Iron Crown counters

Gen 9 VGC 2026 Regulation F Best of 3 · Sorted by reliability score · Smogon · Feb 2026 - Apr 2026

Iron Crown
#1023 Iron Crown
SteelPsychic
USAGE 11.8% #18
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
Tachyon Cutter 100.0% Protect 99.9% Expanding Force 99.8% Tera Blast 58.0% Calm Mind 41.6% Focus Blast 0.2% Psychic 0.1% Quick Guard 0.1%
Items
Booster Energy 98.2% Sitrus Berry 1.2% Life Orb 0.4% Covert Cloak 0.1% Weakness Policy 0.0% Leftovers 0.0% Choice Specs 0.0% Twisted Spoon 0.0%
Tera Types
Water 59.1% Dragon 30.9% Psychic 7.8% Ground 1.2% Fairy 0.5% Fighting 0.5% Steel 0.0% Grass 0.0%
Common Teammates
Indeedee-F99.7%Urshifu-Rapid-Strike88.4%Tornadus72.0%Ogerpon-Hearthflame63.0%Regidrago35.1%Landorus24.1%Ogerpon-Wellspring16.7%Flutter Mane15.4%

Checks & Counters

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

# Checker Encounters Reliability KO Rate
01
Urshifu-Rapid-Strike
Urshifu-Rapid-Strike
FightingWater SOFT CHECK
34.23
42
42.1% dies 8.44%
02
Rillaboom
Rillaboom
Grass SOFT CHECK
21.381
41
41.1% dies 10.64%
03
Flutter Mane
Flutter Mane
GhostFairy SOFT CHECK
20.901
41
40.6% dies 10.74%
04
Incineroar
Incineroar
FireDark SOFT CHECK
45.064
40
40.5% dies 7.31%

Ranked #18 with 11.83% usage. Sorted by reliability score.