Alakazam counters

Gen 6 OU · Sorted by reliability score · Smogon · Mar 2026 - May 2026

Alakazam
#0065 Alakazam
Psychic
USAGE 1.4% #74
ABILITYMagic Guard
BASE STATS
HP 55
ATK 50
DEF 45
SPA 135
SPD 95
SPE 120
BST500
TYPE MATCHUPS
2×
BugGhostDark
½×
FightingPsychic
Moves
Focus Blast 99.0% Psychic 99.0% Encore 57.8% Shadow Ball 51.7% Thunder Wave 34.9% Hidden Power Ice 22.6% Substitute 10.1% Dazzling Gleam 9.3%
Items
Focus Sash 64.2% Life Orb 35.6% Choice Specs 0.2% Choice Scarf 0.0% Leftovers 0.0% Mental Herb 0.0% Assault Vest 0.0% Twisted Spoon 0.0%
Abilities
Magic Guard98.5%Synchronize1.5%Inner Focus0.0%
Common Teammates
Rotom-Wash42.0%Garchomp38.3%Excadrill35.3%Clefable28.8%Skarmory26.1%Landorus-Therian23.8%Venusaur-Mega23.6%Tyranitar-Mega22.3%
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Checks & Counters

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

This Pokémon doesn't have enough usage for Smogon to compute meaningful Checks & Counters. Only the most-used Pokémon in a format receive this data.

Ranked #74 with 1.40% usage. Sorted by reliability score.