Lairon Team Builder

Lairon at a glance

Lairon brings a Steel/Rock typing and a 430 base stat total to the table. The practical question: which teammates can absorb Water and Fighting hits, and which matchups does this typing already cover for the rest of the team?

Where you can use Lairon

• Direct version records exist for Lairon, so the broad game mapping is stronger than a generation-only estimate.
• Planning contexts include Emerald, FireRed & LeafGreen, Platinum, HeartGold & SoulSilver, Black & White.
• 14 source version records are attached to this Pokemon entry.

Best teammates for Lairon

These suggestions prioritize teammates that cover Lairon's defensive weak spots, add useful pressure, and fit at least one shared game context.

Sprigatitoresists water - resists ground - adds grass pressureFloragatoresists water - resists ground - adds grass pressureMeowscaradaresists water - resists ground - adds grass pressureSkeledirgeimmune to fighting - adds fire pressure - adds ghost pressureQuaquavalresists water - adds water pressure - adds fighting pressureTarountularesists fighting - resists ground - adds bug pressure

Team pitfalls when building around Lairon

• Do not stack too many teammates that are also weak to water, fighting, and ground.
• Defensive Pokemon still need offensive partners; avoid building a team that cannot pressure key types.