Iron Moth Counters — Gen 9 Monotype FirePoison

Gen 9 Monotype counter data · Sorted by KO Rate (P) · Smogon 2026-04

Checks and Counters

What beats Iron Moth in Gen 9 Monotype? Based on Smogon's 2026-04 usage stats, the following checks and counters are the most effective at beating Iron Moth. Sorted by KO Rate (P) — the chance the checker wins when it encounters Iron Moth.

Iron Moth is ranked #71 in Gen 9 Monotype with a 2.66% usage rate.

The top five checks and counters for Iron Moth in Gen 9 Monotype are Heatran (79.2%), Goodra-Hisui (66.0%), Dragapult (62.8%), Archaludon (13.5%), Gholdengo (13.2%).

#CheckerEncountersKO Rate (P)KO Rate (D)
1 Heatran Heatran 41.232 79.2% 6.32%
2 Goodra-Hisui Goodra-Hisui 47.717 66.0% 6.86%
3 Dragapult Dragapult 35.437 62.8% 8.12%
4 Archaludon Archaludon 55.45 13.5% 4.59%
5 Gholdengo Gholdengo 30.286 13.2% 6.15%

KO Rate (P): % of this checker's appearances where it KO'd or forced out Iron Moth. KO Rate (D): % of Iron Moth's appearances where this checker KO'd or forced it out. Encounters: number of times they met in battle.

Iron Moth Usage Stats

Most Used Moves

Energy Ball 21.2% Discharge 17.6% Fiery Dance 14.8% Overheat 9.5% Sludge Wave 8.6% Flamethrower 6.9% Psychic 6.8% Dazzling Gleam 5.0%

Most Used Items

Choice Specs 46.9% Heavy-Duty Boots 17.7% Choice Scarf 14.5% Focus Sash 10.9% Air Balloon 3.4% Assault Vest 2.7% Power Herb 2.1% Life Orb 0.9%

Common Teammates

Muk-Alola 13.7% Weezing-Galar 11.8% Sneasler 11.1% Slowking-Galar 8.7% Toxapex 7.1% Pecharunt 6.6% Clodsire 6.3% Glimmora 5.7%

Usage data based on Smogon weighted stats from 2026-04. Percentages show how often each move, item, ability, or Tera Type was used on Iron Moth sets.

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