Is Iron Hands viable in Gen 9 Anything Goes?

Iron Hands is ranked #52 in Gen 9 Anything Goes with 1.39% usage according to Smogon Feb 2026 - Apr 2026 data.

What beats Iron Hands in Gen 9 Anything Goes?

The best counter for Iron Hands in Gen 9 Anything Goes is Skeledirge with a 82.1% win rate when they meet. Based on Smogon's Feb 2026 - Apr 2026 usage data, the top Pokémon that beat Iron Hands include Skeledirge, Calyrex-Shadow, Arceus-Ground, Arceus-Fairy, Eternatus.

What is the best counter for Iron Hands in Gen 9 Anything Goes?

Skeledirge is the best counter for Iron Hands in Gen 9 Anything Goes, KOing or forcing it out in 82.1% of their encounters.

Iron Hands counters

Gen 9 Anything Goes · Sorted by reliability score · Smogon · Feb 2026 - Apr 2026

#0992 Iron Hands

FightingElectric

USAGE 1.4% #52

BASE STATS

HP 154

ATK 140

DEF 108

SPA 50

SPD 68

SPE 50

BST570

TYPE MATCHUPS

2×

GroundPsychicFairy

½×

ElectricBugRockDarkSteel

Moves

Ice Punch 94.3% Supercell Slam 93.5% Close Combat 85.6% Belly Drum 80.9% Swords Dance 12.2% Drain Punch 10.7% Low Kick 5.3% Fake Out 3.4%

Items

Life Orb 90.8% Assault Vest 3.2% Booster Energy 2.5% Choice Band 1.1% Leftovers 0.8% Quick Claw 0.5% Shuca Berry 0.4% Lum Berry 0.3%

Tera Types

Stellar 83.5% Fighting 5.6% Rock 2.9% Fire 2.2% Electric 1.5% Flying 1.2% Fairy 0.6% Grass 0.5%

Common Teammates

Ursaluna-Bloodmoon8.0%

Arceus-Ground5.1%

Hatterene4.8%

Checks & Counters

Ranked by reliability — blends KO rate with how often each Pokémon is matched up.

# Checker Encounters Reliability KO Rate

Skeledirge

FireGhost DEFENSIVE COUNTER

35.662

82.1% dies 6.42%

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Life Orb Iron Hands Supercell Slam vs. 252 HP / 252+ Def Skeledirge: 177-211 (42.9 - 51.2%) -- 3.1% chance to 2HKO

View Skeledirge counters → Teams with Skeledirge →

Calyrex-Shadow

PsychicGhost OFFENSIVE CHECK

141.061

72.0% dies 5.26%

DAMAGE CALC

252+ SpA Calyrex-Shadow Psychic vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Iron Hands: 356-420 (69.5 - 82%) -- guaranteed 2HKO

View Calyrex-Shadow counters → Teams with Calyrex-Shadow →

Arceus-Ground

Ground DEFENSIVE COUNTER

27.088

63.9% dies 9.23%

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Life Orb Iron Hands Close Combat vs. 252 HP / 252+ Def Arceus-Ground: 187-222 (42.1 - 50%) -- 0.4% chance to 2HKO

View Arceus-Ground counters → Teams with Arceus-Ground →

Arceus-Fairy

Fairy DEFENSIVE COUNTER

20.709

56.0% dies 10.91%

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Life Orb Iron Hands Supercell Slam vs. 252 HP / 252+ Def Arceus-Fairy: 156-185 (35.1 - 41.6%) -- guaranteed 3HKO

View Arceus-Fairy counters → Teams with Arceus-Fairy →

Eternatus

PoisonDragon SOFT CHECK

26.041

53.2% dies 9.78%

DAMAGE CALC

252+ SpA Eternatus Dynamax Cannon vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Iron Hands: 178-211 (34.7 - 41.2%) -- guaranteed 3HKO

View Eternatus counters → Teams with Eternatus →

Koraidon

FightingDragon SOFT CHECK

115.278

51.4% dies 6.30%

DAMAGE CALCSun

252+ Atk Orichalcum Pulse Koraidon Flare Blitz vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Iron Hands in Sun: 277-327 (54.1 - 63.8%) -- guaranteed 2HKO

View Koraidon counters → Teams with Koraidon →

Ditto

Normal SOFT CHECK

50.865

42.0% dies 6.92%

DAMAGE CALC

Ditto vs. Iron Hands: 0-0 (0 - 0%)

View Ditto counters → Teams with Ditto →

Zacian-Crowned

FairySteel SOFT CHECK

52.553

41.1% dies 9.55%

DAMAGE CALC

+1 252+ Atk Zacian-Crowned Play Rough vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Iron Hands: 506-596 (98.8 - 116.4%) -- 93.8% chance to OHKO

View Zacian-Crowned counters → Teams with Zacian-Crowned →

Miraidon

ElectricDragon SOFT CHECK

113.208

35.6% dies 6.14%

DAMAGE CALCElectric Terrain

252+ SpA Hadron Engine Miraidon Draco Meteor vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Iron Hands: 292-345 (57 - 67.3%) -- guaranteed 2HKO

View Miraidon counters → Teams with Miraidon →

Arceus

Normal SOFT CHECK

72.939

33.9% dies 5.54%

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Arceus Earthquake vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Iron Hands: 214-252 (41.7 - 49.2%) -- guaranteed 3HKO

View Arceus counters → Teams with Arceus →

Kyogre

Water SOFT CHECK

21.678

32.9% dies 10.09%

DAMAGE CALCRain

252+ SpA Kyogre Water Spout (150 BP) vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Iron Hands in Rain: 409-483 (79.8 - 94.3%) -- guaranteed 2HKO

View Kyogre counters → Teams with Kyogre →

Corviknight

FlyingSteel SOFT CHECK

21.73

29.8% dies 9.81%

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Corviknight Brave Bird vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Iron Hands: 154-183 (30 - 35.7%) -- 33.6% chance to 3HKO

View Corviknight counters → Teams with Corviknight →

Alomomola

Water SOFT CHECK

59.624

29.8% dies 5.92%

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Alomomola Play Rough vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Iron Hands: 140-166 (27.3 - 32.4%) -- guaranteed 4HKO

View Alomomola counters → Teams with Alomomola →

Kingambit

DarkSteel SOFT CHECK

28.122

28.5% dies 8.52%

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Kingambit Low Kick (120 BP) vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Iron Hands: 139-164 (27.1 - 32%) -- guaranteed 4HKO

View Kingambit counters → Teams with Kingambit →

Ho-Oh

FireFlying SOFT CHECK

115.083

26.9% dies 4.13%

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Ho-Oh Earthquake vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Iron Hands: 226-266 (44.1 - 51.9%) -- 14.1% chance to 2HKO

View Ho-Oh counters → Teams with Ho-Oh →

Gliscor

GroundFlying SOFT CHECK

21.365

18.7% dies 8.43%

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Gliscor Earthquake vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Iron Hands: 270-320 (52.7 - 62.5%) -- guaranteed 2HKO

View Gliscor counters → Teams with Gliscor →

Ting-Lu

DarkGround SOFT CHECK

56.861

16.7% dies 4.95%

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Ting-Lu Earthquake vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Iron Hands: 300-354 (58.5 - 69.1%) -- guaranteed 2HKO

View Ting-Lu counters → Teams with Ting-Lu →

Clodsire

PoisonGround SOFT CHECK

54.771

11.0% dies 4.23%

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Clodsire Earthquake vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Iron Hands: 236-278 (46 - 54.2%) -- 53.9% chance to 2HKO

View Clodsire counters → Teams with Clodsire →

Blissey

Normal SOFT CHECK

25.71

0.0% dies 0.00%

DAMAGE CALC

Blissey Seismic Toss vs. 252 HP Iron Hands: 100-100 (19.5 - 19.5%) -- guaranteed 6HKO

View Blissey counters → Teams with Blissey →

Ranked #52 with 1.39% usage. Sorted by reliability score.