Is Iron Hands viable in Gen 9 Champions OU (alt)?

Iron Hands is ranked #74 in Gen 9 Champions OU (alt) with 1.46% usage according to Smogon Feb 2026 - Apr 2026 data.

Iron Hands counters

Gen 9 Champions OU (alt) · Sorted by reliability score · Smogon · Feb 2026 - Apr 2026

#0992 Iron Hands

FightingElectric

USAGE 1.5% #74

BASE STATS

HP 154

ATK 140

DEF 108

SPA 50

SPD 68

SPE 50

BST570

TYPE MATCHUPS

2×

GroundPsychicFairy

½×

ElectricBugRockDarkSteel

Moves

Drain Punch 99.9% Ice Punch 92.2% Swords Dance 50.7% Supercell Slam 47.1% Thunder Punch 46.8% Earthquake 46.4% Wild Charge 5.9% Volt Switch 5.5%

Items

Assault Vest 47.2% Quick Claw 43.0% Booster Energy 9.3% Leftovers 0.3% Punching Glove 0.1% Clear Amulet 0.0% Life Orb 0.0% Grassy Seed 0.0%

Tera Types

Flying 50.0% Ground 37.5% Fighting 9.2% Water 1.6% Steel 1.4% Fairy 0.3% Grass 0.1% Fire 0.0%

Common Teammates

Raichu-Alola43.3%

Pawmot43.3%

Frosmoth43.3%

Pincurchin43.3%

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

Smogon does not compute Checks & Counters data for this format. Use the type matchup chart above to find potential checks.

Ranked #74 with 1.46% usage. Sorted by reliability score.