[SET]
Booster Energy: Attack (Iron Leaves) @ Booster Energy
Ability: Quark Drive
Tera Type: Fire / Fighting
EVs: 4 HP / 252 Atk / 252 Spe
Jolly Nature
- Swords Dance
- Psyblade
- Trailblaze
- Close Combat
[SET COMMENTS]
Attack Booster Iron Leaves cements itself as a top-tier wallbreaker in the RU metagame. Trailblaze is chosen over Leaf Blade so Iron Leaves can attempt to sweep weakened teams late-game while still smacking Water- and Ground-type Pokemon hard despite Trailblaze’s low Base Power. Close Combat is the coverage move of choice, being Iron Leaves’s strongest coverage option and targets Steel-type Pokemon that resist the Grass/Psychic STAB combination. Thanks to Quark Drive giving an Attack boost, Iron Leaves can start punching holes in the opposing team as soon as it enters the field, threatening huge damage on common offense Pokemon such as Gardevoir and Cobalion as well as physical walls weak to one of Iron Leaves’s attacks such as Chesnaught and Amoonguss. Swords Dance allows Iron Leaves to reach terrifying levels of breaking power, and it also lets Iron Leaves boost its Attack even if it has already used its Booster Energy. This set is more versatile than the Speed Booster variant due to being less dependant on the Quark Drive boost to function thanks to Trailblaze and the Sticky Web it is commonly paired with. Tera Fire turns Iron Leaves's 4x weakness to U-turn into a resistance, removes its Flying weakness and protects from Burn status, making it much safer to attack into the common Moltres, who carries Flame Body, U-turn and Brave Bird. Tera Fighting is an option that turns Close Combat into an exceptionally strong STAB while turning Iron Leaves's Bug and Dark weaknesses into resistances, which lets it resist U-turn and Foul Play from Pokemon like Cyclizar and Wo-Chien respectively.
This set works best on offensive structures looking for a fast wallbreaker with late-game sweeping capabilities. This set is often run in tandem with Sticky Web to allow Iron Leaves to outspeed naturally faster threats such as Cyclizar and Mienshao, as well as Choice Scarf users with a Base Speed lower than Iron Leaves's, such as Gardevoir and Jirachi. As such, Araquanid is a great teammate, being the tier's best Sticky Web setter. Because Iron Leaves will be the target of revenge killing attempts from priority and Choice Scarf users, a sturdy defensive backbone to fall back on is very appreciated in bulkier archetypes. Hippowdon handily answers such attempts from physical threats such as Bisharp, Slither Wing and Mienshao while providing Stealth Rock support and softening up the enemy team through Rocky Helmet and Sandstorm chip so Iron Leaves has an easier time looking for a late-game sweep. Special sponges such as Empoleon and Assault Vest Cyclizar handle special Choice Scarf users like Gengar and Zoroark-Hisui while keeping momentum through Flip Turn and U-turn respectively. Moltres is a thorn in Iron Leaves’s side, so Pokemon that can take advantage of it such as Volcanion and Basculegion-F, or Pokemon able to bait and KO it like Stone Edge Cobalion and Meteor Beam Jirachi, are great teammates. Physical threats who are also checked by Moltres, such as Galarian Zapdos and Okidogi, can work in tandem with Iron Leaves to brute force past it. Rotom-H is a great partner for Iron Leaves, as it answers Moltres and Yanmega beautifully while providing Volt Switch pivoting support. While Iron Leaves’s speed stat is quite good, it still gets outsped by a good chunk of RU’s offensive threats. As such, speed control in the form of naturally fast Pokemon such as Azelf and Barraskewda, and Choice Scarf users like Gengar and Terrakion is necessary.
[SET CREDITS]
Written by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/fluff.614438/
Quality checked by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/machjacob.555741/
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/rarelyme.513635/
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Booster Energy: Attack (Iron Leaves) @ Booster Energy
Ability: Quark Drive
Tera Type: Fire / Fighting
EVs: 4 HP / 252 Atk / 252 Spe
Jolly Nature
- Swords Dance
- Psyblade
- Trailblaze
- Close Combat
[SET COMMENTS]
Attack Booster Iron Leaves cements itself as a top-tier wallbreaker in the RU metagame. Trailblaze is chosen over Leaf Blade so Iron Leaves can attempt to sweep weakened teams late-game while still smacking Water- and Ground-type Pokemon hard despite Trailblaze’s low Base Power. Close Combat is the coverage move of choice, being Iron Leaves’s strongest coverage option and targets Steel-type Pokemon that resist the Grass/Psychic STAB combination. Thanks to Quark Drive giving an Attack boost, Iron Leaves can start punching holes in the opposing team as soon as it enters the field, threatening huge damage on common offense Pokemon such as Gardevoir and Cobalion as well as physical walls weak to one of Iron Leaves’s attacks such as Chesnaught and Amoonguss. Swords Dance allows Iron Leaves to reach terrifying levels of breaking power, and it also lets Iron Leaves boost its Attack even if it has already used its Booster Energy. This set is more versatile than the Speed Booster variant due to being less dependant on the Quark Drive boost to function thanks to Trailblaze and the Sticky Web it is commonly paired with. Tera Fire turns Iron Leaves's 4x weakness to U-turn into a resistance, removes its Flying weakness and protects from Burn status, making it much safer to attack into the common Moltres, who carries Flame Body, U-turn and Brave Bird. Tera Fighting is an option that turns Close Combat into an exceptionally strong STAB while turning Iron Leaves's Bug and Dark weaknesses into resistances, which lets it resist U-turn and Foul Play from Pokemon like Cyclizar and Wo-Chien respectively.
This set works best on offensive structures looking for a fast wallbreaker with late-game sweeping capabilities. This set is often run in tandem with Sticky Web to allow Iron Leaves to outspeed naturally faster threats such as Cyclizar and Mienshao, as well as Choice Scarf users with a Base Speed lower than Iron Leaves's, such as Gardevoir and Jirachi. As such, Araquanid is a great teammate, being the tier's best Sticky Web setter. Because Iron Leaves will be the target of revenge killing attempts from priority and Choice Scarf users, a sturdy defensive backbone to fall back on is very appreciated in bulkier archetypes. Hippowdon handily answers such attempts from physical threats such as Bisharp, Slither Wing and Mienshao while providing Stealth Rock support and softening up the enemy team through Rocky Helmet and Sandstorm chip so Iron Leaves has an easier time looking for a late-game sweep. Special sponges such as Empoleon and Assault Vest Cyclizar handle special Choice Scarf users like Gengar and Zoroark-Hisui while keeping momentum through Flip Turn and U-turn respectively. Moltres is a thorn in Iron Leaves’s side, so Pokemon that can take advantage of it such as Volcanion and Basculegion-F, or Pokemon able to bait and KO it like Stone Edge Cobalion and Meteor Beam Jirachi, are great teammates. Physical threats who are also checked by Moltres, such as Galarian Zapdos and Okidogi, can work in tandem with Iron Leaves to brute force past it. Rotom-H is a great partner for Iron Leaves, as it answers Moltres and Yanmega beautifully while providing Volt Switch pivoting support. While Iron Leaves’s speed stat is quite good, it still gets outsped by a good chunk of RU’s offensive threats. As such, speed control in the form of naturally fast Pokemon such as Azelf and Barraskewda, and Choice Scarf users like Gengar and Terrakion is necessary.
[SET CREDITS]
Written by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/fluff.614438/
Quality checked by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/machjacob.555741/
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/rarelyme.513635/
Grammar checked by:
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