Gen 9 UU usage profile · rank #119
september 2026 · 33.7K battles
september 2026 · 33.7K battles
Usage · September 2026
0.3%
Iron Thorns is ranked #119 in Gen 9 UU, carried by 384 teams
TierD · outside the top 60
Ladder rank#119 of 204
Raw count384
Viability ceiling82
Month on month+0.12pp
13 month peak0.9%
FormatGen 9 UU
Base statsspecies values, before EVs and natureBST 570
HP
100
Atk
134
Def
110
SpA
70
SpD
84
Spe
72
Usage over time0.3%▲ 0.12pppeak 0.9% · Jul '26
hover a month for the exact figure · 13 months of ladder history
Most used set
43.6% of Iron Thorns teamsHP
4
Atk
252
Def
0
SpA
0
SpD
0
Spe
252
NatureJolly
AbilityQuark Drive · 100.0%
ItemBooster Energy · 94.9%
Tera typeFairy · 24.6%
Moves
81.1%
76.8%
59.7%
58.1%
Alternative spreads
over 5% usageTimid4 Def / 252 SpA / 252 Spe18.1%
Jolly76 HP / 224 Atk / 208 Spe16.5%
Moves
10 tracked81.1%
76.8%
59.7%
58.1%
21.0%
20.0%
18.1%
18.1%
18.1%
18.1%
Items
94.9%
4.0%
Tera types
24.6%
19.5%
18.1%
18.0%
12.9%
5.5%
Abilities
100.0%
EV spreads
top 6Jolly4 HP / 252 Atk / 252 Spe43.6%
Timid4 Def / 252 SpA / 252 Spe18.1%
Jolly76 HP / 224 Atk / 208 Spe16.5%
Adamant112 HP / 144 Atk / 252 Spe10.3%
Adamant4 HP / 252 Atk / 252 Spe4.2%
Jolly252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe4.1%
Top teammates
share of teams
Best Iron Thorns build for Gen 9 UU
The set above is the one Gen 9 UU players run most often, taken from 33,671 battles in September 2026. Iron Thorns sits at rank #119 with 0.3% usage, which puts it in D tier, up 0.12 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.