[SET]
Swords Dance (Iron Valiant) @ Booster Energy
Ability: Quark Drive
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Jolly Nature
- Swords Dance
- Close Combat
- Knock Off
- Ice Punch / Encore / Spirit Break
[SET COMMENTS]
Swords Dance Iron Valiant is a fantastic wallbreaker and setup sweeper, making use of its excellent coverage and Speed tier accentuated by Booster Energy to outpace and tear through common speed control options in Dragapult, Mega Lopunny, and Choice Scarf Urshifu-R. Its effectiveness in this role is compounded by the ability to break past answers such as Galarian Slowking and Iron Crown that would otherwise check special sets. Knock Off not only allows Iron Valiant to cripple incoming checks such as Moltres and Toxapex but also serves as important coverage against the vast majority of Ghost- and Psychic-type Pokemon; at +2, it notably OHKOes offensive Gholdengo and Galarian Slowking and can 2HKO Slowbro lacking Colbur Berry. Ice Punch allows Iron Valiant to OHKO Landorus-T, Dragonite, and Gliscor at +2. However, Encore is also a strong alternative that allows Iron Valiant to facilitate additional setup opportunities by punishing the use of status moves such as Stealth Rock from Landorus-T or Quiver Dance from Volcarona. It also prevents Raging Bolt from reliably revenge killing Iron Valiant by locking it into Thunderclap. Spirit Break provides a secondary STAB option that lets Iron Valiant deal more damage to Fighting-types such as Great Tusk and Zamazenta as well as Fairy-types such as Tapu Koko and Clefable, notably OHKOing the former at +2.
Iron Valiant's immense Attack and Speed tier make it a solid fit on various offense and hyper offense teams. Entry hazard setters such as Landorus-T, Hisuian Samurott, and Garchomp are essential for their ability to wear down Pokemon such as Hex Gholdengo and Tapu Lele to where a boosted Iron Valiant can pick them off late-game. Special attackers such as Calm Mind Raging Bolt, Quiver Dance Volcarona, and Nasty Plot Gholdengo can help pressure physically defensive stopgaps in Toxapex, Skarmory, and Zapdos early on, while Iron Valiant takes on specially defensive checks to these Pokemon such as Galarian Slowking and Ting-Lu in return. Similarly, accompanying physical sweepers such as Swords Dance Kingambit, Dragon Dance Dragapult, and Swords Dance Ogerpon-W pair excellently with Iron Valiant to help overwhelm shared physical checks such as Moltres and Alomomola. While Iron Valiant can use its Speed tier in conjunction with Booster Energy to revenge kill certain offensive threats in Mega Lopunny and Mega Swampert under rain in a vacuum, it often loses offensive flexibility while doing so, especially once it has depleted its Booster Energy. Thus, Iron Valiant appreciates being paired with teammates such as Iron Defense Zamazenta and Dragon Dance Dragonite as well as secondary Speed control options such as Booster Energy Iron Moth and Swords Dance Rillaboom that can help force these Pokemon out, ensuring that it doesn't have to deal with them outside of sweeping positions. Tapu Koko is also a notable offensive partner, as the Electric Terrain it provides allows Iron Valiant to retain its Speed boost outside of Booster Energy while being able to pressure some of Iron Valiant's checks in Moltres and Toxapex.
[SET CREDITS]
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[SET]
Choice Specs (Iron Valiant) @ Choice Specs
Ability: Quark Drive
EVs: 4 Def / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
- Moonblast
- Focus Blast
- Thunderbolt / Vacuum Wave / Trick
- Shadow Ball
[SET COMMENTS]
Choice Specs supplements Iron Valiant's power and offensive coverage, turning it into a powerful wallbreaker capable of blasting its way through bulky Pokemon such as Landorus-T, Gliscor, and Melmetal with ease. Thunderbolt provides a strong coverage option that allows Iron Valiant to 2HKO potential checks such as Toxapex, Mega Charizard Y, and Moltres, which otherwise wall its STAB combination. Alternatively, Vacuum Wave allows Iron Valiant to pick off weakened threats such as Mega Lopunny, Kingambit, or a boosted Terapagos in a pinch, whereas Trick allows Iron Valiant to cripple switch-ins such as Toxapex, Galarian Slowking, and Moltres without the need for prediction. Lastly, Shadow Ball ensures Iron Valiant can 2HKO defensive Gholdengo and Galarian Slowking after slight chip damage.
Choice Specs Iron Valiant is a strong and versatile offensive option that fits on a variety of offense and balance teams alike. In particular, Iron Valiant benefits immensely from the support of Pursuit users such as Kingambit and Mega Tyranitar, which can help remove or forcibly weaken the few dedicated checks to it in Galarian Slowking and Assault Vest Tornadus-T, making it far more offensively threatening as a result. Similarly, entry hazard support from the likes of Landorus-T, Ting-Lu, and Ferrothorn is appreciated to ensure Iron Valiant can secure KOes against certain Pokemon such as Ogerpon-W, Mega Scizor, and Tapu Lele. Offensive teammates that work well with Iron Valiant include Dragapult, Gholdengo, and Tapu Koko; each of them appreciates Iron Valiant's ability to break open soft checks such as Heatran and Ting-Lu, and in return, they can play around potential revenge killers such as Zamazenta or assist in weakening defensive pieces such as Zapdos and Toxapex. Most notably, Tapu Koko also sets up Electric Terrain to activate Iron Valiant's Quark Drive, granting it a valuable Speed boost that allows it to outpace naturally faster targets such as Dragapult, opposing Tapu Koko, and Choice Scarf Urshifu-R.
[SET CREDITS]
Written by:
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Swords Dance (Iron Valiant) @ Booster Energy
Ability: Quark Drive
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Jolly Nature
- Swords Dance
- Close Combat
- Knock Off
- Ice Punch / Encore / Spirit Break
[SET COMMENTS]
Swords Dance Iron Valiant is a fantastic wallbreaker and setup sweeper, making use of its excellent coverage and Speed tier accentuated by Booster Energy to outpace and tear through common speed control options in Dragapult, Mega Lopunny, and Choice Scarf Urshifu-R. Its effectiveness in this role is compounded by the ability to break past answers such as Galarian Slowking and Iron Crown that would otherwise check special sets. Knock Off not only allows Iron Valiant to cripple incoming checks such as Moltres and Toxapex but also serves as important coverage against the vast majority of Ghost- and Psychic-type Pokemon; at +2, it notably OHKOes offensive Gholdengo and Galarian Slowking and can 2HKO Slowbro lacking Colbur Berry. Ice Punch allows Iron Valiant to OHKO Landorus-T, Dragonite, and Gliscor at +2. However, Encore is also a strong alternative that allows Iron Valiant to facilitate additional setup opportunities by punishing the use of status moves such as Stealth Rock from Landorus-T or Quiver Dance from Volcarona. It also prevents Raging Bolt from reliably revenge killing Iron Valiant by locking it into Thunderclap. Spirit Break provides a secondary STAB option that lets Iron Valiant deal more damage to Fighting-types such as Great Tusk and Zamazenta as well as Fairy-types such as Tapu Koko and Clefable, notably OHKOing the former at +2.
Iron Valiant's immense Attack and Speed tier make it a solid fit on various offense and hyper offense teams. Entry hazard setters such as Landorus-T, Hisuian Samurott, and Garchomp are essential for their ability to wear down Pokemon such as Hex Gholdengo and Tapu Lele to where a boosted Iron Valiant can pick them off late-game. Special attackers such as Calm Mind Raging Bolt, Quiver Dance Volcarona, and Nasty Plot Gholdengo can help pressure physically defensive stopgaps in Toxapex, Skarmory, and Zapdos early on, while Iron Valiant takes on specially defensive checks to these Pokemon such as Galarian Slowking and Ting-Lu in return. Similarly, accompanying physical sweepers such as Swords Dance Kingambit, Dragon Dance Dragapult, and Swords Dance Ogerpon-W pair excellently with Iron Valiant to help overwhelm shared physical checks such as Moltres and Alomomola. While Iron Valiant can use its Speed tier in conjunction with Booster Energy to revenge kill certain offensive threats in Mega Lopunny and Mega Swampert under rain in a vacuum, it often loses offensive flexibility while doing so, especially once it has depleted its Booster Energy. Thus, Iron Valiant appreciates being paired with teammates such as Iron Defense Zamazenta and Dragon Dance Dragonite as well as secondary Speed control options such as Booster Energy Iron Moth and Swords Dance Rillaboom that can help force these Pokemon out, ensuring that it doesn't have to deal with them outside of sweeping positions. Tapu Koko is also a notable offensive partner, as the Electric Terrain it provides allows Iron Valiant to retain its Speed boost outside of Booster Energy while being able to pressure some of Iron Valiant's checks in Moltres and Toxapex.
[SET CREDITS]
Written by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/iride.546157/
Quality checked by:
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[SET]
Choice Specs (Iron Valiant) @ Choice Specs
Ability: Quark Drive
EVs: 4 Def / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
- Moonblast
- Focus Blast
- Thunderbolt / Vacuum Wave / Trick
- Shadow Ball
[SET COMMENTS]
Choice Specs supplements Iron Valiant's power and offensive coverage, turning it into a powerful wallbreaker capable of blasting its way through bulky Pokemon such as Landorus-T, Gliscor, and Melmetal with ease. Thunderbolt provides a strong coverage option that allows Iron Valiant to 2HKO potential checks such as Toxapex, Mega Charizard Y, and Moltres, which otherwise wall its STAB combination. Alternatively, Vacuum Wave allows Iron Valiant to pick off weakened threats such as Mega Lopunny, Kingambit, or a boosted Terapagos in a pinch, whereas Trick allows Iron Valiant to cripple switch-ins such as Toxapex, Galarian Slowking, and Moltres without the need for prediction. Lastly, Shadow Ball ensures Iron Valiant can 2HKO defensive Gholdengo and Galarian Slowking after slight chip damage.
Choice Specs Iron Valiant is a strong and versatile offensive option that fits on a variety of offense and balance teams alike. In particular, Iron Valiant benefits immensely from the support of Pursuit users such as Kingambit and Mega Tyranitar, which can help remove or forcibly weaken the few dedicated checks to it in Galarian Slowking and Assault Vest Tornadus-T, making it far more offensively threatening as a result. Similarly, entry hazard support from the likes of Landorus-T, Ting-Lu, and Ferrothorn is appreciated to ensure Iron Valiant can secure KOes against certain Pokemon such as Ogerpon-W, Mega Scizor, and Tapu Lele. Offensive teammates that work well with Iron Valiant include Dragapult, Gholdengo, and Tapu Koko; each of them appreciates Iron Valiant's ability to break open soft checks such as Heatran and Ting-Lu, and in return, they can play around potential revenge killers such as Zamazenta or assist in weakening defensive pieces such as Zapdos and Toxapex. Most notably, Tapu Koko also sets up Electric Terrain to activate Iron Valiant's Quark Drive, granting it a valuable Speed boost that allows it to outpace naturally faster targets such as Dragapult, opposing Tapu Koko, and Choice Scarf Urshifu-R.
[SET CREDITS]
Written by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/iride.546157/
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