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Iron Boulder
Art Rare
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If this Pokémon has a Pokémon Tool attached, this attack does 40 more damage.
Iron Boulder is a tool-boosted psychic attacker: Modular Axe hits 80 normally but reaches 120 with any Pokemon Tool attached. The win condition is attaching Future Booster Energy Capsule early and sniping high-value targets with consistent 120-damage strikes.
Open by placing two Iron Boulder basics immediately — Poké Ball helps grab them since they are Basic Pokemon. Load Future Booster Energy Capsule onto the active Iron Boulder early so Modular Axe hits 120 rather than 80. Copycat and Professor's Research cycle through the deck for energy, while Peculiar Plaza helps manage the energy Zone. Mid-game, Iron Crown and Iron Valiant on the bench provide backup pressure and prevent opponents from freely targeting benched Pokemon. Cyrus bounces a retreated target into the Active Spot for Iron Boulder to swing into. Sabrina pulls a damaged high-value target forward for the lethal hit.
Opponent's Active Pokemon
Modular Axe 80 base + 40 with any Tool attached = 120 total
Requires a Pokemon Tool such as Future Booster Energy Capsule or Rocky Helmet on Iron Boulder.
Modular Axe at 80 damage is insufficient to one-shot most relevant targets. Attaching Future Booster Energy Capsule on turn one or two raises the ceiling to 120 and also provides energy acceleration. Run two copies to ensure at least one is available early. Peculiar Plaza helps manage the energy zone to power Modular Axe's four-energy cost.
Two Iron Valiant and two Iron Crown on the bench create spread threat that prevents opponents from freely building. Cyrus disrupts a retreating opponent, and Sabrina brings a wounded target into the Active Spot. Rocky Helmet and Field Blower protect the board from opposing tool-based strategies.
Without a tool, Modular Axe drops from 120 to 80 damage. Field Blower strips the Future Booster Energy Capsule from Iron Boulder, permanently disabling the damage bonus unless you have a second copy. The deck carries only one Field Blower, so mirroring this disruption repeatedly neutralizes the 120-damage threat.
Iron Boulder cannot retreat without three energy or a switching effect. Force it to stay in the Active Spot by building board state around it — if Iron Boulder is active against an unfavorable matchup and cannot retreat, it eats damage every turn. Cyrus or Guzma forcing Iron Boulder active against a bad target is particularly punishing.
Psychic-type Iron Boulder takes increased damage from fire attacks. Cinderace's 27% win rate for this deck proves fire dominance. Fire-type attackers can race to 3 points faster by applying type-effective damage to Iron Boulder before Modular Axe accumulates enough damage to respond.
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Threats — Weak Against
Based on type weakness analysis of core cards. View full matchup matrix →
