Iron Valiant counters

Gen 9 Doubles UU · Sorted by reliability score · Smogon · Mar 2026 - May 2026

Iron Valiant
#1006 Iron Valiant
FairyFighting
USAGE 2.5% #68
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
Protect 65.0% Dazzling Gleam 53.4% Wide Guard 35.7% Close Combat 34.7% Aura Sphere 32.0% Moonblast 24.4% Vacuum Wave 24.4% Spirit Break 23.5%
Items
Booster Energy 79.3% Life Orb 7.6% Focus Sash 6.8% Choice Specs 2.4% Expert Belt 2.1% Iron Ball 0.9% Covert Cloak 0.4% Assault Vest 0.2%
Tera Types
Steel 45.0% Fairy 30.8% Ghost 17.8% Dark 5.0% Psychic 0.4% Stellar 0.4% Electric 0.3% Grass 0.1%
Common Teammates
Ogerpon-Cornerstone35.5%Indeedee35.4%Metagross31.1%Araquanid23.8%Hydreigon23.5%Iron Bundle20.8%Sandy Shocks20.7%Palafin19.5%
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Ranked #68 with 2.50% usage. Sorted by reliability score.