Gen 9 OU usage profile · rank #26
september 2026 · 574.5K battles
september 2026 · 574.5K battles
Usage · September 2026
8.8%
Iron Moth is ranked #26 in Gen 9 OU, carried by 82,780 teams
TierB · top 30 of the format
Ladder rank#26 of 243
Raw count82,780
Viability ceiling91
Month on month+0.28pp
13 month peak11.9%
FormatGen 9 OU
Base statsspecies values, before EVs and natureBST 570
HP
80
Atk
70
Def
60
SpA
140
SpD
110
Spe
110
Usage over time8.8%▲ 0.28pppeak 11.9% · Mar '26
hover a month for the exact figure · 13 months of ladder history
Most used set
46.0% of Iron Moth teamsHP
0
Atk
0
Def
124
SpA
132
SpD
0
Spe
252
NatureTimid
AbilityQuark Drive · 100.0%
ItemBooster Energy · 65.9%
Tera typeGrass · 49.8%
Moves
97.2%
94.7%
61.2%
54.0%
Alternative spreads
over 5% usageTimid252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe22.3%
Timid4 HP / 252 SpA / 252 Spe11.5%
Moves
11 tracked97.2%
94.7%
61.2%
54.0%
18.4%
14.7%
10.8%
10.5%
8.5%
7.8%
6.7%
Items
65.9%
23.5%
4.7%
3.7%
Tera types
49.8%
22.3%
10.5%
9.8%
3.5%
Abilities
100.0%
EV spreads
top 6Timid124 Def / 132 SpA / 252 Spe46.0%
Timid252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe22.3%
Timid4 HP / 252 SpA / 252 Spe11.5%
Timid4 Def / 252 SpA / 252 Spe5.1%
Timid124 HP / 132 SpA / 252 Spe3.2%
Timid120 Def / 132 SpA / 252 Spe2.6%
Top teammates
share of teams
Best Iron Moth 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 Moth sits at rank #26 with 8.8% usage, which puts it in B tier, up 0.28 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.