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Iron Crown: Weakness, Best Moveset & Builds
Iron Crown is a bulky attacker, led by its Sp. Atk (122) and Sp. Def (108), with a base stat total of 590. Competitively it is a staple of OverUsed, the main competitive singles tier. It currently appears on 5.3% of OU teams.
Build a team with Iron CrownWhat is Iron Crown weak to?
How much damage Iron Crown takes from each attacking type.
Iron Crown takes super-effective damage from Dark, Fire, Ghost, Ground. It resists Dragon, Fairy, Flying, Grass, Ice, Normal, Rock, Steel, Psychic and is immune to Poison.
Best moveset for Iron Crown
The most-used moves on Iron Crown in OU (Smogon singles) this month (2026-07 usage statistics):
- Tachyon CutterSteel5025.6%
- Focus BlastFighting12022.5%
- Volt SwitchElectric7013.6%
- Calm MindPsychic-13.1%
- Psychic NoisePsychic7512.3%
- PsyshockPsychic807.7%
Best nature for Iron Crown
Timid. It is the most common choice on ranked sets right now; the top spread is Timid with 0/0/0/252/4/252 EVs (45.2% of sets).
Abilities
- Quark DriveElectric Terrain active or Booster Energy used: highest stat is 1.3x, or 1.5x if Speed.
Best counters for Iron Crown
Based on OU (Smogon singles) battle statistics, these Pokémon most reliably beat or force out Iron Crown:
Best teammates for Iron Crown
Pokémon most often paired with Iron Crown on successful OU (Smogon singles) teams. Start from one of these cores, then check your coverage in the team builder:
Full learnset (49 moves; tap to expand)
| Move | Type | Power | Acc. | Category |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Giga Impact | Normal | 150 | 90% | Physical |
| Hyper Beam | Normal | 150 | 90% | Special |
| Steel Beam | Steel | 140 | 95% | Special |
| Solar Blade | Grass | 125 | 100% | Physical |
| Double-Edge | Normal | 120 | 100% | Physical |
| Focus Blast | Fighting | 120 | 70% | Special |
| Future Sight | Psychic | 120 | 100% | Special |
| Supercell Slam | Electric | 100 | 95% | Physical |
| Psychic | Psychic | 90 | 100% | Special |
| Sacred Sword | Fighting | 90 | 100% | Physical |
| Take Down | Normal | 90 | 85% | Physical |
| Body Slam | Normal | 85 | 100% | Physical |
| Expanding Force | Psychic | 80 | 100% | Special |
| Flash Cannon | Steel | 80 | 100% | Special |
| Iron Head | Steel | 80 | 100% | Physical |
| Psyshock | Psychic | 80 | 100% | Special |
| Tera Blast | Normal | 80 | 100% | Special |
| X-Scissor | Bug | 80 | 100% | Physical |
| Zen Headbutt | Psychic | 80 | 90% | Physical |
| Air Slash | Flying | 75 | 95% | Special |
| Brick Break | Fighting | 75 | 100% | Physical |
| Psychic Noise | Psychic | 75 | 100% | Special |
| Facade | Normal | 70 | 100% | Physical |
| Psycho Cut | Psychic | 70 | 100% | Physical |
| Slash | Normal | 70 | 100% | Physical |
| Smart Strike | Steel | 70 | - | Physical |
| Volt Switch | Electric | 70 | 100% | Special |
| Bulldoze | Ground | 60 | 100% | Physical |
| Confusion | Psychic | 50 | 100% | Special |
| Metal Claw | Steel | 50 | 95% | Physical |
| Tachyon Cutter | Steel | 50 | - | Special |
| Stored Power | Psychic | 20 | 100% | Special |
| Heavy Slam | Steel | ? | 100% | Physical |
| Metal Burst | Steel | ? | 100% | Physical |
| Agility | Psychic | - | - | Status |
| Calm Mind | Psychic | - | - | Status |
| Electric Terrain | Electric | - | - | Status |
| Endure | Normal | - | - | Status |
| Gravity | Psychic | - | - | Status |
| Iron Defense | Steel | - | - | Status |
| Leer | Normal | - | 100% | Status |
| Metal Sound | Steel | - | 85% | Status |
| Protect | Normal | - | - | Status |
| Quick Guard | Fighting | - | - | Status |
| Rest | Psychic | - | - | Status |
| Scary Face | Normal | - | 100% | Status |
| Sleep Talk | Normal | - | - | Status |
| Substitute | Normal | - | - | Status |
| Swords Dance | Normal | - | - | Status |