Jellicent counters

Gen 5 OU · Sorted by reliability score · Smogon · Feb 2026 - Apr 2026

Jellicent
#0593 Jellicent
WaterGhost
USAGE 10.5% #19
ABILITYWater Absorb
BASE STATS
HP 100
ATK 60
DEF 70
SPA 85
SPD 105
SPE 60
BST480
TYPE MATCHUPS
2×
ElectricGrassGhostDark
½×
FireWaterIcePoisonBugSteel
0×
NormalFighting
Moves
Recover 98.1% Will-O-Wisp 95.9% Taunt 75.4% Night Shade 44.1% Shadow Ball 41.0% Scald 20.1% Rest 15.3% Ice Beam 1.7%
Items
Leftovers 78.1% Air Balloon 16.6% Eject Button 2.0% Sitrus Berry 1.4% Red Card 0.9% Custap Berry 0.3% Choice Specs 0.3% Colbur Berry 0.2%
Abilities
Water Absorb98.9%Cursed Body1.1%Damp0.0%
Common Teammates
Latios64.6%Skarmory58.6%Tyranitar55.5%Gliscor51.0%Alakazam50.7%Ferrothorn26.5%Landorus-Therian18.5%Hippowdon15.5%

Checks & Counters

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

# Checker Encounters Reliability KO Rate
01
Excadrill
Excadrill
GroundSteel OFFENSIVE CHECK
23.034
60
60.2% dies 10.20%
02
Latios
Latios
DragonPsychic SOFT CHECK
24.208
47
47.2% dies 10.15%
03
Rotom-Wash
Rotom-Wash
ElectricWater SOFT CHECK
20.089
44
43.7% dies 11.07%

Ranked #19 with 10.53% usage. Sorted by reliability score.