Iron Boulder counters

Gen 9 Pokébilities Almost Any Ability · Sorted by reliability score · Smogon · Feb 2026 - Apr 2026

Iron Boulder
#1022 Iron Boulder
RockPsychic
USAGE 2.8% #53
ABILITYSharpness
BASE STATS
HP 90
ATK 120
DEF 80
SPA 68
SPD 108
SPE 124
BST590
TYPE MATCHUPS
2×
WaterGrassGroundBugGhostDarkSteel
½×
NormalFirePoisonFlyingPsychic
Moves
Mighty Cleave 99.9% Psycho Cut 82.9% Sacred Sword 78.2% Swords Dance 68.4% Close Combat 18.8% Zen Headbutt 13.7% Throat Chop 11.8% Earthquake 11.4%
Items
Booster Energy 49.1% Choice Band 27.2% Life Orb 16.9% Hard Stone 2.1% Heavy-Duty Boots 0.8% Choice Scarf 0.8% Assault Vest 0.7% Focus Sash 0.7%
Abilities
Sharpness75.8%Rocky Payload8.0%Dazzling5.1%Sword of Ruin4.8%Queenly Majesty3.0%Tough Claws1.2%Merciless0.5%Tinted Lens0.5%
Common Teammates
Pecharunt22.6%Iron Crown21.1%Corviknight19.7%Iron Treads18.4%Reuniclus16.3%Iron Moth14.4%Samurott-Hisui14.2%Talonflame12.9%

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 #53 with 2.76% usage. Sorted by reliability score.