Iron Valiant counters

Gen 9 VGC 2026 Regulation F Best of 3 · Sorted by reliability score · Smogon · Feb 2026 - Apr 2026

Iron Valiant
#1006 Iron Valiant
FairyFighting
USAGE 1.3% #49
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
Coaching 97.1% Moonblast 97.1% Encore 96.7% Icy Wind 95.1% Spirit Break 2.6% Close Combat 2.3% Protect 2.1% Wide Guard 2.1%
Items
Booster Energy 99.2% Covert Cloak 0.7% Focus Sash 0.1% Clear Amulet 0.1% Life Orb 0.0% Choice Band 0.0% Choice Scarf 0.0% Safety Goggles 0.0%
Tera Types
Ghost 96.8% Steel 2.7% Fairy 0.2% Fire 0.2% Grass 0.1% Psychic 0.0% Electric 0.0% Rock 0.0%
Common Teammates
Ogerpon-Wellspring96.6%Incineroar95.3%Dragonite94.5%Gholdengo94.1%Chien-Pao93.5%Urshifu-Rapid-Strike2.7%Ogerpon-Hearthflame2.5%Orthworm2.3%
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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 #49 with 1.32% usage. Sorted by reliability score.