Best Iron Hands counters in Pokémon GO

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

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Best Iron Hands counters

#	Name	Fast Attack	Charged Attack	DPS	TDO	Faints	TTW	Score
1	Primal Groudon	Mud Shot	Precipice Blades *	40.39	3465.78	2	171.6s	122.9
2	Shadow Mewtwo	Confusion	Psystrike *	44.43	2287.00	2	103.0s	119.0
3	Mega Alakazam	Confusion	Psychic *	41.23	1967.98	2	95.5s	108.4
4	Lunala	Confusion	Psychic	29.09	5051.94	1	173.7s	105.6
5	Mega Latios	Zen Headbutt	Psychic	35.97	2484.20	2	138.1s	103.7
6	Mewtwo	Confusion	Psystrike *	36.86	2244.72	2	121.8s	103.0
7	Mega Gardevoir	Confusion	Psychic	36.90	2191.34	2	118.8s	102.4
8	Shadow Metagross	Zen Headbutt	Psychic	33.40	2838.02	2	169.9s	101.4
9	Shadow Rhyperior	Mud-Slap	Earthquake	32.05	3044.17	2	190.0s	100.0
10	Mega Gengar	Lick *	Psychic *	30.32	3307.32	2	218.2s	98.0
11	Hoopa (Confined)	Confusion	Psychic	29.63	3413.80	2	230.4s	97.1
12	Mega Rayquaza	Dragon Tail	Dragon Ascent	32.82	2382.90	2	145.2s	95.8
13	Hoopa (Unbound)	Confusion	Psychic	35.46	1846.27	2	104.1s	95.2
14	Shadow Latios	Zen Headbutt	Psychic	35.25	1851.48	2	105.0s	94.9
15	Mega Latias	Zen Headbutt	Psychic	31.18	2564.09	2	164.5s	93.9
16	Shadow Golurk	Mud-Slap	Earth Power	29.60	2959.02	2	199.9s	93.6
17	Shadow Garchomp	Mud Shot	Earth Power *	33.38	2004.23	2	120.1s	92.9
18	Groudon	Mud Shot	Precipice Blades *	31.62	2237.12	2	141.5s	91.7
19	Shadow Mamoswine	Mud-Slap	High Horsepower	34.40	1646.06	3	143.5s	90.5
20	Shadow Alakazam	Confusion	Psychic *	37.46	1259.56	3	100.9s	90.2

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About the results

Our guide provides detailed information on recommended Pokémon and moves that are most effective against Iron Hands in Raid Battles. Whether you're looking for the best counters to take Iron Hands 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 Hands 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 Hands counter is Primal Groudon, followed by Shadow Mewtwo, Mega Alakazam, and Lunala. The table also includes Mega Latios, Mewtwo, Mega Gardevoir, and Shadow Metagross, among others. Each Pokemon's type is indicated by an icon beside their name.

Iron Hands type chart

When fighting Iron Hands, keep in mind the following that Fighting and Electric-type Pokémon are weak to Fairy, Ground, and Psychic type moves. They take reduced damage from Bug, Dark, Electric, Rock, and Steel type moves.

Weaknesses

Fairy	160.0%
Ground	160.0%
Psychic	160.0%

Resistances

Bug	62.5%
Dark	62.5%
Electric	62.5%
Rock	62.5%
Steel	62.5%

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