Raikou counters

Gen 9 NU · Sorted by reliability score · Smogon · Mar 2026 - May 2026

Raikou
#0243 Raikou
Electric
USAGE 10.6% #21
ABILITYPressure
BASE STATS
HP 90
ATK 85
DEF 75
SPA 115
SPD 100
SPE 115
BST580
TYPE MATCHUPS
2×
Ground
½×
ElectricFlyingSteel
Moves
Calm Mind 87.5% Thunderbolt 75.6% Scald 62.6% Volt Switch 53.2% Tera Blast 30.8% Substitute 28.8% Shadow Ball 18.7% Aura Sphere 13.0%
Items
Heavy-Duty Boots 47.3% Leftovers 33.3% Grassy Seed 8.0% Choice Specs 4.7% Assault Vest 2.4% Choice Band 2.0% Choice Scarf 0.6% Expert Belt 0.5%
Abilities
Pressure90.6%Inner Focus9.4%
Tera Types
Water 36.8% Fairy 27.4% Ghost 16.6% Flying 4.8% Ice 3.7% Steel 3.3% Electric 2.3% Normal 2.0%
Common Teammates
Incineroar31.8%Tauros-Paldea-Aqua30.8%Flygon27.5%Articuno-Galar22.1%Vaporeon19.6%Flamigo19.3%Klefki19.0%Tsareena18.8%
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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 #21 with 10.56% usage. Sorted by reliability score.