Iron Hands.
Gen 9 Doubles OU usage profile · rank #28
august 2026 · 203.7K battles
august 2026 · 203.7K battles
Usage · August 2026
8.1%
Iron Hands is ranked #28 in Gen 9 Doubles OU, carried by 32,138 teams
TierB · top 30 of the format
Ladder rank#28 of 245
Raw count32,138
Viability ceiling96
Month on month+1.39pp
13 month peak21.3%
FormatGen 9 Doubles OU
Base statsspecies values, before EVs and natureBST 570
HP
154
Atk
140
Def
108
SpA
50
SpD
68
Spe
50
Usage over time8.1%▲ 1.39pppeak 21.3% · Aug '25
hover a month for the exact figure · 13 months of ladder history
Most used set
14.8% of Iron Hands teamsHP
76
Atk
180
Def
12
SpA
0
SpD
196
Spe
44
NatureAdamant
AbilityQuark Drive · 100.0%
ItemAssault Vest · 61.8%
Tera typeGrass · 48.9%
Moves
93.9%
71.2%
63.8%
32.9%
Alternative spreads
over 5% usageBrave8 HP / 252 Atk / 248 SpD10.9%
Adamant136 Atk / 208 SpD / 164 Spe9.8%
Moves
10 tracked93.9%
71.2%
63.8%
32.9%
29.7%
23.3%
20.7%
19.7%
19.2%
6.4%
Items
61.8%
23.5%
6.8%
3.1%
Tera types
48.9%
17.3%
13.8%
6.2%
4.3%
2.1%
2.1%
1.4%
Abilities
100.0%
EV spreads
top 6Adamant76 HP / 180 Atk / 12 Def / 196 SpD / 44 Spe14.8%
Brave8 HP / 252 Atk / 248 SpD10.9%
Adamant136 Atk / 208 SpD / 164 Spe9.8%
Adamant136 Atk / 252 SpD / 120 Spe5.1%
Adamant236 HP / 20 Atk / 252 SpD4.2%
Adamant76 HP / 180 Atk / 12 Def / 236 SpD / 4 Spe3.8%
Top teammates
share of teams
Best Iron Hands build for Gen 9 Doubles OU
The set above is the one Gen 9 Doubles OU players run most often, taken from 203,650 battles in August 2026. Iron Hands sits at rank #28 with 8.1% usage, which puts it in B tier, up 1.39 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.