Iron Boulder counters

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

Iron Boulder
#1022 Iron Boulder
RockPsychic
USAGE 4.2% #51
BASE STATS
HP 90
ATK 120
DEF 80
SPA 68
SPD 108
SPE 124
BST590
TYPE MATCHUPS
2×
WaterGrassGroundBugGhostDarkSteel
½×
NormalFirePoisonFlyingPsychic
Moves
Mighty Cleave 100.0% Close Combat 92.7% Earthquake 74.5% Zen Headbutt 64.0% Throat Chop 22.6% Megahorn 19.6% Swords Dance 16.0% Psycho Cut 9.7%
Items
Choice Scarf 82.2% Psychium Z 12.5% Focus Sash 2.8% Choice Band 1.3% Rockium Z 0.6% Fightinium Z 0.3% Life Orb 0.2% Groundium Z 0.0%
Common Teammates
Tapu Lele79.1%Latios52.6%Jirachi50.9%Slowbro42.4%Alakazam-Mega37.2%Gallade-Mega36.8%Gallade22.2%Ogerpon-Cornerstone18.4%

Checks & Counters

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

This Pokémon doesn't have enough usage for Smogon to compute meaningful Checks & Counters. Only the most-used Pokémon in a format receive this data.

Ranked #51 with 4.23% usage. Sorted by reliability score.