Iron Moth @ Booster Energy
Ability: Quark Drive
Tera Type: Ground
EVs: 124 Def / 132 SpA / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
- Substitute
- Fiery Dance
- Sludge Wave
- Tera Blast
Iron Moth is one of OU's strongest cleaners thanks to its massive Special Attack, great Speed, and excellent coverage, as well as Substitute, which helps it avoid being revenge killed by Thunderclap and Sucker Punch. Fiery Dance raises its Special Attack to terrifying heights while OHKOing top-tier threats like Gholdengo and Kingambit after a single boost. Sludge Wave OHKOes Fairy-types like Enamorus and Iron Valiant, as well as Clefable with minor chip damage. Tera Ground and Tera Blast allow Iron Moth to threaten Pokemon like Heatran and Galarian Slowking that would otherwise easily wall it while also immunizing it from Thunderclap and Thunder Wave. The EV spread lets Iron Moth live Sucker Punch from Kingambit with 5 Supreme Overlord boosts and raise its Speed with Quark Drive. Iron Moth struggles against dedicated special walls like Blissey and Ting-Lu, so it appreciates physically offensive teammates like Roaring Moon that can help break through them. Additionally, Iron Moth has very little Defense and is 4x weak to the common Earthquake, so allies like Landorus-T and Zamazenta can help it by switching into physical hits from the likes of Gliscor and Dragonite.
Character Count: 995
Ability: Quark Drive
Tera Type: Ground
EVs: 124 Def / 132 SpA / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
- Substitute
- Fiery Dance
- Sludge Wave
- Tera Blast
Iron Moth is one of OU's strongest cleaners thanks to its massive Special Attack, great Speed, and excellent coverage, as well as Substitute, which helps it avoid being revenge killed by Thunderclap and Sucker Punch. Fiery Dance raises its Special Attack to terrifying heights while OHKOing top-tier threats like Gholdengo and Kingambit after a single boost. Sludge Wave OHKOes Fairy-types like Enamorus and Iron Valiant, as well as Clefable with minor chip damage. Tera Ground and Tera Blast allow Iron Moth to threaten Pokemon like Heatran and Galarian Slowking that would otherwise easily wall it while also immunizing it from Thunderclap and Thunder Wave. The EV spread lets Iron Moth live Sucker Punch from Kingambit with 5 Supreme Overlord boosts and raise its Speed with Quark Drive. Iron Moth struggles against dedicated special walls like Blissey and Ting-Lu, so it appreciates physically offensive teammates like Roaring Moon that can help break through them. Additionally, Iron Moth has very little Defense and is 4x weak to the common Earthquake, so allies like Landorus-T and Zamazenta can help it by switching into physical hits from the likes of Gliscor and Dragonite.
Character Count: 995