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Iron Boulder @ Barbaracite
Ability: Tough Claws
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Jolly Nature
- Swords Dance
- Mighty Cleave
- Close Combat
- Earthquake

The new Mega Stones give Iron Boulder a breath of fresh air in Mix and Mega! The newly added Barbaracite grants Iron Boulder a massive +35 Attack, +20 Speed, a powerful ability in Tough Claws, and replaces its secondary typing with Fighting, turning Close Combat into the STAB move it finally deserves. Earthquake lets Iron Boulder take care of Eternatus and non-Levitate Pecharunt, and after a Swords Dance, even the toughest physical walls quiver in its presence, letting it pick up OHKOs on walls such as Arceus-Water, Magearna, and Milotic. Despite its strong speed tier, not even Iron Boulder is able to outpace Pixilate Extreme Speed from the likes of Regieleki and Dragonite, making answers to them such as defensive Eternatus, Magearna, and Hearthflame Mask Great Tusk crucial. In addition, the latter two are also able to support Iron Boulder with entry hazards such as Spikes and Stealth Rock. Bulky Ghost-types such as Rocky Helmet Lunala, Latiasite Pecharunt, and Will-O-Wisp Arceus-Ghost can prove to be problematic for Iron Boulder, letting Dark-types such as Hisuian Samurott and Kingambit, which are able to switch in and threaten them, serve as good partners for it.

Iron Boulder @ Barbaracite
Ability: Tough Claws
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Jolly Nature
- Swords Dance
- Mighty Cleave
- Close Combat
- Earthquake

Die neuen Mega-Steine verleihen Iron Boulder im Mix-and-Mega-Metagame frischen Aufwind. Der neu hinzugefügte Barbaracite gewährt ihm satte +35 im Angriff, +20 in der Initiative, die starke Fähigkeit Tough Claws sowie einen Wechsel seines Zweittyps zu Kampf, wodurch Close Combat endlich zu einer passenden STAB-Attacke wird. Earthquake ermöglicht es Iron Boulder, Eternatus und Pecharunt ohne Schwebe zuverlässig zu treffen und nach einem Swords Dance lassen selbst die robustesten physischen Walls Federn, wodurch es sogar Arceus-Water, Magearna und Milotic sicher OHKOen kann. Trotz seiner hohen Initiative wird Iron Boulder jedoch weiterhin von Pixilate-Extreme Speed von Regieleki oder Dragonite überholt, weshalb Checks wie defensive Eternatus, Magearna und Hearthflame Mask-Great Tusk essenziell sind. Letztere beiden können Iron Boulder zudem mit Entry Hazards wie Spikes und Stealth Rock unterstützen. Bulkige Geist-Pokémon wie Rocky Helmet-Lunala, Latiasite-Pecharunt und Will-O-Wisp-Arceus-Ghost stellen ebenfalls Probleme dar, weshalb sich Unlicht-Typen wie Hisuian Samurott und Kingambit als starke Partner anbieten, da sie sicher einwechseln und diese Bedrohungen unter Druck setzen können.
 
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