Raikou counters

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

Raikou
#0243 Raikou
Electric
USAGE 1.3% #77
BASE STATS
HP 90
ATK 85
DEF 75
SPA 115
SPD 100
SPE 115
BST580
TYPE MATCHUPS
2×
Ground
½×
ElectricFlyingSteel
Moves
Hidden Power Ice 98.8% Volt Switch 94.9% Aura Sphere 63.5% Extreme Speed 58.3% Thunderbolt 31.6% Calm Mind 23.4% Shadow Ball 18.8% Discharge 3.7%
Items
Leftovers 79.6% Choice Specs 11.6% Assault Vest 5.6% Shuca Berry 2.0% Life Orb 0.7% Zap Plate 0.4% Expert Belt 0.0% Choice Scarf 0.0%
Common Teammates
Tornadus-Therian65.8%Azelf62.7%Scizor-Mega61.9%Landorus-Therian61.7%Rotom-Wash61.7%Ferrothorn27.5%Mew14.9%Talonflame13.5%
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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 #77 with 1.27% usage. Sorted by reliability score.