Gen 9 OU usage profile · rank #92
august 2026 · 730.5K battles
august 2026 · 730.5K battles
Usage · August 2026
0.4%
Iron Boulder is ranked #92 in Gen 9 OU, carried by 10,553 teams
TierD · outside the top 60
Ladder rank#92 of 230
Raw count10,553
Viability ceiling89
Month on month+0.21pp
13 month peak1.0%
FormatGen 9 OU
Base statsspecies values, before EVs and natureBST 590
HP
90
Atk
120
Def
80
SpA
68
SpD
108
Spe
124
Usage over time0.4%▲ 0.21pppeak 1.0% · Mar '26
hover a month for the exact figure · 13 months of ladder history
Most used set
48.5% of Iron Boulder teamsHP
0
Atk
252
Def
0
SpA
0
SpD
4
Spe
252
NatureJolly
AbilityQuark Drive · 100.0%
ItemBooster Energy · 63.1%
Tera typeFighting · 43.4%
Moves
98.5%
84.2%
69.1%
58.9%
Alternative spreads
over 5% usageJolly252 Atk / 4 Def / 252 Spe34.6%
Jolly4 HP / 252 Atk / 252 Spe14.4%
Moves
6 tracked98.5%
84.2%
69.1%
58.9%
57.5%
19.2%
Best Iron Boulder build for Gen 9 OU
The set above is the one Gen 9 OU players run most often, taken from 730,502 battles in August 2026. Iron Boulder sits at rank #92 with 0.4% usage, which puts it in D tier, up 0.21 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.