Head to head

Gallade vs Iron Valiant

Iron Valiant has the higher base stat total (590 vs 518), Iron Valiant is faster (base Speed 116 vs 80), and each can hit the other super effectively with its own types (Gallade’s Psychic moves hit Iron Valiant for 2×; Iron Valiant’s Fairy moves hit Gallade for 2×).

Iron Valiant borrows the blade arms of Gallade as well as the gown of Gardevoir.

Base stats side by side

Who has the edge?

Iron Valiant is faster (116 vs 80 base Speed), has the higher Attack (130 vs 125), has the higher Sp. Atk (120 vs 65), and hits Gallade for 2× with its Fairy moves, but Gallade has more bulk, counting HP, Defense and Sp. Def together (248 vs 224) and hits Iron Valiant for 2× with its Psychic moves.

Gallade is ahead on

• has more bulk, counting HP, Defense and Sp. Def together (248 vs 224)
• hits Iron Valiant for 2× with its Psychic moves

Iron Valiant is ahead on

• is faster (116 vs 80 base Speed)
• has the higher Attack (130 vs 125)
• has the higher Sp. Atk (120 vs 65)
• hits Gallade for 2× with its Fairy moves

This compares base numbers and the type chart; it does not predict a winner. A real battle also depends on level, nature and EVs, the moves each one knows (a Pokémon does not always learn a move of its own type), held items, weather and terrain, and abilities (Gallade: Steadfast, Sharpness, Justified; Iron Valiant: Quark Drive), so either one can come out ahead.

Who moves first?

At Level 50 with 252 Speed EVs, 31 IVs and a neutral nature, Gallade has 132 Speed and Iron Valiant has 168, so Iron Valiant moves first when both use moves of the same priority and no item, ability, status or stat change gets in the way.

Type matchup, both ways

Gallade (Psychic/Fighting) attacking Iron Valiant

Psychic 2×, Fighting ½×. Using only its own types, Gallade hits Iron Valiant for 2× with Psychic moves (super effective) and ½× with Fighting moves (not very effective).

Iron Valiant (Fairy/Fighting) attacking Gallade

Fairy 2×, Fighting ½×. Using only its own types, Iron Valiant hits Gallade for 2× with Fairy moves (super effective) and ½× with Fighting moves (not very effective).

What hits each one for 2× or more

• Gallade: Flying 2× (super effective), Ghost 2× (super effective), Fairy 2× (super effective).
• Iron Valiant: Poison 2× (super effective), Flying 2× (super effective), Psychic 2× (super effective), Steel 2× (super effective), Fairy 2× (super effective).

The multipliers come from the 18×18 type chart; what a Pokémon can actually use depends on the moves it learns.

Abilities

Gallade

• Steadfast. Raises Speed one stage upon flinching.
• Sharpness. Powers up slicing moves.
• Justified (hidden ability). Raises Attack one stage upon taking damage from a Dark move.

Iron Valiant

• Quark Drive. Raises highest stat on Electric Terrain, or if holding Booster Energy.

Size, generation and evolution

Gallade is taller (1.6 m vs 1.4 m for Iron Valiant), and Gallade is heavier (52 kg vs 35 kg for Iron Valiant).

Gallade (#0475) is a Psychic/Fighting-type Blade Pokémon from Sinnoh, first seen in Generation 4. Its evolution line is Ralts → Kirlia → Gardevoir / Gallade.

Iron Valiant (#1006) is a Fairy/Fighting-type Paradox Pokémon from Paldea, first seen in Generation 9, a Paradox Pokémon. Iron Valiant does not evolve.

Keep exploring

• Open Gallade and Iron Valiant in the Compare tool
• Gallade and Iron Valiant Pokédex pages
• Psychic/Fighting weaknesses · Fairy/Fighting weaknesses
• Speed tiers

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