Nothing fancy in Iron Leaves's spread. It leans physical with Attack out front. And you'll get 3 Attack EVs per KO for it. Follows a slow 1.25M XP grind.
Type-wise, Iron Leaves takes extra damage from Bug, Fire, Ice, Poison, Flying, Ghost, and Dark. Watch out for Bug attacks, those deal 4x damage. It resists 6 types, so it can switch into a lot of moves safely. Iron Leaves's overall bulk (90/88/108) lets it take a hit or two from most weaknesses before going down.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 4x (Critical) | Bug |
| 2x (Weak) | Fire, Ice, Poison, Flying, Ghost, Dark |
| 0.5x (Resist) | Water, Electric, Grass, Fighting, Ground, Psychic |
Primarina deals 46-54% with Moonblast.
 | S | |
Recommended Build AbilityVesselofruin ItemSitrus Berry NatureAdamant Moves
Damage vs Iron Leaves View Ting-Lu builds →Earthquake26-30% | ||
 | B | |
Recommended Build AbilityWaterabsorb ItemLeftovers NatureCareful Moves
Damage vs Iron Leaves View Clodsire builds →Earthquake14-17% | ||
 | B | |
Recommended Build AbilityLiquidvoice ItemThroat Spray NatureModest Moves
Damage vs Iron Leaves View Primarina builds →Moonblast46-54% Dazzling Gleam38-45% | ||
 Sandy Shocks ElectricGround | B | |
Recommended Build AbilityProtosynthesis ItemBooster Energy NatureTimid Moves
Damage vs Iron Leaves View Sandy Shocks builds →Volt Switch14-17% Thunderbolt19-22% Power Gem22-26% | ||
 | B | |
Recommended Build AbilityToxicchain ItemHeavy-Duty Boots NatureBold Moves
Damage vs Iron Leaves View Fezandipiti builds →U Turn 4x55-65% Moonblast21-25% Heat Wave 2x28-33% | ||
No breeding, no evolution. Iron Leaves is a Grass/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
The game plan is straightforward: click Swords Dance, then sweep. Booster Energy and Quarkdrive support the setup turn. EVs go into flexible so Iron Leaves hits hard once it's boosted.
Best Build
Iron Leaves best EVs are Speed and Attack
Utility Moveset
- Psyblade
- Leaf Blade
- Close Combat
- Swords Dance
Recommended Teammates
Doubles Physical Sweeper Moveset
- Psyblade
- Leaf Blade
- Sacred Sword
- Close Combat
Recommended Teammates
Physical Setup Sweeper Moveset
- Psyblade
- Leaf Blade
- Swords Dance
- Close Combat
Recommended Teammates
Doubles Physical Setup Sweeper Moveset
- Leaf Blade
- Psyblade
- Swords Dance
- Close Combat
Recommended Teammates
Moves
Most of Iron Leaves's flexibility comes from TMs. Same-type output runs through Leaf Storm and Solar Blade, but Normal and Dark and the rest of the TM pool push it from predictable to genuinely threatening.
Level-Up Moves
TM Moves
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Iron Leaves is not available as a wild encounter in this game.
This is an event-exclusive or special distribution.
Iron Leaves is a Legendary Pokemon rated B-Tier. At 590 BST, it hits hard. It excels as a sweeper. That 130 base Attack does the heavy lifting.
Iron Leaves's biggest threats include Heracross (Bug), Blaziken (Fire), and Weavile (Ice), all carrying super-effective STAB moves. Heracross is the most dangerous since Bug moves deal 4x damage. Poison, Flying, Ghost, and Dark-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 Leaves. It raises highest stat on Electric Terrain, or if holding Booster Energy. It's Iron Leaves's only ability.
Iron Leaves is a physical attacker with base 130 Attack. Tanky enough to absorb a few hits, too. Speed tells the real story. Base 104 Speed lets it outrun most of the field. Fits the sweeper role.
The core moveset is Psyblade, Leafblade, Close Combat, and Swords Dance. Psyblade leads at 24% usage. Psyblade provides reliable STAB damage.
Since Scarlet & Violet, Iron Leaves has appeared in 1 games. Legendary Pokemon like Iron Leaves are usually found through story events or special post-game areas rather than random encounters.
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