Iron Boulder counters

Gen 9 Mix and Mega · Sorted by reliability score · Smogon · Mar 2026 - May 2026

Iron Boulder
#1022 Iron Boulder
RockPsychic
USAGE 5.0% #30
BASE STATS
HP 90
ATK 120
DEF 80
SPA 68
SPD 108
SPE 124
BST590
TYPE MATCHUPS
2×
WaterGrassGroundBugGhostDarkSteel
½×
NormalFirePoisonFlyingPsychic
Moves
Mighty Cleave 99.4% Swords Dance 81.0% Sacred Sword 59.4% Close Combat 42.1% Earthquake 31.5% Psycho Cut 31.3% Zen Headbutt 18.6% Iron Head 16.5%
Items
Barbaracite 57.3% Lopunnite 14.9% Aerodactylite 14.4% Metagrossite 7.0% Glimmoranite 1.6% Pinsirite 1.5% Hawluchanite 0.6% Skarmorite 0.5%
Common Teammates
Great Tusk56.1%Entei55.7%Dragonite32.8%Iron Moth32.7%Magearna27.3%Deoxys-Speed21.0%Zamazenta18.6%Spectrier15.5%
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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 #30 with 4.99% usage. Sorted by reliability score.