Thundurus-Therian counters

Gen 7 OU · Sorted by reliability score · Smogon · Feb 2026 - Apr 2026

Thundurus-Therian
#0642 Thundurus-Therian
ElectricFlying
USAGE 3.7% #45
BASE STATS
HP 79
ATK 105
DEF 70
SPA 145
SPD 80
SPE 101
BST580
TYPE MATCHUPS
2×
IceRock
½×
GrassFightingFlyingBugSteel
0×
Ground
Moves
Thunderbolt 93.3% Hidden Power Ice 64.1% Nasty Plot 53.7% Focus Blast 50.1% Defog 40.8% Thunder Wave 38.0% Hidden Power Flying 34.7% Volt Switch 7.3%
Items
Fightinium Z 42.5% Rocky Helmet 42.3% Iapapa Berry 3.5% Salac Berry 3.1% Wiki Berry 2.5% Life Orb 1.5% Sitrus Berry 1.3% Electrium Z 1.1%
Common Teammates
Diancie-Mega45.8%Kartana39.5%Volcarona39.1%Kyurem-Black37.8%Tapu Lele37.6%Magearna31.5%Pinsir-Mega25.7%Marowak-Alola24.9%

Checks & Counters

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

# Checker Encounters Reliability KO Rate
01
Tapu Koko
Tapu Koko
ElectricFairy OFFENSIVE CHECK
20.481
65
65.3% dies 10.52%
02
Magearna
Magearna
SteelFairy OFFENSIVE CHECK
22.491
62
62.3% dies 10.22%
03
Excadrill
Excadrill
GroundSteel SOFT CHECK
20.09
45
44.6% dies 11.09%
04
Chansey
Chansey
Normal SOFT CHECK
20.26
38
37.7% dies 10.77%
05
Landorus-Therian
Landorus-Therian
GroundFlying SOFT CHECK
45.074
22
22.0% dies 8.68%
06
Heatran
Heatran
FireSteel SOFT CHECK
21.118
21
21.0% dies 8.86%
07
Toxapex
Toxapex
PoisonWater SOFT CHECK
43.973
12
12.3% dies 6.85%

Ranked #45 with 3.65% usage. Sorted by reliability score.