In-battle formes
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| Speed: | 40 |
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Strategies
- en
- NFE
Choice Band
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Choice Band Lairon is one of the most threatening physical wallbreakers in the NFE metagame. With Rock Head, it is able to use Head Smash without taking recoil, 2HKOing physically defensive Clefairy, Hattrem, and Mareanie as well as every physical wall that does not resist Head Smash after losing Eviolite to Knock Off. Heavy Slam is primarily used to hit Fighting- and Ground-types such as Gurdurr and Gabite, which resist Head Smash, while having the added benefit of being 100% accurate. Superpower hits Steel-types such as Ferroseed and Klang as well as Marshtomp. Stealth Rock takes advantage of the switches Lairon forces, while Double Edge lets Lairon hit Marshtomp for neutral damage without lowering its Attack stat and is still a powerful move against Hattrem and Gurdurr.
Lairon's role is to weaken walls enough to be picked off later on by late-game cleaners such as Electabuzz, Thwackey, Raboot, and Galarian Linoone. The former three are also able to bring in Lairon more easily with Volt Switch or U-turn. Pairing Lairon with Knock Off users such as Tangela, Gurdurr, or Mareanie makes it even more difficult for your opponent to switch things into Lairon. Entry hazard support from Pokemon like Clefairy, Ferroseed, and Koffing is also crucial, as it can chip common switch-ins such as Tangela, Marshtomp, and Gurdurr into a range of KO. Koffing and Clefairy are especially useful because they cover Lairon's Fighting-type weakness, and Clefairy can also check special attackers and bring Lairon in safely with Teleport. If using Stealth Rock on Lairon, be careful against Magic Bounce Hattrem
Other Options
Toxic cripples physical walls such as Tangela and Galarian Corsola. Eviolite Lairon can be used as an offensive Stealth Rock setter or Rock Polish sweeper, but it is considerably weaker than the Choice Band set.
Checks and Counters
Special Attackers: Pokemon like Lampent, Electabuzz, and Tangela are able to OHKO the specially frail Lairon with their coverage moves or STAB attacks.
Fighting-types: Gurdurr, Machoke, and Combusken can easily OHKO Lairon. Gurdurr is also able to revenge kill Lairon with Mach Punch, though it is not a guaranteed OHKO.
Defensive Ground-types: Marshtomp, physically defensive Gabite, and the rare Hippopotas are able to switch into most of Lairon's attacks and can threaten it out.
Knock Off: Lairon isn't very strong without its Choice Band, so it needs to be careful of any Pokemon that potentially have Knock Off such as Tangela and Thwackey.
