[SET]
Booster Energy: Attack (Iron Leaves) @ Booster Energy
Ability: Quark Drive
Tera Type: Fire / Fighting
EVs: 4 HP / 252 Atk / 252 Spe
Jolly Nature
- Swords Dance
- Psyblade
- Trailblaze
- Close Combat
[SET COMMENTS]
Attack Booster Iron Leaves cements itself as a top-tier wallbreaker in the RU metagame. Trailblaze is chosen over Leaf Blade so Iron Leaves can attempt to sweep weakened teams late-game while still smacking Water- and Ground-type Pokemon hard despite Trailblaze’s low base power. Close Combat is the coverage move of choice, being Iron Leaves’s strongest coverage option and targets Steel-type Pokemon that resist the Grass/Psychic STAB combination. Close Combat can also be powered up through Tera Fighting, turning it into an incredibly strong third STAB. Thanks to Booster Energy giving an Attack boost, Iron Leaves can start punching holes in the opposing team as soon as it enters the field, threatening OHKOs on common offense Pokemon such as Thundurus-Therian and Cobalion as well as physical walls weak to one of Iron Leaves’s attacks such as Chesnaught and Amoonguss. After a Swords Dance, Iron Leaves reaches terrifying levels of breaking power, achieving feats such as being able to OHKO physically defensive Moltres if the Quark Drive boost is active, which is normally one of the sturdiest answers to Iron Leaves. Tera Fire turns Iron Leaves's double weakness to U-turn into a resistance, removes its Flying weakness and protects from Burn status, making it much safer to attack into the common Moltres, who carries Flame Body, U-turn and Brave Bird.
This set works best on Bulky Offense and Balanced teams looking for a fast wallbreaker with late-game sweeping capabilities. Because Iron Leaves will be the target of revenge killing attempts from priority and Choice Scarf users, a sturdy defensive backbone to fall back on is very appreciated. Hippowdon handily answers such attempts from physical threats such as Bisharp, Slither Wing and Mienshao while providing Stealth Rock support and softening up the enemy team through Rocky Helmet and Sandstorm chip so Iron Leaves has an easier time looking for a late-game sweep, while specially defensive walls such as Empoleon and Cyclizar handle special Choice Scarf users like Gengar and Zoroark-Hisui, with the former bringing Stealth Rock and Flip Turn pivoting support and the latter offering Rapid Spin and U-turn pivoting support. Moltres is a thorn on Iron Leaves’s side, so Pokemon that can take advantage of it such as Volcanion and Thundurus-T, or Pokemon able to bait and KO it like Stone Edge Cobalion and Meteor Beam Jirachi, are great teammates. Physical threats who are also checked by Moltres, such as Galarian Zapdos and Wild Charge Slither Wing, can work in tandem with Iron Leaves to brute force past it. Rotom-H is a great partner for Iron Leaves, as it answers Moltres and Yanmega beautifully while providing Volt Switch pivoting support. While Iron Leaves’s speed stat is quite good, it still gets outsped by a good chunk of RU’s offensive threats. As such, speed control in the form of naturally fast Pokemon such as Azelf and Barraskewda, and Choice Scarf users like Gengar and Terrakion is necessary.
Booster Energy: Attack (Iron Leaves) @ Booster Energy
Ability: Quark Drive
Tera Type: Fire / Fighting
EVs: 4 HP / 252 Atk / 252 Spe
Jolly Nature
- Swords Dance
- Psyblade
- Trailblaze
- Close Combat
[SET COMMENTS]
Attack Booster Iron Leaves cements itself as a top-tier wallbreaker in the RU metagame. Trailblaze is chosen over Leaf Blade so Iron Leaves can attempt to sweep weakened teams late-game while still smacking Water- and Ground-type Pokemon hard despite Trailblaze’s low base power. Close Combat is the coverage move of choice, being Iron Leaves’s strongest coverage option and targets Steel-type Pokemon that resist the Grass/Psychic STAB combination. Close Combat can also be powered up through Tera Fighting, turning it into an incredibly strong third STAB. Thanks to Booster Energy giving an Attack boost, Iron Leaves can start punching holes in the opposing team as soon as it enters the field, threatening OHKOs on common offense Pokemon such as Thundurus-Therian and Cobalion as well as physical walls weak to one of Iron Leaves’s attacks such as Chesnaught and Amoonguss. After a Swords Dance, Iron Leaves reaches terrifying levels of breaking power, achieving feats such as being able to OHKO physically defensive Moltres if the Quark Drive boost is active, which is normally one of the sturdiest answers to Iron Leaves. Tera Fire turns Iron Leaves's double weakness to U-turn into a resistance, removes its Flying weakness and protects from Burn status, making it much safer to attack into the common Moltres, who carries Flame Body, U-turn and Brave Bird.
This set works best on Bulky Offense and Balanced teams looking for a fast wallbreaker with late-game sweeping capabilities. Because Iron Leaves will be the target of revenge killing attempts from priority and Choice Scarf users, a sturdy defensive backbone to fall back on is very appreciated. Hippowdon handily answers such attempts from physical threats such as Bisharp, Slither Wing and Mienshao while providing Stealth Rock support and softening up the enemy team through Rocky Helmet and Sandstorm chip so Iron Leaves has an easier time looking for a late-game sweep, while specially defensive walls such as Empoleon and Cyclizar handle special Choice Scarf users like Gengar and Zoroark-Hisui, with the former bringing Stealth Rock and Flip Turn pivoting support and the latter offering Rapid Spin and U-turn pivoting support. Moltres is a thorn on Iron Leaves’s side, so Pokemon that can take advantage of it such as Volcanion and Thundurus-T, or Pokemon able to bait and KO it like Stone Edge Cobalion and Meteor Beam Jirachi, are great teammates. Physical threats who are also checked by Moltres, such as Galarian Zapdos and Wild Charge Slither Wing, can work in tandem with Iron Leaves to brute force past it. Rotom-H is a great partner for Iron Leaves, as it answers Moltres and Yanmega beautifully while providing Volt Switch pivoting support. While Iron Leaves’s speed stat is quite good, it still gets outsped by a good chunk of RU’s offensive threats. As such, speed control in the form of naturally fast Pokemon such as Azelf and Barraskewda, and Choice Scarf users like Gengar and Terrakion is necessary.
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