Gen 9 OU usage profile · rank #17
august 2026 · 730.5K battles
august 2026 · 730.5K battles
Usage · August 2026
11.6%
Iron Valiant is ranked #17 in Gen 9 OU, carried by 224,249 teams
TierB · top 30 of the format
Ladder rank#17 of 230
Raw count224,249
Viability ceiling91
Month on month+0.02pp
13 month peak16.8%
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 time11.6%▲ 0.02pppeak 16.8% · Dec '25
hover a month for the exact figure · 13 months of ladder history
Most used set
24.7% of Iron Valiant teamsHP
0
Atk
0
Def
0
SpA
252
SpD
4
Spe
252
NatureTimid
AbilityQuark Drive · 100.0%
ItemBooster Energy · 75.8%
Tera typeGhost · 39.8%
Moves
87.7%
48.3%
41.8%
40.1%
Alternative spreads
over 5% usageNaive4 Atk / 252 SpA / 252 Spe13.4%
Timid4 Def / 252 SpA / 252 Spe10.5%
Moves
14 tracked87.7%
48.3%
41.8%
40.1%
37.9%
25.6%
23.4%
20.3%
14.8%
13.5%
11.7%
6.9%
6.8%
5.3%
Items
75.8%
14.3%
3.3%
2.2%
Tera types
39.8%
27.2%
17.8%
5.7%
5.4%
Abilities
100.0%
EV spreads
top 6Timid252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe24.7%
Naive4 Atk / 252 SpA / 252 Spe13.4%
Timid4 Def / 252 SpA / 252 Spe10.5%
Modest252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe7.4%
Naive84 Atk / 172 SpA / 252 Spe5.5%
Naive252 Atk / 4 SpA / 252 Spe5.4%
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 730,502 battles in August 2026. Iron Valiant sits at rank #17 with 11.6% usage, which puts it in B 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.