Iron Valiant counters

Gen 9 National Dex Monotype · Sorted by reliability score · Smogon · Feb 2026 - Apr 2026

Iron Valiant
#1006 Iron Valiant
FairyFighting
USAGE 4.9% #46
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
Close Combat 66.4% Moonblast 50.4% Knock Off 45.9% Thunderbolt 39.6% Ice Punch 34.4% Swords Dance 34.4% Spirit Break 24.3% Destiny Bond 23.5%
Items
Choice Scarf 33.4% Fightinium Z 20.5% Choice Specs 14.5% Expert Belt 11.7% Electrium Z 9.9% Life Orb 3.6% Choice Band 2.6% Punching Glove 1.5%
Common Teammates
Klefki50.1%Tapu Koko49.9%Tapu Lele47.8%Diancie-Mega41.5%Great Tusk39.7%Sneasler35.8%Tapu Bulu31.3%Iron Hands25.8%

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 #46 with 4.87% usage. Sorted by reliability score.