Is Raging Bolt viable in Gen 9 Monotype?

Raging Bolt is ranked #20 in Gen 9 Monotype with 8.74% usage according to Smogon Apr 2026 - Jun 2026 data.

What beats Raging Bolt in Gen 9 Monotype?

The best counter for Raging Bolt in Gen 9 Monotype is Iron Treads with a 91.5% win rate when they meet. Based on Smogon's Apr 2026 - Jun 2026 usage data, the top Pokémon that beat Raging Bolt include Iron Treads, Dragapult, Flutter Mane, Gliscor, Meowscarada.

What is the best counter for Raging Bolt in Gen 9 Monotype?

Iron Treads is the best counter for Raging Bolt in Gen 9 Monotype, KOing or forcing it out in 91.5% of their encounters.

Raging Bolt counters

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

#1021 Raging Bolt

ElectricDragon

USAGE 8.7% #20

BASE STATS

HP 125

ATK 73

DEF 91

SPA 137

SPD 89

SPE 75

BST590

TYPE MATCHUPS

2×

IceGroundDragonFairy

½×

FireWaterGrassFlyingSteel

¼×

Electric

Moves

Thunderclap 99.5% Thunderbolt 97.3% Calm Mind 92.4% Draco Meteor 79.6% Dragon Pulse 20.1% Volt Switch 6.1% Discharge 1.3% Solar Beam 0.9%

Items

Heavy-Duty Boots 34.2% Air Balloon 32.3% Leftovers 11.0% Shuca Berry 10.3% Choice Specs 5.5% Custap Berry 3.6% Life Orb 1.0% Dragon Fang 0.9%

Common Teammates

Checks & Counters

Reliability ranks observed matchups; KO rate is how often the checker knocked out or forced out the target. “Checker faints” reports the checker's own observed death rate. Categories use matchup reliability plus offensive and defensive base stats.

How to read this table

Use encounter count to judge sample size. A high-reliability check with a modest KO rate can still be useful when it consistently forces switches or limits the target.

# Checker Encounters Reliability KO Rate

Iron Treads

GroundSteel DEFENSIVE COUNTER

21.642

91.5% checker faints 6.01%

DAMAGE CALC

252+ SpA Raging Bolt Solar Beam vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Iron Treads: 135-159 (35.1 - 41.4%) -- guaranteed 3HKO

View Iron Treads counters →

Dragapult

DragonGhost OFFENSIVE CHECK

28.708

84.4% checker faints 6.78%

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Dragapult Dragon Darts (2 hits) vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Raging Bolt: 372-436 (81.9 - 96%) -- guaranteed 2HKO

View Dragapult counters →

Flutter Mane

GhostFairy OFFENSIVE CHECK

23.432

75.3% checker faints 8.91%

DAMAGE CALC

252+ SpA Choice Specs Flutter Mane Moonblast vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Raging Bolt: 408-482 (89.8 - 106.1%) -- 37.5% chance to OHKO

View Flutter Mane counters →

Gliscor

GroundFlying DEFENSIVE COUNTER

29.784

71.7% checker faints 8.26%

DAMAGE CALC

252+ SpA Raging Bolt Draco Meteor vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Gliscor: 211-249 (59.6 - 70.3%) -- guaranteed 2HKO

View Gliscor counters →

Meowscarada

GrassDark OFFENSIVE CHECK

55.856

66.6% checker faints 8.90%

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Choice Band Protean Meowscarada Triple Axel (120 BP) (3 hits) vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Raging Bolt: 622-740 (137 - 162.9%) -- guaranteed OHKO

View Meowscarada counters →

Landorus

GroundFlying SOFT CHECK

23.305

52.9% checker faints 10.34%

DAMAGE CALC

252+ SpA Life Orb Sheer Force Landorus Earth Power vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Raging Bolt: 390-460 (85.9 - 101.3%) -- 6.3% chance to OHKO

View Landorus counters → Teams with Landorus →

Archaludon

SteelDragon SOFT CHECK

31.027

36.1% checker faints 8.62%

DAMAGE CALC

0- SpA Archaludon Draco Meteor vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Raging Bolt: 236-282 (51.9 - 62.1%) -- guaranteed 2HKO

View Archaludon counters →

Samurott-Hisui

WaterDark SOFT CHECK

27.952

31.9% checker faints 8.82%

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Sharpness Samurott-Hisui Ceaseless Edge vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Raging Bolt: 166-196 (36.5 - 43.1%) -- guaranteed 3HKO

View Samurott-Hisui counters → Teams with Samurott-Hisui →

Greninja

WaterDark SOFT CHECK

24.888

27.0% checker faints 8.90%

DAMAGE CALC

252+ SpA Protean Greninja Ice Beam vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Raging Bolt: 216-254 (47.5 - 55.9%) -- 79.3% chance to 2HKO

View Greninja counters →

Gholdengo

SteelGhost SOFT CHECK

24.269

22.8% checker faints 8.51%

DAMAGE CALC

252+ SpA Gholdengo Shadow Ball vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Raging Bolt: 114-135 (25.1 - 29.7%) -- guaranteed 4HKO

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Toxapex

PoisonWater SOFT CHECK

33.373

9.1% checker faints 4.98%

DAMAGE CALC

0- Atk Toxapex Poison Jab vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Raging Bolt: 58-69 (12.7 - 15.1%) -- possible 7HKO

View Toxapex counters →

Ranked #20 with 8.74% usage. Sorted by reliability score.