Is Zekrom viable in Gen 9 Ubers?

Zekrom is ranked #45 in Gen 9 Ubers with 1.41% usage according to Smogon Apr 2026 - Jun 2026 data.

What beats Zekrom in Gen 9 Ubers?

The best counter for Zekrom in Gen 9 Ubers is Koraidon with a 61.4% win rate when they meet. Based on Smogon's Apr 2026 - Jun 2026 usage data, the top Pokémon that beat Zekrom include Koraidon, Zacian-Crowned, Gliscor, Kyogre, Ho-Oh.

What is the best counter for Zekrom in Gen 9 Ubers?

Koraidon is the best counter for Zekrom in Gen 9 Ubers, KOing or forcing it out in 61.4% of their encounters.

Zekrom counters

Gen 9 Ubers · Sorted by reliability score · Smogon · Apr 2026 - Jun 2026

#0644 Zekrom

DragonElectric

USAGE 1.4% #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 90.9% Dragon Dance 74.8% Dragon Claw 47.9% Substitute 38.9% Stealth Rock 29.9% Draco Meteor 22.4% Dragon Tail 17.7% Outrage 17.0%

Items

Life Orb 23.5% Focus Sash 22.8% Leftovers 15.8% Lum Berry 11.2% Heavy-Duty Boots 10.4% Loaded Dice 8.4% Air Balloon 2.7% Magnet 1.9%

Tera Types

Flying 31.2% Fairy 26.1% Electric 18.4% Dragon 15.1% Ice 3.4% Steel 1.6% Stellar 1.4% Water 1.1%

Common Teammates

Necrozma-Dusk-Mane21.3%

Arceus-Ground20.1%

Arceus-Water19.9%

Checks & Counters

Reliability ranks observed matchups; KO rate is how often the checker knocked out or forced out the target. “Checker faints” reports the checker's own observed death rate. Categories use matchup reliability plus offensive and defensive base stats.

How to read this table

Use encounter count to judge sample size. A high-reliability check with a modest KO rate can still be useful when it consistently forces switches or limits the target.

# Checker Encounters Reliability KO Rate

Koraidon

FightingDragon OFFENSIVE CHECK

97.63

61.4% checker faints 6.95%

DAMAGE CALCSun

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

View Koraidon counters → Teams with Koraidon →

Zacian-Crowned

FairySteel OFFENSIVE CHECK

32.1

57.8% checker faints 8.72%