Iron Valiant counters

Gen 9 Alphabet Cup · Sorted by reliability score · Smogon · Feb 2026 - Apr 2026

Iron Valiant
#1006 Iron Valiant
FairyFighting
USAGE 16.8% #7
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 89.1% Thunderbolt 87.5% Ice Beam 80.6% Close Combat 77.3% Calm Mind 20.1% Knock Off 11.8% Ivy Cudgel 9.6% Swords Dance 9.4%
Items
Life Orb 66.9% Booster Energy 31.7% Choice Specs 0.8% Choice Scarf 0.6% Expert Belt 0.0% Choice Band 0.0% Covert Cloak 0.0% Focus Sash 0.0%
Common Teammates
Sandy Shocks65.9%Volcarona65.3%Thundurus64.8%Slowking-Galar64.7%Mudsdale64.6%Roaring Moon12.9%Toxapex12.8%Reuniclus12.5%

Checks & Counters

Ranked by reliability — blends KO rate with how often each Pokémon is matched up.

This Pokémon doesn't have enough usage for Smogon to compute meaningful Checks & Counters. Only the most-used Pokémon in a format receive this data.

Ranked #7 with 16.82% usage. Sorted by reliability score.