Iron Hands counters

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

Iron Hands
#0992 Iron Hands
FightingElectric
USAGE 35.2% #1
ABILITYIntimidate
BASE STATS
HP 154
ATK 140
DEF 108
SPA 50
SPD 68
SPE 50
BST570
TYPE MATCHUPS
2×
GroundPsychicFairy
½×
ElectricBugRockDarkSteel
Moves
Close Combat 61.0% Morning Sun 59.7% Will-O-Wisp 59.2% Stealth Rock 56.6% U-turn 17.1% Roost 15.6% Encore 15.5% Thunder Punch 12.0%
Items
Rocky Helmet 49.9% Leftovers 23.4% Heavy-Duty Boots 9.6% Light Clay 4.5% Flame Orb 3.1% Assault Vest 2.9% Shuca Berry 2.9% Life Orb 1.7%
Abilities
Intimidate60.4%Prankster23.0%Guts3.1%Regenerator3.0%Iron Fist2.3%Unaware2.3%Magic Guard1.9%Purifying Salt1.4%
Common Teammates
Gholdengo46.4%Goodra-Hisui33.1%Snorlax32.7%Urshifu-Rapid-Strike32.4%Zapdos30.9%Enamorus23.6%Ting-Lu21.9%Suicune19.6%
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Checks & Counters

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

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Ranked #1 with 35.17% usage. Sorted by reliability score.