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Iron Boulder: Weakness, Best Moveset & Builds
Iron Boulder is a fast, hard-hitting attacker, led by its Speed (124) and Attack (120), with a base stat total of 590. Competitively it is too strong for UnderUsed but outclassed in OU, a classic borderline case.
Build a team with Iron BoulderWhat is Iron Boulder weak to?
How much damage Iron Boulder takes from each attacking type.
Iron Boulder takes super-effective damage from Dark, Bug, Ghost, Grass, Ground, Steel, Water. It resists Fire, Flying, Normal, Poison, Psychic.
Best moveset for Iron Boulder
Iron Boulder has no significant ranked usage this month, so here are its strongest attacking options by type coverage:
- Giga ImpactNormal150
- Solar BladeGrass125
- Close CombatFighting120
- MegahornBug120
Best nature for Iron Boulder
Jolly. Iron Boulder's Attack (120) far outclasses its Special Attack (68), and its 124 Speed is worth maximising, so Jolly (+Speed, −Sp. Atk) fits best.
Abilities
- Quark DriveElectric Terrain active or Booster Energy used: highest stat is 1.3x, or 1.5x if Speed.
Full learnset (49 moves; tap to expand)
| Move | Type | Power | Acc. | Category |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Giga Impact | Normal | 150 | 90% | Physical |
| Hyper Beam | Normal | 150 | 90% | Special |
| Solar Blade | Grass | 125 | 100% | Physical |
| Close Combat | Fighting | 120 | 100% | Physical |
| Double-Edge | Normal | 120 | 100% | Physical |
| Megahorn | Bug | 120 | 85% | Physical |
| Meteor Beam | Rock | 120 | 90% | Special |
| Earthquake | Ground | 100 | 100% | Physical |
| Stone Edge | Rock | 100 | 80% | Physical |
| Mighty Cleave | Rock | 95 | 100% | Physical |
| Psychic | Psychic | 90 | 100% | Special |
| Sacred Sword | Fighting | 90 | 100% | Physical |
| Take Down | Normal | 90 | 85% | Physical |
| Wild Charge | Electric | 90 | 100% | Physical |
| Body Slam | Normal | 85 | 100% | Physical |
| Iron Head | Steel | 80 | 100% | Physical |
| Poison Jab | Poison | 80 | 100% | Physical |
| Psyshock | Psychic | 80 | 100% | Special |
| Tera Blast | Normal | 80 | 100% | Special |
| Throat Chop | Dark | 80 | 100% | Physical |
| X-Scissor | Bug | 80 | 100% | Physical |
| Zen Headbutt | Psychic | 80 | 90% | Physical |
| Air Slash | Flying | 75 | 95% | Special |
| Brick Break | Fighting | 75 | 100% | Physical |
| Facade | Normal | 70 | 100% | Physical |
| Psycho Cut | Psychic | 70 | 100% | Physical |
| Slash | Normal | 70 | 100% | Physical |
| Horn Attack | Normal | 65 | 100% | Physical |
| Aerial Ace | Flying | 60 | - | Physical |
| Bulldoze | Ground | 60 | 100% | Physical |
| Rock Tomb | Rock | 60 | 95% | Physical |
| Rock Throw | Rock | 50 | 90% | Physical |
| Quick Attack | Normal | 40 | 100% | Physical |
| Rock Blast | Rock | 25 | 90% | Physical |
| Counter | Fighting | ? | 100% | Physical |
| Agility | Psychic | - | - | Status |
| Electric Terrain | Electric | - | - | Status |
| Endure | Normal | - | - | Status |
| Iron Defense | Steel | - | - | Status |
| Leer | Normal | - | 100% | Status |
| Protect | Normal | - | - | Status |
| Quick Guard | Fighting | - | - | Status |
| Rest | Psychic | - | - | Status |
| Sandstorm | Rock | - | - | Status |
| Scary Face | Normal | - | 100% | Status |
| Sleep Talk | Normal | - | - | Status |
| Substitute | Normal | - | - | Status |
| Swords Dance | Normal | - | - | Status |
| Taunt | Dark | - | 100% | Status |