Raikou

Raikou Electric

Gen 9 NU · Rank #17 · 10.19% usage

What beats Raikou in Gen 9 NU? Based on Smogon's 2026-04 usage stats, these Pokémon are the most effective checks and counters. The KO Rate (D) column shows how often Raikou is KO'd or forced out by each checker. Higher percentages mean stronger counters.

#CheckerEncountersKO Rate (P)KO Rate (D)
1 Indeedee Indeedee 22 54.5% 10.62%
2 Delphox Delphox 21 33.3% 10.29%
3 Shaymin Shaymin 22 63.6% 10.26%
4 Hoopa Hoopa 23 39.1% 10.18%
5 Decidueye-Hisui Decidueye-Hisui 24 45.8% 10.17%
6 Scovillain Scovillain 25 52.0% 9.99%
7 Toxicroak Toxicroak 25 48.0% 9.99%
8 Lapras Lapras 26 46.2% 9.78%
9 Passimian Passimian 25 64.0% 9.60%
10 Rotom-Mow Rotom-Mow 27 37.0% 9.29%
11 Drifblim Drifblim 29 55.2% 9.23%
12 Tatsugiri Tatsugiri 26 26.9% 8.70%
13 Pawmot Pawmot 32 40.6% 8.68%
14 Hariyama Hariyama 33 63.6% 8.37%
15 Hitmontop Hitmontop 36 41.7% 8.22%
16 Drednaw Drednaw 36 58.3% 8.22%
17 Salazzle Salazzle 38 52.6% 8.10%
18 Jolteon Jolteon 35 31.4% 7.85%
19 Mudsdale Mudsdale 42 47.6% 7.71%
20 Tauros-Paldea-Blaze Tauros-Paldea-Blaze 36 30.6% 7.68%
21 Venusaur Venusaur 35 71.4% 7.64%
22 Frosmoth Frosmoth 34 73.5% 7.57%
23 Grimmsnarl Grimmsnarl 45 51.1% 7.45%
24 Slowbro-Galar Slowbro-Galar 42 35.7% 7.39%
25 Brute Bonnet Brute Bonnet 42 66.7% 7.27%
26 Dragalge Dragalge 43 69.8% 7.00%
27 Porygon2 Porygon2 52 51.9% 6.93%
28 Snorlax Snorlax 43 72.1% 6.84%
29 Coalossal Coalossal 27 14.8% 6.84%
30 Golurk Golurk 51 64.7% 6.69%

KO Rate (D): % of Raikou's appearances where this checker KO'd or forced it out. KO Rate (P): % of this checker's appearances where it KO'd or forced out Raikou. Encounters: number of times they met in battle.