Gen 9 RU usage profile · rank #110
august 2026 · 21.9K battles
august 2026 · 21.9K battles
Usage · August 2026
0.4%
Iron Thorns is ranked #110 in Gen 9 RU, carried by 863 teams
TierD · outside the top 60
Ladder rank#110 of 204
Raw count863
Viability ceiling79
Month on month-0.51pp
13 month peak2.9%
FormatGen 9 RU
Base statsspecies values, before EVs and natureBST 570
HP
100
Atk
134
Def
110
SpA
70
SpD
84
Spe
72
Usage over time0.4%▼ 0.51pppeak 2.9% · Mar '26
hover a month for the exact figure · 13 months of ladder history
Most used set
57.6% of Iron Thorns teamsHP
252
Atk
0
Def
0
SpA
0
SpD
0
Spe
252
NatureTimid
AbilityQuark Drive · 100.0%
ItemBooster Energy · 87.7%
Tera typeGhost · 82.7%
Moves
87.2%
82.7%
82.7%
82.3%
Alternative spreads
over 5% usageTimid252 HP / 16 Def / 240 Spe13.0%
Timid248 HP / 8 SpD / 252 Spe11.6%
Moves
9 tracked87.2%
82.7%
82.7%
82.3%
11.4%
9.9%
9.0%
8.0%
7.6%
Items
87.7%
7.1%
4.5%
Tera types
82.7%
8.6%
6.1%
Abilities
100.0%
EV spreads
top 6Timid252 HP / 252 Spe57.6%
Timid252 HP / 16 Def / 240 Spe13.0%
Timid248 HP / 8 SpD / 252 Spe11.6%
Jolly252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe5.6%
Adamant4 HP / 252 Atk / 252 Def4.2%
Adamant252 Atk / 4 Def / 252 Spe2.4%
Top teammates
share of teams
Best Iron Thorns build for Gen 9 RU
The set above is the one Gen 9 RU players run most often, taken from 21,932 battles in August 2026. Iron Thorns sits at rank #110 with 0.4% usage, which puts it in D tier, down 0.51 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.