Lairon is a Rock and Steel-type Pokemon in Pokemon GO. It evolves from Aron using 25 Candies and can then evolve into Aggron using 100 additional Candies. If you recently evolved Aron into Lairon or are considering getting the Pokemon, you may first wonder how powerful Lairon is and any weaknesses it may have. This guide will provide information on the best Movesets and Counters for Lairon in Pokemon GO.

Pokemon GO – The Best Movesets and Counters for Lairon

The best moveset to use with Lairon in Pokemon GO is Metal Claw and Rock Slide. Although they have slightly lower DPS compared to moves like Heavy Slam and Iron Tail, the increased energy generation from Metal Claw helps offset the difference. Additionally, using these two moves provides Same-Type attack bonuses compared to other options like Body Slam while giving you two different types to fight with. In particular, while Heavy Slam deals more damage, it is also a Steel-type move like Metal Claw, providing you only one move type to use. While this is useful against Rock or Fairy-type enemies, Rock Slide is strong against other types such as Flying, Bug and Fire.

What Counters Lairon?

Since Lairon is a Rock and Steel-type Pokemon, it is weak against Fighting, Ground and Water-type moves. These types deal increased damage to Lairon during battles, with Fighting and Ground-types being especially powerful. However, multiple move types are ineffective, such as Poison, Flying, Normal, Fairy and other Rock-type moves. With this in mind, the following Pokemon are strong against Lairon in Pokemon GO:

  • Lucario
  • Urshifu
  • Landorus – Therian
  • Conkeldurr
  • Excadrill

The movesets and attack types of every Pokemon help determine their effectiveness in battle. While most movesets for these Pokemon have either Fighting or Ground-type moves, they do possess other moves that may be ineffective against Lairon. For example, while Excadrill has mostly Ground-type moves, it also has Steel and Rock-type ones that are ineffective against Lairon. If you do not have any of the Pokemon in the list above, you can arrange your party so that there are Pokemon with either Fighting, Ground or Water-type moves. Having at least one Pokemon with these move types will give you a considerable advantage against Lairon in battle.

  • Aurorus Movesets and Counters
  • Cradily Movesets and Counters
  • Aggron Movesets and Counters
  • Kyogre Movesets and Counters

Pokemon GO is available on iOS and Android.