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Iron Ball

Item · 19 Pokémon in Reg M-B
Iron Ball
Mega StoneNo
Pokémon holding it in Reg M-B19
PokémonTypes Its usageCarries it
Sneasler 31.4% 2.6% Excadrill 4.5% 0.7% Kangaskhan 0.89% 0.2% Mimikyu 0.84% 1.6% Gallade 0.59% 10.8% Typhlosion-Hisui 0.57% 0.3% Hippowdon 0.45% 54.2% Oranguru 0.44% 0.3% Mudsdale 0.42% 0.7% Malamar 0.19% 1.8% Mr. Rime 0.15% 2.9% Alcremie 0.13% 1.8% Medicham 0.06% 4.7% Slowking 0.04% 10.9% Crabominable 0.03% 11% Trevenant 0.02% 0.2% Musharna 0.02% 16.5% Rotom 0.01% 0% Appletun 0.01% 0.2%

What it does

Holder is grounded, Speed halved. If Flying type, takes neutral Ground damage.

Who holds it

19 of the 277 Pokémon measured on the Regulation M-B ladder hold Iron Ball. The one that matters most is Sneasler, which is on 31.4% of teams and holds it on 2.6% of its sets. The full list is above, ordered by how much of the format each one is.

How concentrated it is

Across the ladder, Iron Ball accounts for an expected 0.01 of the six slots on an average team, which makes it the 24th most-brought of the 26 items this format runs. 68% of that comes from Sneasler alone, so it is really one Pokémon’s item rather than the format’s. Its holders are mostly Psychic (7), Fighting (4) and Ghost (4).

Where these numbers come from

Usage is Smogon's published statistics for the Regulation M-B VGC ladder, and the description is the one shipped in the Pokémon Showdown data set. Both are regenerated on every build rather than written by hand, so this page follows the format instead of trailing it. Take any of it to the team builder or the damage calculator.

Where this goes next

Build

Open the builder with Sneasler seated — Sneasler brings Iron Ball to more teams than any of the other 18 Pokémon that hold it.

More

All 26 items the format runs, ordered by how many copies an average team carries.