Thundurus counters

Gen 9 Inheritance · Sorted by reliability score · Smogon · Mar 2026 - May 2026

Thundurus
#0642 Thundurus
ElectricFlying
USAGE 10.8% #19
ABILITYMagic Guard
BASE STATS
HP 79
ATK 115
DEF 70
SPA 125
SPD 80
SPE 111
BST580
TYPE MATCHUPS
2×
IceRock
½×
GrassFightingFlyingBugSteel
0×
Ground
Moves
Thunderbolt 94.5% Ice Beam 92.8% Focus Punch 63.8% Moonblast 31.1% Calm Mind 29.7% Dual Wingbeat 18.2% Focus Blast 14.3% Flamethrower 10.5%
Items
Life Orb 93.8% Sitrus Berry 3.7% Booster Energy 1.0% Grassy Seed 0.9% Heavy-Duty Boots 0.5% Choice Scarf 0.0% Psychic Seed 0.0% Focus Sash 0.0%
Abilities
Magic Guard93.5%Guts3.7%Unburden0.9%Protosynthesis0.7%Serene Grace0.4%Quark Drive0.3%Sharpness0.2%Competitive0.2%
Common Teammates
Gholdengo72.8%Corviknight57.4%Diancie46.2%Iron Hands27.5%Goodra-Hisui23.3%Terrakion20.7%Landorus-Therian18.3%Gliscor17.9%
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Ranked #19 with 10.83% usage. Sorted by reliability score.