Lairon
SteelRock
Best attacking moveset: Metal Claw and Heavy Slam, worth 8.9 damage per second against a neutral target.
Best moveset
Lairon can learn 12 combinations. Metal Claw with Heavy Slam does the most damage per second of them, at level 40 with a perfect attack stat. Same-type moves get the 1.2× bonus, and the cycle assumes the charged attack fires the moment it has the energy.
Stats and moves come straight from the game's own data files. Every number on this page is a raid and gym number, not a PvP one.
Type matchups
| Fast attack | Type | Power | Duration | Energy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Iron Tail | Steel | 14 | 1.0s | +6 |
| Metal Claw | Steel | 6 | 0.5s | +5 |
| Metal Sound | Steel | 4 | 0.5s | +6 |
| Charged attack | Type | Power | Duration | Energy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Body Slam | Normal | 50 | 2.0s | -33 |
| Heavy Slam | Steel | 70 | 2.0s | -50 |
| Rock Slide | Rock | 75 | 2.5s | -50 |
| Rock Tomb | Rock | 65 | 3.0s | -50 |
Shiny
Yes. Shiny Lairon has been released. Players have found it from: wild, raid, research, evolution, photobomb.
Evolution family
Numbers
| Max CP | 2,324 at level 50, 2,056 at level 40 |
|---|---|
| Raid catch | 1,174 CP at level 20, or 1,468 if weather boosted (perfect IVs) |
| Lowest possible raid catch | 1,110 CP. Raid encounters can't roll below 10/10/10 |
| Base stats | 158 attack · 198 defense · 155 stamina |
What it costs
| Second charged move | 10,000 Stardust and 25 Candy |
|---|---|
| Buddy distance | 1 km per Candy |
| Purify a Shadow one | 1,000 Stardust and 1 Candy |
| Size | 0.89 m and 120 kg |
Best moveset against each type
Lairon does not have one best moveset, it has 4. Which one wins depends on what you are attacking, because a move only gets its bonus against something weak to it. Best against Rock, Ice, Fairy.
| Against | Best moveset | DPS |
|---|---|---|
| Rock | Metal Claw + Heavy Slam | 14.6 |
| Ice | Metal Claw + Heavy Slam | 14.6 |
| Fairy | Metal Claw + Heavy Slam | 14.6 |
| Metal Claw + Rock Slide | 11.3 | |
| Bug | Metal Claw + Rock Slide | 11.3 |
| Fire | Metal Sound + Rock Slide | 10.8 |
| Normal | Metal Claw + Heavy Slam | 8.9 |
| Fighting | Metal Claw + Heavy Slam | 8.9 |
| Poison | Metal Claw + Heavy Slam | 8.9 |
| Ground | Metal Claw + Heavy Slam | 8.9 |
| Ghost | Metal Claw + Heavy Slam | 8.9 |
| Grass | Metal Claw + Heavy Slam | 8.9 |
| Psychic | Metal Claw + Heavy Slam | 8.9 |
| Dragon | Metal Claw + Heavy Slam | 8.9 |
| Dark | Metal Claw + Heavy Slam | 8.9 |
| Water | Metal Sound + Rock Slide | 7.8 |
| Electric | Metal Sound + Rock Slide | 7.8 |
| Steel | Metal Sound + Heavy Slam | 5.9 |
Same maths as the headline number, run once per defending type: level 40, perfect attack IV, and the target's own type taken into account. Sorted by damage, so the top of this table is what Lairon is actually for.
Counters: what beats Lairon
| Attacker | Type | Moveset | DPS |
|---|---|---|---|
 Lucario | FightingSteel | Force Palm + Aura Sphere Legacy | 46.4 |
 Pheromosa | BugFighting | Low Kick + Focus Blast | 42.4 |
 Terrakion | RockFighting | Double Kick + Sacred Sword Legacy | 42.2 |
 Blaziken | FireFighting | Counter + Aura Sphere | 41.9 |
 Groudon | Ground | Mud Shot + Precipice Blades Legacy | 39.0 |
 Conkeldurr | Fighting | Force Palm + Focus Blast | 38.6 |
 Keldeo | WaterFighting | Low Kick + Sacred Sword | 38.3 |
 Breloom | GrassFighting | Force Palm + Dynamic Punch | 38.1 |
 Urshifu | Fighting | Counter + Dynamic Punch | 37.9 |
 Excadrill | GroundSteel | Mud Slap + Earthquake | 37.0 |
Ranked by damage per second against Lairon's own defense, at level 40 with a 15 attack IV, one per evolution family.