Is Thundurus-Therian viable in Gen 5 OU?

Thundurus-Therian is ranked #9 in Gen 5 OU with 20.56% usage according to Smogon Jul 2026 - Sep 2026 data.

What beats Thundurus-Therian in Gen 5 OU?

Latios has the strongest conservative score in this observed Jul 2026 - Sep 2026 sample. The target was knocked out or switched out in 73.7% of 65.324143967405 relevant encounters. Standard error is 5.4 points. Sets and switch conditions can change the result.

How are Thundurus-Therian matchup checks ranked in Gen 5 OU?

They are ranked by p minus four standard errors. Here, p is the observed fraction of relevant encounters where Thundurus-Therian was knocked out or switched out. This is not a set-specific battle guarantee.

Thundurus-Therian counters

Gen 5 OU · Smogon source period Jul 2026 - Sep 2026

#0642 Thundurus-Therian

ElectricFlying

USAGE 20.6% #9

ABILITYVolt Absorb

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 99.7% Thunder 95.2% Focus Blast 73.3% Nasty Plot 53.7% Agility 37.9% U-turn 10.1% Substitute 10.0% Thunderbolt 4.7%

Items

Leftovers 86.2% Choice Scarf 6.0% Lum Berry 2.5% Yache Berry 2.3% Sitrus Berry 2.3% Expert Belt 0.3% Life Orb 0.3% Choice Specs 0.1%

Abilities

Volt Absorb100.0%

Common Teammates

Landorus-Therian25.9%

Jirachi19.9%

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Explore Thundurus-Therian + Latios teams 52 score Explore Thundurus-Therian + Tyranitar teams 17 score Explore Thundurus-Therian + Ferrothorn teams -12 score

Leading observed checks

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Team core to explore

Thundurus-Therian + Politoed 95.6% teammate usage Explore teams →

Checks & Counters

Observed target KO or switch rate is upstream p: the fraction of relevant encounters where the target was knocked out or switched out. Standard error is upstream d. The conservative score is p − 4d. These ladder observations do not prove a set-specific counter.

How to read this table

Use encounter count and standard error to judge the sample. Damage estimates below use inferred sets and remain separate from the observed ladder metric.

# Checker Encounters Conservative score Target KO or switch rate

Latios

DragonPsychic OFFENSIVE CHECK View matchup

65.324

51.9

73.7% Standard error 5.45 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ SpA Choice Specs Latios Draco Meteor vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Thundurus-Therian: 313-369 (86.4 - 101.9%) -- 12.5% chance to OHKO

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Tyranitar

RockDark SOFT CHECK View matchup

42.321

17.0

47.7% Standard error 7.68 points

DAMAGE CALCSand

252+ Atk Tyranitar Rock Slide vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Thundurus-Therian: 372-438 (102.7 - 120.9%) -- guaranteed OHKO

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Ferrothorn

GrassSteel SOFT CHECK View matchup

29.368

-12.0

11.6% Standard error 5.92 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Ferrothorn Explosion vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Thundurus-Therian: 320-377 (88.3 - 104.1%) -- 25% chance to OHKO

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Ranked #9 with 20.56% usage. Sorted by conservative score.