Thundurus-Therian counters

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

Thundurus-Therian
#0642 Thundurus-Therian
ElectricFlying
USAGE 17.3% #12
BASE STATS
HP 79
ATK 105
DEF 70
SPA 145
SPD 80
SPE 101
BST580
TYPE MATCHUPS
2×
IceRock
½×
GrassFightingFlyingBugSteel
0×
Ground
Moves
Hidden Power Ice 99.3% Thunder 88.0% Focus Blast 83.8% Nasty Plot 56.9% Agility 28.9% Thunderbolt 11.7% Grass Knot 11.3% U-turn 6.4%
Items
Leftovers 83.3% Yache Berry 10.2% Lum Berry 1.8% Sitrus Berry 1.6% Choice Scarf 1.5% Choice Specs 0.9% Life Orb 0.3% Expert Belt 0.3%
Common Teammates
Politoed89.4%Ferrothorn88.3%Keldeo69.7%Latios47.4%Starmie45.7%Tentacruel43.6%Scizor29.9%Landorus-Therian13.7%
Browse Gen 5 OU teams using Thundurus-Therian →
Teams using Latios 75% Teams using Alakazam 69% Teams using Starmie 58% Teams using Keldeo 55% Teams using Tyranitar 52% Teams using Thundurus-Therian 47%

Checks & Counters

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

# Checker Encounters Reliability KO Rate
01
Latios
Latios
DragonPsychic OFFENSIVE CHECK
145.956
75
74.9% dies 6.17%
02
Alakazam
Alakazam
Psychic OFFENSIVE CHECK
20.426
69
69.4% dies 10.20%
03
Starmie
Starmie
WaterPsychic OFFENSIVE CHECK
27.248
58
58.2% dies 9.45%
04
Keldeo
Keldeo
WaterFighting SOFT CHECK
32.707
55
55.0% dies 8.70%
05
Tyranitar
Tyranitar
RockDark SOFT CHECK
49.02
52
52.1% dies 10.06%
06
Thundurus-Therian
Thundurus-Therian
ElectricFlying SOFT CHECK
24.217
47
47.1% dies 10.14%
07
Jirachi
Jirachi
SteelPsychic SOFT CHECK
21.395
40
40.0% dies 10.59%
08
Landorus-Therian
Landorus-Therian
GroundFlying SOFT CHECK
49.943
23
22.8% dies 8.28%
09
Ferrothorn
Ferrothorn
GrassSteel SOFT CHECK
105.411
15
15.4% dies 6.02%

Ranked #12 with 17.28% usage. Sorted by reliability score.