Is Elekid viable in Gen 9 LC?

Elekid is ranked #11 in Gen 9 LC with 18.56% usage according to Smogon May 2026 - Jul 2026 data.

What beats Elekid in Gen 9 LC?

Vullaby has the strongest conservative score in this observed May 2026 - Jul 2026 sample. The target was knocked out or switched out in 46.0% of 21.433438027372866 relevant encounters. Standard error is 10.8 points. Sets and switch conditions can change the result.

How are Elekid matchup checks ranked in Gen 9 LC?

They are ranked by p minus four standard errors. Here, p is the observed fraction of relevant encounters where Elekid was knocked out or switched out. This is not a set-specific battle guarantee.

Elekid counters

Gen 9 LC · Sorted by p − 4 standard errors · Smogon source period May 2026 - Jul 2026 · Generated 2026-08-05

#0239 Elekid

Electric

USAGE 18.6% #11

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 98.3% Volt Switch 80.5% Thunderbolt 71.3% Knock Off 64.4% Tera Blast 27.6% Ice Punch 18.1% Taunt 17.4% Focus Blast 7.8%

Items

Eviolite 88.4% Life Orb 11.1% Choice Specs 0.2% Heavy-Duty Boots 0.1% Eject Button 0.1% Terrain Extender 0.1% Magnet 0.0% Choice Scarf 0.0%

Abilities

Vital Spirit74.4%Static25.6%

Tera Types

Psychic 60.3% Ice 15.9% Grass 12.7% Dark 8.6% Electric 0.8% Flying 0.5% Water 0.4% Ghost 0.3%

Common Teammates

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Explore Elekid + Vullaby teams 3 score Explore Elekid + Mienfoo teams -5 score

Leading observed checks

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Team core to explore

Elekid + Mienfoo 93.0% teammate usage Explore teams →

Checks & Counters

Observed target KO or switch rate is upstream p: the fraction of relevant encounters where the target was knocked out or switched out. Standard error is upstream d. The conservative score is p − 4d. These ladder observations do not prove a set-specific counter.

How to read this table

Use encounter count and standard error to judge the sample. Damage estimates below use inferred sets and remain separate from the observed ladder metric.

# Checker Encounters Conservative score Target KO or switch rate

Vullaby

DarkFlying SOFT CHECK View matchup

21.433

3.0

46.0% Standard error 10.77 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Vullaby Knock Off (97.5 BP) vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Eviolite Elekid: 145-172 (49.3 - 58.5%) -- 98.8% chance to 2HKO

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Mienfoo

Fighting SOFT CHECK View matchup

49.788

-4.9

32.7% Standard error 9.40 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Mienfoo High Jump Kick vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Eviolite Elekid: 250-295 (85 - 100.3%) -- 6.3% chance to OHKO

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Ranked #11 with 18.56% usage. Sorted by conservative score.