Tornadus counters

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

Tornadus
#0641 Tornadus
Flying
USAGE 10.9% #18
ABILITYPrankster
BASE STATS
HP 79
ATK 115
DEF 70
SPA 125
SPD 80
SPE 111
BST580
TYPE MATCHUPS
2×
ElectricIceRock
½×
GrassFightingBug
0×
Ground
Moves
Tailwind 99.9% Bleakwind Storm 96.3% Taunt 71.5% Protect 54.3% Rain Dance 53.8% Sunny Day 6.5% Hurricane 3.6% Icy Wind 3.3%
Items
Covert Cloak 46.4% Sharp Beak 20.6% Focus Sash 18.5% Mental Herb 5.4% Sky Plate 4.2% Rocky Helmet 2.5% Ability Shield 1.4% Sitrus Berry 0.3%
Abilities
Prankster100.0%Defiant0.0%
Tera Types
Dark 34.8% Ghost 15.1% Steel 11.2% Normal 10.7% Water 10.6% Dragon 7.5% Flying 5.5% Ground 2.7%
Common Teammates
Calyrex-Shadow47.4%Zamazenta-Crowned41.2%Urshifu-Rapid-Strike40.7%Kyogre39.8%Rillaboom32.4%Incineroar25.3%Smeargle24.5%Landorus22.9%

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 #18 with 10.91% usage. Sorted by reliability score.