Elekid counters

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

Elekid
#0239 Elekid
Electric
USAGE 21.3% #9
ABILITYVital Spirit
BASE STATS
HP 45
ATK 63
DEF 37
SPA 65
SPD 55
SPE 95
BST360
TYPE MATCHUPS
2×
Ground
½×
ElectricFlyingSteel
Moves
Psychic 94.4% Thunderbolt 78.2% Volt Switch 72.9% Knock Off 61.5% Tera Blast 28.0% Ice Punch 18.0% Taunt 15.8% Focus Blast 13.7%
Items
Eviolite 83.3% Life Orb 14.3% Choice Specs 1.0% Mirror Herb 1.0% Choice Scarf 0.1% Eject Button 0.1% Heavy-Duty Boots 0.1% Assault Vest 0.0%
Abilities
Vital Spirit69.2%Static30.8%
Tera Types
Psychic 62.3% Ice 15.9% Grass 15.5% Dark 2.0% Ghost 1.5% Electric 0.9% Flying 0.9% Ground 0.6%
Common Teammates
Mienfoo94.1%Vullaby68.3%Foongus64.3%Mudbray49.8%Mareanie24.1%Sandshrew-Alola19.2%Shellos18.2%Toedscool16.9%
Browse Gen 9 LC teams using Elekid →
Teams using Mudbray 62% Teams using Toedscool 52% Teams using Vullaby 37% Teams using Mienfoo 35%

Checks & Counters

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

# Checker Encounters Reliability KO Rate
01
Mudbray
Mudbray
Ground OFFENSIVE CHECK
20.471
62
62.0% dies 10.73%
02
Toedscool
Toedscool
GroundGrass SOFT CHECK
20.889
52
51.7% dies 10.93%
03
Vullaby
Vullaby
DarkFlying SOFT CHECK
54.617
37
36.7% dies 9.13%
04
Mienfoo
Mienfoo
Fighting SOFT CHECK
116.563
35
34.6% dies 7.56%

Ranked #9 with 21.33% usage. Sorted by reliability score.