Iron Valiant counters

Gen 9 VGC 2026 Reg F · Sorted by reliability score · Smogon · Feb 2026 - Apr 2026

Iron Valiant
#1006 Iron Valiant
FairyFighting
USAGE 1.0% #61
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
Spirit Break 77.0% Close Combat 72.7% Shadow Sneak 68.8% Knock Off 68.6% Moonblast 18.9% Icy Wind 18.9% Coaching 17.7% Protect 11.7%
Items
Choice Band 69.4% Booster Energy 26.4% Focus Sash 1.6% Covert Cloak 0.9% Choice Specs 0.5% nothing 0.4% Life Orb 0.3% Expert Belt 0.1%
Tera Types
Ghost 89.4% Fairy 3.5% Psychic 2.0% Steel 1.9% Fire 1.8% Dark 0.5% Fighting 0.4% Bug 0.1%
Common Teammates
Dragonite80.8%Chien-Pao74.9%Ting-Lu68.9%Dondozo68.9%Gouging Fire67.6%Incineroar9.2%Gholdengo8.2%Ogerpon-Wellspring8.2%

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 #61 with 1.01% usage. Sorted by reliability score.