Keldeo counters

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

Keldeo
#0647 Keldeo
WaterFighting
USAGE 9.6% #25
BASE STATS
HP 91
ATK 72
DEF 90
SPA 129
SPD 90
SPE 108
BST580
TYPE MATCHUPS
2×
ElectricGrassFlyingPsychicFairy
½×
FireWaterIceBugRockDarkSteel
Moves
Secret Sword 98.8% Vacuum Wave 66.2% Surf 61.5% Air Slash 42.3% Calm Mind 35.6% Flip Turn 27.4% Hydro Pump 20.9% Scald 17.5%
Items
Choice Specs 60.6% Leftovers 17.6% Waterium Z 17.3% Flyinium Z 2.3% Heavy-Duty Boots 0.4% Life Orb 0.4% Salac Berry 0.4% Fightinium Z 0.4%
Common Teammates
Excadrill58.6%Hippowdon43.3%Celesteela34.9%Dracozolt34.4%Skarmory34.3%Amoonguss32.8%Venusaur-Mega19.1%Swampert16.2%

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 #25 with 9.65% usage. Sorted by reliability score.