Is Zekrom viable in Gen 9 Ubers?

Zekrom is ranked #45 in Gen 9 Ubers with 1.58% usage according to Smogon May 2026 - Jul 2026 data.

What beats Zekrom in Gen 9 Ubers?

Koraidon has the strongest conservative score in this observed May 2026 - Jul 2026 sample. The target was knocked out or switched out in 63.5% of 80.58889877071981 relevant encounters. Standard error is 7.5 points. Sets and switch conditions can change the result.

How are Zekrom matchup checks ranked in Gen 9 Ubers?

They are ranked by p minus four standard errors. Here, p is the observed fraction of relevant encounters where Zekrom was knocked out or switched out. This is not a set-specific battle guarantee.

Zekrom counters

Gen 9 Ubers · Sorted by p − 4 standard errors · Smogon source period May 2026 - Jul 2026 · Generated 2026-08-05

#0644 Zekrom

DragonElectric

USAGE 1.6% #45

BASE STATS

HP 100

ATK 150

DEF 120

SPA 120

SPD 100

SPE 90

BST680

TYPE MATCHUPS

2×

IceGroundDragonFairy

½×

FireWaterGrassFlyingSteel

¼×

Electric

Moves

Bolt Strike 89.2% Dragon Dance 73.2% Dragon Claw 54.5% Substitute 32.0% Stealth Rock 28.5% Draco Meteor 18.8% Outrage 17.5% Fusion Bolt 15.5%

Items

Life Orb 31.1% Focus Sash 20.0% Heavy-Duty Boots 10.3% Leftovers 9.3% Lum Berry 7.4% Loaded Dice 5.9% Air Balloon 3.7% Choice Band 3.4%

Tera Types

Fairy 27.0% Flying 23.5% Electric 16.5% Dragon 10.1% Ice 6.8% Fire 6.6% Water 4.8% Steel 2.3%

Common Teammates

Necrozma-Dusk-Mane23.9%

Ribombee21.7%

Arceus-Water21.5%

Arceus-Ground20.3%

Leading observed checks

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Team core to explore

Zekrom + Koraidon 74.0% teammate usage Explore teams →

Checks & Counters

Observed target KO or switch rate is upstream p: the fraction of relevant encounters where the target was knocked out or switched out. Standard error is upstream d. The conservative score is p − 4d. These ladder observations do not prove a set-specific counter.

How to read this table

Use encounter count and standard error to judge the sample. Damage estimates below use inferred sets and remain separate from the observed ladder metric.

# Checker Encounters Conservative score Target KO or switch rate

Koraidon

FightingDragon OFFENSIVE CHECK View matchup

80.589

33.6

63.5% Standard error 7.48 points

DAMAGE CALCSun

252+ Atk Orichalcum Pulse Koraidon Outrage vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Zekrom: 506-596 (125.2 - 147.5%) -- guaranteed OHKO

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Zacian-Crowned

FairySteel OFFENSIVE CHECK View matchup

32.1

23.0

57.8% Standard error 8.72 points

DAMAGE CALC

+1 252+ Atk Zacian-Crowned Play Rough vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Zekrom: 458-542 (113.3 - 134.1%) -- guaranteed OHKO

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Kyogre

Water SOFT CHECK View matchup

41.917

-2.6

23.7% Standard error 6.57 points

DAMAGE CALCRain

252+ SpA Choice Specs Kyogre Ice Beam vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Zekrom: 260-306 (64.3 - 75.7%) -- guaranteed 2HKO

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Ho-Oh

FireFlying SOFT CHECK View matchup

31.874

-11.3

8.4% Standard error 4.92 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Ho-Oh Earthquake vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Zekrom: 204-242 (50.4 - 59.9%) -- guaranteed 2HKO

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Ranked #45 with 1.58% usage. Sorted by conservative score.