Best Iron Treads counters in Pokémon GO

Looking for the best ways to take down Iron Treads in Pokémon GO Raid Battles? Our guide has got you covered with a comprehensive list of the top Iron Treads counters, including the highest DPS and tankiest options.

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Best Iron Treads counters

#	Name	Fast Attack	Charged Attack	DPS	TDO	Faints	TTW	Score
1	Primal Groudon	Mud Shot	Precipice Blades *	33.80	3088.28	2	182.8s	104.5
2	Primal Kyogre	Waterfall	Origin Pulse *	33.59	3069.38	2	182.8s	103.9
3	Mega Blaziken	Counter	Blast Burn *	34.01	1850.87	2	108.8s	92.4
4	Mega Y Charizard	Fire Spin	Blast Burn *	32.30	2094.61	2	129.7s	91.7
5	Terrakion	Double Kick	Sacred Sword *	28.20	2837.95	2	201.3s	89.3
6	Mega Swampert	Water Gun	Hydro Cannon *	29.87	2367.46	2	158.5s	89.1
7	Shadow Rhyperior	Mud-Slap	Earthquake	26.72	2704.02	2	202.4s	84.8
8	Reshiram	Fire Fang	Fusion Flare *	29.11	2057.75	2	141.4s	84.4
9	Chandelure	Fire Spin	Overheat	26.09	2821.77	2	216.3s	84.1
10	Mega Blastoise	Water Gun	Hydro Cannon *	27.92	2006.99	2	143.8s	81.3
11	Heatran	Fire Spin	Magma Storm *	24.86	2716.37	2	218.5s	80.4
12	Mega Gengar	Lick *	Focus Blast	24.51	2829.44	2	230.9s	80.3
13	Shadow Entei	Fire Fang	Overheat	28.54	1729.14	3	181.8s	79.6
14	Mega X Charizard	Fire Spin	Blast Burn *	27.94	1818.99	2	130.2s	79.4
15	Shadow Moltres	Fire Spin	Overheat	29.39	1559.80	3	159.2s	79.3
16	Shadow Golurk	Mud-Slap	Earth Power	24.67	2620.68	2	212.5s	79.2
17	Shadow Garchomp	Mud Shot	Earth Power *	27.82	1784.89	3	192.4s	78.7
18	Groudon	Mud Shot	Precipice Blades *	26.51	1999.76	2	150.9s	78.1
19	Mega Gyarados	Waterfall	Hydro Pump	25.74	2179.47	2	169.3s	78.1
20	Kyogre	Waterfall	Origin Pulse *	26.21	1976.65	2	150.9s	77.2

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About the results

Our guide provides detailed information on recommended Pokémon and moves that are most effective against Iron Treads in Raid Battles. Whether you're looking for the best counters to take Iron Treads down quickly with high DPS, or the tankiest counters that can withstand its attacks, our guide has something for every trainer.

This table displays a list of best Iron Treads counters in Pokémon GO with their Fast Attacks, Charged Attacks, DPS (damage per second), TDO (total damage output), faints, TTW (time to win), and score. The list is sorted by the score, which is calculated based on the DPS, TDO, faints, and TTW.

The top-ranked Iron Treads counter is Primal Groudon, followed by Primal Kyogre, Mega Blaziken, and Mega Y Charizard. The table also includes Terrakion, Mega Swampert, Shadow Rhyperior, and Reshiram, among others. Each Pokemon's type is indicated by an icon beside their name.

Iron Treads type chart

When fighting Iron Treads, keep in mind the following that Ground and Steel-type Pokémon are weak to Fighting, Fire, Ground, and Water type moves. They take reduced damage from Bug, Dragon, Fairy, Flying, Normal, Psychic, Steel, Electric, Rock, and Poison type moves.

Weaknesses

Fighting	160.0%
Fire	160.0%
Ground	160.0%
Water	160.0%

Resistances

Poison	24.4%
Electric	39.1%
Rock	39.1%
Bug	62.5%
Dragon	62.5%
Fairy	62.5%
Flying	62.5%
Normal	62.5%
Psychic	62.5%
Steel	62.5%

Type chart shows the percentage (%) of damage taken from an incoming attack of a particular type.