Iron Valiant @ Choice Specs
Ability: Quark Drive
EVs: 4 Def / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Tera Type: Fairy
Timid Nature
- Moonblast
- Focus Blast / Aura Sphere
- Thunderbolt
- Shadow Ball / Psyshock
Choice Specs Iron Valiant serves as a potent special wallbreaker, using its power and solid coverage to break through a majority of the metagame, most notably Pokemon like Garganacl, Heatran, and Great Tusk. Focus Blast is preferred for the significant boost in power it offers, allowing Iron Valiant to break through neutral targets and prevent the opponent from playing around its coverage, though Aura Sphere can also be used for it's higher consistency, albeit missing the OHKO on Pokemon like Ferrothorn and Heatran. Thunderbolt allows you to catch switch ins to Iron Valiant's STABs such as Moltres and Toxapex. Shadow Ball allows you to hit common answers to Iron Valiant such as Gholdengo and Skeledirge super effectively, while also being a solid midground attack into most teams. Alternatively, Psyshock allows you to hit Poison-types such as Mega Venusaur, Clodsire, and Iron Moth, as well as also hitting Toxapex. Vacuum Wave is also another option that allows Iron Valiant to act as a solid revenge killer against Pokemon like Dragon Dance Baxcalibur and Choice Scarf Kartana, though giving up an important coverage move may not be so favorable. Tapu Koko is a top teammate and facilitator for Iron Valiant, giving it a speed boost that can make Iron Valiant very difficult to play around while also being able to both pivot into it, and beat its checks such as Moltres, Zapdos, and Toxapex. Teammates that can force switch ins and safely get Iron Valiant onto the field such as Landorus-T, Zapdos, and Moltres work well as teammates. Pokemon that can safely check the Poison-types that Iron Valiant struggles with such as Gliscor, Heatran, and Great Tusk also work well as teammates. Lategame cleaners that appreciate Iron Valiant's ability to tear holes in opposing defensive cores such as Mega Scizor, Baxcalibur, and Kartana also make good teammates for Iron Valiant.
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Ability: Quark Drive
EVs: 4 Def / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Tera Type: Fairy
Timid Nature
- Moonblast
- Focus Blast / Aura Sphere
- Thunderbolt
- Shadow Ball / Psyshock
Choice Specs Iron Valiant serves as a potent special wallbreaker, using its power and solid coverage to break through a majority of the metagame, most notably Pokemon like Garganacl, Heatran, and Great Tusk. Focus Blast is preferred for the significant boost in power it offers, allowing Iron Valiant to break through neutral targets and prevent the opponent from playing around its coverage, though Aura Sphere can also be used for it's higher consistency, albeit missing the OHKO on Pokemon like Ferrothorn and Heatran. Thunderbolt allows you to catch switch ins to Iron Valiant's STABs such as Moltres and Toxapex. Shadow Ball allows you to hit common answers to Iron Valiant such as Gholdengo and Skeledirge super effectively, while also being a solid midground attack into most teams. Alternatively, Psyshock allows you to hit Poison-types such as Mega Venusaur, Clodsire, and Iron Moth, as well as also hitting Toxapex. Vacuum Wave is also another option that allows Iron Valiant to act as a solid revenge killer against Pokemon like Dragon Dance Baxcalibur and Choice Scarf Kartana, though giving up an important coverage move may not be so favorable. Tapu Koko is a top teammate and facilitator for Iron Valiant, giving it a speed boost that can make Iron Valiant very difficult to play around while also being able to both pivot into it, and beat its checks such as Moltres, Zapdos, and Toxapex. Teammates that can force switch ins and safely get Iron Valiant onto the field such as Landorus-T, Zapdos, and Moltres work well as teammates. Pokemon that can safely check the Poison-types that Iron Valiant struggles with such as Gliscor, Heatran, and Great Tusk also work well as teammates. Lategame cleaners that appreciate Iron Valiant's ability to tear holes in opposing defensive cores such as Mega Scizor, Baxcalibur, and Kartana also make good teammates for Iron Valiant.
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