Iron Treads

Iron Treads Sets & Builds

#990 Ground Steel BST: 570
OUUbersMono
Overview Weaknesses Competitive Sets Moves

Base Stats

HP
90
Attack
112
Defense
120
Sp. Atk
72
Sp. Def
70
Speed
106

OU Sets

Utility

OverUsed
Item
Leftovers / Air Balloon
Ability
Nature
Jolly / Careful
Moves
Stealth Rock
Earthquake
Knock Off
or Ice Spinner
Rapid Spin
EVs

Lead

OverUsed
Item
Booster Energy
Ability
Nature
Jolly / Timid
Moves
Stealth Rock
Rapid Spin
Earthquake
or Earth Power
Ice Spinner
or Steel Beam
EVs

Ubers Sets

Specially Defensive

Ubers
Item
Leftovers
Ability
Nature
Careful
Tera Type
Fairy Ground
Moves
Earthquake
Rapid Spin
Stealth Rock
Knock Off
or Volt Switch
EVs
252 HP / 4 Atk / 252 SpD
IVs
16 Def

Assault Vest

Ubers
Item
Assault Vest
Ability
Nature
Jolly
Moves
Earthquake
Iron Head
Rapid Spin
Knock Off
or Volt Switch
EVs
4 HP / 252 Atk / 252 Spe

Mono Sets

Choice Band (Steel)

Monotype
Item
Choice Band
Ability
Nature
Jolly
Moves
Earthquake
Ice Spinner
Knock Off
Supercell Slam
or Stone Edge, Rapid Spin
EVs
252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe

Iron Defense (Ground)

Monotype
Item
Leftovers
Ability
Nature
Jolly
Moves
Heavy Slam
Body Press
Iron Defense
Rapid Spin
EVs
248 HP / 64 Def / 4 SpD / 192 Spe

Offensive Utility (Steel)

Monotype
Item
Air Balloon / Leftovers / Heavy-Duty Boots
Ability
Nature
Jolly
Moves
Earthquake
Ice Spinner
Knock Off
Rapid Spin
EVs
252 Atk / 4 Def / 252 Spe

Special Tank (Ground)

Monotype
Item
Leftovers
Ability
Nature
Jolly
Moves
Earthquake
Heavy Slam
Rapid Spin
Protect
or Knock Off
EVs
252 HP / 248 SpD / 8 Spe

Choice Scarf (Steel)

Monotype
Item
Choice Scarf
Ability
Nature
Jolly
Moves
Earthquake
Heavy Slam
or Iron Head
Ice Spinner
Knock Off
or Volt Switch
EVs
252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe

What Players Actually Run

Ranked-ladder usage for Iron Treads, updated monthly. Data: Smogon usage statistics (ranked ladder).

VGC (June 2026)

#63 · 0.5% of teams
Moves
Iron Head (23.8%) · High Horsepower (23.6%) · Protect (17.3%) · Knock Off (16.2%) · Steel Roller (8.9%)
Items
Life Orb (67.1%) · Choice Band (28.5%) · Booster Energy (2.5%)
Natures
Jolly (85.6%) · Adamant (13.4%) · Impish (1%)

Smogon OU (July 2026)

#18 · 11.7% of teams
Moves
Rapid Spin (25%) · Earthquake (20.2%) · Stealth Rock (19.2%) · Ice Spinner (11.3%) · Knock Off (8.6%)
Items
Leftovers (37.3%) · Booster Energy (31.8%) · Earth Plate (11.8%) · Assault Vest (5.6%) · Air Balloon (3.9%)
Natures
Jolly (38.9%) · Adamant (21.4%) · Careful (21.1%) · Timid (14.2%)

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