What is the best counter for Iron Treads in Monotype?

Archaludon is the best counter for Iron Treads in Monotype, KOing or forcing it out in 10.4% of their encounters.

What beats Iron Treads in Monotype? — 2026-04 Counters

Q: What beats Iron Treads in Monotype?

The best counter for Iron Treads in Monotype is Archaludon with a 10.4% KO rate. Based on Smogon's 2026-04 usage data, the top Pokémon that beat Iron Treads include Archaludon, Sableye, Gholdengo, Skarmory.

Iron Treads GroundSteel

Monotype · Rank #23 · 8.61% usage

What beats Iron Treads in Monotype? Based on Smogon's 2026-04 usage stats, these Pokémon are the most effective checks and counters. The KO Rate (D) column shows how often Iron Treads is KO'd or forced out by each checker. Higher percentages mean stronger counters.

#	Checker	Encounters	KO Rate (P)	KO Rate (D)
1	Archaludon	22.993	55.7%	10.36%
2	Sableye	20.996	74.6%	9.51%
3	Gholdengo	25.813	21.8%	8.13%
4	Skarmory	24.286	85.3%	7.18%

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