Iron Valiant moveset/EVs/natures?

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    I finally found where the fuckers live in Area Zero and caught a couple. I want to use one and was wondering what other people are doing with theirs, since its stat spread and movepool kind of....gives you a lot of potential options.

    Not really planning to do online battles, my days of competitive battling have been over for a while, but I imagine that the probable future DLC will give us the Battle Tower or some equivalent, and it doesn't hurt to train a Pokemon up good for shit anyway.
     
    Iron Valiant has a unique stat spread and movepool that allows you to use it in a ton of ways. I personally prefer it to be a special attacker for the most part, mainly because of the shortage of special sweepers in this generation right now, but it is a great physical attacker as well. You really can't go wrong with it. However, I don't even really use it like that. I prefer good old fashioned Gardevoir.
     
    Wondered about this too. Shies away from mixed attackers, personally. Would likely go Gallade for pure damage (with Sharpness) or Gardevoir for Trace. So what does it do well that they do not?

    For general 1 on 1 AI battles:
    Effort Values: Maximum Attack and Speed
    Nature: Adamant (+Attack/-Special Attack)
    Moves: Encore, Swords Dance, Drain Punch, Spirit Break

    Basic idea: Aims to switch into Iron Valiant nicely. Either debuffs the enemy Pokemon first OR baits a very favorable attack (Bug, Dragon, or Dark, ideally). Switches Iron Valiant in. Hits the enemy with its fast Encore. Locks them into that weak attack. Sets up Swords Dances (and reapplies Encore as needed). Rolls over everything from there.

    Could go with a Jolly nature (+Speed/-Special Attack) if you are afraid of being outsped. Sees a decent number that could, in theory: Electrode, Dragapult, Barraskewda, Iron Bundle, Flutter Mane, Chien-Pao, Koraidon, Miraidon, Jolteon, Eiscue (Noice), Talonflame, Weavile, Kilowattrel, Noivern, Meowscarada, Greninja, Cyclizar, Dugtrio, Inteleon, Sneasler, Wugtrio, Cinderace, Roaring Moon, Hawlucha, Salazzle, and several legendaries not in the game yet. Should have enough power at +6 Attack (maybe +5 after an Intimidate).


    Fares well at catching Pokemon, much like Gallade. Learns False Swipe, Hypnosis, Thunder Wave, and Skill Swap (for ability checking). Prefers Breloom with False Swipe, Spore, Worry Seed, and Technician, personally. Excels at catching stuff nevertheless.

    Leans away from using it in Tera Raids. Leaves Fighting-favored raids to Koraidon. Lacks the Special Defense to capitalize on Moonblast and Spirit Break.
     
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