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Boost Ignoring Wall

Unaware ignores the opponent's stat changes in both directions: their Swords Dance does not increase the damage this Pokémon takes, and their Iron Defense does not reduce the damage it deals. A setup sweeper's entire plan is stat boosts, so a bulky Unaware body answers one by making the boosts irrelevant rather than by removing them — no turn spent, nothing to play around. Gated on above-average bulk (255+ HP+Def+SpDef) because ignoring boosts only helps a Pokémon that survives the unboosted hit.