Pikachu counters

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

Pikachu
#0025 Pikachu
Electric
USAGE 18.4% #12
ABILITYLightning Rod
BASE STATS
HP 35
ATK 55
DEF 40
SPA 50
SPD 50
SPE 90
BST320
TYPE MATCHUPS
2×
Ground
½×
ElectricFlyingSteel
Moves
Volt Tackle 99.6% Quick Attack 98.2% Fake Out 94.7% Knock Off 69.1% Play Rough 29.1% Surf 6.6% Agility 1.4% Volt Switch 0.4%
Items
Light Ball 100.0% Ability Shield 0.0% Focus Sash 0.0%
Abilities
Lightning Rod93.2%Static6.8%
Tera Types
Normal 97.6% Electric 2.0% Ghost 0.2% Fairy 0.2% Water 0.0% Ice 0.0% Dark 0.0% Flying 0.0%
Common Teammates
Great Tusk98.2%Calyrex-Ice92.6%Sinistcha92.3%Clefable92.2%Tinkaton69.4%Glimmora22.7%Roaring Moon5.4%Ribombee5.2%

Checks & Counters

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

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Ranked #12 with 18.42% usage. Sorted by reliability score.