Is Raging Bolt viable in Gen 9 National Dex?

Raging Bolt is ranked #12 in Gen 9 National Dex with 12.51% usage according to Smogon Apr 2026 - Jun 2026 data.

What beats Raging Bolt in Gen 9 National Dex?

The best counter for Raging Bolt in Gen 9 National Dex is Kyurem with a 79.4% win rate when they meet. Based on Smogon's Apr 2026 - Jun 2026 usage data, the top Pokémon that beat Raging Bolt include Kyurem, Tapu Lele, Charizard-Mega-X, Ferrothorn, Garchomp.

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

Kyurem is the best counter for Raging Bolt in Gen 9 National Dex, KOing or forcing it out in 79.4% of their encounters.

Raging Bolt counters

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

#1021 Raging Bolt

ElectricDragon

USAGE 12.5% #12

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 94.2% Draco Meteor 86.2% Thunderbolt 77.0% Volt Switch 58.5% Calm Mind 31.6% Weather Ball 25.8% Dragon Pulse 18.2% Rising Voltage 2.3%

Items

Choice Specs 30.4% Dragonium Z 23.4% Assault Vest 15.8% Magnet 6.6% Heavy-Duty Boots 5.9% Booster Energy 5.7% Leftovers 3.7% Choice Scarf 3.5%

Common Teammates

Kingambit33.8%

Charizard-Mega-Y28.6%

Alomomola26.5%

Great Tusk25.0%

Iron Treads20.9%

Landorus-Therian20.5%

Corviknight17.7%

Iron Valiant17.3%

Browse Gen 9 National Dex teams using Raging Bolt →

Teams using Kyurem 79% Teams using Tapu Lele 79% Teams using Ferrothorn 74% Teams using Garchomp 69% Teams using Ting-Lu 68%

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

Kyurem

DragonIce OFFENSIVE CHECK

140.183

79.4% checker faints 5.85%

DAMAGE CALC

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

View Kyurem counters → Teams with Kyurem →

Tapu Lele

PsychicFairy OFFENSIVE CHECK

223.723

79.2% checker faints 4.64%

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 →

Charizard-Mega-X

FireDragon OFFENSIVE CHECK

135.6

77.8% checker faints 6.09%

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

View Charizard-Mega-X counters →

Ferrothorn

GrassSteel DEFENSIVE COUNTER

179.422

74.2% checker faints 5.61%

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 →

Garchomp

DragonGround OFFENSIVE CHECK

231.841

69.3% checker faints 5.21%

DAMAGE CALC

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

View Garchomp counters → Teams with Garchomp →

Ting-Lu

DarkGround DEFENSIVE COUNTER

304.831

67.6% checker faints 4.58%

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

View Ting-Lu counters → Teams with Ting-Lu →

Hoopa-Unbound

PsychicDark OFFENSIVE CHECK

22.302

66.9% checker faints 9.97%

DAMAGE CALC

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

View Hoopa-Unbound counters →

Iron Treads

GroundSteel DEFENSIVE COUNTER

289.409

65.8% checker faints 4.80%

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 →

Chansey

Normal DEFENSIVE COUNTER

114.659

65.5% checker faints 7.42%

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

View Chansey counters →

Great Tusk

GroundFighting DEFENSIVE COUNTER

372.989

64.6% checker faints 4.20%

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

View Great Tusk counters → Teams with Great Tusk →

Dragonite

DragonFlying OFFENSIVE CHECK

182.7

64.1% checker faints 6.13%

DAMAGE CALC

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

View Dragonite counters → Teams with Dragonite →

Volcarona

BugFire OFFENSIVE CHECK

130.628

63.7% checker faints 7.10%

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

View Volcarona counters → Teams with Volcarona →

Tyranitar

RockDark OFFENSIVE CHECK

80.13

63.7% checker faints 9.22%

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)

View Tyranitar counters → Teams with Tyranitar →

Excadrill

GroundSteel OFFENSIVE CHECK

59.466

63.6% checker faints 8.78%

DAMAGE CALC

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

View Excadrill counters →

Swampert-Mega

WaterGround OFFENSIVE CHECK

110.738

63.2% checker faints 7.77%

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

View Swampert-Mega counters →

Tyranitar-Mega

RockDark DEFENSIVE COUNTER

112.074

59.7% checker faints 7.98%

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

View Tyranitar-Mega counters →

Terapagos

Normal DEFENSIVE COUNTER

219.83

59.4% checker faints 5.72%

DAMAGE CALC

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

View Terapagos counters → Teams with Terapagos →

Blissey

Normal DEFENSIVE COUNTER

23.653

58.4% checker faints 10.14%

DAMAGE CALC

252+ SpA Choice Specs Raging Bolt Draco Meteor vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Blissey: 211-250 (29.5 - 35%) -- 14.3% chance to 3HKO

View Blissey counters → Teams with Blissey →

Diancie-Mega

RockFairy OFFENSIVE CHECK

126.073

57.4% checker faints 7.60%

DAMAGE CALC

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

View Diancie-Mega counters →

Latios-Mega

DragonPsychic OFFENSIVE CHECK

67.511

57.4% checker faints 8.30%

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

View Latios-Mega counters →

Heatran

FireSteel OFFENSIVE CHECK

154.043

56.4% checker faints 6.90%

DAMAGE CALC

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

View Heatran counters → Teams with Heatran →

Clefable

Fairy DEFENSIVE COUNTER

132.034

55.8% checker faints 7.45%

DAMAGE CALC

252+ SpA Choice Specs Raging Bolt Thunderbolt vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Clefable: 195-229 (49.4 - 58.1%) -- 64.5% chance to 2HKO after Leftovers recovery

View Clefable counters →

Clodsire

PoisonGround DEFENSIVE COUNTER

126.321

55.5% checker faints 7.53%

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

View Clodsire counters → Teams with Clodsire →

Ursaluna

GroundNormal SOFT CHECK

107.115

54.9% checker faints 7.95%

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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Kingambit

DarkSteel SOFT CHECK

289.103

51.0% checker faints 5.03%

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

View Kingambit counters → Teams with Kingambit →

Zamazenta

Fighting SOFT CHECK

335.408

49.6% checker faints 4.69%

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

View Zamazenta counters → Teams with Zamazenta →

Gengar

GhostPoison SOFT CHECK

52.625

47.6% checker faints 9.51%

DAMAGE CALC

252+ SpA Gengar Sludge Wave vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Raging Bolt: 133-157 (29.2 - 34.5%) -- 5.5% chance to 3HKO

View Gengar counters →

Ceruledge

FireGhost SOFT CHECK

44.073

47.1% checker faints 10.61%

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Ceruledge Poltergeist vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Raging Bolt: 208-246 (45.8 - 54.1%) -- 50% chance to 2HKO

View Ceruledge counters → Teams with Ceruledge →

Raging Bolt

ElectricDragon SOFT CHECK

228.587

46.0% checker faints 5.69%

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

View Raging Bolt counters → Teams with Raging Bolt →

Mawile-Mega

SteelFairy SOFT CHECK

51.426

44.9% checker faints 9.79%

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Huge Power Mawile-Mega Play Rough vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Raging Bolt: 602-710 (132.5 - 156.3%) -- guaranteed OHKO

View Mawile-Mega counters →

Ranked #12 with 12.51% usage. Sorted by reliability score.