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Iron Crown

Gen 9 Doubles OU usage profile · rank #43
september 2026 · 196.0K battles
Iron Crown
steelpsychicPokédex entry ↗
Usage · September 2026
3.6%
Iron Crown is ranked #43 in Gen 9 Doubles OU, carried by 5,095 teams
TierC · top 60 of the format
Ladder rank#43 of 247
Raw count5,095
Viability ceiling91
Month on month-0.30pp
13 month peak9.4%
FormatGen 9 Doubles OU
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sets and counters from 196.0K battles
Base statsspecies values, before EVs and natureBST 590
HP
90
Atk
72
Def
100
SpA
122
SpD
108
Spe
98
Usage over time3.6%▼ 0.30pppeak 9.4% · Jan '26
4.06.28.510.8Sep '25Oct '25Dec '25Feb '26Apr '26Jun '26Aug '26Sep '26
hover a month for the exact figure · 13 months of ladder history

Most used set

34.5% of Iron Crown teams
HP
0
Atk
0
Def
84
SpA
168
SpD
4
Spe
252
NatureTimid
AbilityQuark Drive · 100.0%
ItemBooster Energy · 98.7%
Tera typePsychic · 40.5%
Moves
Expanding Force99.4%
Protect98.5%
Tachyon Cutter97.7%
Calm Mind90.6%

Alternative spreads

over 5% usage
Timid76 HP / 4 Def / 172 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe15.0%
Timid84 HP / 172 SpA / 252 Spe13.8%

Moves

4 tracked
Expanding Force99.4%
Protect98.5%
Tachyon Cutter97.7%
Calm Mind90.6%

Items

Booster Energy98.7%

Tera types

Psychic40.5%
Fighting36.8%
Water16.5%
Dragon4.0%

Abilities

Quark Drive100.0%

EV spreads

top 6
Timid84 Def / 168 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe34.5%
Timid76 HP / 4 Def / 172 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe15.0%
Timid84 HP / 172 SpA / 252 Spe13.8%
Timid52 HP / 32 Def / 172 SpA / 252 Spe7.0%
Timid192 HP / 116 SpA / 200 Spe5.5%
Timid88 HP / 168 SpA / 252 Spe4.7%

Top teammates

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Best Iron Crown build for Gen 9 Doubles OU

The set above is the one Gen 9 Doubles OU players run most often, taken from 196,031 battles in September 2026. Iron Crown sits at rank #43 with 3.6% usage, which puts it in C tier, down 0.30 points on the month before.

These are usage numbers, not a recommendation from a council. A move at 90% is close to mandatory; anything under 30% is a tech pick that answers a specific matchup. Read the spreads the same way: the top spread is the safe default, and the alternatives usually trade bulk for speed or the other way round.

The checks and counters table is generated from real games rather than a type chart, so it accounts for items, Tera choices, and how often the matchup ends in a switch instead of a knockout.

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Gen 9 Doubles OU tier listEvery ranked Pokémon↗Iron Crown Pokédex entryStats, moves, evolutions↗All formatsSmogon and VGC tier lists↗Damage calculatorRun this set through the calc↗Team builderCoverage and weaknesses↗