakazam
#0065 Alakazam
Psychic
USAGE 30.8% #7
BASE STATS
HP 55
ATK 50
DEF 45
SPA 135
SPD 95
SPE 120
BST500
TYPE MATCHUPS
2×
BugGhostDark
½×
FightingPsychic
Moves
Psychic 100.0% Recover 100.0% Thunder Wave 99.6% Seismic Toss 88.9% Reflect 8.1% Counter 1.9% Kinesis 0.8% Toxic 0.3%
Common Teammates
Tauros97.3%Snorlax84.9%Exeggutor78.7%Chansey62.4%Starmie45.6%Cloyster22.4%Zapdos19.3%Jynx17.2%
Browse Gen 1 OU teams using Alakazam →
Teams using Snorlax 64% Teams using Rhydon 62% Teams using Tauros 59% Teams using Jynx 50% Teams using Chansey 45% Teams using Alakazam 43%

Checks & Counters

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

# Checker Encounters Reliability KO Rate
01
Snorlax
Snorlax
Normal DEFENSIVE COUNTER
163.742
64
63.9% dies 6.31%
02
Rhydon
Rhydon
GroundRock DEFENSIVE COUNTER
35.56
62
61.6% dies 8.15%
03
Tauros
Tauros
Normal OFFENSIVE CHECK
219.829
59
59.4% dies 5.60%
04
Jynx
Jynx
IcePsychic SOFT CHECK
111.113
50
50.4% dies 8.10%
05
Chansey
Chansey
Normal SOFT CHECK
316.445
45
44.8% dies 4.75%
06
Alakazam
Alakazam
Psychic SOFT CHECK
103.98
43
43.1% dies 8.32%
07
Cloyster
Cloyster
WaterIce SOFT CHECK
31.077
33
33.5% dies 8.46%
08
Exeggutor
Exeggutor
GrassPsychic SOFT CHECK
248.579
33
33.3% dies 5.09%
09
Zapdos
Zapdos
ElectricFlying SOFT CHECK
28.724
32
32.2% dies 8.71%
10
Starmie
Starmie
WaterPsychic SOFT CHECK
218.564
28
28.2% dies 5.14%
11
Gengar
Gengar
GhostPoison SOFT CHECK
60.889
6
5.6% dies 4.16%

Ranked #7 with 30.78% usage. Sorted by reliability score.