Iron Valiant counters

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

Iron Valiant
#1006 Iron Valiant
FairyFighting
USAGE 12.3% #13
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
Thunderbolt 51.5% Fleur Cannon 51.0% Moonblast 50.6% Vacuum Wave 48.3% Magical Torque 34.7% Swords Dance 28.4% Knock Off 23.5% Close Combat 19.8%
Items
Choice Specs 55.3% Booster Energy 31.6% Life Orb 9.7% Focus Sash 1.0% Expert Belt 0.9% Choice Scarf 0.8% Choice Band 0.7% Heavy-Duty Boots 0.0%
Common Teammates
Toxapex69.4%Kingambit44.6%Gliscor44.5%Landorus-Therian43.0%Iron Moth37.8%Salamence35.0%Gholdengo25.2%Tyranitar18.9%

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 #13 with 12.34% usage. Sorted by reliability score.