Iron Crown counters

Gen 9 National Dex · Sorted by reliability score · Smogon · Apr 2026 - Jun 2026

Iron Crown
#1023 Iron Crown
SteelPsychic
USAGE 2.9% #55
BASE STATS
HP 90
ATK 72
DEF 100
SPA 122
SPD 108
SPE 98
BST590
TYPE MATCHUPS
2×
FireGroundGhostDark
½×
NormalGrassIceFlyingRockDragonSteelFairy
¼×
Psychic
0×
Poison
Moves
Calm Mind 77.4% Focus Blast 74.9% Tachyon Cutter 67.3% Psychic Noise 38.2% Psyshock 33.1% Substitute 25.4% Volt Switch 20.9% Stored Power 17.6%
Items
Booster Energy 65.0% Weakness Policy 12.0% Assault Vest 7.5% Choice Specs 6.1% Psychium Z 5.1% Choice Scarf 2.1% Fightinium Z 1.7% Colbur Berry 0.1%
Common Teammates
Terapagos47.4%Dragonite44.1%Blaziken31.7%Iron Treads31.6%Pinsir-Mega31.1%Landorus-Therian26.3%Great Tusk19.3%Ogerpon-Wellspring17.1%

Checks & Counters

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

# Checker Encounters Reliability KO Rate
01
Gholdengo
Gholdengo
SteelGhost OFFENSIVE CHECK
92.536
70
69.7% dies 8.23%
02
Kingambit
Kingambit
DarkSteel DEFENSIVE COUNTER
32.739
68
68.2% dies 8.14%
03
Gliscor
Gliscor
GroundFlying SOFT CHECK
54.88
53
53.4% dies 9.43%
04
Terapagos
Terapagos
Normal SOFT CHECK
23.634
32
32.2% dies 9.61%
05
Zamazenta
Zamazenta
Fighting SOFT CHECK
50.659
29
29.3% dies 9.03%
06
Alomomola
Alomomola
Water SOFT CHECK
117.099
14
14.1% dies 5.56%

Ranked #55 with 2.93% usage. Sorted by reliability score.