[SET]
Iron Boulder @ Choice Scarf
Name: Choice Scarf (Rock)
Ability: Quark Drive
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Jolly Nature
- Mighty Cleave
- Zen Headbutt
- Earthquake
- Close Combat
[SET COMMENTS]
Iron Boulder is an amazing Choice Scarf user on Rock teams due to its amazing Speed tier and part-Psychic typing, which gives it a key role in the Fighting matchup. Choice Scarf Iron Boulder outspeeds and OHKOes common Choice Scarf users like Sneasler, Meowscarada, and Enamorus; it also outspeeds Regieleki, which can be an issue for Rock teams. Mighty Cleave allows Iron Boulder to take out Choice Scarf Enamorus after Stealth Rock, Ogerpon-H, and non-Sucker Punch Chien-Pao. Zen Headbutt lets Iron Boulder deal with Fighting- and Poison-types like Iron Valiant and Sneasler. Earthquake deals with Heatran, Alolan Muk, and Gholdengo, while Close Combat OHKOes Greninja, Meowscarada, and Roaring Moon.
Choice Band Hisuian Arcanine can act as a wallbreaker for Iron Boulder, being able to take on physical walls such as Toxapex, Corviknight, and defensive Gholdengo with Head Smash and Flare Blitz. Hisuian Arcanine can also run a Heavy-Duty Boots set with Will-O-Wisp to annoy Kingambit. Swords Dance Ogerpon-C is an excellent partner, being able to handle Ground- and Water-types such as Mamoswine, Quagsire, and Keldeo. Glimmora is a nice special attacker that deals with walls Iron Boulder can't break through, like Quagsire and Sableye, with its colorful coverage. Glimmora's Toxic Debris comes in handy in the Fairy matchup as well, and it even removes entry hazards with Mortal Spin. Shell Smash Minior can act as a setup sweeper, being able to dent holes in Great Tusk, Zamazenta, and Iron Hands so that Iron Boulder can pick them off late-game; providing a Ground immunity for the team is also much appreciated. Kleavor can set up Stealth Rock with Stone Axe, breaking Focus Sashes on common users like Ceruledge and Cloyster. Terrakion can take out Ursaluna-B, Kingambit, Archaludon, and Hisuian Goodra for Iron Boulder. Ghost-types like Dragapult, Spectrier, and Choice Scarf Flutter Mane hurt Iron Boulder's chances of sweeping, so Tyranitar serves as a great partner by checking them and providing sand to boost the team's Special Defense. Coalossal is a good partner, being able to check threats like Scizor, Corviknight, and Kingambit, which would threaten Iron Boulder. Coalossal also removes hazards and can set up its own hazards to ease Iron Boulder's sweeping. In return, Iron Boulder takes out Sneasler, Greninja, and Meowscarada for Tyranitar and Coalossal. IronPress Garganacl can act as a stallbreaker for the team, wearing down defensive Water- and Steel-types such as Gastrodon and Corviknight.
[CREDITS]
Written by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/boomp611.637295/
Quality checked by:
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