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Counter guide · Fairy / Fighting · Gen IX

What beats Iron Valiant?

The 5 hardest counters to Iron Valiant ranked by type effectiveness, base-stat total, and Speed. Crobat outspeeds and hits for 2× with poison-type STAB.

Iron Valiant
No. 1006
Iron Valiant
Fairy Fighting
BST 590 · Speed 116 · Atk 130 · SpA 120

Top 5 counters

  1. #1
    Crobat
    No. 169
    Crobat
    Poison Flying
    Hits Iron Valiant for 2× via poison-type STAB Takes ½× back from fairy-type STAB Speed: 130 > 116 (outspeeds) Lean: Physical (Atk 90)
  2. #2
    Salazzle
    No. 758
    Salazzle
    Poison Fire
    Hits Iron Valiant for 2× via poison-type STAB Takes ½× back from fighting-type STAB Speed: 117 > 116 (outspeeds) Lean: Special (SpA 111)
  3. #3
    Ho-Oh
    No. 250
    Ho-Oh
    Fire Flying
    Hits Iron Valiant for 2× via flying-type STAB Takes ½× back from fairy-type STAB Speed: 90 ≤ 116 (slower) Lean: Physical (Atk 130)
  4. #4
    Mewtwo
    No. 150
    Mewtwo
    Psychic
    Hits Iron Valiant for 2× via psychic-type STAB Takes 1× back from fairy-type STAB Speed: 130 > 116 (outspeeds) Lean: Special (SpA 154)
  5. #5
    Talonflame
    No. 663
    Talonflame
    Fire Flying
    Hits Iron Valiant for 2× via flying-type STAB Takes ½× back from fairy-type STAB Speed: 126 > 116 (outspeeds) Lean: Physical (Atk 81)

Iron Valiant's type weaknesses

2× weak to
Poison Flying Psychic Steel Fairy
Immune to
Dragon

How this list is computed

Each candidate is scored on best-STAB damage into Iron Valiant, the damage taken back, Speed comparison, base-stat total, and offensive lean (Attack vs Sp. Attack). Candidates that Iron Valiant hits super-effectively for 2× or more without taking comparable damage back are filtered out — they die first. Type-immune candidates are excluded entirely.

Counters are theoretical type-chart matchups, not damage calculations. Item, ability, and move-set choices can swing real battles. Use this list as a starting point, not a final answer.