Tornadus counters

Gen 9 VGC 2026 Reg I (Bo3) · Sorted by reliability score · Smogon · Mar 2026 - May 2026

Tornadus
#0641 Tornadus
Flying
USAGE 6.6% #30
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 100.0% Bleakwind Storm 94.8% Protect 79.1% Taunt 77.9% Rain Dance 38.1% Hurricane 5.8% Sunny Day 1.9% Icy Wind 1.0%
Items
Covert Cloak 33.2% Sky Plate 28.8% Sharp Beak 25.2% Focus Sash 6.8% Rocky Helmet 3.2% Wide Lens 1.5% Safety Goggles 0.7% Mental Herb 0.2%
Abilities
Prankster100.0%Defiant0.0%
Tera Types
Water 38.3% Dark 31.6% Dragon 9.1% Steel 8.9% Ghost 6.3% Fire 2.5% Flying 1.7% Normal 1.0%
Common Teammates
Calyrex-Shadow79.4%Zamazenta-Crowned69.8%Raging Bolt49.8%Amoonguss43.0%Chien-Pao42.0%Rillaboom37.5%Smeargle32.4%Urshifu-Rapid-Strike26.1%
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Checks & Counters

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

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Ranked #30 with 6.58% usage. Sorted by reliability score.