Raikou counters

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

Raikou
#0243 Raikou
Electric
USAGE 8.0% #21
BASE STATS
HP 90
ATK 85
DEF 75
SPA 115
SPD 100
SPE 115
BST580
TYPE MATCHUPS
2×
Ground
½×
ElectricFlyingSteel
Moves
Thunderbolt 99.9% Calm Mind 98.0% Hidden Power Grass 87.5% Substitute 46.5% Crunch 46.4% Hidden Power Ice 10.5% Rest 5.4% Roar 2.4%
Items
Leftovers 93.9% Lum Berry 5.4% Salac Berry 0.5% Petaya Berry 0.1% Chesto Berry 0.0% Never-Melt Ice 0.0% Scope Lens 0.0% nothing 0.0%
Common Teammates
Salamence66.4%Tyranitar49.5%Swampert42.3%Suicune38.7%Metagross38.6%Registeel31.0%Snorlax29.3%Breloom23.8%
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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
20.438
59
59.1% dies 10.88%

Ranked #21 with 8.02% usage. Sorted by reliability score.