[SET]
Choice Scarf (Iron Valiant) @ Choice Scarf
Ability: Quark Drive
EVs: 4 Atk / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Tera Type: Fairy
Naive Nature
- Close Combat
- Moonblast
- Knock Off
- Trick / Destiny Bond
[SET COMMENTS]
Due to its naturally high Speed and Choice Scarf, Iron Valiant outspeeds the entire metagame at +1 except for +1 Iron Boulder and Hawlucha with Unburden active, which makes it a solid cleaner and revenge killer. Close Combat is the preferred Fighting-type STAB move over Aura Sphere or Focus Blast because it can do more damage to foes like Heatran and Iron Boulder while maintaining strength and accuracy. Knock Off is an excellent way of making progress, as it can remove items like Heavy-Duty Boots and Leftovers on common walls like Galarian Slowking, Alomomola, and Landorus-T, and it can provide valuable coverage for Psychic-types like Galarian Slowking and Iron Crown. Trick is fantastic against more passive teams and can cripple switch-ins like Toxapex and Alomomola. It can also lock setup sweepers like Volcarona into one move, making them much easier to deal with. Destiny Bond, on the other hand, can be used as an emergency plan to trade with foes like Ogerpon-W and Gouging Fire, especially after they acquire several boosts. Tera Fairy can increase the power of Moonblast, guaranteeing a 2HKO against utility Tornadus-T and Zapdos and an OHKO against Zamazenta. Teammates like Hisuian Samurott and Ogerpon-W pair well with Iron Valiant, since they can pressure foes like Galarian Slowking and Alomomola. In addition, Hisuian Samurott can also stack Spikes via Ceaseless Edge, which greatly helps Iron Valiant with its lack of power, as it can often remove Heavy-Duty Boots from key targets such as Toxapex, Alomomola, and Galarian Slowking with Knock Off or Trick. Iron Valiant appreciates teammates like Mega Scizor and Zapdos to help it deal with Iron Boulder and Hawlucha, which are capable of outspeeding it.
[SET CREDITS]
Written by:
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Quality checked by:
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Choice Scarf (Iron Valiant) @ Choice Scarf
Ability: Quark Drive
EVs: 4 Atk / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Tera Type: Fairy
Naive Nature
- Close Combat
- Moonblast
- Knock Off
- Trick / Destiny Bond
[SET COMMENTS]
Due to its naturally high Speed and Choice Scarf, Iron Valiant outspeeds the entire metagame at +1 except for +1 Iron Boulder and Hawlucha with Unburden active, which makes it a solid cleaner and revenge killer. Close Combat is the preferred Fighting-type STAB move over Aura Sphere or Focus Blast because it can do more damage to foes like Heatran and Iron Boulder while maintaining strength and accuracy. Knock Off is an excellent way of making progress, as it can remove items like Heavy-Duty Boots and Leftovers on common walls like Galarian Slowking, Alomomola, and Landorus-T, and it can provide valuable coverage for Psychic-types like Galarian Slowking and Iron Crown. Trick is fantastic against more passive teams and can cripple switch-ins like Toxapex and Alomomola. It can also lock setup sweepers like Volcarona into one move, making them much easier to deal with. Destiny Bond, on the other hand, can be used as an emergency plan to trade with foes like Ogerpon-W and Gouging Fire, especially after they acquire several boosts. Tera Fairy can increase the power of Moonblast, guaranteeing a 2HKO against utility Tornadus-T and Zapdos and an OHKO against Zamazenta. Teammates like Hisuian Samurott and Ogerpon-W pair well with Iron Valiant, since they can pressure foes like Galarian Slowking and Alomomola. In addition, Hisuian Samurott can also stack Spikes via Ceaseless Edge, which greatly helps Iron Valiant with its lack of power, as it can often remove Heavy-Duty Boots from key targets such as Toxapex, Alomomola, and Galarian Slowking with Knock Off or Trick. Iron Valiant appreciates teammates like Mega Scizor and Zapdos to help it deal with Iron Boulder and Hawlucha, which are capable of outspeeding it.
[SET CREDITS]
Written by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/nashrock.607310/
Quality checked by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/sealoo.514772/
Grammar checked by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/sulo.528036/
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