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Pokémon - Iron Boulder | Smogon Forums
Dec 16, 2023 · Iron Boulder seems to have a large number of viable Tera types early on. Pretty much any single type has some degree of defensive merit given the amount of common weaknesses Boulder possesses. Fighting and Ground are the most obvious ones as they boost Boulder's most common coverage moves, while Fairy and Flying are both great Tera Blast …
OU - Iron Boulder | Smogon Forums
Dec 25, 2023 · Swords Dance doubles Iron Boulder's decent Attack stat, and Mighty Cleave along with Earthquake gives Iron Boulder the desired EdgeQuake combo hitting almost all of the metagame for neutral damage. Close Combat is a coverage move that threatens Dark-type threats such as Darkrai, Kingambit, and Ting-Lu for super-effective damage.
Monotype - Iron Boulder (Rock) | Smogon Forums - Smogon …
Apr 18, 2024 · Iron Boulder cleaves through its opposition to find its place on Rock teams! Its blistering Speed tier lets it outrun and remove opposing Choice Scarf users like Meowscarada, Iron Valiant, and Sneasler easily. Zen Headbutt lets Iron Boulder wallop troubling Fighting-types like the aforementioned Iron Valiant and Sneasler while also doing good ...
Draft - Iron Boulder | Smogon Forums
Jan 16, 2024 · Draft order: 2nd Round. Price range: 15-16. Iron Boulder is one of the premiere cleaners in the game with a blazing base 124 Speed and strong base 120 Attack. When boosted by Booster Energy it becomes almost impossible to revenge kill and excels at cleaning up weakened teams.
Copyediting Iron Boulder (QC 2/2) (GP 0/1) - Smogon University
Oct 29, 2024 · Copyedit. With the title of being one of Rock's fastest attackers, Iron Boulder can make use of a Z Crystal followed by Swords Dance and become a threatening wall breaker versus the likes of Fighting and Steel such as Archaludon with Fightium Z and Iron Hands with Psychium Z. Zen Headbutt being one of its powerful STAB Psychic attacks, Iron ...
OU - Iron Boulder | Smogon Forums
Jan 29, 2024 · Swords Dance Iron Boulder is one of the most potent setup sweepers in the current metagame as well as one of the most effective forms of speed control, outspeeding the likes of Booster Energy Iron Valiant and +1 Roaring Moon. Close Combat hits targets such as Archaludon, Kingambit, and Ting-Lu.
National Dex SD Iron Boulder [Done] - Smogon University
Jan 7, 2024 · name: Iron Boulder Swords Dance. move 3: Zen Headbutt. move 4: Swords Dance. item: Booster Energy / Rockium Z. / Fighting / Rock. evs: 252 Atk/4 SpD/252 Spe. Iron Boulder is an excellent late-game cleaner, with Swords Dance allowing it to sweep, and its good Speed stat and Booster Energy letting it outspeed the entire unboosted metagame, and ...
National Dex Monotype Iron Boulder (QC 2/2) (GP 1/1) - Smogon …
Oct 29, 2024 · Iron Boulder can use Shattered Psyche to tear through Fighting- and Poison-types such as Great Tusk, Iron Hands, and Toxapex. Mighty Cleave and Close Combat complement each other, allowing Iron Boulder to deal with Volcarona, Hisuian Goodra, and Galarian Moltres. After a boost, All-Out Pummeling can even break the likes of Archaludon and Ting-Lu.
National Dex Monotype Choice Scarf Iron Boulder (Rock) [QC 2/2] …
Sep 6, 2024 · NatDex Ubers TL. As an offensive check to Fighting-types that also compresses speed control by holding a Choice Scarf, outspeeding foes such as Choice Scarf Meowscarada, Choice Scarf Enamorus, and Regieleki, Iron Boulder is a solid ally for Rock teams. Zen Headbutt threatens foes such as Iron Valiant, Sneasler, and Mega Lopunny. Earthquake and ...