Raichu counters

Gen 9 Championsvgc2026regmb · Sorted by reliability score · Smogon · Apr 2026 - Jun 2026

Raichu
#0026 Raichu
Electric
USAGE 1.5% #73
ABILITYLightning Rod
BASE STATS
HP 60
ATK 90
DEF 55
SPA 90
SPD 80
SPE 110
BST485
TYPE MATCHUPS
2×
Ground
½×
ElectricFlyingSteel
Moves
Fake Out 95.9% Volt Switch 49.2% Nuzzle 44.9% Encore 40.2% Charm 37.0% Protect 32.8% Thunderbolt 30.0% Electroweb 10.3%
Items
Focus Sash 69.8% Shuca Berry 12.2% Sitrus Berry 4.4% Magnet 4.1% Light Clay 2.4% Mental Herb 1.2% Life Orb 1.2% Expert Belt 1.0%
Abilities
Lightning Rod98.0%Static2.0%
Common Teammates
Staraptor-Mega66.0%Sinistcha47.7%Garchomp38.1%Whimsicott25.7%Grimmsnarl25.2%Charizard-Mega-Y21.6%Basculegion21.0%Pelipper20.0%
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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 #73 with 1.46% usage. Sorted by reliability score.