Thundurus counters

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

Thundurus
#0642 Thundurus
ElectricFlying
USAGE 18.0% #7
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
Thunder Wave 77.6% Hidden Power Ice 75.6% Focus Blast 65.2% Thunderbolt 48.5% Volt Switch 41.5% Nasty Plot 37.8% Taunt 19.7% U-turn 10.1%
Items
Leftovers 48.8% Rocky Helmet 26.9% Damp Rock 9.7% Life Orb 8.8% Sitrus Berry 2.9% Expert Belt 2.0% Magnet 0.5% Wise Glasses 0.1%
Abilities
Prankster95.0%Defiant5.0%
Common Teammates
Scizor-Mega34.5%Excadrill33.9%Manaphy32.7%Garchomp28.3%Serperior24.2%Bisharp23.0%Mew22.1%Volcarona17.4%

Checks & Counters

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

# Checker Encounters Reliability KO Rate
01
Clefable
Clefable
Fairy DEFENSIVE COUNTER
25.183
70
70.5% dies 9.09%
02
Excadrill
Excadrill
GroundSteel SOFT CHECK
118.332
33
33.5% dies 7.47%
03
Garchomp
Garchomp
DragonGround SOFT CHECK
44.161
33
32.6% dies 9.93%
04
Landorus-Therian
Landorus-Therian
GroundFlying SOFT CHECK
28.006
21
21.1% dies 7.70%
05
Keldeo
Keldeo
WaterFighting SOFT CHECK
23.092
12
11.6% dies 6.67%

Ranked #7 with 17.98% usage. Sorted by reliability score.