Rotom-Wash counters

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

Rotom-Wash
#0479 Rotom-Wash
ElectricWater
USAGE 19.4% #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
Volt Switch 99.6% Hydro Pump 99.4% Pain Split 87.3% Will-O-Wisp 77.6% Thunder Wave 9.9% Hidden Power Fire 8.7% Trick 6.4% Rest 3.5%
Items
Leftovers 83.2% Rocky Helmet 6.3% Choice Scarf 5.5% Chesto Berry 3.5% Choice Specs 1.0% Sitrus Berry 0.2% Eject Button 0.1% Expert Belt 0.1%
Common Teammates
Tyranitar85.1%Landorus-Therian78.5%Excadrill50.9%Latios45.2%Alakazam37.6%Ferrothorn29.1%Latias24.4%Terrakion24.1%

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
112.948
74
73.7% dies 7.11%
02
Latios
Latios
DragonPsychic OFFENSIVE CHECK
68.291
71
71.2% dies 7.69%
03
Keldeo
Keldeo
WaterFighting OFFENSIVE CHECK
23.171
62
62.2% dies 10.07%
04
Excadrill
Excadrill
GroundSteel SOFT CHECK
56.342
43
43.2% dies 9.33%
05
Politoed
Politoed
Water SOFT CHECK
45.658
42
41.6% dies 10.30%
06
Rotom-Wash
Rotom-Wash
ElectricWater SOFT CHECK
55.479
40
40.4% dies 9.29%
07
Jellicent
Jellicent
WaterGhost SOFT CHECK
20.089
39
38.6% dies 10.86%
08
Gliscor
Gliscor
GroundFlying SOFT CHECK
32.306
36
36.3% dies 8.46%
09
Tyranitar
Tyranitar
RockDark SOFT CHECK
24.858
35
34.7% dies 9.54%
10
Skarmory
Skarmory
SteelFlying SOFT CHECK
23.013
9
9.2% dies 6.04%
11
Landorus-Therian
Landorus-Therian
GroundFlying SOFT CHECK
113.034
6
6.4% dies 3.75%

Ranked #11 with 19.41% usage. Sorted by reliability score.