VGC Regulation I Guide
Iron Bundle
124 base Speed + Quark Drive boost — Ice/Water premier speed attacker and Tailwind/rain-team disruptor in Reg I
Quark Drive124 SpeedSpeed Attacker
Speed Comparison
Iron Bundle +Quark
186
Iron Bundle base
124
Flutter Mane
135
Miraidon
135
Calyrex-Shadow
150
Koraidon
98
Quark Drive triggers on Electric Terrain, boosting Speed by 50% (124 × 1.5 = 186), outpacing virtually every common VGC Pokémon.
Base Stats
56
HP
80
Atk
114
Def
124
SpAtk
58
SpDef
136
Spe
Recommended Builds
Meta
Standard Specs Attacker
Moves
- Freeze-Dry
- Hydro Pump
- Icy Wind
- Protect
Item：Choice Specs / Life Orb
Nature：Timid (4 HP / 252 SpAtk / 252 Spe)
EV：4 HP / 252 SpAtk / 252 Spe
Choice Specs maximizes Hydro Pump / Freeze-Dry damage. Icy Wind provides speed control when locked in. Timid over Modest to keep base Speed advantage over most threats.
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Utility Attacker
Moves
- Freeze-Dry
- Hydro Pump
- Icy Wind
- Protect
Item：Booster Energy
Nature：Modest (4 HP / 252 SpAtk / 252 Spe)
EV：4 HP / 252 SpAtk / 252 Spe
Booster Energy triggers Quark Drive without Electric Terrain — guarantees Speed boost regardless of field conditions. Useful when Miraidon is not in the team.
Key Move Analysis
Freeze-Dry
70 BP
Ice-type that is super-effective against Water. Hits Kyogre, Gastrodon, and Slowbro for ×2. Unique coverage move that makes Iron Bundle threatening to rain teams.
Hydro Pump
110 BP
Primary Water STAB. Hits Fire/Rock/Ground types. Under rain (Kyogre partner), reaches devastating damage.
Icy Wind
55 BP
Spread Ice move that lowers both opponents’ Speed by 1 stage. Key speed-control tool when Choice Specs is not equipped.
Protect
—
Essential for scouting, dodging spread moves, and buying a turn for partner Pokémon to act.
Best Partners
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Miraidon
Electric Terrain triggers Quark Drive, boosting Iron Bundle Speed to 186. Premier Quark Drive partner.
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Kyogre
Drizzle boosts Hydro Pump. Rain + Freeze-Dry creates unresisted coverage. Iron Bundle + Kyogre is a dominant pair.
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Calyrex-Shadow
Both are extreme offensive threats. Shadow Rider forces double-targeting, letting Iron Bundle clean up.
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Tornadus (Tailwind)
Tailwind doubles Iron Bundle Speed beyond even +Quark. Enables 5-turn offensive surge.
Counters
Gastrodon (Storm Drain)
Absorbs Water moves, redirected to Gastrodon with Storm Drain. Freeze-Dry is neutral — not super-effective against Ground/Water Gastrodon. Hard counter.
Grass-type coverage
Iron Bundle has ×2 Grass and ×2 Electric weakness. Rillaboom Grassy Glide (priority) and Thunder from Calyrex-Shadow can KO.
Faster under Trick Room
56 HP / 114 Def but 58 SpDef — not bulky. Under Trick Room, Iron Bundle moves last and takes damage before acting.
Fake Out + priority attacks
Very frail (56 HP). Fake Out + any significant damage can KO before Iron Bundle can use Protect.