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Iron Moth, a Fire and Poison type Pokémon, official artwork

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Iron Moth: Weakness, Best Moveset & Builds

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Iron Moth is a fast, hard-hitting attacker, led by its Sp. Atk (140) and Sp. Def (110), with a base stat total of 570. Competitively it is a staple of OverUsed, the main competitive singles tier. It currently appears on 8.8% of OU teams.

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What is Iron Moth weak to?

How much damage Iron Moth takes from each attacking type.

4×Weak toGround
2×Weak toPsychicRockWater
0.5×ResistsFightingFireIcePoisonSteel
0.25×ResistsBugFairyGrass

Iron Moth takes super-effective damage from Ground, Psychic, Rock, Water (Ground hit it for 4x damage). It resists Fighting, Fire, Ice, Poison, Steel, Bug, Fairy, Grass.

Best moveset for Iron Moth

The most-used moves on Iron Moth in OU (Smogon singles) this month (2026-07 usage statistics):

  • Fiery DanceFire8028.6%
  • Sludge WavePoison9525.1%
  • Energy BallGrass9013%
  • Dazzling GleamFairy8010.5%
  • SubstituteNormal-9.2%
  • Toxic SpikesPoison-4.7%

Best nature for Iron Moth

Timid. It is the most common choice on ranked sets right now; the top spread is Timid with 0/0/124/132/0/252 EVs (36.6% 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 Moth

Based on OU (Smogon singles) battle statistics, these Pokémon most reliably beat or force out Iron Moth:

Best teammates for Iron Moth

Pokémon most often paired with Iron Moth on successful OU (Smogon singles) teams. Start from one of these cores, then check your coverage in the team builder:

Full learnset (52 moves; tap to expand)
MoveTypePowerAcc.Category
Giga ImpactNormal15090%Physical
Hyper BeamNormal15090%Special
OverheatFire13090%Special
Flare BlitzFire120100%Physical
Meteor BeamRock12090%Special
Solar BeamGrass120100%Special
Fire BlastFire11085%Special
HurricaneFlying11070%Special
Heat WaveFire9590%Special
Sludge WavePoison95100%Special
Bug BuzzBug90100%Special
Energy BallGrass90100%Special
FlamethrowerFire90100%Special
PsychicPsychic90100%Special
Take DownNormal9085%Physical
Dazzling GleamFairy80100%Special
DischargeElectric80100%Special
Fiery DanceFire80100%Special
Flash CannonSteel80100%Special
LungeBug80100%Physical
Tera BlastNormal80100%Special
Air SlashFlying7595%Special
FacadeNormal70100%Physical
U-turnBug70100%Physical
VenoshockPoison65100%Special
SwiftNormal60-Special
AcrobaticsFlying55100%Physical
Charge BeamElectric5090%Special
Flame ChargeFire50100%Physical
PounceBug50100%Physical
Struggle BugBug50100%Special
Acid SprayPoison40100%Special
EmberFire40100%Special
GustFlying40100%Special
Fire SpinFire3585%Special
AgilityPsychic--Status
Confuse RayGhost-100%Status
Electric TerrainElectric--Status
EndureNormal--Status
Helping HandNormal--Status
Light ScreenPsychic--Status
Metal SoundSteel-85%Status
Morning SunNormal--Status
ProtectNormal--Status
RestPsychic--Status
ScreechNormal-85%Status
Sleep TalkNormal--Status
SubstituteNormal--Status
Sunny DayFire--Status
ToxicPoison-90%Status
Toxic SpikesPoison--Status
WhirlwindNormal--Status