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Iron Valiant Weakness & Counters

Weak toFlying2×Poison2×Steel2×Psychic2×Fairy2×
Iron Valiant

Type matchups

Damage Iron Valiant takes from each attacking type.

½×

Resists (½×)

¼×

Resists (¼×)

0×

Immune to (0×)

As a Fairy/Fighting type, Iron Valiant has 5 weaknesses, 4 resistances and 1 immunity, more than the average Pokémon's 3.3 weaknesses. No other Pokémon has the Fairy/Fighting typing.

Base stats

HP
74
Attack
130
Defense
90
Sp. Atk
120
Sp. Def
60
Speed
116
Total
590

Iron Valiant has a base stat total of 590, higher than 88% of Pokémon. Its Attack (130) and Sp. Atk (120) are close, so it can run physical or special moves. A Speed of 116 beats 93% of Pokémon, so it outspeeds most opponents. With 74 HP, 90 Defense and 60 Sp. Def it is reasonably sturdy and holds up better against physical hits.

Iron Valiant's only ability is Quark Drive.

How to beat Iron Valiant

Iron Valiant takes 2× damage from Flying, Poison, Steel, Psychic and Fairy moves, so lead with those.

Avoid relying on attacks it shrugs off: Dragon moves have no effect on it and Fighting, Rock, Bug and Dark moves are resisted.

Good counters: Ho-Oh hits for 2× with Flying-type STAB and resists its Fairy and Fighting moves. Victini hits for 2× with Psychic-type STAB and resists its Fairy and Fighting moves. Pecharunt hits for 2× with Poison-type STAB and is immune to Iron Valiant's Fighting moves and resists its Fairy moves.

Evolution

Iron Valiant does not evolve.

Frequently asked questions

What is Iron Valiant weak to?

As a Fairy/Fighting type, Iron Valiant takes super-effective damage from Flying, Poison, Steel, Psychic and Fairy moves.

What is Iron Valiant resistant to?

Iron Valiant resists Fighting, Rock, Bug (¼×) and Dark (¼×) moves. It is immune to Dragon.

What are the best counters to Iron Valiant?

Strong type-based picks include Ho-Oh, Victini and Pecharunt, which hit Iron Valiant with super-effective attacks.