Iron Defense
Pokémon that run it
| Pokémon | Teams | Share of its teams | Win rate |
|---|---|---|---|
 Corviknight | 504 | 14.69% | 47.88% |
 Aggron | 493 | 80.16% | 45.16% |
 Orthworm | 164 | 53.25% | 44.60% |
 Chesnaught | 93 | 32.29% | 50.05% |
 Kingambit | 82 | 0.28% | 44.92% |
 Kommo-o | 77 | 2.35% | 46.81% |
 Aggron | 59 | 89.39% | 48.36% |
 Slowbro | 45 | 22.50% | 45.44% |
 Metagross | 33 | 0.90% | 50.31% |
 Bastiodon | 25 | 55.56% | 38.89% |
 Cofagrigus | 25 | 15.82% | 40.81% |
 Garganacl | 17 | 16.50% | 39.10% |
 Skarmory | 17 | 3.24% | 42.58% |
 Archaludon | 14 | 0.12% | 33.90% |
 Excadrill | 13 | 0.27% | 49.21% |
 Sandaconda | 13 | 52.00% | 33.04% |
 Steelix | 13 | 4.94% | 37.10% |
 Forretress | 12 | 35.29% | 51.26% |
 Chesnaught | 9 | 39.13% | 50.00% |
 Golisopod | 9 | 0.35% | 48.44% |
 Mudsdale | 8 | 3.92% | 26.67% |
 Runerigus | 7 | 6.86% | 32.61% |
 Aegislash | 6 | 0.23% | 43.10% |
 Appletun | 6 | 11.76% | 25.81% |
 Torkoal | 5 | 0.11% | 30.77% |
 Toxapex | 5 | 0.26% | 25.00% |
 Tyranitar | 4 | 0.05% | 41.18% |
 Mawile | 3 | 0.14% | 52.38% |
 Mr. Rime | 3 | 1.76% | 20.00% |
 Slowbro | 3 | 42.86% | 62.50% |
 Avalugg | 2 | 13.33% | 52.00% |
 Blastoise | 2 | 0.06% | 11.76% |
 Falinks | 2 | 3.17% | 41.67% |
 Klefki | 2 | 0.52% | 38.46% |
 Metagross | 2 | 1.14% | 56.25% |
 Scolipede | 2 | 1.13% | 23.08% |
 Torterra | 2 | 2.17% | 11.11% |
 Araquanid | 1 | 0.18% | 0.00% |
 Avalugg [Hisuian Form] | 1 | 2.63% | 0.00% |
 Empoleon | 1 | 0.28% | 33.33% |
 Glalie | 1 | 1.85% | 0.00% |
 Golurk | 1 | 0.14% | 0.00% |
 Lucario | 1 | 0.07% | 58.33% |
 Rhyperior | 1 | 0.69% | 33.33% |
 Scrafty | 1 | 0.10% | 55.56% |
 Sinistcha | 1 | 0.01% | 60.00% |
 Skarmory | 1 | 2.27% | 76.92% |
 Sneasler | 1 | 0.00% | 37.50% |
 Vivillon | 1 | 0.05% | 0.00% |
All-time figures across every format. Method
Iron Defense FAQ
All-time, whole corpusIs Iron Defense good in Pokémon Champions VGC?
Iron Defense is ranked #146 of 453 moves by usage, carried by 1,710 teams (1.90% of teams). Those teams have won 46.05% of 17,376 games, below the 50% line. Usage says how many players trusted it; the win rate says how those games went.
Which Pokémon run Iron Defense the most?
Corviknight, Aggron and Orthworm are the top species carrying it, by teams. The win rate beside each one is that species' own record, not this move's.
| Name | Share of its teams | Win rate | Games |
|---|---|---|---|
| Corviknight | 14.69% | 47.88% | 5,330 |
| Aggron | 80.16% | 45.16% | 5,016 |
| Orthworm | 53.25% | 44.60% | 1,749 |
| Chesnaught | 32.29% | 50.05% | 1,093 |
| Kingambit | 0.28% | 44.92% | 719 |
| Kommo-o | 2.35% | 46.81% | 752 |
| Aggron | 89.39% | 48.36% | 304 |
| Slowbro | 22.50% | 45.44% | 482 |
| Metagross | 0.90% | 50.31% | 322 |
| Bastiodon | 55.56% | 38.89% | 216 |
| Cofagrigus | 15.82% | 40.81% | 272 |
| Garganacl | 16.50% | 39.10% | 133 |
| Skarmory | 3.24% | 42.58% | 155 |
| Archaludon | 0.12% | 33.90% | 118 |
| Excadrill | 0.27% | 49.21% | 126 |
| Sandaconda | 52.00% | 33.04% | 112 |
| Steelix | 4.94% | 37.10% | 124 |
| Forretress | 35.29% | 51.26% | 119 |
| Chesnaught | 39.13% | 50.00% | 50 |
| Golisopod | 0.35% | 48.44% | 64 |
Is Iron Defense spread across the metagame, or concentrated on a few Pokémon?
Spread: Corviknight alone carries 29.47% of the 1,710 teams running Iron Defense, and its top three species together account for 67.89%.
How reliable is Iron Defense's win rate?
The 46.05% figure is a posterior mean, not a raw average; the interval behind it is 45.45%–46.65%, from 17,376 games. That is a narrow band for a figure with this many games behind it.
Where do these numbers come from?
Tournament decklists and real match records for Pokémon Champions, ingested from Limitless, Victory Road and the official circuit. These figures are all-time over the whole corpus, not scoped to a format or window the way the boards above the search bar are. Win rates are shrunk toward the field average rather than printed raw, so a thin sample cannot top a board.