Tapu Koko counters

Gen 8 OU · Sorted by reliability score · Smogon · Apr 2026 - Jun 2026

Tapu Koko
#0785 Tapu Koko
ElectricFairy
USAGE 11.4% #20
ABILITYElectric Surge
BASE STATS
HP 70
ATK 115
DEF 85
SPA 95
SPD 75
SPE 130
BST570
TYPE MATCHUPS
2×
PoisonGround
½×
ElectricFightingFlyingBugDark
0×
Dragon
Moves
Dazzling Gleam 93.6% Roost 65.5% Thunderbolt 64.0% Volt Switch 57.7% Grass Knot 28.7% Calm Mind 26.1% U-turn 17.1% Toxic 16.9%
Items
Heavy-Duty Boots 63.2% Choice Specs 23.1% Rocky Helmet 4.9% Terrain Extender 3.8% Light Clay 2.3% Air Balloon 1.6% Life Orb 0.7% Leftovers 0.2%
Abilities
Electric Surge100.0%Telepathy0.0%
Common Teammates
Landorus-Therian60.3%Ferrothorn51.7%Clefable35.6%Urshifu-Rapid-Strike29.7%Slowking-Galar27.2%Dragonite26.7%Tornadus-Therian23.5%Heatran22.8%
Browse Gen 8 OU teams using Tapu Koko →
Teams using Landorus-Therian 57% Teams using Garchomp 56% Teams using Clefable 51% Teams using Toxapex 20% Teams using Tornadus-Therian 11%

Checks & Counters

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

# Checker Encounters Reliability KO Rate
01
Landorus-Therian
Landorus-Therian
GroundFlying OFFENSIVE CHECK
30.677
57
56.9% dies 8.94%
02
Garchomp
Garchomp
DragonGround OFFENSIVE CHECK
20.375
56
56.3% dies 10.99%
03
Clefable
Clefable
Fairy SOFT CHECK
25.435
51
50.6% dies 9.91%
04
Toxapex
Toxapex
PoisonWater SOFT CHECK
22.261
20
19.9% dies 8.46%
05
Tornadus-Therian
Tornadus-Therian
Flying SOFT CHECK
20.298
11
10.5% dies 6.81%

Ranked #20 with 11.41% usage. Sorted by reliability score.