Is Raging Bolt viable in Gen 9 National Dex?

Raging Bolt is ranked #11 in Gen 9 National Dex with 13.07% usage according to Smogon May 2026 - Jul 2026 data.

What beats Raging Bolt in Gen 9 National Dex?

Tapu Lele has the strongest conservative score in this observed May 2026 - Jul 2026 sample. The target was knocked out or switched out in 76.1% of 222.99516313715338 relevant encounters. Standard error is 4.9 points. Sets and switch conditions can change the result.

How are Raging Bolt matchup checks ranked in Gen 9 National Dex?

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

Raging Bolt counters

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

#1021 Raging Bolt

ElectricDragon

USAGE 13.1% #11

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 94.8% Draco Meteor 86.4% Thunderbolt 77.9% Volt Switch 61.1% Calm Mind 30.5% Weather Ball 22.4% Dragon Pulse 19.2% Rising Voltage 2.5%

Items

Choice Specs 31.4% Dragonium Z 22.7% Assault Vest 15.8% Heavy-Duty Boots 6.5% Magnet 6.3% Booster Energy 5.3% Choice Scarf 3.7% Leftovers 3.5%

Common Teammates

Kingambit34.7%

Alomomola29.0%

Charizard-Mega-Y28.1%

Landorus-Therian24.0%

Browse Gen 9 National Dex teams using Raging Bolt →

Explore Raging Bolt + Tapu Lele teams 56 score Explore Raging Bolt + Kyurem teams 52 score Explore Raging Bolt + Ferrothorn teams 51 score Explore Raging Bolt + Iron Treads teams 49 score Explore Raging Bolt + Ting-Lu teams 47 score

Leading observed checks

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Team core to explore

Raging Bolt + Kingambit 34.7% 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

Tapu Lele

PsychicFairy OFFENSIVE CHECK View matchup

222.995

56.5

76.1% Standard error 4.91 points

DAMAGE CALCPsychic Terrain

252+ SpA Tapu Lele Moonblast vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Raging Bolt: 266-314 (58.5 - 69.1%) -- guaranteed 2HKO

View Tapu Lele counters → Teams with Tapu Lele →

Kyurem

DragonIce OFFENSIVE CHECK View matchup

137.262

52.5

76.9% Standard error 6.12 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ SpA Kyurem Ice Beam vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Raging Bolt: 252-296 (55.5 - 65.1%) -- guaranteed 2HKO

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Charizard-Mega-X

FireDragon OFFENSIVE CHECK View matchup

126.574

51.8

77.3% Standard error 6.36 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Tough Claws Charizard-Mega-X Outrage vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Raging Bolt: 606-714 (133.4 - 157.2%) -- guaranteed OHKO

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Ferrothorn

GrassSteel DEFENSIVE CHECK View matchup

182.744

50.7

73.3% Standard error 5.64 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ SpA Choice Specs Raging Bolt Draco Meteor vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Ferrothorn: 118-139 (33.5 - 39.4%) -- 18.8% chance to 3HKO after Leftovers recovery

View Ferrothorn counters → Teams with Ferrothorn →

Iron Treads

GroundSteel DEFENSIVE CHECK View matchup

322.108

48.8

66.9% Standard error 4.54 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ SpA Choice Specs Raging Bolt Draco Meteor vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Iron Treads: 164-193 (42.7 - 50.2%) -- guaranteed 3HKO after Leftovers recovery

View Iron Treads counters → Teams with Iron Treads →

Ting-Lu

DarkGround DEFENSIVE CHECK View matchup

325.021

47.5

65.6% Standard error 4.53 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ SpA Choice Specs Raging Bolt Draco Meteor vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Vessel of Ruin Ting-Lu: 228-268 (44.3 - 52.1%) -- guaranteed 3HKO after Leftovers recovery

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Great Tusk

GroundFighting DEFENSIVE CHECK View matchup

358.75

47.2

64.3% Standard error 4.26 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ SpA Choice Specs Raging Bolt Draco Meteor vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Great Tusk: 382-450 (88 - 103.6%) -- 25% chance to OHKO

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Garchomp

DragonGround OFFENSIVE CHECK View matchup

226.107

47.1

68.3% Standard error 5.30 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Garchomp Outrage vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Raging Bolt: 468-552 (103 - 121.5%) -- guaranteed OHKO

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Dragonite

DragonFlying OFFENSIVE CHECK View matchup

180.757

38.9

63.6% Standard error 6.18 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Dragonite Outrage vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Raging Bolt: 476-564 (104.8 - 124.2%) -- guaranteed OHKO

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Volcarona

BugFire OFFENSIVE CHECK View matchup

107.448

36.8

62.9% Standard error 6.53 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ SpA Volcarona Bug Buzz vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Raging Bolt: 129-153 (28.4 - 33.7%) -- 0.2% chance to 3HKO

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Latios-Mega

DragonPsychic OFFENSIVE CHECK View matchup

41.548

35.7

65.2% Standard error 7.39 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ SpA Latios-Mega Draco Meteor vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Raging Bolt: 422-500 (92.9 - 110.1%) -- 56.3% chance to OHKO

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Terapagos

Normal DEFENSIVE CHECK View matchup

189.137

35.4

59.6% Standard error 6.05 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ SpA Choice Specs Raging Bolt Draco Meteor vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Terapagos: 291-343 (75.7 - 89.3%) -- guaranteed 2HKO

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Clodsire

PoisonGround DEFENSIVE CHECK View matchup

149.213

31.9

59.4% Standard error 6.86 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ SpA Choice Specs Raging Bolt Draco Meteor vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Clodsire: 262-309 (56.4 - 66.5%) -- guaranteed 2HKO after Black Sludge recovery

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Kingambit

DarkSteel SOFT CHECK View matchup

289.302

31.9

52.0% Standard error 5.03 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Black Glasses Kingambit Knock Off (97.5 BP) vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Raging Bolt: 234-276 (51.5 - 60.7%) -- guaranteed 2HKO

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Heatran

FireSteel OFFENSIVE CHECK View matchup

142.772

31.8

60.1% Standard error 7.06 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ SpA Heatran Earth Power vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Raging Bolt: 168-198 (37 - 43.6%) -- guaranteed 3HKO

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Zamazenta

Fighting SOFT CHECK View matchup

334.372

31.5

50.3% Standard error 4.69 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Zamazenta Close Combat vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Raging Bolt: 220-261 (48.4 - 57.4%) -- 94.1% chance to 2HKO

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Tyranitar

RockDark OFFENSIVE CHECK View matchup

59.291

30.8

65.5% Standard error 8.66 points

DAMAGE CALCSand

252+ Atk Choice Band Tyranitar Earthquake vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Raging Bolt: 396-468 (87.2 - 103%) -- 18.8% chance to OHKO (56.3% chance to OHKO after sandstorm damage)

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Tyranitar-Mega

RockDark DEFENSIVE CHECK View matchup

96.061

30.5

64.0% Standard error 8.37 points

DAMAGE CALCSand

252+ SpA Choice Specs Raging Bolt Draco Meteor vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Tyranitar-Mega in Sand: 154-183 (38.1 - 45.2%) -- guaranteed 3HKO

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Gliscor

GroundFlying SOFT CHECK View matchup

478.538

30.0

45.6% Standard error 3.91 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Gliscor Earthquake vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Raging Bolt: 314-372 (69.1 - 81.9%) -- guaranteed 2HKO

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Swampert-Mega

WaterGround OFFENSIVE CHECK View matchup

111.225

29.3

61.0% Standard error 7.92 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Swampert-Mega Earthquake vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Raging Bolt: 432-510 (95.1 - 112.3%) -- 68.8% chance to OHKO

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Chansey

Normal DEFENSIVE CHECK View matchup

103.861

28.9

61.3% Standard error 8.11 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ SpA Choice Specs Raging Bolt Draco Meteor vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Eviolite Chansey: 169-201 (24 - 28.5%) -- 97.1% chance to 4HKO

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Landorus-Therian

GroundFlying SOFT CHECK View matchup

359.159

28.5

46.6% Standard error 4.52 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Landorus-Therian Earthquake vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Raging Bolt: 422-498 (92.9 - 109.6%) -- 56.3% chance to OHKO

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Hoopa-Unbound

PsychicDark OFFENSIVE CHECK View matchup

22.302

27.0

66.9% Standard error 9.97 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Hoopa-Unbound Hyperspace Fury vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Raging Bolt: 228-268 (50.2 - 59%) -- guaranteed 2HKO

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Diancie-Mega

RockFairy OFFENSIVE CHECK View matchup

114.86

25.2

57.0% Standard error 7.95 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ SpA Diancie-Mega Moonblast vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Raging Bolt: 308-366 (67.8 - 80.6%) -- guaranteed 2HKO

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Clefable

Fairy SOFT CHECK View matchup

88.341

25.1

54.9% Standard error 7.44 points

DAMAGE CALC

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

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Gholdengo

SteelGhost SOFT CHECK View matchup

292.813

24.3

44.3% Standard error 5.00 points

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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Raging Bolt

ElectricDragon SOFT CHECK View matchup

226.134

23.5

46.4% Standard error 5.72 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ SpA Choice Specs Raging Bolt Draco Meteor vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Raging Bolt: 564-666 (124.2 - 146.6%) -- guaranteed OHKO

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Ursaluna

GroundNormal SOFT CHECK View matchup

114.144

22.3

53.7% Standard error 7.84 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Ursaluna Headlong Rush vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Raging Bolt: 492-582 (108.3 - 128.1%) -- guaranteed OHKO

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Melmetal

Steel SOFT CHECK View matchup

211.172

20.1

43.6% Standard error 5.88 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Melmetal Earthquake vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Raging Bolt: 278-328 (61.2 - 72.2%) -- guaranteed 2HKO

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Excadrill

GroundSteel OFFENSIVE CHECK View matchup

23.785

19.8

60.0% Standard error 10.04 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Excadrill Earthquake vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Raging Bolt: 402-474 (88.5 - 104.4%) -- 25% chance to OHKO

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Ranked #11 with 13.07% usage. Sorted by conservative score.