Keldeo counters

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

Keldeo
#0647 Keldeo
WaterFighting
USAGE 1.5% #69
BASE STATS
HP 91
ATK 72
DEF 90
SPA 129
SPD 90
SPE 108
BST580
TYPE MATCHUPS
2×
ElectricGrassFlyingPsychicFairy
½×
FireWaterIceBugRockDarkSteel
Moves
Surf 98.0% Vacuum Wave 81.0% Secret Sword 59.9% Flip Turn 58.7% Aura Sphere 39.4% Icy Wind 22.4% Calm Mind 16.4% Substitute 12.2%
Items
Heavy-Duty Boots 53.5% Rocky Helmet 15.9% Leftovers 14.8% Choice Specs 10.6% Splash Plate 1.4% Roseli Berry 1.2% Mystic Water 1.0% Air Balloon 0.8%
Tera Types
Water 77.7% Steel 12.1% Fighting 4.4% Poison 2.8% Electric 1.6% Ghost 0.5% Ground 0.4% Normal 0.4%
Common Teammates
Gliscor39.6%Pecharunt36.4%Ting-Lu31.8%Sinistcha24.9%Kingambit20.6%Zapdos20.1%Dragonite18.6%Blissey16.9%
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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 #69 with 1.47% usage. Sorted by reliability score.