Jirachi counters

Gen 3 OU · Sorted by reliability score · Smogon · Apr 2026 - Jun 2026

Jirachi
#0385 Jirachi
SteelPsychic
USAGE 23.4% #8
BASE STATS
HP 100
ATK 100
DEF 100
SPA 100
SPD 100
SPE 100
BST600
TYPE MATCHUPS
2×
FireGroundGhostDark
½×
NormalGrassIceFlyingRockDragonSteelFairy
¼×
Psychic
0×
Poison
Moves
Calm Mind 63.5% Ice Punch 46.1% Substitute 45.9% Fire Punch 42.9% Thunderbolt 42.2% Wish 34.0% Protect 23.8% Hidden Power Grass 21.6%
Items
Leftovers 97.8% Lum Berry 1.6% Salac Berry 0.3% Choice Band 0.3% King's Rock 0.0% Twisted Spoon 0.0% Starf Berry 0.0% nothing 0.0%
Common Teammates
Tyranitar75.1%Swampert53.8%Salamence46.0%Blissey43.9%Skarmory38.9%Forretress30.8%Zapdos21.9%Claydol20.4%
Browse Gen 3 OU teams using Jirachi →
Teams using Tyranitar 61% Teams using Metagross 61% Teams using Swampert 51% Teams using Jirachi 46% Teams using Blissey 42% Teams using Salamence 40%

Checks & Counters

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

# Checker Encounters Reliability KO Rate
01
Tyranitar
Tyranitar
RockDark OFFENSIVE CHECK
133.317
61
61.3% dies 7.22%
02
Metagross
Metagross
SteelPsychic DEFENSIVE COUNTER
26.291
61
60.7% dies 9.53%
03
Swampert
Swampert
WaterGround SOFT CHECK
103.194
51
50.8% dies 8.43%
04
Jirachi
Jirachi
SteelPsychic SOFT CHECK
28.797
46
45.9% dies 9.29%
05
Blissey
Blissey
Normal SOFT CHECK
105.517
42
41.5% dies 6.76%
06
Salamence
Salamence
DragonFlying SOFT CHECK
54.677
40
40.2% dies 9.31%
07
Starmie
Starmie
WaterPsychic SOFT CHECK
20.143
38
38.1% dies 10.82%
08
Celebi
Celebi
PsychicGrass SOFT CHECK
24.683
37
37.2% dies 9.73%
09
Suicune
Suicune
Water SOFT CHECK
23.046
31
30.7% dies 9.61%
10
Gengar
Gengar
GhostPoison SOFT CHECK
22.838
20
20.3% dies 8.42%
11
Skarmory
Skarmory
SteelFlying SOFT CHECK
54.096
8
8.2% dies 5.22%

Ranked #8 with 23.36% usage. Sorted by reliability score.