Thundurus counters

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

Thundurus
#0642 Thundurus
ElectricFlying
USAGE 16.4% #9
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 85.7% Thunder Wave 73.2% Focus Blast 70.9% Thunderbolt 48.6% Volt Switch 46.1% Nasty Plot 40.1% Taunt 11.8% U-turn 5.8%
Items
Leftovers 58.2% Rocky Helmet 22.0% Life Orb 8.7% Damp Rock 5.0% Sitrus Berry 2.9% Expert Belt 2.1% Magnet 0.9% Choice Specs 0.1%
Abilities
Prankster93.4%Defiant6.6%
Common Teammates
Garchomp39.5%Excadrill33.8%Scizor-Mega29.6%Manaphy24.7%Serperior23.8%Bisharp23.7%Mew18.6%Keldeo18.0%
Browse Gen 6 OU teams using Thundurus →
Teams using Serperior 50% Teams using Excadrill 37% Teams using Garchomp 35% Teams using Landorus-Therian 25%

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 SOFT CHECK
46.731
50
50.2% dies 9.95%
02
Excadrill
Excadrill
GroundSteel SOFT CHECK
115.138
37
37.4% dies 7.56%
03
Garchomp
Garchomp
DragonGround SOFT CHECK
24.046
35
35.4% dies 9.75%
04
Landorus-Therian
Landorus-Therian
GroundFlying SOFT CHECK
75.292
25
25.2% dies 8.63%

Ranked #9 with 16.39% usage. Sorted by reliability score.