Iron Moth counters

Gen 9 CAP · Sorted by reliability score · Smogon · Mar 2026 - May 2026

Iron Moth
#0994 Iron Moth
FirePoison
USAGE 21.0% #7
BASE STATS
HP 80
ATK 70
DEF 60
SPA 140
SPD 110
SPE 110
BST570
TYPE MATCHUPS
4×
Ground
2×
WaterPsychicRock
½×
FireIceFightingPoisonSteel
¼×
GrassBugFairy
Moves
Fiery Dance 99.5% Sludge Wave 99.2% Substitute 86.4% Dazzling Gleam 85.2% Energy Ball 7.3% Psychic 3.8% Overheat 3.4% Toxic Spikes 3.4%
Items
Booster Energy 94.5% Choice Specs 3.3% Heavy-Duty Boots 2.2% Life Orb 0.0% nothing 0.0% Choice Scarf 0.0% Power Herb 0.0% Leftovers 0.0%
Tera Types
Fairy 80.5% Grass 7.7% Stellar 4.8% Fire 3.5% Flying 2.5% Ground 1.0% Dark 0.0% Water 0.0%
Common Teammates
Revenankh77.2%Glimmora74.7%Dragapult74.5%Garganacl74.5%Colossoil74.5%Gholdengo10.1%Ogerpon-Wellspring7.8%Zamazenta7.6%
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Ranked #7 with 21.02% usage. Sorted by reliability score.