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Iron Treads: Weakness, Best Moveset & Builds
Iron Treads is a straightforward attacker, led by its Defense (120) and Attack (112), with a base stat total of 570. Competitively it is a staple of OverUsed, the main competitive singles tier. It currently appears on 12.9% of OU teams.
Build a team with Iron TreadsWhat is Iron Treads weak to?
How much damage Iron Treads takes from each attacking type.
Iron Treads takes super-effective damage from Fighting, Fire, Ground, Water. It resists Bug, Dragon, Fairy, Flying, Normal, Psychic, Steel, Rock and is immune to Electric, Poison.
Best moveset for Iron Treads
The most-used moves on Iron Treads in OU (Smogon singles) this month (2026-07 usage statistics):
- Rapid SpinNormal5026.7%
- EarthquakeGround10021.7%
- Stealth RockRock-20.9%
- Knock OffDark6512%
- Ice SpinnerIce809.6%
- Earth PowerGround903.5%
Best nature for Iron Treads
Jolly. It is the most common choice on ranked sets right now; the top spread is Jolly with 0/252/0/0/4/252 EVs (42.1% 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 Treads
Based on OU (Smogon singles) battle statistics, these Pokémon most reliably beat or force out Iron Treads:
Best teammates for Iron Treads
Pokémon most often paired with Iron Treads 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)
| Move | Type | Power | Acc. | Category |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Giga Impact | Normal | 150 | 90% | Physical |
| Hyper Beam | Normal | 150 | 90% | Special |
| Steel Beam | Steel | 140 | 95% | Special |
| Steel Roller | Steel | 130 | 100% | Physical |
| Double-Edge | Normal | 120 | 100% | Physical |
| Megahorn | Bug | 120 | 85% | Physical |
| Thunder | Electric | 110 | 70% | Special |
| Earthquake | Ground | 100 | 100% | Physical |
| Stone Edge | Rock | 100 | 80% | Physical |
| Supercell Slam | Electric | 100 | 95% | Physical |
| High Horsepower | Ground | 95 | 95% | Physical |
| Earth Power | Ground | 90 | 100% | Special |
| Take Down | Normal | 90 | 85% | Physical |
| Wild Charge | Electric | 90 | 100% | Physical |
| Body Slam | Normal | 85 | 100% | Physical |
| Body Press | Fighting | 80 | 100% | Physical |
| Flash Cannon | Steel | 80 | 100% | Special |
| Ice Spinner | Ice | 80 | 100% | Physical |
| Iron Head | Steel | 80 | 100% | Physical |
| Tera Blast | Normal | 80 | 100% | Special |
| Zen Headbutt | Psychic | 80 | 90% | Physical |
| Rock Slide | Rock | 75 | 90% | Physical |
| Stomping Tantrum | Ground | 75 | 100% | Physical |
| Facade | Normal | 70 | 100% | Physical |
| Smart Strike | Steel | 70 | - | Physical |
| Volt Switch | Electric | 70 | 100% | Special |
| Horn Attack | Normal | 65 | 100% | Physical |
| Ice Fang | Ice | 65 | 95% | Physical |
| Knock Off | Dark | 65 | 100% | Physical |
| Thunder Fang | Electric | 65 | 95% | Physical |
| Bulldoze | Ground | 60 | 100% | Physical |
| Rock Tomb | Rock | 60 | 95% | Physical |
| Mud Shot | Ground | 55 | 95% | Special |
| Rapid Spin | Normal | 50 | 100% | Physical |
| Rollout | Rock | 30 | 90% | Physical |
| Mud-Slap | Ground | 20 | 100% | Special |
| Electro Ball | Electric | ? | 100% | Special |
| Endeavor | Normal | ? | 100% | Physical |
| Gyro Ball | Steel | ? | 100% | Physical |
| Hard Press | Steel | ? | 100% | Physical |
| Heavy Slam | Steel | ? | 100% | Physical |
| Defense Curl | Normal | - | - | Status |
| Electric Terrain | Electric | - | - | Status |
| Iron Defense | Steel | - | - | Status |
| Metal Sound | Steel | - | 85% | Status |
| Protect | Normal | - | - | Status |
| Rest | Psychic | - | - | Status |
| Sandstorm | Rock | - | - | Status |
| Scary Face | Normal | - | 100% | Status |
| Sleep Talk | Normal | - | - | Status |
| Stealth Rock | Rock | - | - | Status |
| Substitute | Normal | - | - | Status |