Is Iron Crown viable in Gen 9 National Dex?

Iron Crown is ranked #52 in Gen 9 National Dex with 3.47% usage according to Smogon Jul 2026 - Sep 2026 data.

What beats Iron Crown in Gen 9 National Dex?

Gholdengo has the strongest conservative score in this observed Jul 2026 - Sep 2026 sample. The target was knocked out or switched out in 77.9% of 20.01246328469514 relevant encounters. Standard error is 9.3 points. Sets and switch conditions can change the result.

How are Iron Crown matchup checks ranked in Gen 9 National Dex?

They are ranked by p minus four standard errors. Here, p is the observed fraction of relevant encounters where Iron Crown was knocked out or switched out. This is not a set-specific battle guarantee.

Iron Crown counters

Gen 9 National Dex · Smogon source period Jul 2026 - Sep 2026

#1023 Iron Crown

SteelPsychic

USAGE 3.5% #52

ABILITYQuark Drive

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

Focus Blast 85.7% Tachyon Cutter 78.6% Calm Mind 74.4% Psychic Noise 26.6% Expanding Force 24.9% Volt Switch 24.1% Psychic 19.9% Agility 16.4%

Items

Booster Energy 69.5% Assault Vest 10.2% Choice Specs 6.8% Weakness Policy 4.3% Choice Scarf 4.0% Psychium Z 3.0% Leftovers 1.0% Fightinium Z 0.9%

Abilities

Quark Drive100.0%

Common Teammates

Terapagos32.3%

Great Tusk31.6%

Dragonite29.1%

Ogerpon-Wellspring27.3%

Leading observed checks

Open a matchup for a separate set-based damage estimate, or browse uploaded teams with both Pokémon.

Team core to explore

Iron Crown + Terapagos 32.3% teammate usage Explore teams →

Checks & Counters

Observed target KO or switch rate is upstream p: the fraction of relevant encounters where the target was knocked out or switched out. Standard error is upstream d. The conservative score is p − 4d. These ladder observations do not prove a set-specific counter.

How to read this table

Use encounter count and standard error to judge the sample. Damage estimates below use inferred sets and remain separate from the observed ladder metric.

# Checker Encounters Conservative score Target KO or switch rate

Gholdengo

SteelGhost OFFENSIVE CHECK View matchup

20.012

40.7

77.9% Standard error 9.28 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ SpA Gholdengo Shadow Ball vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Iron Crown: 200-236 (52 - 61.4%) -- guaranteed 2HKO

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Kingambit

DarkSteel SOFT CHECK View matchup

21.745

7.8

50.7% Standard error 10.72 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Black Glasses Kingambit Knock Off (97.5 BP) vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Iron Crown: 432-510 (112.5 - 132.8%) -- guaranteed OHKO

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Alomomola

Water SOFT CHECK View matchup

87.278

1.5

18.0% Standard error 4.11 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Alomomola Knock Off (97.5 BP) vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Iron Crown: 162-192 (42.1 - 50%) -- 0.4% chance to 2HKO

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Ranked #52 with 3.47% usage. Sorted by conservative score.