Is Raging Bolt viable in Gen 9 OU?

Raging Bolt is ranked #10 in Gen 9 OU with 15.77% usage according to Smogon Mar 2026 - May 2026 data.

What beats Raging Bolt in Gen 9 OU?

The best counter for Raging Bolt in Gen 9 OU is Blissey with a 74.7% win rate when they meet. Based on Smogon's Mar 2026 - May 2026 usage data, the top Pokémon that beat Raging Bolt include Blissey, Clodsire, Iron Treads, Kyurem, Ting-Lu.

What is the best counter for Raging Bolt in Gen 9 OU?

Blissey is the best counter for Raging Bolt in Gen 9 OU, KOing or forcing it out in 74.7% of their encounters.

Raging Bolt counters

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

#1021 Raging Bolt

ElectricDragon

USAGE 15.8% #10

BASE STATS

HP 125

ATK 73

DEF 91

SPA 137

SPD 89

SPE 75

BST590

TYPE MATCHUPS

2×

IceGroundDragonFairy

½×

FireWaterGrassFlyingSteel

¼×

Electric

Moves

Thunderclap 97.8% Thunderbolt 75.2% Dragon Pulse 66.7% Calm Mind 60.3% Draco Meteor 33.2% Weather Ball 21.1% Volt Switch 18.3% Thunder 7.4%

Items

Booster Energy 53.2% Heavy-Duty Boots 12.0% Choice Specs 10.0% Leftovers 9.4% Life Orb 5.4% Assault Vest 2.5% Sitrus Berry 2.4% Air Balloon 1.7%

Tera Types

Fairy 52.4% Ghost 15.7% Bug 11.9% Flying 7.4% Dragon 5.3% Water 3.3% Electric 1.3% Grass 1.3%

Common Teammates

Ogerpon-Wellspring19.9%

Dragonite18.8%

Iron Moth17.1%

Browse Gen 9 OU teams using Raging Bolt →

Teams using Blissey 75% Teams using Clodsire 73% Teams using Iron Treads 68% Teams using Kyurem 62% Teams using Ting-Lu 58% Teams using Dragonite 57%

Checks & Counters

Ranked by reliability — blends KO rate with how often each Pokémon is matched up.

# Checker Encounters Reliability KO Rate

Blissey

Normal DEFENSIVE COUNTER

71.793

74.7% dies 8.80%

DAMAGE CALC

252+ SpA Raging Bolt Draco Meteor vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Blissey: 142-168 (19.8 - 23.5%) -- possible 5HKO

View Blissey counters → Teams with Blissey →

Clodsire

PoisonGround DEFENSIVE COUNTER

21.692

73.1% dies 9.52%

DAMAGE CALC

252+ SpA Raging Bolt Draco Meteor vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Clodsire: 175-207 (37.7 - 44.6%) -- guaranteed 3HKO

View Clodsire counters → Teams with Clodsire →

Iron Treads

GroundSteel DEFENSIVE COUNTER

47.08

68.3% dies 9.48%

DAMAGE CALC

252+ SpA Raging Bolt Draco Meteor vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Iron Treads: 109-129 (28.3 - 33.5%) -- 93.8% chance to 4HKO after Leftovers recovery

View Iron Treads counters → Teams with Iron Treads →

Kyurem

DragonIce OFFENSIVE CHECK

60.89

61.8% dies 8.74%

DAMAGE CALC

252+ SpA Kyurem Draco Meteor vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Raging Bolt: 362-428 (79.7 - 94.2%) -- guaranteed 2HKO

View Kyurem counters → Teams with Kyurem →

Ting-Lu

DarkGround DEFENSIVE COUNTER

123.338

57.8% dies 7.62%

DAMAGE CALC

252+ SpA Raging Bolt Draco Meteor vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Vessel of Ruin Ting-Lu: 153-180 (29.7 - 35%) -- guaranteed 4HKO after Leftovers recovery

View Ting-Lu counters → Teams with Ting-Lu →

Dragonite

DragonFlying OFFENSIVE CHECK

122.593

57.3% dies 7.70%

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Dragonite Earthquake vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Raging Bolt: 266-314 (58.5 - 69.1%) -- guaranteed 2HKO

View Dragonite counters → Teams with Dragonite →

Great Tusk

GroundFighting DEFENSIVE COUNTER

168.193

55.1% dies 6.62%

DAMAGE CALC

252+ SpA Raging Bolt Draco Meteor vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Great Tusk: 255-300 (58.7 - 69.1%) -- guaranteed 2HKO

View Great Tusk counters → Teams with Great Tusk →

Iron Valiant

FairyFighting SOFT CHECK

22.379

50.2% dies 10.57%

DAMAGE CALC

252+ SpA Iron Valiant Moonblast vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Raging Bolt: 252-296 (55.5 - 65.1%) -- guaranteed 2HKO

View Iron Valiant counters → Teams with Iron Valiant →

Raging Bolt

ElectricDragon SOFT CHECK

20.595

45.1% dies 10.96%

DAMAGE CALC

252+ SpA Raging Bolt Draco Meteor vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Raging Bolt: 378-446 (83.2 - 98.2%) -- guaranteed 2HKO

View Raging Bolt counters → Teams with Raging Bolt →

Dragapult

DragonGhost SOFT CHECK

41.367

42.5% dies 10.84%

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Dragapult Dragon Darts (2 hits) vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Raging Bolt: 372-436 (81.9 - 96%) -- guaranteed 2HKO

View Dragapult counters → Teams with Dragapult →

Gliscor

GroundFlying SOFT CHECK

94.407

37.8% dies 8.46%

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Gliscor Earthquake vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Raging Bolt: 314-372 (69.1 - 81.9%) -- guaranteed 2HKO

View Gliscor counters → Teams with Gliscor →

Kingambit

DarkSteel SOFT CHECK

91.868

36.1% dies 8.62%

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Kingambit Kowtow Cleave vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Raging Bolt: 169-201 (37.2 - 44.2%) -- guaranteed 3HKO

View Kingambit counters → Teams with Kingambit →

Zamazenta

Fighting SOFT CHECK

113.363

32.5% dies 7.54%

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Zamazenta Close Combat vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Raging Bolt: 220-261 (48.4 - 57.4%) -- 94.1% chance to 2HKO

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Gholdengo

SteelGhost SOFT CHECK

108.224

32.4% dies 7.78%

DAMAGE CALC

252+ SpA Gholdengo Shadow Ball vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Raging Bolt: 114-135 (25.1 - 29.7%) -- guaranteed 4HKO

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Pecharunt

PoisonGhost SOFT CHECK

22.541

28.4% dies 9.50%

DAMAGE CALC

252+ SpA Pecharunt Malignant Chain vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Raging Bolt: 108-127 (23.7 - 27.9%) -- 88.1% chance to 4HKO

View Pecharunt counters → Teams with Pecharunt →

Ogerpon-Wellspring

GrassWater SOFT CHECK

76.875

27.8% dies 8.78%

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Wellspring Mask Ogerpon-Wellspring Play Rough vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Raging Bolt: 264-312 (58.1 - 68.7%) -- guaranteed 2HKO

View Ogerpon-Wellspring counters → Teams with Ogerpon-Wellspring →

Slowking-Galar

PoisonPsychic SOFT CHECK

98.133

19.9% dies 6.96%

DAMAGE CALC

252+ SpA Slowking-Galar Ice Beam vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Raging Bolt: 150-178 (33 - 39.2%) -- 99.9% chance to 3HKO

View Slowking-Galar counters → Teams with Slowking-Galar →

Samurott-Hisui

WaterDark SOFT CHECK

21.232

16.5% dies 8.06%

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Sharpness Samurott-Hisui Ceaseless Edge vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Raging Bolt: 166-196 (36.5 - 43.1%) -- guaranteed 3HKO

View Samurott-Hisui counters → Teams with Samurott-Hisui →

Alomomola

Water SOFT CHECK

42.582

12.5% dies 7.00%

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Alomomola Body Slam vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Raging Bolt: 77-91 (16.9 - 20%) -- possible 5HKO

View Alomomola counters → Teams with Alomomola →

Corviknight

FlyingSteel SOFT CHECK

84.78

7.8% dies 4.88%

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Corviknight Brave Bird vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Raging Bolt: 89-105 (19.6 - 23.1%) -- possible 5HKO

View Corviknight counters → Teams with Corviknight →

Ranked #10 with 15.77% usage. Sorted by reliability score.