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Iron Valiant, a Fairy and Fighting type Pokémon, official artwork

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Iron Valiant: Weakness, Best Moveset & Builds

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Iron Valiant is a fast, hard-hitting attacker, led by its Attack (130) and Sp. Atk (120), with a base stat total of 590. Competitively it is a staple of OverUsed, the main competitive singles tier. It currently appears on 15.6% of OU teams.

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What is Iron Valiant weak to?

How much damage Iron Valiant takes from each attacking type.

2×Weak toFairyFlyingPoisonPsychicSteel
0.5×ResistsFightingRock
0.25×ResistsDarkBug
0×Immune toDragon

Iron Valiant takes super-effective damage from Fairy, Flying, Poison, Psychic, Steel. It resists Fighting, Rock, Dark, Bug and is immune to Dragon.

Best moveset for Iron Valiant

The most-used moves on Iron Valiant in OU (Smogon singles) this month (2026-07 usage statistics):

  • MoonblastFairy9526.6%
  • Shadow BallGhost8014.7%
  • Calm MindPsychic-12.7%
  • Knock OffDark6511.9%
  • Close CombatFighting12010.1%
  • EncoreNormal-9.4%

Best nature for Iron Valiant

Timid. It is the most common choice on ranked sets right now; the top spread is Timid with 0/0/0/252/4/252 EVs (50.5% of sets).

Abilities

  • Quark DriveElectric Terrain active or Booster Energy used: highest stat is 1.3x, or 1.5x if Speed.

Best counters for Iron Valiant

Based on OU (Smogon singles) battle statistics, these Pokémon most reliably beat or force out Iron Valiant:

Best teammates for Iron Valiant

Pokémon most often paired with Iron Valiant on successful OU (Smogon singles) teams. Start from one of these cores, then check your coverage in the team builder:

Full learnset (80 moves; tap to expand)
MoveTypePowerAcc.Category
Giga ImpactNormal15090%Physical
Hyper BeamNormal15090%Special
Close CombatFighting120100%Physical
Focus BlastFighting12070%Special
Future SightPsychic120100%Special
MoonblastFairy95100%Special
Energy BallGrass90100%Special
Hyper VoiceNormal90100%Special
Leaf BladeGrass90100%Physical
PsychicPsychic90100%Special
ThunderboltElectric90100%Special
LiquidationWater85100%Physical
Aura SphereFighting80-Special
Dazzling GleamFairy80100%Special
Expanding ForcePsychic80100%Special
Poison JabPoison80100%Physical
PsyshockPsychic80100%Special
Shadow BallGhost80100%Special
Tera BlastNormal80100%Special
Throat ChopDark80100%Physical
X-ScissorBug80100%Physical
Zen HeadbuttPsychic8090%Physical
Brick BreakFighting75100%Physical
Drain PunchFighting75100%Physical
Fire PunchFire75100%Physical
Ice PunchIce75100%Physical
Spirit BreakFairy75100%Physical
Thunder PunchElectric75100%Physical
Night SlashDark70100%Physical
Psycho CutPsychic70100%Physical
Shadow ClawGhost70100%Physical
HexGhost65100%Special
Knock OffDark65100%Physical
PsybeamPsychic65100%Special
Aerial AceFlying60-Physical
Magical LeafGrass60-Special
SwiftNormal60-Special
Icy WindIce5595%Special
Charge BeamElectric5090%Special
False SwipeNormal40100%Physical
Fury CutterBug4095%Physical
Shadow SneakGhost40100%Physical
Vacuum WaveFighting40100%Special
FeintNormal30100%Physical
Stored PowerPsychic20100%Special
FlingDark?100%Physical
Grass KnotGrass?100%Special
Low KickFighting?100%Physical
ReversalFighting?100%Physical
AgilityPsychic--Status
Calm MindPsychic--Status
CoachingFighting--Status
Confuse RayGhost-100%Status
Destiny BondGhost--Status
DisableNormal-100%Status
Double TeamNormal--Status
Electric TerrainElectric--Status
EncoreNormal-100%Status
EndureNormal--Status
Helping HandNormal--Status
HypnosisPsychic-60%Status
ImprisonPsychic--Status
Light ScreenPsychic--Status
MetronomeNormal--Status
Misty TerrainFairy--Status
ProtectNormal--Status
Psych UpNormal--Status
Psychic TerrainPsychic--Status
Quick GuardFighting--Status
ReflectPsychic--Status
RestPsychic--Status
Skill SwapPsychic--Status
Sleep TalkNormal--Status
SubstituteNormal--Status
Swords DanceNormal--Status
TauntDark-100%Status
Thunder WaveElectric-90%Status
TrickPsychic-100%Status
Trick RoomPsychic--Status
Wide GuardRock--Status