#0990 · Gen 9 · 570 BST

Iron Treads

GroundSteel Quark DriveQuark Drive

This Pokémon closely resembles a scientific weapon that a paranormal magazine claimed was sent to this planet by aliens.

Base stats

HP 90

Attack 112

Defense 120

Sp. Atk 72

Sp. Def 70

Speed 106

Level 50, min EVs/IVs, − nature

165/118/126/82/81/113

Level 50, 252 EVs, 31 IVs, + nature

197/180/189/136/134/173

Abilities

Quark Drive

Boosts the Pokémon's most proficient stat on Electric Terrain or if the Pokémon is holding Booster Energy.

Quark Drive

Boosts the Pokémon's most proficient stat on Electric Terrain or if the Pokémon is holding Booster Energy.

Iron Treads's learnset

45 moves in Gen 9 (Scarlet/Violet). Click any move for full data and damage calc.

Move	Type	Cat	BP	Acc
Body Press	fighting	physical	80	100
Body Slam	normal	physical	85	100
Bulldoze	ground	physical	60	100
Defense Curl	normal	other	—	101
Earth Power	ground	special	90	100
Earthquake	ground	physical	100	100
Electric Terrain	electric	other	—	101
Electro Ball	electric	special	1	100
Endeavor	normal	physical	1	100
Facade	normal	physical	70	100
Flash Cannon	steel	special	80	100
Giga Impact	normal	physical	150	90
Heavy Slam	steel	physical	1	100
Horn Attack	normal	physical	65	100
Hyper Beam	normal	special	150	90
Ice Fang	ice	physical	65	95
Ice Spinner	ice	physical	80	100
Iron Defense	steel	other	—	101
Iron Head	steel	physical	80	100
Knock Off	dark	physical	65	100
Megahorn	bug	physical	120	85
Mud-Slap	ground	special	20	100
Mud Shot	ground	special	55	95
Protect	normal	other	—	101
Rapid Spin	normal	physical	50	100
Rest	psychic	other	—	101
Rock Slide	rock	physical	75	90
Rock Tomb	rock	physical	60	95
Rollout	rock	physical	30	90
Sandstorm	rock	other	—	101
Scary Face	normal	other	—	100
Smart Strike	steel	physical	70	101
Stealth Rock	rock	other	—	101
Steel Beam	steel	special	140	95
Steel Roller	steel	physical	130	100
Stomping Tantrum	ground	physical	75	100
Stone Edge	rock	physical	100	80
Substitute	normal	other	—	101
Take Down	normal	physical	90	85
Tera Blast	normal	physical/special	80	100
Thunder	electric	special	110	70
Thunder Fang	electric	physical	65	95
Volt Switch	electric	special	70	100
Wild Charge	electric	physical	90	100
Zen Headbutt	psychic	physical	80	90

Type effectiveness

Takes 2× damage from

FireWaterFightingGround

Takes ½× damage from

NormalFlyingPsychicBugDragonSteelFairy

Takes ¼× damage from

Rock

Takes 0× damage from

ElectricPoison

Use the type chart for the full 18×18 matchup grid.

About Iron Treads

Iron Treads is a Ground/Steel-type Pokémon from Generation 9 with a Base Stat Total of 570. This Pokémon closely resembles a scientific weapon that a paranormal magazine claimed was sent to this planet by aliens.

Best stat: Defense (120 base)

Iron Treads's standout stat informs its competitive role. With 112 base Attack and 106 base Speed, the standard offensive set will invest 252 EVs into Attack and 252 into Speed.

Abilities

Quark Drive
Quark Drive

How to use Iron Treads competitively

Open the damage calculator with Iron Treads selected to test offensive matchups. For an EV spread that hits key benchmarks, use the EV calculator — Iron Treads appears in the species dropdown. Drop Iron Treads into the team builder to check coverage with five teammates.

Competitive build

We have a hand-written competitive build for Iron Treads — see the Iron Treads build page for the optimal item, ability, Tera type, EV spread, moveset, partners, and counters.

Pokédex data summary

National Dex #	#0990
Generation	Gen 9
Type	Ground / Steel
Abilities	Quark Drive, Quark Drive
Base Stat Total	570
HP / Atk / Def / SpA / SpD / Spe	90 / 112 / 120 / 72 / 70 / 106