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Iron Moth.

Gen 9 Doubles OU usage profile · rank #192
august 2026 · 203.7K battles
Iron Moth
firepoisonPokédex entry
Usage · August 2026
0.0%
Iron Moth is ranked #192 in Gen 9 Doubles OU, carried by 4,464 teams
TierD · outside the top 60
Ladder rank#192 of 245
Raw count4,464
Viability ceiling81
Month on month+0.01pp
13 month peak0.2%
FormatGen 9 Doubles OU
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sets and counters from 203.7K battles
Base statsspecies values, before EVs and natureBST 570
HP
80
Atk
70
Def
60
SpA
140
SpD
110
Spe
110
Usage over time0.0% 0.01pppeak 0.2% · Aug '25
0.10.10.20.2Aug '25Sep '25Nov '25Jan '26Mar '26May '26Jul '26Aug '26
hover a month for the exact figure · 13 months of ladder history

Most used set

57.4% of Iron Moth teams
HP
0
Atk
0
Def
0
SpA
252
SpD
4
Spe
252
NatureTimid
AbilityQuark Drive · 100.0%
ItemPower Herb · 51.0%
Tera typeGrass · 60.1%
Moves
Fiery Dance72.9%
Energy Ball71.8%
Protect66.8%
Meteor Beam51.0%

Alternative spreads

over 5% usage
Timid4 HP / 252 SpA / 252 Spe27.1%

Moves

9 tracked
Fiery Dance72.9%
Energy Ball71.8%
Protect66.8%
Meteor Beam51.0%
Sludge Wave47.3%
Heat Wave23.1%
Dazzling Gleam21.7%
Discharge18.9%
Bug Buzz11.7%

Items

Power Herb51.0%
Booster Energy38.8%
Choice Scarf5.3%

Tera types

Grass60.1%
Fire13.5%
Flying11.6%
Fairy8.6%
Bug4.2%

Abilities

Quark Drive100.0%

EV spreads

top 6
Timid252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe57.4%
Timid4 HP / 252 SpA / 252 Spe27.1%
Modest252 SpA / 252 Spe4.8%
Modest4 Def / 252 SpA / 252 Spe3.6%
Timid124 HP / 132 SpA / 252 Spe1.8%
Modest4 HP / 252 SpA / 252 Spe1.1%

Top teammates

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Best Iron Moth 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 Moth sits at rank #192 with 0.0% usage, which puts it in D tier, up 0.01 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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