Pelipper counters

Gen 8 OU · Sorted by reliability score · Smogon · Mar 2026 - May 2026

Pelipper
#0279 Pelipper
WaterFlying
USAGE 3.5% #43
ABILITYDrizzle
BASE STATS
HP 60
ATK 50
DEF 100
SPA 95
SPD 70
SPE 65
BST440
TYPE MATCHUPS
4×
Electric
2×
Rock
½×
FireWaterFightingBugSteel
0×
Ground
Moves
U-turn 99.6% Roost 84.3% Defog 75.0% Scald 66.6% Hurricane 34.5% Weather Ball 16.2% Surf 11.0% Hydro Pump 7.1%
Items
Damp Rock 84.4% Choice Specs 14.9% Heavy-Duty Boots 0.6% Assault Vest 0.0% Leftovers 0.0% Focus Sash 0.0% Eject Button 0.0% Rocky Helmet 0.0%
Abilities
Drizzle100.0%Keen Eye0.0%Rain Dish0.0%
Common Teammates
Ferrothorn85.8%Barraskewda83.9%Zapdos71.2%Seismitoad50.4%Crawdaunt34.2%Landorus-Therian30.4%Scizor19.1%Tapu Lele16.9%
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Checks & Counters

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

This Pokémon doesn't have enough usage for Smogon to compute meaningful Checks & Counters. Only the most-used Pokémon in a format receive this data.

Ranked #43 with 3.48% usage. Sorted by reliability score.