Iron Hands ranks #20 in VGC 2026 Regulation F with 8.17% usage as of April 2026. Over 6 months on record its usage has risen 2.73 points.
Usage history
| Month | Usage | Rank |
|---|
| November 2025 | 5.45% | 28 |
| December 2025 | 4.80% | 32 |
| January 2026 | 3.81% | 37 |
| February 2026 | 3.70% | 41 |
| March 2026 | 4.31% | 32 |
| April 2026 | 8.17% | 20 |
Top Iron Hands moves (ladder share)
| Move | Share |
|---|
| Fake Out | 24.1% |
| Wild Charge | 22.7% |
| Drain Punch | 20.9% |
| Heavy Slam | 18.7% |
| Close Combat | 4.0% |
| Protect | 1.6% |
| Earthquake | 1.5% |
| Fire Punch | 1.5% |
| Volt Switch | 1.3% |
| Swords Dance | 1.2% |
Top Iron Hands items (ladder share)
| Item | Share |
|---|
| Assault Vest | 78.5% |
| Clear Amulet | 6.8% |
| Weakness Policy | 6.1% |
| Lum Berry | 2.9% |
| Booster Energy | 1.7% |
| Sitrus Berry | 1.2% |
| Grassy Seed | 0.9% |
| Safety Goggles | 0.9% |
Abilities (ladder share)
| Ability | Share |
|---|
| Quark Drive | 100.0% |
Common EV spreads (Showdown ladder)
| Spread | Share |
|---|
| Brave:100/156/0/0/252/0 | 55.0% |
| Brave:4/252/0/0/252/0 | 6.9% |
| Adamant:4/252/0/0/252/0 | 5.8% |
| Brave:252/252/0/0/4/0 | 4.0% |
| Adamant:252/252/0/0/4/0 | 3.8% |
Tera types
| Tera type | Share |
|---|
| flying | 56.6% |
| grass | 19.6% |
| fire | 8.1% |
| fighting | 5.1% |
| water | 4.8% |
Common Iron Hands teammates (ladder share)
| Teammate | Share |
|---|
| Flutter Mane | 14.5% |
| Chi-Yu | 12.1% |
| Weezing-Galar | 11.2% |
| Dondozo | 11.0% |
| Tatsugiri | 11.0% |
| Farigiraf | 3.3% |
| Ursaluna-Bloodmoon | 3.0% |
| Urshifu | 2.5% |
| Torkoal | 2.4% |
| Indeedee-F | 2.2% |
Is Iron Hands good in VGC 2026 Regulation F?
By usage, Iron Hands is the #20 pick in VGC 2026 Regulation F at 8.17% of weighted teams as of April 2026, and its usage has risen 2.73 points over the months on record. Usage is not a tier rating — but at this rate you should either have a plan for Iron Hands or a reason you are not running it.