Iron Treads counters

Gen 9 Mix and Mega · Sorted by reliability score · Smogon · Apr 2026 - Jun 2026

Iron Treads
#0990 Iron Treads
GroundSteel
USAGE 11.8% #13
BASE STATS
HP 90
ATK 112
DEF 120
SPA 72
SPD 70
SPE 106
BST570
TYPE MATCHUPS
2×
FireWaterFightingGround
½×
NormalFlyingPsychicBugDragonSteelFairy
¼×
Rock
0×
ElectricPoison
Moves
Rapid Spin 92.8% Earthquake 91.9% Ice Spinner 65.2% Iron Head 57.5% Stealth Rock 40.0% Volt Switch 21.7% Stone Edge 7.7% Rock Slide 6.0%
Items
Emboarite 74.1% Eelektrossite 6.5% Metagrossite 5.6% Dragalgite 3.5% Blue Orb 1.4% Gyaradosite 1.1% Sablenite 1.0% Zygardite 1.0%
Common Teammates
Ho-Oh64.8%Dragonite52.3%Spectrier35.4%Thundurus-Therian28.4%Pecharunt24.4%Primarina21.5%Urshifu-Rapid-Strike19.6%Deoxys-Speed14.8%

Checks & Counters

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

# Checker Encounters Reliability KO Rate
01
Great Tusk
Great Tusk
GroundFighting DEFENSIVE COUNTER
52.013
67
66.9% dies 9.20%
02
Ho-Oh
Ho-Oh
FireFlying DEFENSIVE COUNTER
37.913
63
63.2% dies 7.83%
03
Dragonite
Dragonite
DragonFlying SOFT CHECK
25.97
36
36.4% dies 9.44%
04
Pecharunt
Pecharunt
PoisonGhost SOFT CHECK
21.236
29
28.8% dies 9.83%
05
Magearna
Magearna
SteelFairy SOFT CHECK
29.055
18
18.5% dies 7.20%
06
Regieleki
Regieleki
Electric SOFT CHECK
22.726
16
15.5% dies 7.60%

Ranked #13 with 11.79% usage. Sorted by reliability score.