Lairon — Roles and where to hunt
Lairon is an ingredients specialist with Charge Energy S. Charge Energy S restores energy to your team. Here's how Lairon fits into teams and where to find them.
Roles Lairon can fill
Team healer
Charge Energy S restores energy to your team. Higher energy means more frequent helps for everyone. Skill Trigger S/M and Main Skill Chance natures increase how often the skill fires.
Ingredient specialist
Finds Bean Sausage, Rousing Coffee, Greengrass Soybeans. Ingredient specialists are the main source of cooking ingredients. Build around the ingredients you need for your target dishes.
Evolution line
Where to hunt
Lairon can be found at: Old Gold Power Plant, Greengrass Isle (Expert)
Similar Pokémon
Others that fill similar roles: Charizard | Charmeleon | Clodsire | Charmander | Paldean Wooper | Altaria | Arbok | Blaziken
Best possible at each breakpoint
Below: the theoretical best build at each level (optimal subskill combo + best nature). Baseline = neutral nature, no subskills.
| Level | Baseline | Best total | Best subskills | Best nature | vs baseline |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2,331 | 2,590 | — | Lonely | +11.1% |
| 10 | 2,677 | 4,545 | Berry Finding S | Lonely | +69.8% |
| 25 | 3,386 | 7,067 | Berry Finding S, Helping Speed M | Lonely | +108.7% |
| 50 | 7,308 | 16,002 | Berry Finding S, Helping Speed S, Helping Speed M | Lonely | +119% |
| 100 | 10,776 | 27,047 | Berry Finding S, Helping Speed S, Helping Speed M, Helping Bonus, Ingredient Finder M | Lonely | +151% |
Top subskills
How much each subskill improves ingredient output at level 50:
| Modifier | Type | Impact |
|---|---|---|
| Ingredient Finder M | Subskill | +36.0% |
| Ingredient Finder S | Subskill | +18.0% |
| Helping Speed M | Subskill | +16.3% |
| Helping Speed S | Subskill | +7.5% |
| Helping Bonus | Subskill | +5.3% |
| Berry Finding S | Subskill | 0.0% |
Healer note: The table above measures berry and ingredient production. For Lairon, Skill Trigger S/M and a Main Skill Chance nature have the biggest real-world impact — they determine how often the heal fires.
Try the tools
Use NewRolly's Unlimited Biscuits to grade a Lairon you caught. Run our production simulator or production calculator to see how subskills and nature change output.
Related: Healers | Old Gold Power Plant berry specialists | Main skills | Best subskill combos | All Pokémon profiles