Rotom-Wash counters

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

Rotom-Wash
#0479 Rotom-Wash
ElectricWater
USAGE 18.3% #11
BASE STATS
HP 50
ATK 65
DEF 107
SPA 105
SPD 107
SPE 86
BST520
TYPE MATCHUPS
2×
GrassGround
½×
FireWaterIceFlying
¼×
Steel
Moves
Hydro Pump 99.6% Volt Switch 99.6% Pain Split 86.5% Will-O-Wisp 72.4% Hidden Power Fire 10.8% Trick 9.7% Hidden Power Grass 6.5% Hidden Power Ice 6.2%
Items
Leftovers 76.1% Rocky Helmet 10.4% Choice Scarf 8.4% Chesto Berry 3.4% Choice Specs 1.2% Life Orb 0.4% Light Clay 0.0% Eject Button 0.0%
Common Teammates
Tyranitar83.0%Landorus-Therian79.9%Latios48.6%Excadrill46.2%Alakazam38.2%Ferrothorn32.1%Latias18.3%Jirachi17.7%
Browse Gen 5 OU teams using Rotom-Wash →
Teams using Ferrothorn 72% Teams using Latios 71% Teams using Keldeo 66% Teams using Excadrill 42% Teams using Rotom-Wash 40%

Checks & Counters

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

# Checker Encounters Reliability KO Rate
01
Ferrothorn
Ferrothorn
GrassSteel DEFENSIVE COUNTER
55.365
72
72.0% dies 8.51%
02
Latios
Latios
DragonPsychic OFFENSIVE CHECK
46.414
71
71.2% dies 9.39%
03
Keldeo
Keldeo
WaterFighting OFFENSIVE CHECK
23.429
66
66.5% dies 9.75%
04
Gastrodon
Gastrodon
WaterGround DEFENSIVE COUNTER
20.403
62
62.1% dies 10.74%
05
Excadrill
Excadrill
GroundSteel SOFT CHECK
26.715
42
41.9% dies 9.55%
06
Rotom-Wash
Rotom-Wash
ElectricWater SOFT CHECK
47.542
40
40.0% dies 10.03%
07
Politoed
Politoed
Water SOFT CHECK
22.476
39
39.4% dies 10.31%
08
Skarmory
Skarmory
SteelFlying SOFT CHECK
23.013
9
9.2% dies 6.04%
09
Landorus-Therian
Landorus-Therian
GroundFlying SOFT CHECK
78.141
8
8.3% dies 4.29%
10
Hippowdon
Hippowdon
Ground SOFT CHECK
20.239
4
4.3% dies 4.49%

Ranked #11 with 18.26% usage. Sorted by reliability score.