Best Pokémon to defeat Iron Hands in Pokémon GO

Raid Battles

The strongest Pokémon to use against Iron Hands are: Shadow Mewtwo, Primal Groudon, Mega Alakazam, Dawn Wings Necrozma, Mega Garchomp, Lunala, and Mega Latios. We suggest a minimum group size of 1 - 3 Trainers to defeat Iron Hands in a 3-Star Raid.

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      Shadow Pokemon BackgroundOfficial artwork of Shadow MewtwoShadow Mewtwo
      Confusion / Psystrike *
      #1
      Official artwork of Primal GroudonPrimal Groudon
      Mud Shot / Precipice Blades *
      #2
      Mega Pokemon BackgroundOfficial artwork of Mega AlakazamMega Alakazam
      Confusion / Psychic *
      #3
      Official artwork of Dawn Wings NecrozmaDawn Wings Necrozma
      Psycho Cut / Moongeist Beam
      #4
      Mega Pokemon BackgroundOfficial artwork of Mega GarchompMega Garchomp
      Mud Shot / Earth Power *
      #5
      Official artwork of LunalaLunala
      Confusion / Psychic
      #6
      Mega Pokemon BackgroundOfficial artwork of Mega LatiosMega Latios
      Zen Headbutt / Psychic
      #7
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      Name
      Fast Attack
      Charged Attack
      DPS
      TDO
      Faints
      TTW
      Score
      1.Shadow Pokemon BackgroundThumbnail image of Shadow MewtwoShadow MewtwoPsychicConfusion PsychicPsystrike *43.802924.8183s108.9
      2.Thumbnail image of Primal GroudonPrimal GroudonGroundMud Shot GroundPrecipice Blades *38.584327.7094s107.4
      3.Mega Pokemon BackgroundThumbnail image of Mega AlakazamMega Pokémon iconMega AlakazamPsychicConfusion PsychicPsychic *41.002548.5188s100.4
      4.Thumbnail image of Dawn Wings NecrozmaDawn Wings NecrozmaPsychicPsycho Cut GhostMoongeist Beam 31.726269.80114s100.0
      5.Mega Pokemon BackgroundThumbnail image of Mega GarchompMega Pokémon iconMega GarchompGroundMud Shot GroundEarth Power *34.753617.40104s95.2
      6.Thumbnail image of LunalaLunalaPsychicConfusion PsychicPsychic 29.036684.70125s94.6
      7.Mega Pokemon BackgroundThumbnail image of Mega LatiosMega Pokémon iconMega LatiosPsychicZen Headbutt PsychicPsychic 35.593208.51102s94.5
      8.Mega Pokemon BackgroundThumbnail image of Mega GalladeMega Pokémon iconMega GalladePsychicConfusion PsychicPsychic 36.712853.8199s94.4
      9.Mega Pokemon BackgroundThumbnail image of Mega GardevoirMega Pokémon iconMega GardevoirPsychicConfusion PsychicPsychic 36.712843.3199s94.3
      10.Thumbnail image of MewtwoMewtwoPsychicConfusion PsychicPsystrike *36.432884.1199s94.0
      11.Shadow Pokemon BackgroundThumbnail image of Shadow GroudonShadow GroudonGroundMud Shot GroundPrecipice Blades *35.952804.81101s92.5
      12.Shadow Pokemon BackgroundThumbnail image of Shadow MetagrossShadow MetagrossPsychicZen Headbutt PsychicPsychic 33.113687.60109s92.1
      13.Shadow Pokemon BackgroundThumbnail image of Shadow RhyperiorShadow RhyperiorGroundMud-Slap GroundEarthquake 31.743938.90114s90.3
      14.Shadow Pokemon BackgroundThumbnail image of Shadow ExcadrillShadow ExcadrillGroundMud-Slap GroundScorching Sands 33.622916.91108s88.5
      15.Thumbnail image of Hoopa ConfinedHoopa ConfinedPsychicConfusion PsychicPsychic 29.594517.30122s88.1
      16.Mega Pokemon BackgroundThumbnail image of Mega GengarMega Pokémon iconMega GengarGhostLick *PsychicPsychic *29.844320.10121s87.8
      17.Thumbnail image of Hoopa UnboundHoopa UnboundPsychicConfusion PsychicPsychic 35.182383.31103s87.8
      18.Shadow Pokemon BackgroundThumbnail image of Shadow LatiosShadow LatiosPsychicZen Headbutt PsychicPsychic 34.712368.81104s86.7
      19.Mega Pokemon BackgroundThumbnail image of Mega RayquazaMega Pokémon iconMega RayquazaDragonDragon Tail FlyingDragon Ascent 32.173042.21112s86.3
      20.Thumbnail image of Therian Forme LandorusTherian Forme LandorusGroundMud Shot GroundSandsear Storm *33.692526.41107s85.9
      21.Mega Pokemon BackgroundThumbnail image of Mega LatiasMega Pokémon iconMega LatiasPsychicZen Headbutt PsychicPsychic 30.883325.71117s85.2
      22.Shadow Pokemon BackgroundThumbnail image of Shadow GolurkShadow GolurkGroundMud-Slap GroundEarth Power 29.343852.20123s84.5
      23.Shadow Pokemon BackgroundThumbnail image of Shadow GarchompShadow GarchompGroundMud Shot GroundEarth Power *32.772553.81110s84.3
      24.Shadow Pokemon BackgroundThumbnail image of Shadow AlakazamShadow AlakazamPsychicConfusion PsychicPsychic *36.931609.4298s83.7
      25.Thumbnail image of Dusk Mane NecrozmaDusk Mane NecrozmaPsychicPsycho Cut PsychicFuture Sight 28.763828.70126s83.1
      26.Thumbnail image of Tapu LeleTapu LelePsychicConfusion FairyNature's Madness *32.682368.81111s82.7
      27.Shadow Pokemon BackgroundThumbnail image of Shadow RhydonShadow RhydonGroundMud-Slap GroundEarthquake 29.383113.01123s80.8
      28.Shadow Pokemon BackgroundThumbnail image of Shadow MamoswineShadow MamoswineGroundMud-Slap GroundHigh Horsepower 33.002044.21110s80.7
      29.Thumbnail image of GroudonGroudonGroundMud Shot GroundPrecipice Blades *30.072774.11120s80.2
      30.Thumbnail image of MetagrossMetagrossPsychicZen Headbutt PsychicPsychic 27.603606.10131s79.4
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      You need at least 1 Trainers to defeat a Iron Hands in a 3-Star Raid.

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      • Minimum group size: 1 Trainers
      • Optimal group size: 2 - 3 Trainers
      • Very easy with: 4+ Trainers

      Iron Hands CP range from Raids

      Iron Hands can be caught with the following Combat Power after being defeated in Raids:

      • From 2257 CP to 2349 CP, with no weather boost
      • From 2821 CP to 2937 CP with Cloudy and Rain weather boost

      Iron Hands weaknesses

      Iron Hands type chart

      When fighting Iron Hands, keep in mind the 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.

      Iron Hands takes increased damage from:Iron Hands takes increased damage from:
      +60.0%
      • Fairy
      • Ground
      • Psychic
      Iron Hands takes reduced damage from:Iron Hands takes reduced damage from:
      -37.5%
      • Bug
      • Dark
      • Electric
      • Rock
      • Steel

      Best move-types and best weather for defeating Iron Hands

      Move-typeUsage (%)Weather
      Psychic180.0%
      • windyWindy
      Ground116.0%
      • sunnySunny
      Fairy34.0%
      • cloudyCloudy
      Ghost14.0%
      • fogFog
      Fire14.0%
      • sunnySunny
      Normal12.0%
      • partlyCloudyPartly Cloudy
      Dragon8.0%
      • windyWindy
      Flying6.0%
      • windyWindy
      Fighting6.0%
      • cloudyCloudy
      Water4.0%
      • rainRain
      Ice2.0%
      • snowSnow
      Grass2.0%
      • sunnySunny
      Electric2.0%
      • rainRain

      About our ranking methodology

      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 guide 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 and TDO. Each Pokemon's move type is indicated by an icon beside the move name.

      When calculating the best counters for any Pokémon, our simulator takes into account various factors, such as the defender's typing and average DPS against each attacker, the weather's influence, energy left over from using charge attacks, Shadow Pokémon attack and defense stat changes, and more. During the initial phase of simulations, we calculate DPS and TDO for each attacker that is currently available in the game, and then we continue to rank them.

      We use a ranking method developed by a Reddit user named /u/Elastic_Space, which is described in detail in this Reddit post. It is a fairly complicated, but very well thought-out mathematical model for predicting simulation results without actually running the simulations. It also correlates with field data almost too well not to be used. Reddit

      Our Time to Win (TTW) and Faint numbers are also estimated, and should be taken with a grain of salt. Since we do not account for factors like Friendship and Mega damage boost, they will differ from actual experience in the field.