Pokemon Scarlet and Violet: Best Iron Treads Moveset

Iron Treads is a Ground/Steel-type Paradox Pokemon exclusive to Pokemon Violet.

It is an extremely strong Pokemon to have in your team and a great carrier of the rare Booster Energy item.

However, Iron Treads can learn a wide variety of moves both from leveling up and from TMs. This can leave players confused regarding its best moveset.

In this guide, I will explain the best moveset for Iron Treads in Pokemon Scarlet and Violet as well as its best nature and held item.

Best Moveset for Iron Treads in Pokemon Scarlet and Violet

Iron Treads is a physical attacker that aims to utilize Ground/Steel-type moves due to STAB (Same Type Attack Bonus).

Based on that, the best moveset for Iron Treads is the following.

• Earthquake (Ground, 100 power, 100% accuracy, unlocked at Lv. 49)
• Iron Head (Steel, 80 power, 100% accuracy, unlocked at Lv. 28)
• Wild Charge (Electric, 90 power, 100% accuracy, unlocked at Lv. 63)
• Knock Off (Dark, 65 power, 100% accuracy, unlocked at Lv. 42)

Earthquake and Iron Head are self-explanatory. They are the best STAB moves for Iron Treads and allow it to take down easily Fire, Electric, Poison, Rock, Steel, Grass, and Fairy-type Pokemon.

Wild Charge allows you to deal with Water and Flying-type Pokemon, while Knock Off is a situational move to deal with enemies holding items.

Best Nature for Iron Treads in Pokemon Scarlet and Violet

Iron Treads is known for its high attack stat and all recommended moves are physical. Thus, any nature that buffs Iron Treads’ Attack is a great choice.

Specifically, the best nature for Iron Treads is Adamant (+Attack, -Special Attack), with Lonely (+Attack, -Defense), Brave (+Attack, -Speed), and Naughty (+Attack, -Special Defense) being great secondary options.

Ideally, you want to go for Adamant nature, since it’s the only nature that reduces an irrelevant stat for Iron Treads. Lonely, Brave and Naughty reduce useful stats that take away from Iron Treads’ survivability.