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Counter guide · Grass / Psychic · Gen IX

What beats Iron Leaves?

The 5 hardest counters to Iron Leaves ranked by type effectiveness, base-stat total, and Speed. Durant outspeeds and hits for 4× with bug-type STAB.

Iron Leaves
No. 1010
Iron Leaves
Grass Psychic
BST 590 · Speed 104 · Atk 130 · SpA 70

Top 5 counters

  1. #1
    Durant
    No. 632
    Durant
    Bug Steel
    Hits Iron Leaves for 4× via bug-type STAB Takes ½× back from psychic-type STAB Speed: 109 > 104 (outspeeds) Lean: Physical (Atk 109)
  2. #2
    Genesect
    No. 649
    Genesect
    Bug Steel
    Hits Iron Leaves for 4× via bug-type STAB Takes ½× back from psychic-type STAB Speed: 99 ≤ 104 (slower) Lean: Physical (Atk 120)
  3. #3
    Escavalier
    No. 589
    Escavalier
    Bug Steel
    Hits Iron Leaves for 4× via bug-type STAB Takes ½× back from psychic-type STAB Speed: 20 ≤ 104 (slower) Lean: Physical (Atk 135)
  4. #4
    Scizor
    No. 212
    Scizor
    Bug Steel
    Hits Iron Leaves for 4× via bug-type STAB Takes ½× back from psychic-type STAB Speed: 65 ≤ 104 (slower) Lean: Physical (Atk 130)
  5. #5
    Rabsca
    No. 954
    Rabsca
    Bug Psychic
    Hits Iron Leaves for 4× via bug-type STAB Takes ½× back from grass-type STAB Speed: 45 ≤ 104 (slower) Lean: Special (SpA 115)

Iron Leaves's type weaknesses

4× weak to
Bug
2× weak to
Fire Ice Poison Flying Ghost Dark

How this list is computed

Each candidate is scored on best-STAB damage into Iron Leaves, the damage taken back, Speed comparison, base-stat total, and offensive lean (Attack vs Sp. Attack). Candidates that Iron Leaves hits super-effectively for 2× or more without taking comparable damage back are filtered out — they die first. Type-immune candidates are excluded entirely.

Counters are theoretical type-chart matchups, not damage calculations. Item, ability, and move-set choices can swing real battles. Use this list as a starting point, not a final answer.