[SET]
Heavy-Duty Boots (Iron Bundle) @ Heavy-Duty Boots
Ability: Quark Drive
Tera Type: Ghost / Ice
EVs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Freeze-Dry
- Hydro Pump
- Ice Beam
- Taunt / Encore
[SET COMMENTS]
Heavy-Duty Boots mitigates Iron Bundle's crippling weakness to entry hazards, allowing it to repeatedly come in and threaten the myriad of Pokemon it outspeeds and hits for super effective damage, such as Koraidon, Miraidon, and Arceus-Ground. Taunt prevents walls like defensive Arceus formes, Ting-Lu, and Necrozma-DM from using recovery or status moves. Additionally, Iron Bundle is one of the fastest Taunt users in the tier, letting it block entry hazards from dedicated leads or shut down setup sweepers in an emergency. Encore is an alternative option that performs better against foes attempting to use setup moves at the cost of being unable to prevent status moves and hazards. Tera Ghost gives Iron Bundle immunities to Extreme Speed and Fighting-type moves, which helps it significantly against Arceus, Rayquaza, and Choice Scarf Koraidon. Tera Ice boosts the power of Iron Bundle's Ice-type moves, allowing it to OHKO Koraidon and Miraidon with Ice Beam and 2HKO Kyogre with Freeze-Dry.
Although Iron Bundle boasts a phenomenal Speed stat and offensive typing, it needs the help of its teammates to overcome its terrible defensive profile and lack of power. Miraidon is an ideal teammate, since it can wallbreak for Iron Bundle, bring it in safely with U-turn, and give it a Quark Drive boost by setting Electric Terrain, enabling Iron Bundle to outspeed even Choice Scarf Koraidon, Zacian-C, and Dragon Dance Arceus formes. Additionally, Iron Bundle threatens the Ground-types that frequently switch in against Miraidon. Kyogre can set rain to strengthen Iron Bundle's Hydro Pump, and together, they can overwhelm bulky Water-resistant Pokemon such as Arceus-Water and Eternatus. Entry hazard support from the likes of Ting-Lu, Gliscor, Necrozma-DM, and Arceus-Fairy wears down foes for Iron Bundle. Ting-Lu and Gliscor can also switch into any Electric-type attacks thrown at Iron Bundle. Zacian-C naturally outspeeds Iron Bundle and OHKOes it with most of its attacks; as such, a reliable answer like Necrozma-DM is needed as a teammate. Necrozma-DM also handles Extreme Speed Arceus for Iron Bundle and pressures bulky teams with Knock Off. Koraidon checks like Arceus-Fairy and Ho-Oh are helpful teammates, since Iron Bundle cannot beat Koraidon if it is at full health or has Tera available.
[SET CREDITS]
Written by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/lillianofficial.547277/
Quality checked by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/aberforth.249382/
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/katerina.306317/
Grammar checked by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/tbolt.555379/
Heavy-Duty Boots (Iron Bundle) @ Heavy-Duty Boots
Ability: Quark Drive
Tera Type: Ghost / Ice
EVs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Freeze-Dry
- Hydro Pump
- Ice Beam
- Taunt / Encore
[SET COMMENTS]
Heavy-Duty Boots mitigates Iron Bundle's crippling weakness to entry hazards, allowing it to repeatedly come in and threaten the myriad of Pokemon it outspeeds and hits for super effective damage, such as Koraidon, Miraidon, and Arceus-Ground. Taunt prevents walls like defensive Arceus formes, Ting-Lu, and Necrozma-DM from using recovery or status moves. Additionally, Iron Bundle is one of the fastest Taunt users in the tier, letting it block entry hazards from dedicated leads or shut down setup sweepers in an emergency. Encore is an alternative option that performs better against foes attempting to use setup moves at the cost of being unable to prevent status moves and hazards. Tera Ghost gives Iron Bundle immunities to Extreme Speed and Fighting-type moves, which helps it significantly against Arceus, Rayquaza, and Choice Scarf Koraidon. Tera Ice boosts the power of Iron Bundle's Ice-type moves, allowing it to OHKO Koraidon and Miraidon with Ice Beam and 2HKO Kyogre with Freeze-Dry.
Although Iron Bundle boasts a phenomenal Speed stat and offensive typing, it needs the help of its teammates to overcome its terrible defensive profile and lack of power. Miraidon is an ideal teammate, since it can wallbreak for Iron Bundle, bring it in safely with U-turn, and give it a Quark Drive boost by setting Electric Terrain, enabling Iron Bundle to outspeed even Choice Scarf Koraidon, Zacian-C, and Dragon Dance Arceus formes. Additionally, Iron Bundle threatens the Ground-types that frequently switch in against Miraidon. Kyogre can set rain to strengthen Iron Bundle's Hydro Pump, and together, they can overwhelm bulky Water-resistant Pokemon such as Arceus-Water and Eternatus. Entry hazard support from the likes of Ting-Lu, Gliscor, Necrozma-DM, and Arceus-Fairy wears down foes for Iron Bundle. Ting-Lu and Gliscor can also switch into any Electric-type attacks thrown at Iron Bundle. Zacian-C naturally outspeeds Iron Bundle and OHKOes it with most of its attacks; as such, a reliable answer like Necrozma-DM is needed as a teammate. Necrozma-DM also handles Extreme Speed Arceus for Iron Bundle and pressures bulky teams with Knock Off. Koraidon checks like Arceus-Fairy and Ho-Oh are helpful teammates, since Iron Bundle cannot beat Koraidon if it is at full health or has Tera available.
[SET CREDITS]
Written by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/lillianofficial.547277/
Quality checked by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/aberforth.249382/
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/katerina.306317/
Grammar checked by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/tbolt.555379/
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