Is Thundurus viable in Gen 6 OU?

Thundurus is ranked #12 in Gen 6 OU with 14.76% usage according to Smogon May 2026 - Jul 2026 data.

What beats Thundurus in Gen 6 OU?

Excadrill has the strongest conservative score in this observed May 2026 - Jul 2026 sample. The target was knocked out or switched out in 39.9% of 126.50550996568265 relevant encounters. Standard error is 7.3 points. Sets and switch conditions can change the result.

How are Thundurus matchup checks ranked in Gen 6 OU?

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

Thundurus counters

Gen 6 OU · Sorted by p − 4 standard errors · Smogon source period May 2026 - Jul 2026 · Generated 2026-08-05

#0642 Thundurus

ElectricFlying

USAGE 14.8% #12

ABILITYPrankster

BASE STATS

HP 79

ATK 115

DEF 70

SPA 125

SPD 80

SPE 111

BST580

TYPE MATCHUPS

2×

IceRock

½×

GrassFightingFlyingBugSteel

0×

Ground

Moves

Hidden Power Ice 87.2% Thunder Wave 73.0% Focus Blast 72.3% Volt Switch 48.6% Thunderbolt 47.2% Nasty Plot 37.7% Taunt 11.6% U-turn 4.6%

Items

Leftovers 61.2% Rocky Helmet 20.8% Life Orb 8.9% Damp Rock 4.0% Expert Belt 2.9% Magnet 1.3% Sitrus Berry 0.6% Choice Specs 0.2%

Abilities

Prankster94.3%Defiant5.7%

Common Teammates

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Explore Thundurus + Excadrill teams 11 score Explore Thundurus + Serperior teams 10 score Explore Thundurus + Clefable teams 5 score Explore Thundurus + Landorus-Therian teams -3 score Explore Thundurus + Garchomp teams -15 score

Leading observed checks

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Team core to explore

Thundurus + Garchomp 45.6% 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

Excadrill

GroundSteel SOFT CHECK View matchup

126.506

10.5

39.9% Standard error 7.35 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Excadrill Rock Slide vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Thundurus: 248-292 (68.5 - 80.6%) -- guaranteed 2HKO after Leftovers recovery

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Serperior

Grass SOFT CHECK View matchup

46.731

10.4

50.2% Standard error 9.95 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ SpA Serperior Hidden Power Rock vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Thundurus: 84-100 (23.2 - 27.6%) -- possible 5HKO

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Clefable

Fairy SOFT CHECK View matchup

20.706

4.5

48.4% Standard error 10.98 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ SpA Clefable Ice Beam vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Thundurus: 146-172 (40.3 - 47.5%) -- guaranteed 3HKO after Leftovers recovery

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Landorus-Therian

GroundFlying SOFT CHECK View matchup

82.615

-3.0

32.0% Standard error 8.74 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Landorus-Therian Explosion vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Thundurus: 434-511 (119.8 - 141.1%) -- guaranteed OHKO

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Garchomp

DragonGround SOFT CHECK View matchup

22.914

-15.1

10.0% Standard error 6.26 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Garchomp Outrage vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Thundurus: 288-340 (79.5 - 93.9%) -- guaranteed 2HKO after Leftovers recovery

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Ranked #12 with 14.76% usage. Sorted by conservative score.