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.
Iron Boulder Weakness
FragileType-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.
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
Breeding
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
Physical Setup Sweeper Moveset
- Mighty Cleave
- Swords Dance
- Close Combat
- Zen Headbutt
Recommended Teammates
Doubles Physical Setup Sweeper Moveset
- Mighty Cleave
- Sacred Sword
- Psycho Cut
- Swords Dance
Recommended Teammates
Doubles Physical Sweeper Moveset
- Mighty Cleave
- Protect
- Psycho Cut
- Close Combat
Recommended Teammates
Doubles Physical Wallbreaker Moveset
- Mighty Cleave
- Psycho Cut
- Earthquake
- Sacred Sword
Recommended Teammates
Moves
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
TM Moves
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
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.
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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