[SET]
name: Booster Energy
move 1: Fiery Dance
move 2: Sludge Wave
move 3: Dazzling Gleam / Tera Blast / Energy Ball / Psychic
move 4: Substitute / Dazzling Gleam / Toxic Spikes
item: Booster Energy
tera type: Fairy / Ground / Water / Grass / Ghost
ability: Quark Drive
nature: Timid
evs: 124 Def / 132 SpA / 252 Spe
ivs: 0 Atk
[SET COMMENTS]
With its great Special Attack, good Speed augmented by Booster Energy, and a long list of coverage moves to pick from, Iron Moth becomes one of OU's premier offensive threats. Iron Moth not only acts as a revenge killer but also can quickly snowball as a sweeper with Fiery Dance's boosts, plus it offers defensive utility for its team by absorbing Toxic Spikes and checking the likes of Iron Valiant, Enamorus, Rillaboom, and Gholdengo. Dazzling Gleam may be used to hit the likes of Dragapult, Hisuian Samurott, and Dragonite; its power may be augmented by Tera Fairy to score OHKOs against Dragapult and Hisuian Samurott. Tera Fairy also provides Iron Moth a resistance to revenge kill attempts via Kingambit's and Hisuian Samurott's Sucker Punch and an immunity to Dragon-type moves such as Dragapult's Dragon Darts and Raging Bolt's Draco Meteor. Tera Blast Ground may be used to target the likes of Ceruledge, Heatran, and Galarian Slowking, with Tera Ground denying crippling attempts from Thunder Wave Galarian Slowking and revenge killing from Thunderclap Raging Bolt. Tera Blast Water is an alternative that targets the aforementioned Fire-types as well as Moltres and Gliscor, and Tera Water turns Iron Moth's Water weakness into a resistance, denying revenge killing attempts from the likes of Primarina's Surf and Walking Wake's Hydro Steam. Energy Ball is another option to hit the likes of Alomomola, Dondozo, and Garganacl, with Tera Grass providing the extra power to OHKO Great Tusk; furthermore, Tera Grass's resistance to Earthquake greatly improves Iron Moth's matchup against Ting-Lu, which it can 2HKO with Energy Ball after one Fiery Dance Boost. Psychic is an option to hit Glimmora, Toxapex, Clodsire, and opposing Iron Moth. Substitute may be used to leverage the switches that Iron Moth usually forces, deny revenge killing attempts from Kingambit's Sucker Punch and Raging Bolt's Thunderclap, block status moves such as Galarian Slowking's Thunder Wave, and take advantage of Garganacl's Salt Cure, which does not break Substitute after Iron Moth Terastallizes. Similarly, Toxic Spikes may be used to let Iron Moth take advantage of a free turn, further aiding its teammates and crippling foes that would usually try to take it on such as Ting-Lu, Assault Vest Alomomola, and Tyranitar. Whirlwind may also be used alongside Toxic Spikes to more easily force poison on these Pokemon and to phaze slower foes that may try to phaze Iron Moth itself, such as Roar Zamazenta and Whirlwind Ting-Lu. On sun teams, Iron Moth may run Solar Beam to further pressure the likes of Ting-Lu and Garganacl or Morning Sun to remain healthy. Tera Ghost grants Iron Moth an immunity to Dragonite's Extreme Speed and Blissey's Seismic Toss, denying revenge killing attempts from the former while potentially letting it wall the latter; when running Tera Ghost, Tera Blast may be considered to hit Dragapult, Galarian Slowking, and Ceruledge. Maximum Speed and only 132 Special Attack EVs allow Iron Moth to attain a Speed boost with Booster Energy, getting the jump on otherwise faster foes such as Deoxys-S and Dragapult; the remaining 124 EVs are allocated in Defense to make up for Iron Moth's poor physical bulk. Maximum Special Attack and Speed may also be considered, as Booster Energy will now augment Iron Moth's sky-high Special Attack, which is particularly appreciated on teams that don't need the extra Speed, such as Sticky Web teams.
Iron Moth is usually found on offense teams, with their fast-paced style reducing the negative effect of Booster Energy's one-time use. Physical attackers such as Dragonite and Zamazenta appreciate Iron Moth's good matchup against physical walls such as Pecharunt, Galarian Weezing, Clefable, and even Iron Defense Zamazenta to an extent, as Iron Moth outspeeds it and resists its Body Press; in turn, they can take on Heatran and Ting-Lu, which trouble Iron Moth. Similarly, Great Tusk, Ting-Lu, and Landorus-T can check Heatran, Glimmora, and Galarian Slowking while benefiting from Iron Moth's good matchup against Corviknight, RIllaboom, and Ogerpon; these Pokemon also provide entry hazards to soften foes for Iron Moth, with Great Tusk and Landorus-T removing hazards that chip Iron Moth or preventing setup of such with Rapid Spin and Taunt, respectively. Ogerpon-W and Rillaboom appreciate Iron Moth checking Galarian Weezing, Pecharunt, and Hydrapple for them,and they may chip at the likes of Dragonite so that Iron Moth has an easier time cleaning late-game. Special attackers like Gholdengo and Deoxys-S may be paired with Iron Moth to weaken shared checks such as Ting-Lu and Assault Vest Hisuian Samurott. Similarly, Iron Valiant can pressure shared checks in Assault Vest Primarina and Galarian Slowking, while Iron Moth handles Gholdengo, Clefable, and Scizor, which may trouble Iron Valiant. Iron Moth often finds itself on sun and Sticky Web teams, where Raging Bolt also shines; not only does Raging Bolt weaken shared checks such as Ting-Lu and Clodsire, but it also takes on Assault Vest Alomomola and Hisuian Samurott. Walking Wake and Slither Wing also often find themselves on sun teams and appreciate Iron Moth's ability to take on Fairy-types such as Iron Valiant and Enamorus, while they are able to threaten Iron Moth checks such as Heatran and Ting-Lu, as well as Blissey in Slither Wing's case.
[SET CREDITS]
Written by:
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name: Booster Energy
move 1: Fiery Dance
move 2: Sludge Wave
move 3: Dazzling Gleam / Tera Blast / Energy Ball / Psychic
move 4: Substitute / Dazzling Gleam / Toxic Spikes
item: Booster Energy
tera type: Fairy / Ground / Water / Grass / Ghost
ability: Quark Drive
nature: Timid
evs: 124 Def / 132 SpA / 252 Spe
ivs: 0 Atk
[SET COMMENTS]
With its great Special Attack, good Speed augmented by Booster Energy, and a long list of coverage moves to pick from, Iron Moth becomes one of OU's premier offensive threats. Iron Moth not only acts as a revenge killer but also can quickly snowball as a sweeper with Fiery Dance's boosts, plus it offers defensive utility for its team by absorbing Toxic Spikes and checking the likes of Iron Valiant, Enamorus, Rillaboom, and Gholdengo. Dazzling Gleam may be used to hit the likes of Dragapult, Hisuian Samurott, and Dragonite; its power may be augmented by Tera Fairy to score OHKOs against Dragapult and Hisuian Samurott. Tera Fairy also provides Iron Moth a resistance to revenge kill attempts via Kingambit's and Hisuian Samurott's Sucker Punch and an immunity to Dragon-type moves such as Dragapult's Dragon Darts and Raging Bolt's Draco Meteor. Tera Blast Ground may be used to target the likes of Ceruledge, Heatran, and Galarian Slowking, with Tera Ground denying crippling attempts from Thunder Wave Galarian Slowking and revenge killing from Thunderclap Raging Bolt. Tera Blast Water is an alternative that targets the aforementioned Fire-types as well as Moltres and Gliscor, and Tera Water turns Iron Moth's Water weakness into a resistance, denying revenge killing attempts from the likes of Primarina's Surf and Walking Wake's Hydro Steam. Energy Ball is another option to hit the likes of Alomomola, Dondozo, and Garganacl, with Tera Grass providing the extra power to OHKO Great Tusk; furthermore, Tera Grass's resistance to Earthquake greatly improves Iron Moth's matchup against Ting-Lu, which it can 2HKO with Energy Ball after one Fiery Dance Boost. Psychic is an option to hit Glimmora, Toxapex, Clodsire, and opposing Iron Moth. Substitute may be used to leverage the switches that Iron Moth usually forces, deny revenge killing attempts from Kingambit's Sucker Punch and Raging Bolt's Thunderclap, block status moves such as Galarian Slowking's Thunder Wave, and take advantage of Garganacl's Salt Cure, which does not break Substitute after Iron Moth Terastallizes. Similarly, Toxic Spikes may be used to let Iron Moth take advantage of a free turn, further aiding its teammates and crippling foes that would usually try to take it on such as Ting-Lu, Assault Vest Alomomola, and Tyranitar. Whirlwind may also be used alongside Toxic Spikes to more easily force poison on these Pokemon and to phaze slower foes that may try to phaze Iron Moth itself, such as Roar Zamazenta and Whirlwind Ting-Lu. On sun teams, Iron Moth may run Solar Beam to further pressure the likes of Ting-Lu and Garganacl or Morning Sun to remain healthy. Tera Ghost grants Iron Moth an immunity to Dragonite's Extreme Speed and Blissey's Seismic Toss, denying revenge killing attempts from the former while potentially letting it wall the latter; when running Tera Ghost, Tera Blast may be considered to hit Dragapult, Galarian Slowking, and Ceruledge. Maximum Speed and only 132 Special Attack EVs allow Iron Moth to attain a Speed boost with Booster Energy, getting the jump on otherwise faster foes such as Deoxys-S and Dragapult; the remaining 124 EVs are allocated in Defense to make up for Iron Moth's poor physical bulk. Maximum Special Attack and Speed may also be considered, as Booster Energy will now augment Iron Moth's sky-high Special Attack, which is particularly appreciated on teams that don't need the extra Speed, such as Sticky Web teams.
Iron Moth is usually found on offense teams, with their fast-paced style reducing the negative effect of Booster Energy's one-time use. Physical attackers such as Dragonite and Zamazenta appreciate Iron Moth's good matchup against physical walls such as Pecharunt, Galarian Weezing, Clefable, and even Iron Defense Zamazenta to an extent, as Iron Moth outspeeds it and resists its Body Press; in turn, they can take on Heatran and Ting-Lu, which trouble Iron Moth. Similarly, Great Tusk, Ting-Lu, and Landorus-T can check Heatran, Glimmora, and Galarian Slowking while benefiting from Iron Moth's good matchup against Corviknight, RIllaboom, and Ogerpon; these Pokemon also provide entry hazards to soften foes for Iron Moth, with Great Tusk and Landorus-T removing hazards that chip Iron Moth or preventing setup of such with Rapid Spin and Taunt, respectively. Ogerpon-W and Rillaboom appreciate Iron Moth checking Galarian Weezing, Pecharunt, and Hydrapple for them,and they may chip at the likes of Dragonite so that Iron Moth has an easier time cleaning late-game. Special attackers like Gholdengo and Deoxys-S may be paired with Iron Moth to weaken shared checks such as Ting-Lu and Assault Vest Hisuian Samurott. Similarly, Iron Valiant can pressure shared checks in Assault Vest Primarina and Galarian Slowking, while Iron Moth handles Gholdengo, Clefable, and Scizor, which may trouble Iron Valiant. Iron Moth often finds itself on sun and Sticky Web teams, where Raging Bolt also shines; not only does Raging Bolt weaken shared checks such as Ting-Lu and Clodsire, but it also takes on Assault Vest Alomomola and Hisuian Samurott. Walking Wake and Slither Wing also often find themselves on sun teams and appreciate Iron Moth's ability to take on Fairy-types such as Iron Valiant and Enamorus, while they are able to threaten Iron Moth checks such as Heatran and Ting-Lu, as well as Blissey in Slither Wing's case.
[SET CREDITS]
Written by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/setsu.548068/
Quality checked by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/heatranator.647728/
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/kd458.633798/
Grammar checked by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/a-blue-banana.649096/
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