Is Iron Boulder good?

Iron Boulder is a Legendary Pokemon rated B-Tier. At 590 BST, it hits hard. It excels as a sweeper. That 124 base Speed does the heavy lifting.

What is Iron Boulder weak to?

Iron Boulder's biggest threats include Swampert (Water), Roserade (Grass), and Excadrill (Ground), all carrying super-effective STAB moves. Bug, Ghost, Dark, and Steel-type attackers are also a problem. With 7 weakness types, most competitive teams carry at least one counter.

What role does Iron Boulder play in battle?

Iron Boulder is a physical attacker with base 120 Attack. Enough bulk to take a hit or two, too. Speed tells the real story. Base 124 Speed lets it outrun most of the field. Fits the sweeper role.

What are the best moves for Iron Boulder?

The core moveset is Mightycleave, Close Combat, Swords Dance, and Earthquake. Mightycleave leads at 25% usage. This set covers the sweeper role with a mix of damage and utility.

Iron Boulder - Weakness, Evolution, Moveset, EVs & Stats

Physical

Sweeper

BTier

124Speed · Very Fast

Nothing fancy in Iron Boulder's spread. It leans physical with Speed out front. And you'll get 3 Speed EVs per KO for it. Follows a slow 1.25M XP grind.

Base Stats

Pseudo

HP90

Attack120

Defense80

Sp. Atk68

Sp. Def108

Speed124

Total590

Details

Catch Rate

Difficult10 / 255

Growth Rate

Slow1.25M XP

Height1.5 m

Weight162.5 kg

Abilities

Quark DriveTop Pick

Raises highest stat on Electric Terrain, or if holding Booster Energy.

EV Yield

HPAtkDefSpASpDSpe+3

Strong Speed training target

Type-wise, Iron Boulder takes extra damage from Water, Grass, Ground, Bug, Ghost, Dark, and Steel. The Rock/Psychic typing picks up 5 resistances to work with. Iron Boulder's special bulk (base 108 Sp.Def) helps absorb special-type weaknesses, though physical moves exploit the lower Defense.

Iron Boulder Weakness and Resistance Chart
Damage	Types
2x (Weak)	Water, Grass, Ground, Bug, Ghost, Dark, Steel
0.5x (Resist)	Normal, Fire, Poison, Flying, Psychic

Type ChartFragile

7Weak

5Resist

0Immune

Score-9

4xCritical

None

2xWeak

Water Grass Ground Bug Ghost Dark Steel

½xResist

Normal Fire Poison Flying Psychic

¼xResist

None

0xImmune

None

STAB (6)

Fire Ice Flying Bug Fighting Poison

How to Beat Iron Boulder (Best Counters)

BlisseyCures status via Natural Cure, walls special sets Normal	B
Recommended Build AbilityNatural Cure ItemHeavy-Duty Boots NatureBold Moves Soft Boiled Seismic Toss Thunder Wave Heal Bell View Blissey builds →
NinetalesThreatens with Solar Beam Fire	B
Recommended Build AbilityDrought ItemHeatrock NatureTimid Moves Heat Wave Solar Beam ProtectPriority Will O Wisp Damage vs Iron Boulder Heat Wave 17-20% View Ninetales builds →
FezandipitiRecovers with Roost, threatens with U-turn, walls special sets PoisonFairy	B
Recommended Build AbilityToxicchain ItemHeavy-Duty Boots NatureBold Moves U Turn RoostRecovery MoonblastSTAB Heat Wave Damage vs Iron Boulder U Turn 2x 32-37% Moonblast 22-26% Heat Wave 7-9% View Fezandipiti builds →
ZapdosRecovers with Roost ElectricFlying	B
Recommended Build AbilityStatic ItemHeavy-Duty Boots NatureBold Moves HurricaneSTAB RoostRecovery Volt Switch Heat Wave Damage vs Iron Boulder Hurricane 21-25% Volt Switch 27-32% Heat Wave 12-14% View Zapdos builds →
MoltresRecovers with Roost FireFlying	B
Recommended Build AbilityFlame Body ItemHeavy-Duty Boots NatureBold Moves RoostRecovery FlamethrowerSTAB U Turn DefogUtility Damage vs Iron Boulder Flamethrower 17-20% U Turn 2x 34-40% View Moltres builds →

No breeding, no evolution. Iron Boulder is a Rock/Psychic legendary with 590 base stat total that you obtain once and build around. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.

How to Evolve

No Evolution

#1022Iron BoulderDoes not evolve

Breeding

Unavailable

Undiscovered egg group

Iron Boulder runs Swords Dance to boost before sweeping. Quarkdrive and Jolly nature shape the build, with max Attack and Speed EVs to capitalize after one turn of setup, plus Ground coverage to back it up.

Best Build

Highly recommended

Ability

Quark Drive

Item

Booster EnergySETUP

Best Nature for Iron Boulder

Jolly+SPE

Iron Boulder best EVs are Attack and Speed

EVs

Atk

SpD

Spe

Physical Setup Sweeper Moveset

Mighty CleaveSTAB
Swords Dance
Close Combat
Zen HeadbuttSTAB

Recommended Teammates

Great TuskDecent

DragapultDecent

Samurott-HisuiDecent

Moves

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Stall teams hate this. Iron Boulder can spread damage across 10 types, with Normal and Fighting punishing common defensive pivots. STAB from Meteor Beam and Stone Edge keeps the pressure honest on everything else.

Level-Up Moves

Lv 1

Electric Terrain

C——10Electric

Lv 1

Horn Attack

—6510025Normal

Lv 1

Leer

D—10030Normal

Lv 1

Rock Throw

—509015Rock

Lv 7

Quick Attack+1

D4010030Normal

Lv 14

Slash

C7010020Normal

Lv 21

Agility

C——30Psychic

Lv 28

Psycho Cut

S7010020Psychic

Lv 35

Counter-5

D—10020Fighting

Lv 42

Rock Tomb

C609515Rock

Lv 49

Sacred Sword

S9010015Fighting

Lv 56

Mighty Cleave

S951005Rock

Lv 63

Swords Dance

S——20Normal

Lv 70

Megahorn

B1208510Bug

Lv 77

Quick Guard+3

C——15Fighting

Lv 84

Stone Edge

B100805Rock

Lv 91

Giga Impact

B150905Normal

TM Moves

TM27

Aerial Ace

C60—20Flying

TM04

Agility

C——30Psychic

TM65

Air Slash

D759515Flying

TM66

Body Slam

C8510015Normal

TM58

Brick Break

C7510015Fighting

TM28

Bulldoze

C6010020Ground

TM167

Close Combat

S1201005Fighting

TM204

Double-Edge

B12010015Normal

TM149

Earthquake

S10010010Ground

TM136

Electric Terrain

C——10Electric

TM47

Endure+4

C——10Normal

TM25

Facade

C7010020Normal

TM152

Giga Impact

B150905Normal

TM163

Hyper Beam

C150905Normal

TM104

Iron Defense

C——15Steel

TM99

Iron Head

C8010015Steel

TM220

Meteor Beam

C1209010Rock

TM83

Poison Jab

C8010020Poison

TM07

Protect+4

A——10Normal

TM120

Psychic

C9010010Psychic

TM54

Psyshock

C8010010Psychic

TM85

Rest

C——5Psychic

TM76

Rock Blast

D259010Rock

TM36

Rock Tomb

C609515Rock

TM51

Sandstorm

C——10Rock

TM06

Scary Face

C—10010Normal

TM70

Sleep Talk

C——10Normal

TM190

Solar Blade

B12510010Grass

TM150

Stone Edge

B100805Rock

TM103

Substitute

C——10Normal

TM88

Swords Dance

S——20Normal

TM01

Take Down

C908520Normal

TM87

Taunt

C—10020Dark

TM171

Tera Blast

D8010010Normal

TM221

Throat Chop

B8010015Dark

TM147

Wild Charge

C9010015Electric

TM105

X-Scissor

C8010015Bug

TM59

Zen Headbutt

A809015Psychic

Egg Moves

Iron Boulder doesn't have any Egg moves

Tutor Moves

Iron Boulder can't learn any Tutor moves

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Iron Boulder is not available as a wild encounter in this game.

This is an event-exclusive or special distribution.

Iron Boulder is a Legendary Pokemon rated B-Tier. At 590 BST, it hits hard. It excels as a sweeper. That 124 base Speed does the heavy lifting.
Iron Boulder's biggest threats include Swampert (Water), Roserade (Grass), and Excadrill (Ground), all carrying super-effective STAB moves. Bug, Ghost, Dark, and Steel-type attackers are also a problem. With 7 weakness types, most competitive teams carry at least one counter.
Quark Drive is the go-to ability for Iron Boulder. It raises highest stat on Electric Terrain, or if holding Booster Energy. It's Iron Boulder's only ability.
Iron Boulder is a physical attacker with base 120 Attack. Enough bulk to take a hit or two, too. Speed tells the real story. Base 124 Speed lets it outrun most of the field. Fits the sweeper role.
The core moveset is Mightycleave, Close Combat, Swords Dance, and Earthquake. Mightycleave leads at 25% usage. This set covers the sweeper role with a mix of damage and utility.

Since Scarlet & Violet, Iron Boulder has appeared in 1 games. Legendary Pokemon like Iron Boulder are usually found through story events or special post-game areas rather than random encounters.

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