What's everyone's thoughts on Iron Moth?
140 Sp.A, 110 Spe, and an ability that can give it a free specs makes it hit pretty fucking hard without the setup required by regular volcarona or the 4x weakness making boots a necessity. It keeps all of Volcarona's coverage except for giga drain (now energy ball) and loses quiver dance. It gains discharge, dazzling gleam (dragons), and flash cannon.
and because why the fuck not it gets toxic spikes too, but no toxic.
+1 is assuming always boosted by quark drive
+1 252 SpA Iron Moth Psychic vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Toxapex: 174-206 (57.2 - 67.7%) -- guaranteed 2HKO
+1 252 SpA Iron Moth Discharge vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Toxapex: 156-184 (51.3 - 60.5%) -- guaranteed 2HKO
+1 252 SpA Iron Moth Dazzling Gleam vs. 252 HP / 4 SpD Garchomp: 316-372 (75.2 - 88.5%) -- guaranteed 2HKO after Leftovers recovery
and if you go for the electric terrain route deciding to run a different item from energy booster;
+1 252 SpA Choice Specs Iron Moth Discharge vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Toxapex in Electric Terrain: 302-356 (99.3 - 117.1%) -- guaranteed OHKO after Stealth Rock
Even against chansey the chansey eventually loses with fiery dance boost:
+6 252 SpA Choice Specs Iron Moth Sludge Wave vs. 248 HP / 8 SpD Eviolite Chansey: 622-733 (88.4 - 104.2%) -- guaranteed OHKO after Stealth Rock
(I calc'd it with choice specs to simulate a +7 calc.. quark drive + 6 fiery dance boost but you likely will get into 2hko range before chansey has enough softboils to out heal sludge wave spam. Especially with the PP nerf.)
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Iron Moth @ Boost Energy / Life Orb / Heavy-duty Boots
Ability: Quark Drive
EVs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Sludge Wave / Energy Ball
- Fiery Dance / Overheat
- Discharge / Psychic
- Morning Sun
Perhaps other uses develop after the hype of the "probs quick ban shit" concludes, but Iron Moth seems to be overlooked. With its speed tier, it can function as a specs Latios replacement with essentially a soul dew attached due to quark drive spamming Overheat instead of draco meteor.