10 Best Iron Boulder Moves For PvP In Pokémon Scarlet & Violet Indigo Disk DLC
Iron Boulder from is the third Swords of Justice to be revealed as a Paradox Pokémon. Very quickly, this Pokémon has risen to be overused in battle teams due to its bulky stats and many competitive attacks. It is also given moves that can counter its type weaknesses that are useful in tricky situations. Considering which moves through level-ups and TMs are important in each Iron Boulder strategy.
It is highly recommended for a team with Iron Boulder to change it to a different Tera Type during a battle. This not only helps with its unfortunate typing of Rock- andPsychic-type but also makes it stronger against many Pokémon matchups through its new same-type attack bonus. Tera Types such as Water-, Fire-, or Fairy-type, can be used defensively, while Steel-, or Fighting-type, can boost many moves it can use offensively.
Move
Type
Power
Description
Facade
Normal
70
Power is doubled if the user is poisoned, burned, or paralyzed.
If you're having a rough time predicting or avoiding moves that inflict a status condition, consider using Facade on your Iron Boulder. These conditions, such as Paralysis or Burn, decrease Speed and Attack stats respectively. This will ruin Iron Boulder's potential to sweep your opponent's Pokémon. Countering this with Facade will double the damage Iron Boulder can do with the move, making it very viable in certain situations.
Move
Type
Power
Description
Electric Terrain
Electric
-
Boosts the Pokémon's most proficient stat on Electric Terrain or if the Pokémon is holding a booster energy.
Electric Terrain setup for Iron Boulder could be very useful in the meta-game. This is because of its ability, Quark Drive, which all Paradox Pokémon in share. According to Bulbapedia, Quark Drive boosts the most p
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