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Assault Vest allows Iron Treads to utilize an offensive spread while still letting it be a fairly safe option against Miraidon and Flutter Mane. Iron Head allows Iron Treads to beat Tera Fairy Miraidon. Knock Off can remove crucial items from foes like Ting-Lu, Great Tusk, and Corviknight. Volt Switch is useful for grabbing momentum on non-Ground-type foes that switch in on Iron Treads like Corviknight, Koraidon, Dondozo, and Pelipper. A Jolly nature gives Iron Treads a Speed boost from Quark Drive, which is often crucial to be able to beat Choice Specs Miraidon one-on-one, and lets it pick off foes that would normally outspeed it without Electric Terrain. Ground is the preferred Tera type to boost the power of Earthquake while weakening incoming Fire- and Fighting-type attacks; alternatively, other Tera types can provide defensive utility but not any offensive boost. This set works best on offensive teams where it is paired up with teammates that are weak to Fairy-type moves, such as Miraidon, Koraidon, Great Tusk, and Chien-Pao. Iron Treads allows these Pokémon to be played more freely because it can reliably deal with Flutter Mane and opposing Miraidon while applying offensive pressure itself. Flutter Mane is another great teammate because Iron Treads lures Corviknight and weakens it with Knock Off or Volt Switch, this gives Flutter Mane an easier time to break through enemy teams.

A decent defensive typing allows Iron Treads to act as a check to Miraidon and Flutter Mane, and use the opportunity to remove or set entry hazards. Knock Off cripples common switch-ins such as Ting-Lu and Corviknight, while Volt Switch keeps momentum for your team. 16 IVs in Defense mean that Iron Treads will receive a Special Defense boost in Electric Terrain, helping with switching into Miraidon. Iron Treads can use Tera Fairy to remove its weaknesses to Fighting and Fire, which can be helpful versus Koraidon and Chien-Pao, and with taking coverage from Miraidon and Flutter Mane. However, it loses its immunity to Electric and resistance to Fairy. Iron Treads can alternatively use Tera Ground for an extra boost to Earthquake, but it suffers from similar demerits as Tera Fairy. Since both Miraidon and Flutter Mane have Fire-type coverage options, Iron Treads appreciates being paired with Pokemon such as Ting-Lu that can handle those attacks. Choice Scarf Koraidon and Booster Energy Flutter Mane are also good teammates, as they can revenge kill Miraidon and Flutter Mane while benefitting from Iron Treads removing entry hazards. Skeledirge's ability to check Koraidon and Iron Valiant also makes it a great partner for Iron Treads. Teammates that can switch into Great Tusk such as Dondozo and Alomomola also pair well, with Alomomola even providing Wish support to increase Iron Treads's longevity.

Set Details Iron Treads functions as a fast and powerful glass cannon, using its STAB moves in tandem with Quark Drive's Speed boost to outspeed and threaten a large portion of the metagame. Most notably, Iron Treads checks Miraidon superbly, hitting it super effectively before and after Terastillization while resisting its STAB moves, and Iron Treads also pressures Calyrex-I, Zacian-C, and Raging Bolt while utilizing Steel Roller to provide Terrain control. Steel Roller provides Iron Treads with an insanely powerful damage option if a Terrain is active; the move very effectively punishes Miraidon and Rillaboom by removing their Terrains, while its power allows Iron Treads to pick up KOs on Grimmsnarl through Reflect and Landorus. Iron Head allows Iron Treads to have a consistent Steel-type STAB option that isn't reliant on a Terrain being active. Knock Off provides Iron Treads item removal in addition to threatening Calyrex-S, whereas Ice Spinner allows Iron Treads to consistently OHKO Landorus and 2HKO Rillaboom while removing its Grassy Terrain. Life Orb bolsters Iron Treads's power significantly, most notably allowing it to pick up an OHKO on Miraidon and a 2HKO on Incineroar with High Horsepower. Choice Band provides more immediate power, most notably guaranteeing an OHKO on Calyrex-I with Steel Roller, but makes Iron Treads inflexible and more vulnerable to Fake Out. Tera Ghost provides a valuable immunity to Fighting-type attacks that otherwise threaten Iron Treads, notably Close Combat from Urshifu-R and Body Press from Zamazenta-C, while also providing a Fake Out immunity most commonly used for Incineroar and Rillaboom. Teambuilding Urshifu-R and Landorus are very problematic foes for Iron Treads, as they can take Iron Treads's attacks and threaten it back with super effective STAB moves in Surging Strikes and Earth Power, respectively. Ogerpon-H can threaten to OHKO Iron Treads with Ivy Cudgel while being able to redirect its attacks with Follow Me. Zamazenta-C threatens Iron Treads with STAB Body Press while comfortably taking its attacks in return, as can Koraidon, which threatens Iron Treads with an easy OHKO with either Flare Blitz or Close Combat. Incineroar can be problematic through hindering Iron Treads's damage output with Intimidate and Will-O-Wisp. Rillaboom can also hamper Iron Treads through disabling Quark Drive with Grassy Surge and threatening big damage with Grassy Glide or Wood Hammer. Miraidon pairs fantastically with Iron Treads, as it can set Electric Terrain to activate Quark Drive while being able to threaten Urshifu-R , and in return, Iron Treads threatens opposing Miraidon, Chien-Pao, and Calyrex-I, which can be problematic for Miraidon. Calyrex-I appreciates Iron Treads's ability to hit Fire-types like Chi-Yu as well as Zacian-C, all of which can threaten Calyrex-I; in return, Calyrex-I can threaten Rillaboom and Ground-types like Ursaluna that Iron Treads struggles with. Iron Treads appreciates Fake Out support from the likes of Incineroar and Iron Hands to cover for its vulnerability due to poor defenses, particularly on variants without Protect. Iron Treads also greatly appreciates redirection from the likes of Amoonguss and Sinistcha to protect it from otherwise threatening Water- and Fighting-type attacks, and in turn, Iron Treads hits the Fire- and Ice-types that threaten them.

Choice Band Iron Treads is a great addition on Steel teams, serving as a wallbreaker and leveraging its Ground typing and excellent coverage options to ease Fire, Electric, and Steel matchups. Earthquake targets Fire-, Electric-, and Steel-types like Torkoal, Raging Bolt, and Archaludon as well as Toxapex. Ice Spinner threatens Ground- and Dragon-types like the Landorus formes, Gliscor, Garchomp, and Hydreigon. Knock Off messes up would-be switch-ins like Corviknight, Skarmory, and Dondozo by removing their Leftovers, Rocky Helmet, and Heavy-Duty Boots, respectively, while also punishing spinblockers like Air Balloon Gholdengo and Dragapult. Supercell Slam OHKOes Primarina after minimal chip damage and 2HKOes foes like Skarmory and Slowbro, while Stone Edge secures an OHKO on Volcarona and Moltres. Rapid Spin can also be used in the last slot, allowing Iron Treads to support its teammates by removing entry hazards. Iron Treads's ability to offensively threaten Fire-types is greatly appreciated by many of its teammates. Skarmory and Corviknight are great partners for Iron Treads, boasting a Ground immunity and a Fighting neutrality, which allows them to take on foes like Excadrill, Great Tusk, and Sneasler. Skarmory also provides Spikes support, which, in conjunction with Iron Treads's Knock Off removing Heavy-Duty Boots and Leftovers, weakens bulky foes like Great Tusk and Dondozo, while Corviknight provides U-turn support and serves as a Defogger. Gholdengo brings a crucial Fighting immunity to the team that allows it to handle foes like Choice Scarf Sneasler and mixed Iron Valiant. Iron Treads appreciates Gholdengo removing physical walls like Skarmory, Dondozo, and Slowbro and punishing switch-ins by paralyzing them; it can also equip itself with a Choice Scarf to serve as a revenge killer, cleaning up Ghost, Psychic, and Fighting teams late-game. In return, Iron Treads can eliminate special walls like Clodsire, Alolan Muk, and Hisuian Goodra. Flash Fire Heatran can switch into special Fire-types like +1 Volcarona and Iron Moth, and it can absorb Will-O-Wisp from foes like Dragapult. Heatran also threatens Skarmory and Corviknight, which Iron Treads may struggle against, and serves a Stealth Rock setter. Hisuian Goodra, with incredible special bulk and partial Dragon typing, makes for an excellent teammate, being able to fend off attacks from the aforementioned Fire-types; Choice Scarf Heatran; and other special attackers like Choice Specs Greninja, Dragapult, and Flutter Mane. Archaludon serves as a physical wall, handling foes like the Ogerpon formes and Ceruledge while also providing Stealth Rock support. It can also utilize a Choice Scarf set to get a surprise KO on foes like Dragapult and Iron Valiant. Archaludon offers Thunder Wave support, slowing down Fire-types like +2 Ceruledge and Ogerpon-H for Iron Treads to revenge kill them in case Archaludon alone is not able to check them.

Choice Scarf Iron Treads gives Steel teams a much appreciated revenge killer as well as counterplay against Fire-types such as Tauros-Paldea-Blaze and Volcarona, which can overwhelm Steel teams with ease. Heavy Slam utilizes Iron Treads's fairly hefty size to hit Fairy-types such as Hatterene and Mimikyu hard. Ice Spinner provides great coverage alongside Iron Treads's STAB moves, nailing Grass-types such as Meowscarada before Protean activates and Amoonguss while also nailing Garchomp and Dragonite. Knock Off provides good team support by getting rid of the foe's item, such as Heavy-Duty Boots and Leftovers from the likes of Dragonite, Volcarona, and Garchomp, whereas Volt Switch allows Iron Treads to pivot out of Pokemon that wall it such as Corviknight and Dondozo. Corviknight is a fantastic partner for Iron Treads, as it can take Fighting- and Ground-type moves while Iron Treads takes on Electric-types such as Iron Hands and Magnezone for Corviknight. Corviknight can also keep entry hazards off the field with Defog, aiding in Iron Treads's longevity and letting it forgo Rapid Spin. Gholdengo is another great partner, as it not only also helps against Fighting-types that Corviknight can't handle such as Iron Valiant, but it also overwhelms physical walls such as Great Tusk, Corviknight, and Dondozo. Entry hazards from Pokemon such as Tinkaton, Orthworm, and Bronzong also aid in Iron Treads sweeping. Tinkaton specifically ensures Stealth Rock being set due to Mold Breaker while having a decent offensive presence thanks to Gigaton Hammer being so powerful. Orthworm provides a Ground immunity, easing pressure off other teammates such as Corviknight, all while also having Spikes and Stealth Rock. Bronzong can not only set up Stealth Rock, but it can also take on Fire-type moves that are aimed at Iron Treads. Bisharp is a great mid- to late-game sweeper that appreciates Iron Treads's ability to punch holes early-game or clean up after Bisharp has punched holes itself, providing the team with multiple avenues of winning.

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Iron Treads complements Ground teams' defensive cores with its Steel typing, which lets it deal with Fairy and Ice teams, and provides further utility with Rapid Spin. Heavy Slam smashes Fairy-types such as Hatterene, Alolan Ninetales, and Flutter Mane, while Iron Head deals with Kyurem and Mamoswine better. Protect lets Iron Treads scout common Choice item Pokemon such as Greninja, Flutter Mane, and Iron Valiant while accruing Leftovers recovery. Alternatively, Knock Off dissuades Ghost-types like Gholdengo and Dragapult from spinblocking and weakens Choice item users such as Meowscarada and Greninja, letting teammates such as Choice Scarf Great Tusk and Clodsire handle them better. An EV spread of 244 HP / 216 SpD / 48 Spe allows Iron Treads to outpace Adamant Mamoswine while still maximizing specially defensive bulk. Offensively inclined teammates such as Choice Scarf Great Tusk, Landorus, and Garchomp appreciate Iron Treads removing entry hazards and checking Ice-types. In return, Great Tusk deals with the Ogerpon formes, Cinderace, and Choice Specs Greninja; Landorus breaks down walls such as Corviknight and Moltres that take advantage of Iron Treads; and Garchomp deals with Water- and Dragon-types such as Barraskewda and Hydreigon. Ting-Lu wears down the opposing team with hazards and Whirlwind, weakening Meowscarada, Greninja, and Kyurem. Water Absorb Clodsire deals with Water-types such as Dondozo, Urshifu-R, and Barraskewda as well as checking Choice Scarf Meowscarada. Unaware Quagsire checks physical setup sweepers such as Belly Drum Azumarill, Dragon Dance Dragapult, and Urshifu-R, and it further wears down the opposing team with Toxic and hazards. Clodsire and Quagsire appreciate Iron Treads's ability to remove hazards, which allows them to switch into threats repeatedly. Gliscor provides a Ground-type immunity and utility support via Knock Off, Toxic, and hazard setup. Iron Treads threatens Hatterene and Ice-types like Alolan Nineteales, Kyurem, and Frosmoth for Gliscor. Mamoswine helps with the Flying matchup, catching Skarmory, Moltres, and Corviknight off-guard with Smack Down while also removing Landorus-T, Gliscor, and Dragonite with Ice-type coverage. Furthermore, Mamoswine appreciates Iron Treads's removal of hazards and held items such as Heavy-Duty Boots and Leftovers via Rapid Spin and Knock Off, respectively.

Iron Treads provides incredible utility for Steel teams thanks to its solid stat spread and great movepool. Ice Spinner helps to deal with major Ground-type threats, notably checking Landorus and Gliscor. Knock Off provides a way for Iron Treads to force progress by removing key items such as Gholdengo's Air Balloon or Skarmory's Rocky Helmet. Air Balloon allows Iron Treads to come in safely on Ground-types like the aforementioned Landorus and Gliscor and threaten them out immediately. Alternatively, Leftovers can provide a bit of passive recovery, making use of Iron Treads's natural solid bulk, while Heavy-Duty Boots nullifies entry hazard damage, allowing it to come in and use Rapid Spin as many times as it wants. Skarmory provides a Ground immunity, allowing Iron Treads to forego using an Air Balloon against threats like Great Tusk, Hippowdon, and Excadrill; Iron Treads deals with Electric-types such as Raging Bolt and Magnezone in return. Archaludon provides a solid Water resistance, being able to handle threats such as Ogerpon-W, Empoleon, and Gyarados. In return, Iron Treads removes entry hazards, which boosts Archaludon's longevity. Heatran provides a crucial Fire immunity from threats like Iron Moth, Volcarona, and Choice Scarf Ninetales. Gholdengo covers the last of Iron Treads's weaknesses thanks to its Ghost typing handling Fighting-type threats like Sneasler and Breloom; it can also use Thunderbolt to deal with Flying-types like Skarmory and Mandibuzz, which can prove problematic for Iron Treads. Bisharp and Scizor can use their priority to pick off faster targets like Flutter Mane, Mamoswine, Iron Valiant, and Iron Boulder, which can also cause issues for Iron Treads.

Iron Treads separates itself from other dedicated leads by outrunning and threatening to OHKO Mega Diancie, a Pokemon that gives most of the tier's leads serious problems. Outside of this, Iron Treads's ability to set up entry hazards while keeping them off itself makes it a viable lead choice for hyper offense teams. Earthquake OHKOes Mega Diancie, preventing it from blocking Iron Treads's Stealth Rock. Ice Spinner pressures common Defog users such as Landorus-T, Tornadus-T, and Gliscor, preventing them from safely removing the hazard after it has already been set. On the other hand, Earth Power and Steel Beam are viable alternatives. The main allure of this specially-based variant comes from Steel Beam, which has a favorable roll to OHKO Hatterene in addition to always OHKOing Mega Diancie. Steel Beam also lets Iron Treads sacrifice itself to potentially block Defog and Rapid Spin attempts from foes while also giving its teammates a free switch. Earth Power gives Iron Treads a reliable STAB move that does not have massive recoil, although its power is generally disappointing thanks to Iron Treads's underwhelming Special Attack stat. Rapid Spin prevents opposing leads from reliably getting hazards up, although Iron Treads can't keep hazards off versus many bulky hazard setters long-term. Booster Energy allows Iron Treads to outrun Mega Diancie, which is crucial to its niche, while also making it faster than other important targets like Tornadus-T and Choice Scarf Landorus-T. Lead Iron Treads only fits on hyper offense teams, which appreciate its ability to virtually guarantee that Stealth Rock goes up, even in the face of common anti-lead strategies employed by many offense and bulky offense teams. Iron Treads will likely not be able to keep opposing entry hazards off long-term, as it matches up poorly against common bulky hazard setters like Ferrothorn, Ting-Lu, and Hippowdon. A secondary form of hazard control is therefore appreciated on teams that require Stealth Rock to be off; Hatterene is a standout partner, as it can either help these teams pivot in safely with an Eject Button set or sweep itself with a Calm Mind set. Terapagos is another alternative that gives a more traditional hazard remover and provides such teams with an emergency stop to other offensive Pokemon thanks to Tera Shell. This support is necessary for common hazard-weak Pokemon seen on hyper offense, which includes Volcarona, Dragonite, and Mega Charizard X. A Knock Off user will make Iron Treads's hazards even more effective by removing Heavy-Duty Boots from the likes of Moltres, Tornadus-T, and Zapdos. Kingambit fits well with Iron Treads as a result, and it's a dangerous late-game cleaner in its own right. Gholdengo is another great partner, as it can block Defog attempts from Tornadus-T and Zapdos to keep Iron Treads's hazards on the field; Air Balloon variants can also block Rapid Spin from Great Tusk.

Iron Treads has a valuable role in the tier with its superb role compression, serving as a great check to the tier's Electric-types such as Raging Bolt and Tapu Koko as well as providing utility by setting and removing entry hazards with Stealth Rock and Rapid Spin. Rapid Spin is mandatory, as it allows Iron Treads to remove hazards effectively, especially with its 4x resistance to Stealth Rock and immunity to Toxic Spikes. Knock Off can be used to force progress on would-be switch-ins such as Ting-Lu and Corviknight as well as remove Heavy-Duty Boots to force hazard chip damage on Pokemon like Zapdos and Alomomola. Alternatively, Volt Switch can be used as a useful pivoting option, allowing Iron Treads to escape bad matchups, like Corviknight, Alomomola, and Ferrothorn. Ice Spinner lets Iron Treads threaten Flying-types such as Landorus-T, Gliscor, Dragonite, and Zapdos. Ice Spinner also helps dissuade Ground-types from switching in on Volt Switch, giving its pivot sets more flexibility. Leftovers is the preferred item, giving Iron Treads valuable chip healing. Assault Vest, however, is an option on more offensive teams that appreciate Iron Treads's immediate hit-taking capabilities, though it is only recommended if Iron Treads doesn't need to set Stealth Rock. Notably, the added special bulk turns Mega Diancie's Earth Power from a 2HKO to a 3HKO, and it allows Iron Treads to comfortably tank Focus Blast from Choice Scarf Tapu Lele. The given EV spread lets Iron Treads outspeed Timid Raging Bolt while maximizing its special bulk. Specially defensive Iron Treads fits best on bulky offense teams that appreciate its ability to check threats like Raging Bolt and Tapu Koko as well as support the team with its utility. Water-types such as Urshifu-R, Alomomola, and Hisuian Samurott all appreciate Iron Treads due to its immunity to Electric-type moves. In return, they can threaten the Fire-types, like Cinderace and Heatran, that Iron Treads is wary of as well as tank the Water-type attacks, such as the common Scald and Surging Strikes, that it is weak to. Alomomola in particular is a great partner; due to Iron Treads's lack of reliable recovery, it appreciates the Wish support Alomomola grants. Meanwhile, Hisuian Samurott can form an entry hazard-stacking core with Stealth Rock Iron Treads. Iron Treads can also effectively remove hazards, supporting Pokemon like Tornadus-T and Kyurem lacking Heavy-Duty Boots, and it can block Electric-type moves from Pokemon like Zapdos and Raging Bolt for the former. In return, Tornadus-T can switch in on the Ground-type moves that scare out Iron Treads and threaten the Grass-types that resist Iron Treads's STAB moves like Ogerpon-W and Ferrothorn with Bleakwind Storm and Heat Wave, respectively. Meanwhile, Kyurem can threaten the bulky Ground-types that Iron Treads fears, such as Ting-Lu and Great Tusk. Iron Treads often struggles with bulky Flying- and Water-types like Corviknight, Moltres, and Slowbro, so Electric-types like Zapdos and Raging Bolt are great teammates, with Iron Treads supporting them with hazard removal and preventing opposing Raging Bolt from setting up. Tapu Koko is a great teammate, as it can threaten said Flying- and Water-types as well as provide Electric Terrain, complementing Iron Treads's Quark Drive ability, allowing it to be even more sturdy. Iron Treads has to be wary around Fire-type moves like Flamethrower and Magma Storm, so teammates that resist those moves such as Moltres and Slowbro are appreciated. Moltres can threaten the Steel / Flying types that plague Iron Treads such as Corviknight and Celesteela, while Slowbro can tank the Fighting- and Water-moves that Iron Treads must avoid; in return, Iron Treads provides an Electric immunity for both. Ogerpon-W in particular is a good teammate, threatening the bulky Fire-, Ground-, and Water-types of the tier that Iron Treads struggles with, such as Moltres, Great Tusk, Ting-Lu, Slowbro, and Alomomola. In return, Iron Treads can remove the hazards that Ogerpon-W is vulnerable to as well as tank stray Bug- and Poison- moves that it doesn't enjoy such as U-turn, a common move in the tier, and Galarian Slowking's Sludge Bomb. Iron Treads's removal also can allow Pokemon such as Alomomola and Slowbro to run items other than Heavy-Duty Boots.

Thanks to its ability to resist both of Miraidon’s STAB moves and reliably 2HKO it with Earthquake, as well as its access to Stealth Rock and Rapid Spin, Iron Treads is able to carve out a solid niche as a utility Pokemon. Knock Off allows Iron Treads to cripple foes by removing important items from potential defensive switch-ins, such as Heavy-Duty Boots from Ho-Oh and Alomomola and Leftovers From Ting-Lu. Knock Off also allows Iron Treads to punish Ghost-types, primarily Calyrex-S, that attempt to switch in to block Rapid Spin. Iron Treads runs maximum special bulk investment to check threats such as Miraidon lacking Overheat and Eternatus lacking Fire-type coverage. Lowering its Defense IVs to 16 gives Iron Treads a Special Defense boost instead of a Defense boost from Quark Drive; this allows it to check Miraidon more easily. Tera Normal enables Iron Treads to check Calyrex-S in a pinch if its checks have been weakened. Iron Treads faces competition for a teamslot with Ting-Lu, which is generally bulkier and is also able to check Calyrex-S. Thus, Iron Treads works best on teams that already have solid options against Calyrex-S and would appreciate the entry hazard removal that it provides. Iron Treads struggles to deal with Koraidon; hence, partners that can deal with it, such as Ho-Oh, Arceus-Water, Arceus-Fairy, Alomomola, and Skeledirge are greatly appreciated. Iron Treads is also vulnerable to Calyrex-S, so checks such as Arceus, Kingambit, Mandibuzz, and Wo-Chien are a necessity as well. Iron Treads likes teammates that can check Kyogre, which it struggles with, such as Koraidon and Miraidon on offense teams and Clodsire and Blissey on stall teams. Iron Treads also benefits from the support of the previously mentioned Clodsire and Blissey to scout out a potential Overheat from Miraidon and provide the team with a secondary Miraidon check. Iron Treads lacks reliable recovery, so it greatly appreciates the Wish support from Alomomola; in return, the Rapid Spin support provided by Iron Treads allows Alomomola to run items other than Heavy-Duty Boots, such as Leftovers or Rocky Helmet.

Due to an amazing defensive typing, decent defensive stats, and an incredible utility movepool, Iron Treads functions as a niche RegenVest user capable of checking many special attackers like Gholdengo, Latios, and Scream Tail. Earthquake is generally preferred as Iron Treads's Ground-type STAB move due to it being the strongest option, but Earth Power deals more damage to Great Tusk and Pecharunt. Knock Off annoys defensive staples like Corviknight and Great Tusk by removing their Leftovers or Rocky Helmet while debilitating Manaphy and Swampert by getting rid of their Assault Vest; alternatively, Ice Spinner hits Zapdos, Garchomp, and the Landorus formes. Rapid Spin supports allies that dislike entry hazards like Chien-Pao and Ogerpon-H. Volt Switch provides Iron Treads with pivoting while chipping Corviknight and Skarmory lacking Volt Absorb. Iron Treads fits best on more defensively oriented team structures such as bulky offense and stall. Physical attackers like Zamazenta, Cinderace, and Garchomp all threaten Iron Treads with their STAB moves, so checks to these Pokemon such as Pecharunt and Skarmory are an important asset. Iron Treads struggles against strong special attackers like Iron Moth, Primarina, and Choice Specs Gholdengo; therefore, partners like Roaring Moon and Moltres can aid it. Since Iron Treads is heavily reliant on Assault Vest to bolster its subpar special bulk, it needs Knock Off absorbers like Skarmory and Scream Tail. Ground-types like Great Tusk, Ting-Lu, and the Landorus formes are especially annoying to Iron Treads, as they prevent it from pivoting out with Volt Switch, so switch-ins to these Ground-types like Skarmory, Moltres, and Zapdos are appreciated.

Iron Treads's amazing defensive typing, access to incredible utility moves, and decent defensive stats let it function as a specially defensive staple for many teams. Rapid Spin lets it support Stealth Rock-weak teammates like Chien-Pao and Ogerpon-H by removing entry hazards. Knock Off punishes switch-ins like Corviknight and Great Tusk by removing their Leftovers or Rocky Helmet, whereas Ice Spinner punishes would-be switch-ins like Garchomp and the Landorus formes. Volt Switch gives Iron Treads the ability to pivot and provide its teammates with momentum, while Stealth Rock offers valuable role compression. Bulletproof grants it immunity to Shadow Ball from Gholdengo, Weather Ball from Moltres and Zapdos, Pyro Ball from Cinderace, and Focus Blast from Deoxys-S, making Iron Treads a great switch-in to those Pokemon. 12 Speed EVs and a Jolly nature let Iron Treads outspeed Zamazenta at +1 and maximum Speed Modest Gholdengo at +0. Iron Treads is best suited for more offense-based teams due to its subpar special bulk and lack of reliable recovery, which it makes up for with much-needed role compression. Iron Treads excellently complements physically defensive RegenVest Manaphy, as Iron Treads can check Zapdos, Latios, and Gholdengo for Manaphy, while it checks Chien-Pao and Great Tusk for Iron Treads. Physical attackers like Zamazenta, Roaring Moon, and Great Tusk pose a problem for Iron Treads; therefore, physically defensive partners like Pecharunt and Skarmory are appreciated. Primordial Sea partners like Zapdos, Ogerpon-W, and Primarina are helpful to deal with Fire-types like Iron Moth, Heatran, and Ogerpon-H that can destroy Iron Treads with ease.

With its immunity to Glimmora's Mortal Spin, access to Rapid Spin and Stealth Rock itself, and the ability to outspeed Deoxys-S via Booster Energy, Iron Treads is a niche suicide lead for hyper offense teams due to it being able to beat other suicide leads one-on-one. However, since it can only set up Stealth Rock, Iron Treads's effectiveness as a lead is limited, especially against bulkier teams, since other leads like Glimmora and Deoxys-S can set more entry hazards to aid more in wallbreaking. Rapid Spin allows Iron Treads to remove the hazards of other suicide leads such as Deoxys-S, Mega Diancie, and Glimmora. Rapid Spin's Speed boost is able to mitigate Glimmora's Mud Shot, allowing Iron Treads to consistently outspeed it to beat it one-on-one. Rock Tomb hits Ho-Oh, Yveltal, Rayquaza, and Mega Salamence for super effective damage, preventing the latter two from setting up on Iron Treads while discouraging the former two from removing Stealth Rock. Knock Off can be used instead to prevent Lunala from safely spinblocking against Iron Treads, as well as removing Heavy-Duty Boots from Pokemon such as Ho-Oh, Alomomola, and defensive Yveltal. Steel Beam is a niche alternative that provides momentum for Iron Treads and its team, letting it faint more quickly while also doing decent chip damage to Pokemon such as Giratina-O and Zygarde. This may notably prevent the former, as well as Ho-Oh, from remvoing Stealth Rock via Defog. The first EV spread allows Iron Treads to outspeed Deoxys-S with Booster Energy so that it can set up Stealth Rock before Deoxys-S can use Taunt, while avoiding the OHKO from offensive Eternatus's Flamethrower. The second EV spread is ideal for Steel Beam variants, allowing Iron Treads to 2HKO defensive Arceus-Fairy with Steel Beam. Tera Ghost allows it to block Rapid Spin from Smeargle, but Iron Treads is heavily discouraged from using Terastallization, since its teammates utilize it better. Against Magic Coat variants of Deoxys-S, Iron Treads can always use Rapid Spin to remove the reflected hazards before 2HKOing Deoxys-S via Earthquake. Using Earthquake and Knock Off aggressively on teams including Ghost-types like Lunala is a decent option to catch their spinblocker off guard, since Iron Treads notably 2HKOes Marshadow with Earthquake, but this is prediction reliant and limits Iron Treads's ability to remove enemy hazards. When facing bulkier teams and stall, it could be ideal to keep Iron Treads alive, since its utility in setting and removing hazards might be useful in walbreaking long-term, as well as preventing its teammates from being whittled down quickly, whether it be from hazard damage or from PP loss. Since it is a suicide lead, Iron Treads fits on hyper offense teams. Pokemon like Primal Groudon, Zacian-C, Eternatus, and Ultra Necrozma all appreciate the Stealth Rock that it sets, since it lets them reach certain damage thresholds and helps with breaking through opposing bulkier teams, such as allowing the former to OHKO offensive Necrozma-DM more reliably after Stealth Rock; they all can deal with Pokemon that remove hazards too, including Ho-Oh, Giratina-O, and defensive Yveltal. Pokemon such as Mega Salamence, Rayquaza, and Kyurem-B also appreciate Iron Treads removing Stealth Rock, improving their longevity significantly as they sweep.

Iron Treads is a great Choice Scarf user on Steel teams due to its great Speed tier, notably allowing it to outpace Volcarona after a Quiver Dance and Mega Charizard X after a Dragon Dance. It also has a great variety of coverage moves, aiding against Landorus and the aforementioned Fire-types. Earthquake targets threats such as Heatran, Zeraora, Sneasler, and Gholdengo. Iron Head hits Fairy-types like Tapu Bulu, Iron Valiant, and Enamorus, while Volt Switch allows Iron Treads to maintain momentum and pivot out of unfavorable switch-ins like Pelipper and Slowbro. Ice Spinner hits Ground- and Dragon-types such as Landorus, Dragonite, and Garchomp while also aiding in the Flying matchup, removing Tornadus-T, Zapdos, and Gliscor. Furthermore, Ice Spinner removes Psychic Terrain for Mega Scizor, which relies on Bullet Punch. Stone Edge threatens Fire- and Flying-types like Volcarona, Articuno, and Mega Charizard Y. Alternatively, Knock Off pressures defensive switch-ins such as Rotom-W, Celesteela, and Ferrothorn while also being Iron Treads's best move against Air Balloon Gholdengo and Latias. Iron Treads can provide emergency entry hazard removal via Rapid Spin for faster-paced Steel teams. Hard Press is a niche option to remove frail targets like Meowscarada; however, Iron Head allows Iron Treads to revenge kill weakened Pokemon. Gholdengo is an excellent teammate that greatly capitalizes on Z-Moves, offers a Fighting-type immunity, and acts as a situational Ground-type immunity with Air Balloon. It also removes walls like Slowbro, Corviknight, and defensive Great Tusk. In return, Iron Treads offers a valuable answer to Fire-types such as Cinderace, Volcanion, and Victini. Heatran absorbs Fire-type attacks from faster threats like Choice Scarf Blacephalon and Iron Moth, in addition to setting up Stealth Rock to wear down switch-ins for Iron Treads. Celesteela and Corviknight offer a Ground-type immunity, walling Sand Rush Excadrill and Hippowdon. Furthermore, Corviknight provides slow pivoting via U-turn, while Celesteela pressures foes with residual chip damage using Toxic and Leech Seed. In exchange, Iron Treads threatens Electric-type Pokemon like Tapu Koko, Regieleki, and Sandy Shocks, as well as Fire teams, removing Hisuian Arcanine and Ceruledge once its Focus Sash has been broken. Ferrothorn is a great buffer against Water- and Ground- types like Gastrodon, Swampert, Mamoswine, and Slowking. Additionally, Ferrothorn boasts an array of utility options such as Leech Seed, Knock Off, and Spikes, wearing down Iron Treads's switch-ins and allowing for a free Stone Edge moveslot.

Air Balloon Iron Treads provides Steel teams with some speed control, outspeeding dangerous threats such as Victini and Landorus always and Zeraora when Electric Terrain is active. Ice Spinner synergizes well with Earthquake, dissuading Gliscor and Latias from coming into Iron Treads's attacks. Knock Off weakens walls such as Rotom-W, Staraptor, and Celesteela that wall Iron Treads. Alternatively, Stone Edge is an option to remove Mega Charizard Y, Volcarona, and Mega Pinsir. Rapid Spin clears entry hazards and gives Iron Treads enough Speed to clean up weakened Electric, Ground, and Dragon teams. Air Balloon lets Iron Treads safely switch into Excadrill and Mamoswine and creates uncomfortable situations for Ground and Bug teams due to its initial immunity to Ground-type moves and Sticky Web. Soft Sand allows Earthquake to 2HKO Mega Sableye after Stealth Rock damage, preventing Mega Sableye from switching in to spinblock Iron Treads. As Iron Treads is relatively weak, stallbreakers like Nasty Plot Gholdengo and Swords Dance Mega Scizor are excellent for weakening or removing walls; Gholdengo beats Archaludon and Mega Sableye and Mega Scizor deals with Ferrothorn and Slowbro. Mega Scizor also provides great neutralities that allow it to switch into Fighting- and Ground-types like Mega Lopunny and Clodsire with ease, while Gholdengo handles Body Press users like Skarmory and Fighting-types like Sneasler. Choice Scarf teammates such as Gholdengo, Heatran, and Archaludon supplement Iron Treads's speed control, as they outspeed and pick off Mega Gallade, Iron Valiant, and Mega Lopunny, which threaten to OHKO Iron Treads. Heatran also provides a Fire immunity and hazards or Toxic to further chip down opposing teams. Physically defensive Archaludon and Ferrothorn are great for dealing with Ogerpon-W, which can use Iron Treads as setup fodder, and support Iron Treads through debilitating foes with Thunder Wave and setting hazards. Celesteela and Skarmory are Ground-immune teammates that can switch into Mega Diancie or Choice Band Excadrill to avoid Iron Treads's Air Balloon from breaking prematurely; Celesteela is also a decent mixed wall that smothers Dragon and Fairy teams, while Skarmory has access to hazards and Whirlwind to further weaken opposing teams for Iron Treads.

Choice Band Iron Treads is a force to be reckoned with, putting huge pressure on bulky Restricted Pokemon like Eternatus and Tera Poison Lugia! Earthquake: When it's boosted by Choice Band, even checks like bulky Urshifu formes risk being 2HKOed by Earthquake if they try to switch in! Iron Head: Iron Head punishes targets that use Tera Fairy for defense such as Eternatus and Lunala, and the potential flinch chance has the potential to ruin slower targets. Ice Spinner: Ice Spinner is your best move against predicted switch-ins like Dragonite and Landorus-T. Keep in mind that this also removes Terrain like Electric Terrain, which can work for or against Iron Treads and its team depending on the circumstances. Knock Off: Knock Off destroys Calyrex-S before Terastallization, and the item removal can make it difficult to switch into for Iron Treads's checks. Volt Switch: Iron Treads can provide pivot support for teams that need it, though be wary that most teams have Ground-types that can negate it. Tera Types Tera Dependency - Low: Iron Treads already has fantastic typing for many of its intended targets, but there are some circumstances where Terastallization can give an extra edge. Ground: Tera Ground is a simple but effective option to boost Iron Treads's best move in Earthquake. Normal: Tera Normal blocks Shadow Ball from Flutter Mane and Astral Barrage from Calyrex-S, potentially letting it snag a surprise KO. EV Spreads 60 HP / 196 Atk / 4 Def / 108 SpD / 140 Spe with Jolly: This EV spread favors balance, with the Speed investment allowing Iron Treads to outrun Jolly Landorus-T and guaranteeing Quark Drive grants a boost to Speed. The Special Defense investment guarantees that Iron Treads will live one unboosted Astral Barrage from Calyrex-S and survive two Moonblasts from Timid Choice Specs Flutter Mane. 60 HP / 252 Atk / 4 Def / 4 SpD / 188 Spe with Jolly: This EV spread maximizes attack power and invests just enough Speed to make sure Quark Drive boosts Speed when active. The rest is put into bulk, but it can be reallocated back into Speed depending on what benchmarks are needed most.

With a strong defensive typing in Ground / Steel and good bulk, Iron Treads can run an effective Assault Vest set against restricted legendaries, most notably Miraidon and Calyrex-S. Ice Spinner: Ice Spinner gives Iron Treads a move to hit Dragonite and Landorus-T hard. Knock Off: Knock Off is Iron Treads's best move against non-Terastallized Calyrex-S, and its item removal is valuable all around, crippling both the Pokemon it's supposed to check as well as common switch-ins. Rapid Spin: Iron Treads is a great user of Rapid Spin thanks to its Steel-typing, removing Stealth Rock and Toxic Spikes for teammates like Dragonite, Lugia, Lunala and Focus Sash Chien-Pao. The Speed boost can also come in handy later against threats like Calyrex-S. EV Spread: The Defense investment avoids an OHKO from Jolly Landorus-T's Earthquake. The Special Defense investment combined with Assault Vest gives only a 6.3% chance for Astral Barrage from Timid Calyrex-S to 2HKO. If running Iron Treads with Electric Terrain support or Rapid Spin, the Speed EVs guarantee that +1 Iron Treads will outrun unboosted Timid Calyrex-S. If Iron Treads does not have Speed support, the Speed EVs can be distributed elsewhere. Other Options Volt Switch: Pivoting can help Iron Treads against physically bulky Pokemon like Dondozo, Alomomola, and Terastallized Garganacl. Tera Types Tera Dependency - Low: Iron Tread's dual-typing is incredible against restricted threats like Miraidon, though Terastallization can be used in a pinch against some of its checks. Normal: Tera Normal acts as a final stand immunity against Astral Barrage from Calyrex-S, usually buying Iron Tread's one more turn to attack. Water: Tera Water gives Iron Treads a fighting chance against Urshifu-R, but consider that this will completely flip the Miraidon matchup.

Iron Treads possesses an incredible support movepool along with a great base 106 Speed stat, making it a great support option. Knock Off: Along with its item removal ability, Knock Off is Iron Treads's best move to hit Calyrex-S that isn’t Terastallized. Ice Spinner: Ice Spinner allows Iron Treads to hit foes such as Dragonite and Landorus-T hard and has great type synergy with Earthquake. Rapid Spin: Despite the fast-paced-nature of BSS, Rapid Spin allows Iron Treads to both boost its speed and clear entry hazards from its side of the field, supporting teammates such as Dragonite, Lugia and Lunala as well as Focus Sash users like Chien-Pao. Its Steel-typing further makes it well-suited to clearing out Toxic Spikes mid-match. Endeavor: When used with defensive investment, Endeavor can be used to devastating effect against Ground-type checks that can't OHKO with Earthquake. It works well with Focus Sash too, albeit more predictable on those sets. Other Options Tera Blast: When paired with Tera Fairy, Iron Treads can OHKO Koraidons that might otherwise think they are safe against Iron Treads. Tera Types Tera Dependency - Low: Support Iron Treads is less dependent on Terastallization thanks to its unique stat spread and good item choices. Normal: Tera Normal is great against Choice Scarf Calyrex-S in particular, blocking Astral Barrage and allowing Iron Treads to get a bit hit in. Fairy: Tera Fairy removes all of Iron Tread's previous weaknesses while still maintaining good overall typing. On Booster Energy sets, it can help overcome Swords Dance Chien-Pao that try to set up while Iron Treads uses Stealth Rock. Ghost: While situational, Tera Ghost can guarantee you get a low HP Endeavor off against Extreme Speed Dragonite. Items Booster Energy: Booster Energy increases Iron Treads's speed even further, allowing it to outspeed key targets like Flutter Mane and Chien-Pao, making it very likely to get a move off first. Focus Sash: Focus Sash is an option for ensuring Iron Treads can get at least one move off against faster foes that can KO it. EV Spreads 188 HP / 92 Atk / 4 Def / 12 SpD / 212 Spe with Jolly: This spread is meant for Booster Energy sets. Defense investment keeps Iron Treads from being OHKO'd by up to Jolly Landorus-T's Earthquake, and the Special Defense investment survives Timid Calyrex-S and its Astral Barrage on all but the highest damage rolls. The Speed investment outruns up to Timid Chi-Yu. 4 HP / 252 Atk / 252 Spe with Jolly: For Focus Sash sets, a simple offensive spread is often sufficient.