Alakazam counters

Gen 9 National Dex UU · Sorted by reliability score · Smogon · Mar 2026 - May 2026

Alakazam
#0065 Alakazam
Psychic
USAGE 1.1% #88
ABILITYMagic Guard
BASE STATS
HP 55
ATK 50
DEF 45
SPA 135
SPD 95
SPE 120
BST500
TYPE MATCHUPS
2×
BugGhostDark
½×
FightingPsychic
Moves
Focus Blast 88.5% Psychic 66.9% Shadow Ball 59.3% Nasty Plot 59.1% Psyshock 29.1% Energy Ball 28.9% Dazzling Gleam 22.0% Counter 14.4%
Items
Focus Sash 67.1% Life Orb 29.0% Fightinium Z 3.6% Choice Specs 0.2% Choice Scarf 0.1% Leftovers 0.0% Twisted Spoon 0.0% Terrain Extender 0.0%
Abilities
Magic Guard100.0%Synchronize0.0%
Common Teammates
Swampert30.5%Tyranitar28.6%Venusaur-Mega25.3%Chansey22.0%Aerodactyl-Mega19.6%Skarmory19.2%Goodra-Hisui18.7%Serperior18.5%
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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 #88 with 1.14% usage. Sorted by reliability score.