Zekrom counters

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

Zekrom
#0644 Zekrom
DragonElectric
USAGE 1.9% #40
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 91.7% Dragon Dance 72.4% Dragon Claw 39.7% Substitute 38.2% Draco Meteor 34.2% Stealth Rock 27.8% Scale Shot 21.4% Outrage 19.4%
Items
Life Orb 25.3% Focus Sash 19.4% Leftovers 15.3% Lum Berry 15.3% Heavy-Duty Boots 10.9% Loaded Dice 8.7% Choice Band 2.2% Magnet 1.2%
Tera Types
Electric 25.5% Flying 24.7% Fairy 23.6% Dragon 18.2% Ice 2.6% Stellar 1.9% Steel 1.0% Water 0.9%
Common Teammates
Koraidon82.5%Zacian-Crowned38.9%Kyogre33.5%Arceus30.3%Deoxys-Attack24.3%Lunala23.3%Arceus-Ground22.0%Necrozma-Dusk-Mane21.9%
Browse Gen 9 Ubers teams using Zekrom →
Teams using Necrozma-Dusk-Mane 59% Teams using Koraidon 59% Teams using Zacian-Crowned 54% Teams using Gliscor 31% Teams using Kyogre 24% Teams using Ho-Oh 14%

Checks & Counters

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

# Checker Encounters Reliability KO Rate
01
Necrozma-Dusk-Mane
Necrozma-Dusk-Mane
PsychicSteel OFFENSIVE CHECK
21.091
59
59.5% dies 10.69%
02
Koraidon
Koraidon
FightingDragon OFFENSIVE CHECK
155.234
59
58.5% dies 6.81%
03
Zacian-Crowned
Zacian-Crowned
FairySteel SOFT CHECK
57.042
54
53.8% dies 9.28%
04
Gliscor
Gliscor
GroundFlying SOFT CHECK
23.392
31
30.7% dies 9.54%
05
Kyogre
Kyogre
Water SOFT CHECK
107.598
24
23.6% dies 7.05%
06
Ho-Oh
Ho-Oh
FireFlying SOFT CHECK
82.826
14
13.8% dies 6.45%

Ranked #40 with 1.94% usage. Sorted by reliability score.