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.

What is Iron Leaves weak to?

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.

What role does Iron Leaves play in battle?

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.

What are the best moves for Iron Leaves?

The core moveset is Psyblade, Leafblade, Swords Dance, and Close Combat. Psyblade leads at 0% usage. Psyblade provides reliable STAB damage.

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

Physical

Sweeper

BTier

104Speed · Fast

Iron Leaves Best Moveset

Grass/Psychic at 130 Attack and 104 Speed with AbilityQuark Drive boosting the highest stat. The moveset fires physical Grass and Psychic TermStab with MovePsyblade boosted 50% on Electric Terrain. 108 Sp. Def absorbs special hits. B-Tier through physical offense and Psychic/Grass coverage.

★Gen IX — Scarlet & Violet / Legends Z-AB

Iron Leaves sat at B-Tier in Gen IX. This was Iron Leaves's competitive peak. Its most popular set ran Quarkdrive with Life Orb, favoring a Jolly nature.

Terastallization became available

Best Moves

SRCMOVETYPECATPWRPOPROLE

Lv 56

Psyblade

Psychic80COMMONSTAB

Lv 49

Leaf Blade

Grass90COMMONSTAB

Lv 35

Swords Dance

Normal—COMMONUtility

Lv 63

Close Combat

Fighting120RARECoverage

Lv 42

Sacred Sword

Fighting90RARECoverage

TM147

Wild Charge

Electric90RARECoverage

Iron Leaves Scarlet & Violet Moves Iron Leaves Legends Z-A Moves

Best Build

Experimental

Physical Setup Sweeper

Iron Leaves best EVs are Attack and Speed

EVs

Atk

SpD

Spe

Physical Setup Sweeper Moveset

PsybladeSTAB
Leaf BladeSTAB
Swords Dance
Close Combat

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Iron Leaves Weakness

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.

Iron Leaves Weakness and Resistance Chart
Damage	Types
4x (Critical)	Bug
2x (Weak)	Fire, Ice, Poison, Flying, Ghost, Dark
0.5x (Resist)	Water, Electric, Grass, Fighting, Ground, Psychic

What is Iron Leaves Weak Against

Fragile

7Weak

6Resist

0Immune

Score-10

4xCritical

Bug

2xWeak

Fire Ice Poison Flying Ghost Dark

½xResist

Water Electric Grass Fighting Ground Psychic

¼xResist

None

0xImmune

None

What is Iron Leaves Strong Against

5Strong

1Resisted

0Immune

Score+4

2xStrong

Water Fighting Poison Ground Rock

½xResisted

Steel

0xImmune

None

Best Pokemon Against Iron Leaves

Ting-Lu	A
Recommended Build AbilityVesselofruin ItemLeftovers NatureCareful Moves EarthquakeSTAB RuinationSTAB WhirlwindUtility Stealth Rock Damage vs Iron Leaves Earthquake 13-16% View Ting-Lu builds →
Alomomola	A
Recommended Build AbilityRegenerator ItemHeavy-Duty Boots NatureRelaxed Moves Flip Turn WishRecovery ProtectPriority ScaldSTAB Damage vs Iron Leaves Flip Turn 6-7% Scald 4-5% View Alomomola builds →
Clodsire	B
Recommended Build AbilityUnaware ItemLeftovers NatureCareful Moves RecoverRecovery EarthquakeSTAB ToxicUtility Stealth Rock Damage vs Iron Leaves Earthquake 10-12% View Clodsire builds →
Primarina	B
Recommended Build AbilityTorrent ItemAssault Vest NatureModest Moves MoonblastSTAB Psychic Noise SurfSTAB Flip Turn Damage vs Iron Leaves Moonblast 32-38% Surf 15-18% Flip Turn 5-6% View Primarina builds →
Rotom-Wash
Recommended Build AbilityLevitate ItemLeftovers NatureTimid Moves Hydro Pump Volt Switch Will O Wisp Pain Split View Rotom-Wash builds →

Evolution

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

No Evolution

#1010Iron LeavesDoes not evolve

Breeding

Unavailable

Undiscovered egg group

How to Get Iron Leaves

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Violet Exclusive — Trade with Scarlet for Walking Wake

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

This is an event-exclusive or special distribution.

Base Stats

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.

Base Stats

Pseudo

HP90

Attack130

Defense88

Sp. Atk70

Sp. Def108

Speed104

Total590

Details

Catch Rate

Legendary5 / 255

Growth Rate

Slow1.25M XP

Height1.5 m

Weight125.0 kg

Abilities

Quark Drive

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

EV Yield

HPAtk+3DefSpASpDSpe

Strong Attack training target

Iron Leaves Guide

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, Swords Dance, and Close Combat. Psyblade leads at 0% usage. Psyblade provides reliable STAB damage.

Game Availability

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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