Thundurus counters

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

Thundurus
#0642 Thundurus
ElectricFlying
USAGE 4.5% #42
ABILITYPrankster
BASE STATS
HP 79
ATK 115
DEF 70
SPA 125
SPD 80
SPE 111
BST580
TYPE MATCHUPS
2×
IceRock
½×
GrassFightingFlyingBugSteel
0×
Ground
Moves
Thunderbolt 82.3% Focus Blast 57.9% Nasty Plot 52.0% Volt Switch 25.2% Hidden Power Flying 24.8% Grass Knot 21.5% Defog 19.8% Psychic 16.9%
Items
Fightinium Z 40.9% Heavy-Duty Boots 30.5% Sitrus Berry 16.5% Damp Rock 7.7% Electrium Z 1.6% Life Orb 1.0% Choice Specs 0.9% Enigma Berry 0.5%
Abilities
Prankster88.3%Defiant11.7%
Common Teammates
Excadrill29.4%Mew27.9%Venusaur-Mega25.4%Bisharp23.0%Blacephalon22.1%Hydreigon21.7%Iron Boulder21.2%Celesteela19.8%

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 #42 with 4.47% usage. Sorted by reliability score.