Iron Moth counters

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

Iron Moth
#0994 Iron Moth
FirePoison
USAGE 6.4% #35
ABILITYDesolate Land
BASE STATS
HP 80
ATK 70
DEF 60
SPA 140
SPD 110
SPE 110
BST570
TYPE MATCHUPS
4×
Ground
2×
WaterPsychicRock
½×
FireIceFightingPoisonSteel
¼×
GrassBugFairy
Moves
Fiery Dance 71.9% Sludge Wave 66.4% Discharge 64.4% Energy Ball 33.7% Overheat 32.1% U-turn 29.7% Solar Beam 29.0% Substitute 16.7%
Items
Choice Specs 32.3% Heavy-Duty Boots 30.7% Booster Energy 16.0% Life Orb 13.0% Choice Scarf 6.7% Power Herb 0.3% Expert Belt 0.3% Assault Vest 0.2%
Abilities
Desolate Land68.5%Sheer Force10.0%Beads of Ruin5.0%Turboblaze4.3%Dazzling2.0%Levitate1.8%Merciless1.4%Serene Grace1.4%
Common Teammates
Corviknight43.7%Iron Hands39.5%Alomomola35.8%Iron Crown31.9%Iron Jugulis21.1%Iron Treads19.8%Iron Boulder16.5%Great Tusk15.0%

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 #35 with 6.43% usage. Sorted by reliability score.