Its strongest point is Attack — higher than 94% of species. In base stat total it is among the strongest — higher than 94% of species. It does not evolve: it does not come from anything and does not change into anything. In defense it has 5 weaknesses, 4 resistances and 1 full immunity at its disposal. Dragon-type moves do nothing to it at all. It cannot breed — it has no Egg Group, so you will not get it from breeding. Very hard to catch — bring plenty of Poké Balls and something that puts it to sleep or paralyzes it.
Base stats
Last column: what percentage of 1084 species and regional forms have a lower value. Strong point: Speed.
A nature can improve this entry further: its boost hits hardest on Attack, the stat in which this species already leads. Which nature does that — see the list of natures.
Which nature to choose
It hits physically: its Attack (130) is 10 points higher than its Sp. Atk. So the drop hits a stat the set usually does not use at all.
- Jolly +Spe · −SpA Its Speed is higher than 95% of species — ten percent more lifts it past some of the benchmarks that decide who moves first.
- Adamant +Atk · −SpA If you already outspeed what you want to outspeed, those ten percent are better spent on hitting power.
- Hidden Power and Weather Ball still deal damage based on Sp. Atk. If either of them is going into the set, lowering Sp. Atk is no longer free.
A conclusion drawn from base stats alone — a specific moveset can reverse it. All 25 natures.
Regional numbers 1
The header shows the national number. Inside the game the Pokédex counts from the beginning — below is the number you will see in your version.
| Paldea | #398 | Scarlet / Violet |
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Abilities
- Quark Drive Raises highest stat on Electric Terrain, or if holding Booster Energy.
How players use it
Data from 574,541 ranked battles on Smogon (Gen 9 OU, 2026-09). These are not numbers from the game — they are player habits.
Rank 7 among 309 Pokémon in use — it is on 18.14% of teams.
Each row is a separate distribution, not a single set: the most common item and the most common move do not have to appear on the same Pokémon.
Pokédex entry
It has some similarities to a mad scientist’s invention covered in a paranormal magazine.
Resistances and weaknesses
Type chart →How much damage Iron Valiant takes when it is hit by a move of each type. The multipliers of both its types are already combined here.
Variant gallery
The gallery shows only the appearance variants that exist for this Pokémon. Every image shows the same character and differs in source — a Pokémon HOME render or a pixel sprite — and in coloring, regular or shiny.
Breeding
All Egg Groups →Iron Valiant does not breed. You cannot get an Egg from it — this is how the games treat almost all Legendary and Mythical species.
Moves (80)
Full move list →Below are the moves learned by leveling up. The rest (66 via TM/TR, 1 via Egg) are on the full list.
| Lv. | Move | Type | Cat. | Power | Acc. | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Disable | Normal | Status | — | 100% | 20 |
| 1 | Double Team | Normal | Status | — | — | 15 |
| 1 | Fury Cutter | Bug | Physical | 40 | 95% | 20 |
| 1 | Shadow Sneak | Ghost | Physical | 40 | 100% | 30 |
| 7 | Hypnosis | Psychic | Status | — | 60% | 20 |
| 14 | Feint | Normal | Physical | 30 | 100% | 10 |
| 21 | Future Sight | Psychic | Special | 120 | 100% | 10 |
| 28 | Dazzling Gleam | Fairy | Special | 80 | 100% | 10 |
| 35 | Psycho Cut | Psychic | Physical | 70 | 100% | 20 |
| 42 | Night Slash | Dark | Physical | 70 | 100% | 15 |
| 49 | Leaf Blade | Grass | Physical | 90 | 100% | 15 |
| 56 | Moonblast | Fairy | Special | 95 | 100% | 15 |
| 63 | Close Combat | Fighting | Physical | 120 | 100% | 5 |
| 70 | Knock Off | Dark | Physical | 65 | 100% | 20 |
| 77 | Destiny Bond | Ghost | Status | — | — | 5 |
| 84 | Quick Guard | Fighting | Status | — | — | 15 |
| 84 | Wide Guard | Rock | Status | — | — | 10 |
| 91 | Spirit Break | Fairy | Physical | 75 | 100% | 15 |