Gen 9 UU usage profile · rank #146
august 2026 · 41.5K battles
august 2026 · 41.5K battles
Usage · August 2026
0.1%
Iron Thorns is ranked #146 in Gen 9 UU, carried by 476 teams
TierD · outside the top 60
Ladder rank#146 of 211
Raw count476
Viability ceiling77
Month on month-0.79pp
13 month peak4.8%
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 time0.1%▼ 0.79pppeak 4.8% · Aug '25
hover a month for the exact figure · 13 months of ladder history
Most used set
50.6% of Iron Thorns teamsHP
4
Atk
252
Def
0
SpA
0
SpD
0
Spe
252
NatureAdamant
AbilityQuark Drive · 100.0%
ItemBooster Energy · 91.8%
Tera typeWater · 40.9%
Moves
100.0%
91.7%
84.9%
48.5%
Alternative spreads
over 5% usageJolly4 HP / 252 Atk / 252 Spe18.8%
Adamant112 HP / 144 Atk / 252 Spe14.9%
Moves
6 tracked100.0%
91.7%
84.9%
48.5%
42.5%
14.5%
Items
91.8%
7.7%
Tera types
40.9%
21.8%
17.6%
7.7%
7.5%
Abilities
100.0%
EV spreads
top 6Adamant4 HP / 252 Atk / 252 Spe50.6%
Jolly4 HP / 252 Atk / 252 Spe18.8%
Adamant112 HP / 144 Atk / 252 Spe14.9%
Jolly252 Atk / 4 Def / 252 Spe7.7%
Adamant252 Atk / 4 Def / 252 Spe7.2%
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 41,550 battles in August 2026. Iron Thorns sits at rank #146 with 0.1% usage, which puts it in D tier, down 0.79 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.