Rotom-Wash counters

Gen 6 OU · Sorted by reliability score · Smogon · Apr 2026 - Jun 2026

Rotom-Wash
#0479 Rotom-Wash
ElectricWater
USAGE 14.8% #13
BASE STATS
HP 50
ATK 65
DEF 107
SPA 105
SPD 107
SPE 86
BST520
TYPE MATCHUPS
2×
GrassGround
½×
FireWaterIceFlying
¼×
Steel
Moves
Volt Switch 99.9% Hydro Pump 99.4% Pain Split 79.3% Will-O-Wisp 70.5% Thunder Wave 22.9% Trick 15.9% Hidden Power Grass 8.5% Hidden Power Fire 0.9%
Items
Leftovers 81.3% Choice Scarf 15.0% Rocky Helmet 2.0% Choice Specs 1.1% Rindo Berry 0.2% Sitrus Berry 0.2% Chesto Berry 0.1% Mystic Water 0.1%
Common Teammates
Clefable50.8%Tornadus-Therian38.5%Landorus-Therian37.7%Excadrill33.8%Ferrothorn33.6%Heatran29.4%Lopunny-Mega23.9%Garchomp17.6%
Browse Gen 6 OU teams using Rotom-Wash →
Teams using Serperior 92% Teams using Ferrothorn 74% Teams using Clefable 72% Teams using Excadrill 41% Teams using Zapdos 38% Teams using Slowbro 33%

Checks & Counters

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

# Checker Encounters Reliability KO Rate
01
Serperior
Serperior
Grass DEFENSIVE COUNTER
50.035
92
91.8% dies 5.42%
02
Ferrothorn
Ferrothorn
GrassSteel DEFENSIVE COUNTER
27.886
74
73.8% dies 8.33%
03
Clefable
Clefable
Fairy DEFENSIVE COUNTER
99.954
72
71.8% dies 7.75%
04
Excadrill
Excadrill
GroundSteel SOFT CHECK
103.971
41
41.2% dies 8.26%
05
Zapdos
Zapdos
ElectricFlying SOFT CHECK
22.391
38
38.2% dies 10.27%
06
Slowbro
Slowbro
WaterPsychic SOFT CHECK
21.313
33
32.6% dies 10.16%
07
Tornadus-Therian
Tornadus-Therian
Flying SOFT CHECK
32.522
26
25.9% dies 7.68%
08
Skarmory
Skarmory
SteelFlying SOFT CHECK
22.438
12
12.1% dies 6.87%
09
Landorus-Therian
Landorus-Therian
GroundFlying SOFT CHECK
30.144
4
4.3% dies 3.70%

Ranked #13 with 14.84% usage. Sorted by reliability score.