What is a good competitive moveset for Lairon? These builds have been optimized for Pokemon competing in Diamond/Pearl Single Battles. The movesets and EVs have been specifically calibrated to deal the most amount of damage to the largest group of potentially common opponents and typing threats for the Diamond/Pearl generation metagame.
Lairon is a phenomenal Steel and Rock-typed Pokemon. Lairon is not a Pokemon anyone usually expects sees on the battlefield. Lairon is weak to Fighting, Ground, and Water-typed attacks.
Species: Lairon Item: Chople Berry / Shell Bell Ability: Rock Head Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA) EVs: 92 Hp / 252 Atk / 164 SpD Moveset: - Shadow Claw - Superpower / Rock Smash - Iron Head / Metal Claw - Double-Edge / Return
Physical Sweeper Lairon (Rock Head)
Lairon is a decent Physical Sweeper. It is primarily designed to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. With Rock Head, Lairon does not take recoil damage besides struggle/life orb/crash damage.
♦ Shadow Claw is a physical 70-base power Ghost-type move (high critical hit ratio). ♦ Superpower is a physical 120-base power Fighting-type move (lowers your Lairon's attack and defense by 1 stage). ♦ Rock Smash is a physical 40-base power Fighting-type move (50% chance to lower the target's defense by 1 stage). ♦ Iron Head is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Steel-type move (30% chance to flinch the target). ♦ Metal Claw is a physical STAB-boosted 50-base power Steel-type move (10% chance to raise your Lairon's attack by 1 stage). ♦ Double-Edge is a physical 120-base power Normal-type move (has 1/3 recoil). ♦ Return is a physical 0-base power Normal-type move (max 102 power at maximum happiness).
No additional EV spread were found for this set at this time.Array
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Movesets for Doubles
What is a good doubles moveset for Lairon? These builds have been optimized for Diamond/Pearl Double Battles. They have movesets and EVs specifically calibrated to generally work best versus multiple Pokemon at once as well as helping to support other team members and allys in the Diamond/Pearl generation metagame.
Species: Lairon Item: Chople Berry / Life Orb Ability: Rock Head Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA) EVs: 92 Hp / 252 Atk / 164 SpD Moveset: - Rock Slide / Rollout - Earthquake / Dig - Shadow Claw - Superpower / Rock Smash
Doubles Physical Sweeper Lairon (Rock Head)
Lairon is a stupendous Physical Sweeper. It's purpose is to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Life Orb boosts the power of Lairon's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Rock Head, Lairon does not take recoil damage besides struggle/life orb/crash damage.
♦ Rock Slide is a physical STAB-boosted 75-base power Rock-type move (30% chance to flinch the foes). ♦ Rollout is a physical STAB-boosted 30-base power Rock-type move (power doubles with each hit. repeats for 5 turns). ♦ Earthquake is a physical 100-base power Ground-type move (hits adjacent pokemon. power doubles on dig). ♦ Dig is a physical 80-base power Ground-type move (digs underground turn 1, strikes turn 2). ♦ Shadow Claw is a physical 70-base power Ghost-type move (high critical hit ratio). ♦ Superpower is a physical 120-base power Fighting-type move (lowers your Lairon's attack and defense by 1 stage). ♦ Rock Smash is a physical 40-base power Fighting-type move (50% chance to lower the target's defense by 1 stage).
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Movepool
Wondering what moves can Lairon learn? Here is the list of moves this Pokemon can learn in this selected generation. Sort and organize the learnset by move type, category, accuracy, and power. Bolded moves will gain the same-type attack bonus (STAB) if this Pokemon uses them.
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Note: The damage listed here under Versus is not actually calculated using the in-game damage formula. It is simply calculated using typing weaknesses and resistances from the selected type-matchup modifier along with STAB (if applied) to help sort through and give a general idea as to how powerful certain moves might be towards that selected typing after modifiers are applied. Several moves listed here may have additional effects that might alter actual damage output which are not factored on this specific list. Use damage calculators to find actual damage amounts.
Combo List
These are a list of several common move combinations Lairon can perform in Diamond/Pearl. Not every combo going to be game-changing, but some can be pretty fun to play with. Sometimes these can be easily overlooked or forgotten, hence why we find and list them here. Discover what items, abilities, and moves this Pokemon can use in combination with each other to gain a strategic advantage in competitive battles.
Competitive DP Move and Ability Combos for Lairon
Moves: Defense curl + Rollout
Moves: Swagger + Screech
Moves: Endure + Endeavor
Moves: Rest + Sleep talk
Ability: Sturdy + Move: Endeavor
Ability: Sturdy + Move: Endeavor
Move: Facade + Item: Flame Orb
Move: Facade + Item: Toxic Orb
Move: Endeavor + Item: Focus Sash
Moves with Priority: Endure, Protect
Most notable and possible best moves for Lairon
Protect
Rest
Common Effort Values for Lairon in Diamond and Pearl
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