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Raging Bolt, a Electric and Dragon type Pokémon, official artwork

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Raging Bolt: Weakness, Best Moveset & Builds

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Raging Bolt is a bulky attacker, led by its Sp. Atk (137) and HP (125), with a base stat total of 590. Competitively it is a staple of OverUsed, the main competitive singles tier. It currently appears on 16.0% of OU teams.

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What is Raging Bolt weak to?

How much damage Raging Bolt takes from each attacking type.

2×Weak toDragonFairyGroundIce
0.5×ResistsFireFlyingGrassSteelWater
0.25×ResistsElectric

Raging Bolt takes super-effective damage from Dragon, Fairy, Ground, Ice. It resists Fire, Flying, Grass, Steel, Water, Electric.

Best moveset for Raging Bolt

The most-used moves on Raging Bolt in OU (Smogon singles) this month (2026-07 usage statistics):

  • ThunderclapElectric7024.9%
  • ThunderboltElectric9018.3%
  • Dragon PulseDragon8517.6%
  • Calm MindPsychic-15.4%
  • Draco MeteorDragon1308.6%
  • Volt SwitchElectric707.2%

Best nature for Raging Bolt

Modest. It is the most common choice on ranked sets right now; the top spread is Modest with 0/0/4/252/0/252 EVs (43.9% of sets).

Abilities

  • ProtosynthesisSunny Day active or Booster Energy used: highest stat is 1.3x, or 1.5x if Speed.

Best counters for Raging Bolt

Based on OU (Smogon singles) battle statistics, these Pokémon most reliably beat or force out Raging Bolt:

Best teammates for Raging Bolt

Pokémon most often paired with Raging Bolt on successful OU (Smogon singles) teams. Start from one of these cores, then check your coverage in the team builder:

Full learnset (55 moves; tap to expand)
MoveTypePowerAcc.Category
Giga ImpactNormal15090%Physical
Hyper BeamNormal15090%Special
Draco MeteorDragon13090%Special
Double-EdgeNormal120100%Physical
OutrageDragon120100%Physical
Solar BeamGrass120100%Special
Zap CannonElectric12050%Special
ThunderElectric11070%Special
EarthquakeGround100100%Physical
Supercell SlamElectric10095%Physical
Dragon HammerDragon90100%Physical
Hyper VoiceNormal90100%Special
Take DownNormal9085%Physical
ThunderboltElectric90100%Special
Wild ChargeElectric90100%Physical
Body SlamNormal85100%Physical
Dragon PulseDragon85100%Special
Body PressFighting80100%Physical
CrunchDark80100%Physical
DischargeElectric80100%Special
Tera BlastNormal80100%Special
Stomping TantrumGround75100%Physical
FacadeNormal70100%Physical
Rising VoltageElectric70100%Special
ThunderclapElectric70100%Special
Volt SwitchElectric70100%Special
StompNormal65100%Physical
Thunder FangElectric6595%Physical
Ancient PowerRock60100%Special
Breaking SwipeDragon60100%Physical
Dragon BreathDragon60100%Special
Dragon TailDragon6090%Physical
Shock WaveElectric60-Special
ElectrowebElectric5595%Special
SnarlDark5595%Special
Charge BeamElectric5090%Special
Weather BallNormal50100%Special
TwisterDragon40100%Special
Electro BallElectric?100%Special
Heavy SlamSteel?100%Physical
Calm MindPsychic--Status
ChargeElectric--Status
Dragon CheerDragon--Status
Eerie ImpulseElectric-100%Status
Electric TerrainElectric--Status
EndureNormal--Status
ProtectNormal--Status
RestPsychic--Status
RoarNormal--Status
Scary FaceNormal-100%Status
Sleep TalkNormal--Status
SubstituteNormal--Status
Sunny DayFire--Status
TauntDark-100%Status
Thunder WaveElectric-90%Status