Pikachu counters

Gen 9 Balanced Hackmons · Sorted by reliability score · Smogon · Apr 2026 - Jun 2026

Pikachu
#0025 Pikachu
Electric
USAGE 1.0% #70
ABILITYImposter
BASE STATS
HP 35
ATK 55
DEF 40
SPA 50
SPD 50
SPE 90
BST320
TYPE MATCHUPS
2×
Ground
½×
ElectricFlyingSteel
Moves
Fake Out 85.9% Volt Switch 75.0% Taunt 73.4% Whirlwind 73.4% Destiny Bond 15.6% Parting Shot 15.6% Heal Bell 13.3% Bolt Strike 7.2%
Items
Light Ball 99.5% Focus Sash 0.5% Shell Bell 0.0% Leftovers 0.0% Air Balloon 0.0% Heavy-Duty Boots 0.0% Choice Scarf 0.0% Loaded Dice 0.0%
Abilities
Imposter98.6%Desolate Land0.5%Sand Stream0.5%Galvanize0.1%Electric Surge0.1%Speed Boost0.1%Sturdy0.0%Lightning Rod0.0%
Common Teammates
Alakazam-Mega73.4%Registeel73.3%Ting-Lu42.8%Miraidon38.9%Mimikyu36.9%Giratina36.6%Groudon-Primal28.7%Kyogre-Primal24.4%

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 #70 with 1.01% usage. Sorted by reliability score.