Jirachi counters

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

Jirachi
#0385 Jirachi
SteelPsychic
USAGE 22.3% #7
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
Iron Head 82.6% U-turn 74.3% Healing Wish 51.3% Ice Punch 48.7% Stealth Rock 21.8% Thunder 21.2% Body Slam 15.3% Icy Wind 13.3%
Items
Choice Scarf 51.6% Leftovers 27.5% Shuca Berry 10.7% Expert Belt 3.5% Sitrus Berry 2.8% Light Clay 1.7% Rocky Helmet 1.0% Custap Berry 0.9%
Common Teammates
Starmie58.4%Dragonite41.8%Latios34.5%Garchomp33.1%Landorus-Therian32.1%Conkeldurr25.4%Volcarona22.3%Kyurem-Black21.6%
Browse Gen 5 OU teams using Jirachi →
Teams using Excadrill 72% Teams using Keldeo 71% Teams using Garchomp 66% Teams using Dragonite 60% Teams using Ferrothorn 46% Teams using Thundurus-Therian 45%

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
46.709
72
71.9% dies 9.25%
02
Keldeo
Keldeo
WaterFighting OFFENSIVE CHECK
24.973
71
71.0% dies 9.08%
03
Garchomp
Garchomp
DragonGround OFFENSIVE CHECK
22.358
66
66.1% dies 10.01%
04
Dragonite
Dragonite
DragonFlying OFFENSIVE CHECK
23.059
60
60.3% dies 10.19%
05
Ferrothorn
Ferrothorn
GrassSteel SOFT CHECK
55.091
46
45.5% dies 9.42%
06
Thundurus-Therian
Thundurus-Therian
ElectricFlying SOFT CHECK
21.395
45
45.5% dies 10.77%
07
Landorus-Therian
Landorus-Therian
GroundFlying SOFT CHECK
69.608
42
42.4% dies 8.36%
08
Jirachi
Jirachi
SteelPsychic SOFT CHECK
31.779
40
39.7% dies 8.68%
09
Starmie
Starmie
WaterPsychic SOFT CHECK
70.825
35
34.8% dies 7.86%
10
Latios
Latios
DragonPsychic SOFT CHECK
143.929
27
26.8% dies 6.33%
11
Tyranitar
Tyranitar
RockDark SOFT CHECK
20.992
18
18.5% dies 8.47%
12
Alakazam
Alakazam
Psychic SOFT CHECK
49.915
16
15.7% dies 7.26%

Ranked #7 with 22.31% usage. Sorted by reliability score.