Thundurus-Therian counters

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

Thundurus-Therian
#0642 Thundurus-Therian
ElectricFlying
USAGE 15.0% #14
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 98.3% Thunder 93.8% Focus Blast 77.5% Nasty Plot 47.6% Agility 31.2% Volt Switch 13.4% Grass Knot 12.4% Substitute 8.0%
Items
Leftovers 79.5% Choice Scarf 11.9% Yache Berry 3.4% Lum Berry 1.3% Sitrus Berry 1.1% Life Orb 0.8% Rocky Helmet 0.8% Expert Belt 0.6%
Common Teammates
Politoed93.6%Ferrothorn92.4%Keldeo67.6%Starmie45.2%Tentacruel44.5%Latios29.5%Scizor21.3%Landorus-Therian17.4%

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
95.82
69
68.9% dies 8.14%
02
Tyranitar
Tyranitar
RockDark SOFT CHECK
59.996
47
46.7% dies 9.06%
03
Excadrill
Excadrill
GroundSteel SOFT CHECK
20.5
35
35.1% dies 10.54%
04
Landorus-Therian
Landorus-Therian
GroundFlying SOFT CHECK
45.079
21
20.6% dies 8.49%
05
Ferrothorn
Ferrothorn
GrassSteel SOFT CHECK
80.818
20
20.1% dies 7.63%

Ranked #14 with 15.02% usage. Sorted by reliability score.