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Iron Moth

Gen 9 Doubles OU usage profile · rank #183
september 2026 · 196.0K battles
Iron Moth
firepoisonPokédex entry ↗
Usage · September 2026
0.0%
Iron Moth is ranked #183 in Gen 9 Doubles OU, carried by 4,393 teams
TierD · outside the top 60
Ladder rank#183 of 247
Raw count4,393
Viability ceiling84
Month on month+0.00pp
13 month peak0.1%
FormatGen 9 Doubles OU
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sets and counters from 196.0K 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%▲ 0.00pppeak 0.1% · Nov '25
0.00.10.10.1Sep '25Oct '25Dec '25Feb '26Apr '26Jun '26Aug '26Sep '26
hover a month for the exact figure · 13 months of ladder history

Most used set

32.1% of Iron Moth teams
HP
0
Atk
0
Def
0
SpA
252
SpD
4
Spe
252
NatureTimid
AbilityQuark Drive · 100.0%
ItemBooster Energy · 28.5%
Tera typeFire · 47.7%
Moves
Fiery Dance74.6%
Energy Ball67.6%
Sludge Wave64.7%
Heat Wave32.0%

Alternative spreads

over 5% usage
Timid4 HP / 252 SpA / 252 Spe24.6%
Modest4 Def / 252 SpA / 252 Spe19.4%

Moves

11 tracked
Fiery Dance74.6%
Energy Ball67.6%
Sludge Wave64.7%
Heat Wave32.0%
Dazzling Gleam29.9%
Protect27.5%
Discharge22.8%
Bug Buzz21.9%
Meteor Beam21.4%
Tera Blast10.0%
Overheat8.6%

Items

Booster Energy28.5%
Choice Specs26.8%
Power Herb21.4%
Choice Scarf14.4%
Air Balloon6.9%

Tera types

Fire47.7%
Grass30.3%
Water9.9%
Flying9.4%

Abilities

Quark Drive100.0%

EV spreads

top 6
Timid252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe32.1%
Timid4 HP / 252 SpA / 252 Spe24.6%
Modest4 Def / 252 SpA / 252 Spe19.4%
Timid4 Def / 252 SpA / 252 Spe8.3%
Timid216 Def / 76 SpA / 216 Spe5.8%
Timid252 SpA / 252 Spe2.4%

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 196,031 battles in September 2026. Iron Moth sits at rank #183 with 0.0% usage, which puts it in D tier, up 0.00 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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