Competitive Information for Lairon [Sword/Shield]
Steel / Rock
Abilities:
Movesets for Singles
What is a good competitive moveset for Lairon? These builds have been optimized for Pokemon competing in Sword/Shield 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 Sword/Shield generation metagame.
Lairon is a pretty decent 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.
Item: Chople Berry / Air Balloon
Ability: Rock Head
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 92 Hp / 252 Atk / 164 SpD
Moveset:
- Steel Roller / Iron Head
- Superpower / Body Press
- Double-Edge / Body Slam
- Rock Slide / Rock Tomb
Physical Sweeper Lairon (Rock Head)
Lairon is a wonderful Physical Sweeper for single battles. It is primarily designed to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Air Balloon makes the holder ungrounded, which means Lairon is immune to Ground-type moves until the balloon pops when hit by a damaging move. With Rock Head, Lairon does not take recoil damage besides struggle/life orb/crash damage. With a Chople Berry equipped to it, halves damage taken from a supereffective fighting-type attack then the Chople Berry gets consumed.
◆ Iron Head is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Steel-type move (30% chance to make the target flinch).
◆ Superpower is a physical 120-base power Fighting-type move (lowers your Lairon's attack and defense by 1 stage).
◆ Body Press is a physical 80-base power Fighting-type move (uses Lairon's defense stat as attack in damage calculation).
◆ Double-Edge is a physical 120-base power Normal-type move (has 33% recoil).
◆ Body Slam is a physical 85-base power Normal-type move (30% chance to paralyze the target).
◆ Rock Slide is a physical STAB-boosted 75-base power Rock-type move (30% chance to make the foes flinch).
◆ 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: Leftovers
Ability: Rock Head
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 111 Hp / 222 Atk / 177 Spe
Moveset:
- Hone Claws
- Head Smash / Rock Slide
- Shadow Claw
- Earthquake / Bulldoze
Lairon Physical Sweeper (Adamantine)
Lairon is popular Physical Sweeper for single battles. It attempts to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Leftovers are always a great recovery option to ensure Lairon last longer regaining it's health every turn. With Rock Head, Lairon does not take recoil damage besides struggle/life orb/crash damage.
◆ Head Smash is a physical STAB-boosted 150-base power Rock-type move (has 1/2 recoil).
◆ Rock Slide is a physical STAB-boosted 75-base power Rock-type move (30% chance to make the foes flinch).
◆ Shadow Claw is a physical 70-base power Ghost-type move (high critical hit ratio).
◆ 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 Pokemon speed by 1 stage).
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Item: Air Balloon
Ability: Rock Head
Nature: Impish (+Def, -SpA)
EVs: 252 Hp / 252 Def / 4 Spe
Moveset:
- Head Smash / Magnet Rise
- Stealth Rock
- Superpower
- Roar
Lairon Physical Wall (Shiny Head)
Lairon is a phenomenal Physical Wall for single battles. It tries to take a decent amount of physical hits while dealing some decent damage. Air Balloon makes the holder ungrounded, which means Lairon is immune to Ground-type moves until the balloon pops when hit by a damaging move. With Rock Head, Lairon does not take recoil damage besides struggle/life orb/crash damage.
◆ Magnet Rise is a status move (for 5 turns, your Lairon has immunity to ground).
◆ Stealth Rock is a status move (hurts foes on switch-in. Factors rock weakness).
◆ Superpower is a physical 120-base power Fighting-type move (lowers your Lairon's attack and defense by 1 stage).
◆ Roar is a status move (forces the target to switch to a random ally).
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Movesets for Doubles
What is a good doubles moveset for Lairon? These builds have been optimized for Sword/Shield 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 Sword/Shield generation metagame.
Item: Chople Berry / Air Balloon
Ability: Rock Head
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 92 Hp / 252 Atk / 164 SpD
Moveset:
- Rock Slide / Rock Tomb
- Steel Roller / Iron Head
- Earthquake / Bulldoze
- Double-Edge / Body Slam
Doubles Physical Sweeper Lairon (Rock Head)
Lairon is an astounding Physical Sweeper for double battles. It is primarily designed to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Air Balloon makes the holder ungrounded, which means Lairon is immune to Ground-type moves until the balloon pops when hit by a damaging move. With Rock Head, Lairon does not take recoil damage besides struggle/life orb/crash damage. With a Chople Berry equipped to it, halves damage taken from a supereffective fighting-type attack then the Chople Berry gets consumed.
◆ Rock Tomb is a physical STAB-boosted 60-base power Rock-type move (100% chance to lower the target's speed by 1 stage).
◆ Steel Roller is a physical STAB-boosted 130-base power Steel-type move (fails if there is no terrain active. Ends the terrain).
◆ Iron Head is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Steel-type move (30% chance to make the target flinch).
◆ 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 Pokemon speed by 1 stage).
◆ Double-Edge is a physical 120-base power Normal-type move (has 33% recoil).
◆ Body Slam is a physical 85-base power Normal-type move (30% chance to paralyze the target).
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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.
Damage Modifiers:
Combo List
These are a list of several common move combinations Lairon can perform in Sword/Shield. 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 SS Move and Ability Combos for Lairon
- Moves: Defense curl + Rollout
- Moves: Swagger + Screech
- Moves: Endure + Reversal
- Moves: Endure + Endeavor
- Moves: Rest + Sleep talk
- Moves: Rest + Snore
- Moves: Substitute + Reversal
- Moves: Body Press + Defense Curl
- Moves: Body Press + Harden
- Moves: Body Press + Curse
- Moves: Body Press + Iron Defense
- 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 Lairon's stats
- Ancient Power
- Autotomize
- Curse
- Defense Curl
- Harden
- Hone Claws
- Iron Defense
- Metal Claw
- Rock Polish
Most notable and possible best moves for Lairon
- Earthquake
- Head Smash
- Protect
- Rest
- Stealth Rock
- Toxic
Common Effort Values for Lairon in Sword and Shield
- Adamant Nature ( 0/252/0/0/0/252 )
- Modest Nature ( 0/0/0/252/0/252 )
- Optimize Lairon's EV spread for Pokemon Sword and Shield
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