Iron Valiant counters

Gen 9 1v1 · Sorted by reliability score · Smogon · Mar 2026 - May 2026

Iron Valiant
#1006 Iron Valiant
FairyFighting
USAGE 12.7% #2
BASE STATS
HP 74
ATK 130
DEF 90
SPA 120
SPD 60
SPE 116
BST590
TYPE MATCHUPS
2×
PoisonFlyingPsychicSteelFairy
½×
FightingRock
¼×
BugDark
0×
Dragon
Moves
Moonblast 68.0% Encore 52.8% Disable 48.3% Protect 47.9% Close Combat 31.5% Spirit Break 31.4% Ice Punch 19.6% Poison Jab 17.7%
Items
Booster Energy 66.3% Choice Band 19.5% Choice Specs 11.3% Life Orb 1.2% Choice Scarf 1.0% nothing 0.3% Leftovers 0.2% Liechi Berry 0.2%
Common Teammates
Volcanion57.9%Metagross38.1%Garchomp28.7%Dragapult19.9%Hoopa-Unbound19.6%Meowscarada16.7%Ursaluna14.9%Muk-Alola14.4%
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Ranked #2 with 12.71% usage. Sorted by reliability score.