Gen 9 RU usage profile · rank #106
september 2026 · 20.8K battles
september 2026 · 20.8K battles
Usage · September 2026
0.4%
Iron Thorns is ranked #106 in Gen 9 RU, carried by 657 teams
TierD · outside the top 60
Ladder rank#106 of 198
Raw count657
Viability ceiling81
Month on month-0.07pp
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%▼ 0.07pppeak 2.9% · Mar '26
hover a month for the exact figure · 13 months of ladder history
Most used set
24.6% of Iron Thorns teamsHP
4
Atk
252
Def
0
SpA
0
SpD
0
Spe
252
NatureJolly
AbilityQuark Drive · 100.0%
ItemLoaded Dice · 45.1%
Tera typeBug · 48.1%
Moves
63.1%
63.1%
47.3%
45.1%
Alternative spreads
over 5% usageAdamant4 HP / 252 Atk / 252 Def18.0%
Adamant252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe15.5%
Moves
11 tracked63.1%
63.1%
47.3%
45.1%
41.3%
29.3%
25.7%
25.3%
19.1%
14.2%
11.4%
Items
45.1%
35.2%
18.0%
Tera types
48.1%
39.8%
11.1%
Abilities
100.0%
EV spreads
top 6Jolly4 HP / 252 Atk / 252 Spe24.6%
Adamant4 HP / 252 Atk / 252 Def18.0%
Adamant252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe15.5%
Jolly252 Atk / 4 Def / 252 Spe10.0%
Jolly16 HP / 252 Atk / 240 Spe8.7%
Adamant40 HP / 212 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe5.8%
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 20,763 battles in September 2026. Iron Thorns sits at rank #106 with 0.4% usage, which puts it in D tier, down 0.07 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.