Iron Valiant counters

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

Iron Valiant
#1006 Iron Valiant
FairyFighting
USAGE 7.3% #25
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 84.0% Vacuum Wave 52.2% Close Combat 49.0% Calm Mind 47.5% Knock Off 41.1% Thunderbolt 33.4% Swords Dance 19.7% Spirit Break 16.7%
Items
Life Orb 32.1% Booster Energy 28.6% Fairy Feather 11.1% Lum Berry 10.9% Focus Sash 5.1% Heavy-Duty Boots 5.0% Expert Belt 4.8% Choice Scarf 0.8%
Common Teammates
Dragapult34.7%Kingambit27.1%Corviknight18.4%Iron Moth15.3%Garchomp15.1%Scizor14.4%Clefable14.1%Comfey14.0%
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Ranked #25 with 7.31% usage. Sorted by reliability score.