OU Mixed Iron Valiant

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[SET]
name: Mixed
move 1: Moonblast
move 2: Close Combat
move 3: Thunderbolt
move 4: Psyshock
item: Booster Energy
tera type: Fairy / Electric
ability: Quark Drive
nature: Naive
evs: 4 Atk / 252 SpA / 252 Spe

[SET COMMENTS]
High attacking stats and a wide array of coverage moves make Iron Valiant a devastating mixed attacker that can 2HKO common defensive walls physically and specially; Moonblast and Thunderbolt threaten physically defensive Pokemon like Great Tusk, Corviknight, and Dondozo, while Close Combat and Psyshock deal with specially defensive foes like Ting-Lu and Clodsire. Its Quark Drive-boosted Speed from Booster Energy turns it into a potent late-game cleaner, letting it outspeed would-be revenge killers like Dragapult, Chien-Pao, and Choice Scarf Gholdengo, which is further enforced by its unique typing that resists Sucker Punch from Kingambit and Chien-Pao. However, it can also be used to revenge kill boosted threats like Baxcalibur and Dragonite in a pinch, especially since Iron Valiant can take on the latter's +1 Tera Normal Extreme Speed from full health. Tera Fairy boosts Iron Valiant's Moonblast while still retaining its defensive profile to take on Sucker Punch. Alternatively, Tera Electric amplifies Thunderbolt's damage, notably allowing it to 2HKO would-be checks like Toxapex, specially defensive Dondozo and Tera Water Garganacl, and offensive Gholdengo after Stealth Rock, as well as preventing Iron Valiant from being revenge killed by Scizor's Bullet Punch.

Mixed Iron Valiant is commonly seen on offense and bulky offense teams. Due to the lack of a damage boosting item or setup move, it can still fall short of threatening bulky Pokemon like Amoonguss, and without Shadow Ball or Knock Off, Skeledirge and defensive Gholdengo as well; thus, Pokemon that can deal with them such as Great Tusk, Chien-Pao, and Kingambit make good teammates. Particularly, the aforementioned Pokemon can overwhelm a shared check in Corviknight and are generally effective as early-game wallbreakers that can open up Iron Valiant to clean up late-game easily. Entry hazards from teammates like Garchomp, Ting-Lu, and Glimmora can chip down foes like Garganacl, Amoonguss, and Tera Grass Dondozo. A sturdy defensive backbone with the likes of Corviknight and Ting-Lu can help check offensive threats that threaten Iron Valiant out, such as a boosted Roaring Moon, opposing Iron Valiant, and Gholdengo. Pivots like Dragapult, Scizor, and Rotom-W can compensate for Iron Valiant's lack of bulk by bringing it in safely on foes like Ting-Lu, Great Tusk, and Blissey, respectively; the latter can also cripple Amoonguss with either Trick or Will-O-Wisp. Gholdengo is a great partner, as it reliably prevents the much-needed entry hazards from being removed by Rapid Spin and Defog, threatens Skeledirge and Tera Fairy Garganacl, and appreciates Iron Valiant dealing with foes like Corviknight and Dark-types like Ting-Lu, Kingambit, and Roaring Moon in return.

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- Written by: [[royalfluxh, 493260]]
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McGrrr

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I would suggest moving the 4 spare EVs to SpDef because it improves Valiant's survival odds vs opposing Valiant Moonblast (after you Tera obv) to 15/16 rolls and vs Specs Dragapult Shadow Ball to 5/16.

Expert Belt should absolutely be mentioned (if not slashed) because it turns stuff like Tera Electric Thunderbolt into a 11/16 OHKO roll vs 248/8 Corviknight and a 10/16 OHKO roll vs 248/8 Dondozo. FYI (non-Tera) Thunderbolt does not even 2HKO Pex without EB.
 

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[SET]
name: Mixed
move 1: Moonblast
move 2: Close Combat
move 3: Thunderbolt
move 4: Psyshock
item: Booster Energy
tera type: Fairy / Electric
ability: Quark Drive
nature: Naive
evs: 4 Atk / 252 SpA / 252 Spe

[SET COMMENTS]
High attacking stats and a wide array of coverage moves make Iron Valiant a devastating mixed attacker that can 2HKO common defensive walls on either spectrum; Moonblast and Thunderbolt threatens physically defensive Pokemon like Great Tusk, Corviknight, and Dondozo, while Close Combat and Psyshock deals with specially defensive foes like Ting-Lu, Blissey, and Clodsire. Its Quark Drive-boosted Speed from Booster Energy turns it into a potent late-game cleaner, letting it outspeed would-be revenge killers like Dragapult, Chien-Pao, and Choice Scarf Gholdengo, which is further enforced by its unique typing that grants it a resistance to common priority attacks like Kingambit's Kingambit and Chien-Pao's Sucker Punch, and Slither Wing's First Impression, and Breloom's Mach Punch, even with its middling bulk. Breloom isn't as common as the previously mentioned 3, and even then Slither Wing is debateable. I think those 3 mentions are all you need here. However, it can also be used to revenge kill boosted threats like Baxcalibur and Dragonite Quaquaval (these dragons are more dangerous, mainly Dragonite, that should be the focus.) Talk about how Valiant can survive a +1 Tera Normal Espeed to justify why its good against Dnite. in a pinch. Tera Fairy boosts Iron Valiant's Moonblast—its most spammable reliable attack, especially with the lack of immunities—while still retaining its defensive profile to take on the aforementioned priority attacks. Alternatively, Tera Electric amplifies Thunderbolt's damage, notably allowing it to 2HKO would-be checks like Toxapex, specially defensive Dondozo and Tera Water Garganacl, and offensive Gholdengo after Stealth Rock, as well as preventing Iron Valiant from being revenge killed by Scizor's Bullet Punch.

Mixed Iron Valiant is commonly seen on offense or bulky offense teams. Due to the lack of a boosting item, setup move, and possibly the corresponding coverage move, it can still fall short of threatening other bulky Pokemon like Skeledirge, Amoonguss, and defensive Gholdengo; thus, teammates that can deal with them such as Great Tusk, Chien Pao, and Kingambit are good teammates. Moreover, they can overwhelm a shared check in Corviknight and are generally effective early-game wallbreakers that can open up Iron Valiant to clean up late-game easily. Due to the switches that Iron Valiant tends to force, Spikes from teammates like Garchomp, Ting-Lu, and Glimmora can chip down foes like Garganacl, Amoonguss, and Tera Grass Dondozo. Mention here the offensive threats to Iron Valiant and how they can be dealt with, i.e opposing Valiant, Gholdengo and +1 Roaring Moon. Pivots such as Dragapult, Scizor, and Rotom-W can compensate for Iron Valiant's lack of bulk by bringing it in safely on foes like Ting-Lu, Great Tusk, and Blissey, respectively; the latter can also cripple Amoonguss with either Trick or Will-O-Wisp. Gholdengo makes for a good partner by threatening Skeledirge and Tera Fairy Garganacl and switch into Amoonguss Already enough mentions of Amoonguss, which can run Stomping Tantrum which threatens Dengo, so talk here about Gholdengo keeping hazards up which helps Valiant clean late game, and appreciates Iron Valiant dealing with foes like Corviknight and Dark-types like Ting-Lu, Kingambit, and Roaring Moon.

[CREDITS]
- Written by: [[royalfluxh, 493260]]
- Quality checked by: [Milo, 540138], [username2, userid2]]
- Grammar checked by: [[username1, userid1]]

Implement and QC 1/2! Good Job

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[SET]
name: Mixed
move 1: Moonblast
move 2: Close Combat
move 3: Thunderbolt
move 4: Psyshock
item: Booster Energy
tera type: Fairy / Electric
ability: Quark Drive
nature: Naive
evs: 4 Atk / 252 SpA / 252 Spe

[SET COMMENTS]
High attacking stats and a wide array of coverage moves make Iron Valiant a devastating mixed attacker that can 2HKO common defensive walls on either spectrum; Moonblast and Thunderbolt threatens physically defensive Pokemon like Great Tusk, Corviknight, and Dondozo, while Close Combat and Psyshock deals with specially defensive foes like Ting-Lu and Clodsire It makes much more sense to group Moonblast and Close Combat together since they're STAB, then Thunderbolt and Psyshock together since they're coverage. Its Quark Drive-boosted Speed from Booster Energy turns it into a potent late-game cleaner, letting it outspeed would-be revenge killers like Dragapult, Chien-Pao, and Choice Scarf Gholdengo, which is further enforced by its unique typing that grants it a resistance to common priority attacks like Kingambit and Chien-Pao's Sucker Punch, and as well as Slither Wing's First Impression Transfer this sentence to before the move explanation. However, it can also be used to Iron Valiant can also revenge kill boosted threats like Baxcalibur and Dragonite in a pinch, especially as Iron Valiant can comfortably take on the latter's +1 Tera Normal Extreme Speed from full health. Tera Fairy boosts Iron Valiant's Moonblast—its most reliable attack, especially with the lack of immunities—while still retaining its defensive profile to take on the aforementioned priority attacks. Alternatively, Tera Electric amplifies Thunderbolt's damage, notably allowing it to 2HKO would-be checks like Toxapex, specially defensive Dondozo and (add comma) Tera Water Garganacl, (remove comma) and offensive Gholdengo after Stealth Rock, as well as preventing Iron Valiant from being revenge killed by Scizor's Bullet Punch.

Mixed Iron Valiant is commonly seen on offense or bulky offense teams. Due to the lack of a boosting item, setup move, and possibly the corresponding coverage move, it can fall short of threatening other bulky Pokemon like Skeledirge, Amoonguss, and defensive Gholdengo; thus, teammates that can deal with them such as Great Tusk, Chien Pao, and Kingambit are good teammates. Moreover, they can overwhelm a shared check in Corviknight and are generally effective early-game wallbreakers that can open up Iron Valiant to clean up late-game easily. Due to the switches that Iron Valiant tends to force, Spikes entry hazards from teammates like Garchomp, Ting-Lu, and Glimmora can chip down foes like Garganacl, Amoonguss, and Tera Grass Dondozo. A sturdy defensive backbone with the likes of Corviknight and Ting-Lu can help check offensive threats that threaten Iron Valiant out, such as a boosted Roaring Moon, opposing Iron Valiant, and Gholdengo. You can add a sentence or two here on hazard removal, since Iron Valiant is not the best enjoyer of hazards, especially after Terastalizing. Pivots like Dragapult, Scizor, and Rotom-W can compensate for Iron Valiant's lack of bulk by bringing it in safely on foes like Ting-Lu, Great Tusk, and Blissey, respectively; the latter can also cripple Amoonguss with either Trick or Will-O-Wisp. Gholdengo is a great partner, as it reliably prevents the much-needed entry hazards from being removed by Rapid Spin and Defog, threatening Skeledirge and Tera Fairy Garganacl, and appreciates Iron Valiant dealing with foes like Corviknight and Dark-types like Ting-Lu, Kingambit, and Roaring Moon in return.

[CREDITS]
- Written by: [[royalfluxh, 493260]]
- Quality checked by: [[Milo, 540138], [username2, userid2]]
- Grammar checked by: [[username1, userid1]]
 

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[SET]
name: Mixed
move 1: Moonblast
move 2: Close Combat
move 3: Thunderbolt
move 4: Psyshock
item: Booster Energy
tera type: Fairy / Electric
ability: Quark Drive
nature: Naive
evs: 4 Atk / 252 SpA / 252 Spe

[SET COMMENTS]
High attacking stats and a wide array of coverage moves make Iron Valiant a devastating mixed attacker that can 2HKO common defensive walls on either spectrum; Moonblast and Thunderbolt threatens physically defensive Pokemon like Great Tusk, Corviknight, and Dondozo, while Close Combat and Psyshock deals with specially defensive foes like Ting-Lu and Clodsire. Its Quark Drive-boosted Speed from Booster Energy turns it into a potent late-game cleaner, letting it outspeed would-be revenge killers like Dragapult, Chien-Pao, and Choice Scarf Gholdengo, which is further enforced by its unique typing that grants it a resistance to common priority attacks like Kingambit and Chien-Pao's Sucker Punch, and Slither Wing's First Impression. Slither Wing isn't the most common in the metagame at the moment. Breloom's Mach Punch is probably a better mention, though I would consider just removing that entire section since Valiant still loses to common priority like Azu Aqua Jet and Chien-Pao's Ice Shard (which is fairly common compared to Sucker Punch) and Scizor's Bullet Punch. If anything, just focus solely on Sucker Punch instead of the more vague "common priority." However, it can also be used to revenge kill boosted threats like Baxcalibur and Dragonite in a pinch, especially as Iron Valiant can comfortably take on the latter's +1 Tera Normal Extreme Speed from full health. Not sure if "comfortably" is the best word here when Valiant has a significant chance to be OHKO'd if Rocks are up. Tera Fairy boosts Iron Valiant's Moonblast—its most reliable attack, especially with the lack of immunities—while still retaining its defensive profile to take on the aforementioned priority attacks. Alternatively, Tera Electric amplifies Thunderbolt's damage, notably allowing it to 2HKO would-be checks like Toxapex, specially defensive Dondozo and Tera Water Garganacl, and offensive Gholdengo after Stealth Rock, as well as preventing Iron Valiant from being revenge killed by Scizor's Bullet Punch.

Mixed Iron Valiant is commonly seen on offense or bulky offense teams. Due to the lack of a damage boosting item, setup move, and possibly the corresponding coverage move, this line feels out-of-place on set with no slashed moves. What coverage moves is it missing? it can fall short of threatening other bulky Pokemon like Skeledirge, Amoonguss, and defensive Gholdengo; thus, teammates that can deal with them such as Great Tusk, Chien Pao, and Kingambit are good teammates. Moreover, they Those Pokemon in particular can overwhelm a shared check in Corviknight and are generally effective as early-game wallbreakers that can open up Iron Valiant to clean up late-game easily. Due to the switches that Iron Valiant tends to force, Spikes Hazards from teammates like Garchomp, Ting-Lu, and Glimmora can chip down foes like Garganacl, Amoonguss, and Tera Grass Dondozo. A sturdy defensive backbone with the likes of Corviknight and Ting-Lu can help check offensive threats that threaten Iron Valiant out, such as a boosted Roaring Moon, opposing Iron Valiant, and Gholdengo. Pivots like Dragapult, Scizor, and Rotom-W can compensate for Iron Valiant's lack of bulk by bringing it in safely on foes like Ting-Lu, Great Tusk, and Blissey, respectively; the latter can also cripple Amoonguss with either Trick or Will-O-Wisp. Gholdengo is a great partner, as it reliably prevents the much-needed entry hazards from being removed by Rapid Spin and Defog, threatening threatens Skeledirge and Tera Fairy Garganacl, and appreciates Iron Valiant dealing with foes like Corviknight and Dark-types like Ting-Lu, Kingambit, and Roaring Moon in return.

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- Written by: [[royalfluxh, 493260]]
- Quality checked by: [[Milo, 540138], [username2, userid2]]
- Grammar checked by: [[username1, userid1]]
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[SET]
name: Mixed
move 1: Moonblast
move 2: Close Combat
move 3: Thunderbolt
move 4: Psyshock
item: Booster Energy
tera type: Fairy / Electric
ability: Quark Drive
nature: Naive
evs: 4 Atk / 252 SpA / 252 Spe

[SET COMMENTS]
High attacking stats and a wide array of coverage moves make Iron Valiant a devastating mixed attacker that can 2HKO common defensive walls physically and specially; on either spectrum; Moonblast and Thunderbolt threaten threatens physically defensive Pokemon like Great Tusk, Corviknight, and Dondozo, while Close Combat and Psyshock deal deals with specially defensive foes like Ting-Lu and Clodsire. Its Quark Drive-boosted Speed from Booster Energy turns it into a potent late-game cleaner, letting it outspeed would-be revenge killers like Dragapult, Chien-Pao, and Choice Scarf Gholdengo, which is further enforced by its unique typing that resists Sucker Punch from Kingambit and Chien-Pao. However, it can also be used to revenge kill boosted threats like Baxcalibur and Dragonite in a pinch, especially since as Iron Valiant can take on the latter's +1 Tera Normal Extreme Speed from full health. Tera Fairy boosts Iron Valiant's Moonblast while still retaining its defensive profile to take on Sucker Punch. Alternatively, Tera Electric amplifies Thunderbolt's damage, notably allowing it to 2HKO would-be checks like Toxapex, specially defensive Dondozo and Tera Water Garganacl, and offensive Gholdengo after Stealth Rock, as well as preventing Iron Valiant from being revenge killed by Scizor's Bullet Punch.

Mixed Iron Valiant is commonly seen on offense and or bulky offense teams. Due to the lack of a damage boosting item or setup move, it can still fall short of threatening bulky Pokemon like Amoonguss, and without Shadow Ball or Knock Off, Skeledirge and defensive Gholdengo as well; thus, Pokemon that can deal with them such as Great Tusk, Chien-Pao, (added hyohen) and Kingambit make good teammates. Particularly, the aforementioned Pokemon can overwhelm a shared check in Corviknight and are generally effective as early-game wallbreakers that can open up Iron Valiant to clean up late-game easily. Entry hazards from teammates like Garchomp, Ting-Lu, and Glimmora can chip down foes like Garganacl, Amoonguss, and Tera Grass Dondozo. A sturdy defensive backbone with the likes of Corviknight and Ting-Lu can help check offensive threats that threaten Iron Valiant out, such as a boosted Roaring Moon, opposing Iron Valiant, and Gholdengo. Pivots like Dragapult, Scizor, and Rotom-W can compensate for Iron Valiant's lack of bulk by bringing it in safely on foes like Ting-Lu, Great Tusk, and Blissey, respectively; the latter can also cripple Amoonguss with either Trick or Will-O-Wisp. Gholdengo is a great partner, as it reliably prevents the much-needed entry hazards from being removed by Rapid Spin and Defog, threatens Skeledirge and Tera Fairy Garganacl, and appreciates Iron Valiant dealing with foes like Corviknight and Dark-types like Ting-Lu, Kingambit, and Roaring Moon in return.

[CREDITS]
- Written by: [[royalfluxh, 493260]]
- Quality checked by: [[Milo, 540138], [chimp, 197439]]
- Grammar checked by: [[Sulo, 528036]]
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