Gen 9 OU usage profile · rank #221
october 2026 · 608.9K battles
october 2026 · 608.9K battles
Usage · October 2026
0.0%
Iron Thorns is ranked #221 in Gen 9 OU, carried by 1,932 teams
TierD · outside the top 60
Ladder rank#221 of 241
Raw count1,932
Viability ceiling84
Month on month+0.02pp
13 month peak0.1%
FormatGen 9 OU
Base statsspecies values, before EVs and natureBST 570
HP
100
Atk
134
Def
110
SpA
70
SpD
84
Spe
72
Usage over time0.0%▲ 0.02pppeak 0.1% · Feb '26
hover a month for the exact figure · 13 months of ladder history
Most used set
32.4% of Iron Thorns teamsHP
4
Atk
252
Def
0
SpA
0
SpD
0
Spe
252
NatureAdamant
AbilityQuark Drive · 100.0%
ItemBooster Energy · 56.8%
Tera typeBug · 46.7%
Moves
93.0%
71.7%
71.3%
55.0%
Alternative spreads
over 5% usageAdamant252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe29.3%
Jolly252 Atk / 4 Def / 252 Spe28.4%
Moves
7 tracked93.0%
71.7%
71.3%
55.0%
39.6%
30.3%
28.2%
Items
56.8%
30.4%
6.9%
5.9%
Tera types
46.7%
38.8%
7.1%
3.0%
Abilities
100.0%
EV spreads
top 6Adamant4 HP / 252 Atk / 252 Spe32.4%
Adamant252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe29.3%
Jolly252 Atk / 4 Def / 252 Spe28.4%
Jolly252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe4.0%
Jolly4 HP / 252 Atk / 252 Spe3.2%
Top teammates
share of teams
Best Iron Thorns build for Gen 9 OU
The set above is the one Gen 9 OU players run most often, taken from 608,936 battles in October 2026. Iron Thorns sits at rank #221 with 0.0% usage, which puts it in D tier, up 0.02 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.