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Iron Moth.

Gen 9 Ubers usage profile · rank #185
august 2026 · 78.0K battles
Iron Moth
firepoisonPokédex entry
Usage · August 2026
0.0%
Iron Moth is ranked #185 in Gen 9 Ubers, carried by 1,362 teams
TierD · outside the top 60
Ladder rank#185 of 211
Raw count1,362
Viability ceiling94
Month on month-0.02pp
13 month peak0.2%
FormatGen 9 Ubers
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sets and counters from 78.0K battles
Base statsspecies values, before EVs and natureBST 570
HP
80
Atk
70
Def
60
SpA
140
SpD
110
Spe
110
Usage over time0.0% 0.02pppeak 0.2% · Jun '26
0.10.10.20.2Aug '25Sep '25Nov '25Jan '26Mar '26May '26Jul '26Aug '26
hover a month for the exact figure · 13 months of ladder history

Most used set

31.7% of Iron Moth teams
HP
80
Atk
0
Def
44
SpA
132
SpD
0
Spe
252
NatureTimid
AbilityQuark Drive · 100.0%
ItemBooster Energy · 89.5%
Tera typeStellar · 31.7%
Moves
Fiery Dance97.9%
Sludge Wave92.7%
Psychic58.5%
Substitute38.5%

Alternative spreads

over 5% usage
Timid124 Def / 132 SpA / 252 Spe19.0%
Timid4 Def / 252 SpA / 252 Spe15.9%

Moves

12 tracked
Fiery Dance97.9%
Sludge Wave92.7%
Psychic58.5%
Substitute38.5%
Energy Ball16.9%
Tera Blast16.4%
Flash Cannon16.0%
Toxic Spikes14.1%
Dazzling Gleam10.5%
Bug Buzz8.7%
Discharge8.5%
Air Slash6.1%

Items

Booster Energy89.5%
Mirror Herb4.0%
Choice Specs2.1%

Tera types

Stellar31.7%
Grass27.8%
Ground11.9%
Fire9.8%
Fairy7.3%
Water4.4%
Ghost4.0%

Abilities

Quark Drive100.0%

EV spreads

top 6
Timid80 HP / 44 Def / 132 SpA / 252 Spe31.7%
Timid124 Def / 132 SpA / 252 Spe19.0%
Timid4 Def / 252 SpA / 252 Spe15.9%
Timid252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe12.8%
Timid4 HP / 252 SpA / 252 Spe5.4%
Modest52 HP / 252 SpA / 204 Spe4.4%

Top teammates

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Best Iron Moth build for Gen 9 Ubers

The set above is the one Gen 9 Ubers players run most often, taken from 78,012 battles in August 2026. Iron Moth sits at rank #185 with 0.0% usage, which puts it in D tier, down 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.

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