Tornadus counters

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

#0641 Tornadus

Flying

USAGE 22.8% #4

ABILITYPrankster

BASE STATS

HP 79

ATK 115

DEF 70

SPA 125

SPD 80

SPE 111

BST580

TYPE MATCHUPS

2×

ElectricIceRock

½×

GrassFightingBug

0×

Ground

Moves

Tailwind 99.7% Bleakwind Storm 97.2% Protect 63.1% Rain Dance 44.1% Taunt 37.6% Sunny Day 30.8% Icy Wind 15.7% Sandstorm 2.9%

Items

Flyinium Z 54.9% Covert Cloak 34.6% Focus Sash 5.0% Sitrus Berry 1.6% Mental Herb 1.1% Damp Rock 0.6% Rocky Helmet 0.3% White Herb 0.3%

Abilities

Prankster100.0%Defiant0.0%

Tera Types

Dark 15.9% Steel 11.5% Flying 7.3% Ghost 5.7% Ground 2.7% Grass 0.7% Water 0.4%

Common Teammates

Flutter Mane26.6%

Archaludon23.7%

Incineroar18.7%

Kangaskhan-Mega18.3%

Checks & Counters

Ranked by reliability — blends KO rate with how often each Pokémon is matched up.

# Checker Encounters Reliability KO Rate

01

Flutter Mane

GhostFairy SOFT CHECK

31.327

48

47.9% dies 8.93%

DAMAGE CALC

252+ SpA Choice Specs Flutter Mane Power Gem vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Tornadus: 246-290 (67.9 - 80.1%) -- guaranteed 2HKO

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02

Tornadus

Flying SOFT CHECK

27.242

48

47.6% dies 9.57%

DAMAGE CALC

252+ SpA Tornadus Bleakwind Storm vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Tornadus: 145-172 (40 - 47.5%) -- guaranteed 3HKO

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03

Rillaboom

Grass SOFT CHECK

35.365

36

36.3% dies 8.09%

DAMAGE CALCGrassy Terrain

252+ Atk Rillaboom Wood Hammer vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Tornadus in Grassy Terrain: 182-215 (50.2 - 59.3%) -- guaranteed 2HKO

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04

Incineroar

FireDark SOFT CHECK

35.088

35

35.2% dies 8.06%

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Incineroar Flare Blitz vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Tornadus: 264-312 (72.9 - 86.1%) -- guaranteed 2HKO

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Ranked #4 with 22.79% usage. Sorted by reliability score.