Thundurus counters

Gen 9 VGC 2026 Reg F · Sorted by reliability score · Smogon · Feb 2026 - Apr 2026

Thundurus
#0642 Thundurus
ElectricFlying
USAGE 2.6% #47
ABILITYPrankster
BASE STATS
HP 79
ATK 115
DEF 70
SPA 125
SPD 80
SPE 111
BST580
TYPE MATCHUPS
2×
IceRock
½×
GrassFightingFlyingBugSteel
0×
Ground
Moves
Eerie Impulse 88.9% Thunder Wave 85.4% Wildbolt Storm 81.3% Taunt 65.5% Rain Dance 20.7% Thunderbolt 10.0% Protect 10.0% Electric Terrain 8.9%
Items
Covert Cloak 68.3% Rocky Helmet 15.9% Safety Goggles 3.9% nothing 2.9% Sitrus Berry 2.9% Mental Herb 1.9% Life Orb 1.7% Focus Sash 0.9%
Abilities
Prankster95.1%Defiant4.9%
Tera Types
Water 56.9% Steel 15.8% Dark 15.4% Electric 4.9% Ghost 4.2% Grass 1.5% Poison 0.4% Fairy 0.3%
Common Teammates
Urshifu-Rapid-Strike70.7%Dragonite49.9%Chien-Pao48.2%Gouging Fire45.7%Ting-Lu44.1%Flutter Mane21.2%Amoonguss18.6%Landorus15.9%

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 #47 with 2.57% usage. Sorted by reliability score.