Gen 9 OU usage profile · rank #9
september 2026 · 574.5K battles
september 2026 · 574.5K battles
Usage · September 2026
18.1%
Iron Valiant is ranked #9 in Gen 9 OU, carried by 166,280 teams
TierA · top 15 of the format
Ladder rank#9 of 243
Raw count166,280
Viability ceiling91
Month on month+6.47pp
13 month peak18.1%
FormatGen 9 OU
Base statsspecies values, before EVs and natureBST 590
HP
74
Atk
130
Def
90
SpA
120
SpD
60
Spe
116
Usage over time18.1%▲ 6.47pppeak 18.1% · Sep '26
hover a month for the exact figure · 13 months of ladder history
Most used set
35.4% of Iron Valiant teamsHP
0
Atk
0
Def
0
SpA
252
SpD
4
Spe
252
NatureTimid
AbilityQuark Drive · 100.0%
ItemBooster Energy · 83.0%
Tera typeSteel · 36.8%
Moves
72.7%
52.0%
37.1%
36.6%
Alternative spreads
over 5% usageNaive4 Atk / 252 SpA / 252 Spe16.9%
Jolly252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe13.7%
Moves
15 tracked72.7%
52.0%
37.1%
36.6%
29.6%
28.5%
23.9%
18.5%
17.5%
16.9%
12.6%
11.8%
10.5%
7.5%
7.2%
Items
83.0%
13.4%
Tera types
36.8%
28.4%
13.9%
11.2%
6.5%
Abilities
100.0%
EV spreads
top 6Timid252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe35.4%
Naive4 Atk / 252 SpA / 252 Spe16.9%
Jolly252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe13.7%
Jolly252 HP / 112 Atk / 32 Def / 112 Spe7.2%
Naive252 Atk / 4 SpA / 252 Spe5.4%
Jolly252 Atk / 4 Def / 252 Spe3.8%
Top teammates
share of teams
Best Iron Valiant 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 Valiant sits at rank #9 with 18.1% usage, which puts it in A tier, up 6.47 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.