Raikou counters

Gen 2 OU · Sorted by reliability score · Smogon · Apr 2026 - Jun 2026

Raikou
#0243 Raikou
Electric
USAGE 42.8% #4
BASE STATS
HP 90
ATK 85
DEF 75
SPA 115
SPD 100
SPE 115
BST580
TYPE MATCHUPS
2×
Ground
½×
ElectricFlyingSteel
Moves
Rest 99.9% Sleep Talk 88.1% Thunder 74.6% Hidden Power Ice 70.7% Thunderbolt 25.4% Hidden Power Water 15.0% Roar 11.8% Crunch 10.2%
Items
Leftovers 100.0% King's Rock 0.0% Never-Melt Ice 0.0% Mint Berry 0.0% Magnet 0.0% Charcoal 0.0% nothing 0.0% Miracle Berry 0.0%
Common Teammates
Snorlax99.4%Cloyster66.3%Golem31.1%Skarmory30.3%Heracross28.6%Starmie27.7%Forretress25.1%Zapdos24.7%
Browse Gen 2 OU teams using Raikou →
Teams using Snorlax 81% Teams using Steelix 80% Teams using Raikou 46% Teams using Skarmory 4% Teams using Zapdos 4% Teams using Cloyster 4%

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
220.829
81
80.9% dies 4.35%
02
Steelix
Steelix
SteelGround DEFENSIVE COUNTER
28.212
80
80.1% dies 7.52%
03
Raikou
Raikou
Electric SOFT CHECK
88.601
46
45.5% dies 7.30%
04
Skarmory
Skarmory
SteelFlying SOFT CHECK
23.738
4
4.2% dies 4.14%
05
Zapdos
Zapdos
ElectricFlying SOFT CHECK
81.355
4
3.8% dies 2.11%
06
Cloyster
Cloyster
WaterIce SOFT CHECK
30.378
4
3.8% dies 3.45%

Ranked #4 with 42.80% usage. Sorted by reliability score.