Iron Leaves
VGC Guide
Iron Leaves gains a double boost in Electric Terrain: Quark Drive boosts 130 Attack to effective 169, while Psyblade simultaneously gains +50% power from Electric Terrain, reaching 120 BP. Base 104 Speed with Jolly outspeeds most threats; Grass/Psychic dual STAB plus Close Combat coverage makes Iron Leaves the most threatening physical breaker in Electric Terrain teams.
Psyblade: Double Boost in Electric Terrain
Psyblade is an 80 BP Psychic physical move that gains 50% power in Electric Terrain, reaching 120 BP. Iron Leaves simultaneously uses Booster Energy to activate Quark Drive boosting Attack to 169 — combining 120 BP Psyblade with effective 169 Attack output that most Pokémon cannot wall with physical bulk alone. In Miraidon teams, both boosts activate simultaneously without consuming Booster Energy.
Grass/Psychic Dual STAB: Threatening Poison and Ground
Leaf Blade hits Water, Rock, and Ground super effectively; Psyblade hits Poison and Fighting super effectively. Combined STAB coverage handles Ground-type threats that threaten Electric Terrain teams (Ground immunity to Electric). Close Combat covers Steel, Ice, and Rock; Quick Attack provides priority finishing for low-HP targets. The main caution is Iron Leaves' 4× Bug weakness from its dual typing.
EV Spreads
Team Partners
Miraidon’s Hadron Engine simultaneously activates Iron Leaves’ Quark Drive AND boosts Psyblade by +50% — both bonuses trigger without consuming Booster Energy. Together they form an Electric Terrain dual core: Miraidon’s special offense plus Iron Leaves’ physical offense creates comprehensive pressure.
Incineroar’s Intimidate lowers opposing Attack, protecting Iron Leaves’ safe output turns. Parting Shot enables safe pivoting; Incineroar’s Fire STAB fills Iron Leaves’ Fire coverage gap, creating a well-rounded offensive support combination.
Gholdengo’s Good as Gold grants status immunity, complementing Iron Leaves’ physical offense. Gholdengo’s Steel STAB covers Bug types (Iron Leaves’ 4× weakness), allowing Iron Leaves to output freely in Electric Terrain without Bug-type fear.
Tornadus’ Tailwind pushes Iron Leaves’ base 104 Speed to nearly uncatchable levels. Prankster priority setup ensures Tailwind activates before opponents can react; Iron Leaves’ speed-physical combination under Tailwind creates overwhelming speed pressure.
How to Counter Iron Leaves
Grass/Psychic dual typing creates a 4× Bug weakness — high-speed Bug moves like Bug Bite or X-Scissor can OHKO Iron Leaves before it acts. This is Iron Leaves’ most critical vulnerability and should be scouted before committing to Terrain setup.
Fire moves hit Grass-type Iron Leaves for ×2 damage. Koraidon’s sun-boosted Fire attacks or Incineroar’s Flamethrower threaten Iron Leaves directly. Sun team Fire spread also incidentally covers Iron Leaves when targeting Electric Terrain teams.
Without Electric Terrain, Psyblade falls back to base 80 BP, significantly reducing Iron Leaves’ offensive output. Rillaboom’s Grassy Surge is the most effective counter — it overrides Electric Terrain and prevents Quark Drive activation simultaneously.
Ghost-types are immune to Fighting-type Close Combat. Switching in a Ghost-type when Iron Leaves needs Close Combat for Steel coverage creates a safe standoff. Ghost/Fairy Pokémon like Flutter Mane resist both Fighting STAB and threaten with Fairy moves.