Keldeo counters

Gen 9 Legends Z-A OU · Sorted by reliability score · Smogon · Feb 2026 - Apr 2026

Keldeo
#0647 Keldeo
WaterFighting
USAGE 17.6% #11
BASE STATS
HP 91
ATK 72
DEF 90
SPA 129
SPD 90
SPE 108
BST580
TYPE MATCHUPS
2×
ElectricGrassFlyingPsychicFairy
½×
FireWaterIceBugRockDarkSteel
Moves
Secret Sword 94.4% Ice Beam 52.6% Vacuum Wave 50.9% Scald 43.3% Surf 43.3% Stealth Rock 27.9% Taunt 24.1% Flip Turn 21.5%
Items
Choice Specs 36.3% Focus Sash 21.2% Assault Vest 14.2% Leftovers 9.5% Choice Scarf 6.3% Life Orb 5.4% Heavy-Duty Boots 5.0% Expert Belt 0.9%
Common Teammates
Excadrill35.4%Garchomp34.4%Magearna26.6%Ceruledge26.1%Corviknight24.4%Slowking-Galar21.4%Starmie-Mega20.2%Greninja19.4%

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 #11 with 17.57% usage. Sorted by reliability score.