Competitive Information for Aron [Sun/Moon]
Steel / Rock
Abilities:
Movesets for Singles
What is a good competitive moveset for Aron? These builds have been optimized for Pokemon competing in Sun/Moon 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 Sun/Moon generation metagame.
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Aron is a stupendous Steel and Rock-typed Pokemon. Aron is not a Pokemon anyone usually expects sees on the battlefield. Aron can be quite a contender in the LC tier (Little Cup). Aron is weak to Fighting, Ground, and Water-typed attacks.
Item: Shell Bell
Ability: Sturdy
Nature: Bold (+Def, -Atk)
EVs: 248 Hp / 8 SpD
Moveset:
- Endeavor
- Protect
- Roar
- Stealth Rock
Special Wall Aron (Popular/Trending)
Aron is a remarkable Special Wall. It's meant to take a considerable amount of hits from special attacks while dealing some decent damage. With Sturdy, if Aron is at full hp it survives one hit with at least 1 hp. immune to ohko.
♦ Protect is a status move (prevents moves from affecting your Aron this turn).
♦ Roar is a status move (forces the target to switch to a random ally).
♦ Stealth Rock is a status move (hurts foes on switch-in. factors rock weakness).
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Item: Shell Bell
Ability: Sturdy
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 252 Hp / 4 SpA / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Protect
- Roar
- Stealth Rock
- Toxic
Physical Tank Aron (Popular/Trending)
Aron is an interesting Physical Tank. It is designed to take a large amount of physical hits while dealing some decent damage. With Sturdy, if Aron is at full hp it survives one hit with at least 1 hp. immune to ohko.
♦ Roar is a status move (forces the target to switch to a random ally).
♦ Stealth Rock is a status move (hurts foes on switch-in. factors rock weakness).
♦ Toxic is a status move (badly poisons the target; Note: Poison types can't miss with Toxic).
Note: This moveset is considered Taunt bait! It is highly recommended you typically have atleast one move that does actual damage!
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Item: Normalium Z / Chople Berry
Ability: Rock Head
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 96 Hp / 252 Atk / 160 SpD
Moveset:
- Double-Edge / Return
- Superpower / Rock Smash
- Iron Head / Metal Claw
- Rock Slide / Rock Tomb
Physical Sweeper Aron (Rock Head)
Aron is a wonderful Physical Sweeper. It's designed to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. With Rock Head, Aron does not take recoil damage besides struggle/life orb/crash damage.
♦ Return is a physical 0-base power Normal-type move (max 102 power at maximum happiness).
♦ Superpower is a physical 120-base power Fighting-type move (lowers your Aron'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 Aron's attack by 1 stage).
♦ Rock Slide is a physical STAB-boosted 75-base power Rock-type move (30% chance to flinch the foes).
♦ Rock Tomb is a physical STAB-boosted 60-base power Rock-type move (100% chance to lower the target's speed by 1 stage).
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Item: Shell Bell
Ability: Sturdy
Nature: Hardy
EVs: 252 Def / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Stealth Rock / Sleep Talk
- Endeavor
- Sandstorm / Protect
- Toxic
Aron Support (Lv.1 Aron Troll )
Aron is a pretty decent Support. With Sturdy, if Aron is at full hp it survives one hit with at least 1 hp. immune to ohko. Breed Aron and keep it at Level 1. For this to work properly it's a good idea to setup a Sandstorm ahead of time (preferably with Tyranitar or Hippowdon are favorable choices). The Shell Bell will fully heal Aron each time it attacks hereby resetting it's Sturdy ability for the next OHKO attempt.
♦ Sleep Talk is a status move (Aron must be asleep. uses another known move).
♦ Endeavor is a physical 0-base power Normal-type move (lowers the target's hp to your Aron's hp).
♦ Sandstorm is a status move (for 5 turns, a sandstorm rages).
♦ Protect is a status move (prevents moves from affecting your Aron this turn).
♦ Toxic is a status move (badly poisons the target; Note: Poison types can't miss with Toxic).
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Movesets for Doubles
What is a good doubles moveset for Aron? These builds have been optimized for Sun/Moon 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 Sun/Moon generation metagame.
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Item: Rockium Z / Chople Berry
Ability: Rock Head
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 96 Hp / 252 Atk / 160 SpD
Moveset:
- Rock Slide / Rock Tomb
- Earthquake / Bulldoze
- Double-Edge / Return
- Superpower / Rock Smash
Doubles Physical Sweeper Aron (Rock Head)
Aron is a stupendous Physical Sweeper. It is primarily designed to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. With Rock Head, Aron does not take recoil damage besides struggle/life orb/crash damage.
♦ Rock Tomb is a physical STAB-boosted 60-base power Rock-type move (100% chance to lower the target's speed by 1 stage).
♦ Earthquake is a physical 100-base power Ground-type move (hits adjacent pokemon).
♦ Bulldoze is a physical 60-base power Ground-type move (100% chance lower adjacent pkmn speed by 1 stage).
♦ Double-Edge is a physical 120-base power Normal-type move (has 33% recoil).
♦ Return is a physical 0-base power Normal-type move (max 102 power at maximum happiness).
♦ Superpower is a physical 120-base power Fighting-type move (lowers your Aron'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 Aron 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.
Damage Modifiers:
Combo List
These are a list of several common move combinations Aron can perform in Sun/Moon. 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 SM Move and Ability Combos for Aron
- Moves: Defense curl + Rollout
- Moves: Swagger + Screech
- Moves: Endure + Reversal
- Moves: Endure + Endeavor
- Moves: Rest + Sleep talk
- Moves: Rest + Snore
- Moves: Substitute + Reversal
- Ability: Sturdy + Move: Endeavor
- Ability: Sturdy + Move: Endeavor
- Move: Swagger + Item: Mirror Herb
- Move: Facade + Item: Flame Orb
- Move: Facade + Item: Toxic Orb
- Move: Endeavor + Item: Focus Sash
- Moves with Priority: Endure, Protect
- Moves that inflict status: Toxic
Moves that boost Aron's stats
- Ancient Power
- Autotomize
- Curse
- Defense Curl
- Harden
- Hone Claws
- Iron Defense
- Metal Claw
- Rock Polish
Most notable and possible best moves for Aron
- Earthquake
- Endeavor
- Head Smash
- Hidden Power
- Nothing
- Protect
- Rest
- Roar
- Sandstorm
- Stealth Rock
- Toxic
Common Effort Values for Aron in Sun and Moon
- Bold Nature ( 248/0/0/0/8/0/ )
- Bold Nature ( 0/0/0/0/0/36/ )
- Optimize Aron's EV spread for Pokemon Sun and Moon
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