Gen 9 OU usage profile · rank #83
september 2026 · 574.5K battles
september 2026 · 574.5K battles
Usage · September 2026
0.7%
Iron Hands is ranked #83 in Gen 9 OU, carried by 22,500 teams
TierD · outside the top 60
Ladder rank#83 of 243
Raw count22,500
Viability ceiling88
Month on month-0.35pp
13 month peak2.8%
FormatGen 9 OU
Base statsspecies values, before EVs and natureBST 570
HP
154
Atk
140
Def
108
SpA
50
SpD
68
Spe
50
Usage over time0.7%▼ 0.35pppeak 2.8% · Jan '26
hover a month for the exact figure · 13 months of ladder history
Most used set
21.1% of Iron Hands teamsHP
0
Atk
252
Def
0
SpA
0
SpD
172
Spe
84
NatureAdamant
AbilityQuark Drive · 100.0%
ItemBooster Energy · 42.7%
Tera typeFire · 31.8%
Moves
99.3%
82.3%
75.7%
38.4%
Alternative spreads
over 5% usageAdamant248 HP / 252 Atk / 8 Def12.3%
Adamant248 HP / 252 Atk / 8 SpD8.0%
Moves
8 tracked99.3%
82.3%
75.7%
38.4%
33.9%
27.2%
17.6%
17.3%
Items
42.7%
19.7%
19.1%
5.6%
4.8%
2.9%
1.6%
Tera types
31.8%
28.7%
19.7%
10.1%
4.2%
2.0%
Abilities
100.0%
EV spreads
top 6Adamant252 Atk / 172 SpD / 84 Spe21.1%
Adamant248 HP / 252 Atk / 8 Def12.3%
Adamant248 HP / 252 Atk / 8 SpD8.0%
Adamant252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe6.1%
Adamant252 Atk / 164 Def / 92 Spe5.9%
Adamant252 Atk / 168 SpD / 88 Spe5.4%
Top teammates
share of teams
Best Iron Hands build for Gen 9 OU
The set above is the one Gen 9 OU players run most often, taken from 574,541 battles in September 2026. Iron Hands sits at rank #83 with 0.7% usage, which puts it in D tier, down 0.35 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.