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Iron Defense

Iron Defense
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Introduced: Generation III
Battle Data
Type:
Category:
Power: N/A
Accuracy: N/A%
PP: 15
Priority: 0
Contact: No
Affected by
Bright Powder: No
Detect/Protect: No
King's Rock: No
Magic Bounce: No
Magic Coat: No
Mirror Move: No
Snatch: Yes
Contest Data
Contests
Condition: Tough
Appeal: 1
Jam: 0
Can avoid being startled by others.
Super Contests
Condition: Tough
Appeal: 2 ♥♥
Prevents the Voltage from going up in the same turn.
Contest Spectaculars
Condition: Tough
Appeal: 1
Jam: 0
Prevents the user from being startled until the turn ends.

Iron Defense (Japanese: てっぺき, HepburnIron Wall) is a Steel-type move introduced in Generation III.

Description

Games Description
RSE Hardens the body's surface to sharply raise Defense.
FRLG The user hardens its body's surface to sharply raise its Defense stat.
DPPtHGSS
BWB2W2
XYORAS
SMUSUM
SwShBDSP
The user hardens its body's surface like iron, sharply raising its Defense stat.
LA The user hardens its body's surface like iron, raising its defensive stats.
SV The user hardens its body's surface like iron, sharply boosting its Defense stat.

Effect

In battle

Foe Foe Foe
User Ally Ally

Iron Defense raises the user's Defense stat by 2 stages.

Learnset

By leveling up

Pokémon Type Egg groups Level
III IV V VI VII VIII IX
Squirtle water Monster/Water 1 34PtHGSS 34 34 34SMUSUM 30SwShBDSP 30
Wartortle water Monster/Water 1 40PtHGSS 40 40 41SMUSUM 40SwShBDSP 40
Blastoise water Monster/Water 1 46PtHGSS 46 46 47SMUSUM 42SwShBDSP 42
Sandshrew ice/steel Field 23SMUSUM 27SwSh 27
Sandslash ice/steel Field 1SwSh Rem.
Geodude rock/ground Mineral 15LA
Graveler rock/ground Mineral 15LA
Golem rock/ground Mineral 15LA
Shellder water Water 3 40 49 49 49SMUSUM 36SwShBDSP 36
Cloyster water/ice Water 3 1SwShBDSP 1
Mr. Mime psychic/fairy Human-Like 11LA
Sudowoodo rock Mineral 21LA
Pineco bug Bug 34DP
39PtHGSS
39 39 39 39BDSP 39
Forretress bug/steel Bug 38DP
45PtHGSS
46 46 42 42BDSP 42
Scizor bug/steel Bug 41FRLG 37 37 37 37 32SwShBDSP 32
Corsola water/rock Water 1/Water 3 29B2W2 29 29
Skarmory steel/flying Flying 48SwShBDSP 48
Pupitar rock/ground Monster 1, Evo.SwShBDSP Evo.
Tyranitar rock/dark Monster 1SwShBDSP 1
Silcoon bug Bug Evo.LA
Beautifly bug/flying Bug 6LA
Cascoon bug Bug Evo.LA
Dustox bug/poison Bug 6LA
Nosepass rock Mineral 18LA
Mawile steel/fairy Field/Fairy 41 41 41 41XY
33ORAS
33 24SwShBDSP
Aron steel/rock Monster 17 18 18BW
15B2W2
15XY
37ORAS
37 48SwShBDSP
Lairon steel/rock Monster 17 18 18BW
15B2W2
15XY
39ORAS
39 58SwShBDSP
Aggron steel/rock Monster 17 18 18BW
15B2W2
15XY
39ORAS
39 64SwShBDSP
Torkoal fire Field 33 44 44 44XY
38ORAS
38 36SwShBDSP 36
Clamperl water Water 1 1 1 1 1 1 1BDSP
Metang steel/psychic Mineral 44 40 40BW
47B2W2
47 47 58SwShBDSP 58
Metagross steel/psychic Mineral 44 40 40BW
53B2W2
53XY
52ORAS
52 62SwShBDSP 62
Regirock rock Undiscovered 41 41 41 41XY
37ORAS
37 36SwShBDSP 36
Registeel steel Undiscovered 41 41 41 41XY
37ORAS
37 36SwShBDSP 36
Deoxys psychic Undiscovered 35 73 73 73XY
55ORAS
55 55BDSP 55
Shieldon rock/steel Monster 19 19 19 19 19BDSP
9LA
19
Bastiodon rock/steel Monster 19 19 19 19 19BDSP
9LA
19
Bronzor steel/psychic Mineral 26 26BW
19B2W2
19 19 36SwShBDSP
11LA
36
Bronzong steel/psychic Mineral 26 26BW
19B2W2
19 19 38SwShBDSP
11LA
38
Bonsly rock Undiscovered 21LA
Mime Jr. psychic/fairy Undiscovered 21LA
Riolu fighting Undiscovered 15LA
Lucario fighting/steel Field/Human-Like 15LA
Probopass rock/steel Mineral 1, 7 1, 7BW
1, 4B2W2
1, 4 1, 4 1, 4BDSP
18LA
1
Heatran fire/steel Undiscovered 6LA
Roggenrola rock Mineral 20 20 20 20SwSh
Boldore rock Mineral 20 20 20 20SwSh
Gigalith rock Mineral 20 20 20 20SwSh
Whirlipede bug/poison Bug 22 22 1, Evo. 1, Evo.SwSh
Scolipede bug/poison Bug 1 1SwSh
Escavalier bug/steel Bug 40 40 40 28SwSh
Ferroseed grass/steel Grass/Mineral 26 26 26 35SwSh
Ferrothorn grass/steel Grass/Mineral 26 26 26 35SwSh
Stunfisk ground/steel Water 1/Amorphous 30SwSh
Golett ground/ghost Mineral 17 17 17 28SwSh 28
Golurk ground/ghost Mineral 17 17 17 28SwSh 28
Pawniard dark/steel Human-Like 46 46 46 45SwSh 45
Bisharp dark/steel Human-Like 46 46 46 45SwSh 45
Vullaby dark/flying Flying 30SwSh 30
Mandibuzz dark/flying Flying 30SwSh 30
Durant bug/steel Bug 56 1, 56 46 52SwSh
Honedge steel/ghost Mineral 32 32 32SwSh
Doublade steel/ghost Mineral 32 32 32SwSh
Aegislash steel/ghost Mineral 1 1 1SwSh
Bergmite ice Monster/Mineral 27SwSh
21LA
27
Avalugg ice Monster/Mineral 1 1 27SwSh 27
Avalugg ice/rock Monster/Mineral 21LA 27
Charjabug bug/electric Bug 49 57SwSh 57
Vikavolt bug/electric Bug 1SwSh Rem.
Crabrawler fighting Water 3 42 42
Crabominable fighting/ice Water 3 42 42
Mudbray ground Field 29 4SwSh 4
Mudsdale ground Field 29 1SwSh 1
Golisopod bug/water Bug/Water 3 36 20SwSh
Sandygast ghost/ground Amorphous 32 40SwSh 40
Palossand ghost/ground Amorphous 32 40SwSh 40
Turtonator fire/dragon Monster/Dragon 25 24SwSh
Jangmo-o dragon Dragon 37 28SwSh 28
Hakamo-o dragon/fighting Dragon 38 28SwSh 28
Kommo-o dragon/fighting Dragon 38 28SwSh 28
Celesteela steel/flying Undiscovered 59 50SwSh
Necrozma psychic Undiscovered 59 56SwSh 56
File:0800DM.png Necrozma psychic/steel Undiscovered 59 56SwSh 56
File:0800DW.png Necrozma psychic/ghost Undiscovered 59 56SwSh 56
Magearna steel/fairy Undiscovered 57 18SwSh 18
Stakataka rock/steel Undiscovered 37USUM 50SwSh
Corviknight flying/steel Flying 1SwSh 1
Flapple grass/dragon Grass/Dragon 36SwSh 36
Appletun grass/dragon Grass/Dragon 36SwSh 36
Perrserker steel Field 1SwSh 1
Sirfetch'd fighting Flying/Field 1, Evo.SwSh
Falinks fighting Fairy/Mineral 45SwSh 45
Cufant steel Field/Mineral 25SwSh 25
Copperajah steel Field/Mineral 25SwSh 25
Duraludon steel/dragon Mineral/Dragon 36SwSh 36
Zamazenta fighting Undiscovered 22SwSh 22
Glastrier ice Undiscovered 48SwSh 48
Calyrex psychic/ice Undiscovered 1SwSh 1
Enamorus fairy/flying Undiscovered 22LA 25
Nacli rock Mineral 20
Naclstack rock Mineral 20
Klawf rock Water 3 51
Orthworm steel Field 38
Kingambit dark/steel Human-Like 45
Iron Thorns rock/electric Undiscovered 1
Archaludon steel/dragon Mineral/Dragon 36
Iron Crown steel/psychic Undiscovered 21
Bold indicates this Pokémon receives STAB from this move.
Italic indicates an evolved or alternate form of this Pokémon receives STAB from this move.

By TM/TR

Pokémon Type Egg groups Machine
III IV V VI VII VIII IX
Squirtle water Monster/Water 1 TR46 TM104
Wartortle water Monster/Water 1 TR46 TM104
Blastoise water Monster/Water 1 TR46 TM104
Metapod bug Bug TR46
Butterfree bug/flying Bug TR46
Sandshrew ice/steel Field TR46
Sandslash ice/steel Field TR46
Diglett ground/steel Field TR46 TM104
Dugtrio ground/steel Field TR46 TM104
Meowth steel Field TR46 TM104
Geodude rock/ground Mineral TM104
Geodude rock/electric Mineral TM104
Graveler rock/ground Mineral TM104
Graveler rock/electric Mineral TM104
Golem rock/ground Mineral TM104
Golem rock/electric Mineral TM104
Slowbro water/psychic Monster/Water 1 TR46 TM104
Slowbro poison/psychic Monster/Water 1 TR46 TM104
Magnemite electric/steel Mineral TR46 TM104
Magneton electric/steel Mineral TR46 TM104
Shellder water Water 3 TR46 TM104
Cloyster water/ice Water 3 TR46 TM104
Krabby water Water 3 TR46
Kingler water Water 3 TR46
Cubone ground Monster TR46
Marowak ground Monster TR46
Marowak fire/ghost Monster TR46
Rhydon ground/rock Monster/Field TR46 TM104
Mr. Mime psychic/fairy Human-Like TR46
Mr. Mime ice/psychic Human-Like TR46
Pinsir bug Bug TR46
Omanyte rock/water Water 1/Water 3 TR46
Omastar rock/water Water 1/Water 3 TR46
Kabuto rock/water Water 1/Water 3 TR46
Kabutops rock/water Water 1/Water 3 TR46
Mew psychic Undiscovered TR46 TM104
Sudowoodo rock Mineral TR46 TM104
Slowking water/psychic Monster/Water 1 TR46 TM104
Slowking poison/psychic Monster/Water 1 TR46 TM104
Pineco bug Bug TM104
Forretress bug/steel Bug TM104
Steelix steel/ground Mineral TR46
Scizor bug/steel Bug TR46 TM104
Shuckle bug/rock Bug TR46
Heracross bug/fighting Bug TR46 TM104
Slugma fire Amorphous TM104
Magcargo fire/rock Amorphous TM104
Corsola water/rock Water 1/Water 3 TR46
Corsola ghost Water 1/Water 3 TR46
Skarmory steel/flying Flying TR46 TM104
Donphan ground Field TM104
Larvitar rock/ground Monster TR46 TM104
Pupitar rock/ground Monster TR46 TM104
Tyranitar rock/dark Monster TR46 TM104
Nosepass rock Mineral TM104
Mawile steel/fairy Field/Fairy TR46
Aron steel/rock Monster TR46
Lairon steel/rock Monster TR46
Aggron steel/rock Monster TR46
Torkoal fire Field TR46 TM104
Solrock rock/psychic Mineral TR46
Corphish water Water 1/Water 3 TR46 TM104
Crawdaunt water/dark Water 1/Water 3 TR46 TM104
Claydol ground/psychic Mineral TR46
Anorith rock/bug Water 3 TR46
Armaldo rock/bug Water 3 TR46
Relicanth water/rock Water 1/Water 2 TR46
Bagon dragon Dragon TR46 TM104
Shelgon dragon Dragon TR46 TM104
Salamence dragon/flying Dragon TR46 TM104
Beldum steel/psychic Mineral TR46 TM104
Metang steel/psychic Mineral TR46 TM104
Metagross steel/psychic Mineral TR46 TM104
Regirock rock Undiscovered TR46 TM104
Registeel steel Undiscovered TR46 TM104
Jirachi steel/psychic Undiscovered TR46 TM104
Deoxys psychic Undiscovered TM104
Torterra grass/ground Monster/Grass TM104
Empoleon water/steel Water 1/Field TM104
Shieldon rock/steel Monster TM104
Bastiodon rock/steel Monster TM104
Bronzor steel/psychic Mineral TR46 TM104
Bronzong steel/psychic Mineral TR46 TM104
Riolu fighting Undiscovered TR46
Lucario fighting/steel Field/Human-Like TR46 TM104
Drapion poison/dark Bug/Water 3 TR46
Magnezone electric/steel Mineral TR46 TM104
Rhyperior ground/rock Monster/Field TR46 TM104
Probopass rock/steel Mineral TM104
Dialga steel/dragon Undiscovered TR46 TM104
Heatran fire/steel Undiscovered TR46 TM104
Arceus normal Undiscovered TM104
Roggenrola rock Mineral TR46
Boldore rock Mineral TR46
Gigalith rock Mineral TR46
Drilbur ground Field TR46 TM104
Excadrill ground/steel Field TR46 TM104
Sewaddle bug/grass Bug TM104
Swadloon bug/grass Bug TM104
Leavanny bug/grass Bug TM104
Venipede bug/poison Bug TR46
Whirlipede bug/poison Bug TR46
Scolipede bug/poison Bug TR46
Darmanitan fire Field TR46
Darmanitan ice Field TR46
Dwebble bug/rock Bug/Mineral TR46
Crustle bug/rock Bug/Mineral TR46
Scraggy dark/fighting Field/Dragon TR46 TM104
Scrafty dark/fighting Field/Dragon TR46 TM104
Yamask ghost Mineral/Amorphous TR46
Yamask ground/ghost Mineral/Amorphous TR46
Cofagrigus ghost Mineral/Amorphous TR46
Tirtouga water/rock Water 1/Water 3 TR46
Carracosta water/rock Water 1/Water 3 TR46
Archen rock/flying Flying/Water 3 TR46
Archeops rock/flying Flying/Water 3 TR46
Solosis psychic Amorphous TR46 TM104
Duosion psychic Amorphous TR46 TM104
Reuniclus psychic Amorphous TR46 TM104
Vanillite ice Mineral TR46
Vanillish ice Mineral TR46
Vanilluxe ice Mineral TR46
Karrablast bug Bug TR46
Escavalier bug/steel Bug TR46
Ferroseed grass/steel Grass/Mineral TR46
Ferrothorn grass/steel Grass/Mineral TR46
Klink steel Mineral TR46
Klang steel Mineral TR46
Klinklang steel Mineral TR46
Cryogonal ice Mineral TR46 TM104
Stunfisk ground/steel Water 1/Amorphous TR46
Golett ground/ghost Mineral TR46 TM104
Golurk ground/ghost Mineral TR46 TM104
Pawniard dark/steel Human-Like TR46 TM104
Bisharp dark/steel Human-Like TR46 TM104
Vullaby dark/flying Flying TR46 TM104
Mandibuzz dark/flying Flying TR46 TM104
Durant bug/steel Bug TR46
Cobalion steel/fighting Undiscovered TR46 TM104
Genesect bug/steel Undiscovered TR46
Quilladin grass Field TM104
Chesnaught grass/fighting Field TM104
Spewpa bug Bug TM104
Vivillon bug/flying Bug TM104
Honedge steel/ghost Mineral TR46
Doublade steel/ghost Mineral TR46
Aegislash steel/ghost Mineral TR46
Binacle rock/water Water 3 TR46
Barbaracle rock/water Water 3 TR46
Tyrunt rock/dragon Monster/Dragon TR46
Tyrantrum rock/dragon Monster/Dragon TR46
Amaura rock/ice Monster TR46
Aurorus rock/ice Monster TR46
Carbink rock/fairy Fairy/Mineral TR46 TM104
Klefki steel/fairy Mineral TR46 TM104
Bergmite ice Monster/Mineral TR46 TM104
Avalugg ice Monster/Mineral TR46 TM104
Avalugg ice/rock Monster/Mineral TM104
Diancie rock/fairy Undiscovered TR46 TM104
Charjabug bug/electric Bug TR46 TM104
Vikavolt bug/electric Bug TR46 TM104
Crabrawler fighting Water 3 TM104
Crabominable fighting/ice Water 3 TM104
Rockruff rock Field TR46 TM104
Lycanroc rock Field TR46 TM104
Lycanroc rock Field TR46 TM104
Lycanroc rock Field TR46 TM104
Mareanie poison/water Water 1 TR46 TM104
Toxapex poison/water Water 1 TR46 TM104
Mudbray ground Field TR46 TM104
Mudsdale ground Field TR46 TM104
Dewpider water/bug Water 1/Bug TR46 TM104
Araquanid water/bug Water 1/Bug TR46 TM104
Golisopod bug/water Bug/Water 3 TR46
Sandygast ghost/ground Amorphous TR46 TM104
Palossand ghost/ground Amorphous TR46 TM104
Type: Null normal Undiscovered TR46
Silvally normal Undiscovered TR46
Turtonator fire/dragon Monster/Dragon TR46
Dhelmise ghost/grass Mineral TR46
Jangmo-o dragon Dragon TR46 TM104
Hakamo-o dragon/fighting Dragon TR46 TM104
Kommo-o dragon/fighting Dragon TR46 TM104
Tapu Koko electric/fairy Undiscovered TR46
Tapu Lele psychic/fairy Undiscovered TR46
Tapu Bulu grass/fairy Undiscovered TR46
Tapu Fini water/fairy Undiscovered TR46
Solgaleo psychic/steel Undiscovered TR46 TM104
Celesteela steel/flying Undiscovered TR46
Kartana grass/steel Undiscovered TR46
Guzzlord dark/dragon Undiscovered TR46
Necrozma psychic Undiscovered TR46 TM104
File:0800DM.png Necrozma psychic/steel Undiscovered TR46 TM104
File:0800DW.png Necrozma psychic/ghost Undiscovered TR46 TM104
Magearna steel/fairy Undiscovered TR46 TM104
Stakataka rock/steel Undiscovered TR46
Meltan steel Undiscovered TR46
Melmetal steel Undiscovered TR46
Corviknight flying/steel Flying TR46 TM104
Dottler bug/psychic Bug TR46
Orbeetle bug/psychic Bug TR46
Drednaw water/rock Monster/Water 1 TR46 TM104
Rolycoly rock Mineral TR46 TM104
Carkol rock/fire Mineral TR46 TM104
Coalossal rock/fire Mineral TR46 TM104
Flapple grass/dragon Grass/Dragon TR46 TM104
Appletun grass/dragon Grass/Dragon TR46 TM104
Sandaconda ground Field/Dragon TR46 TM104
Obstagoon dark/normal Field TR46
Perrserker steel Field TR46 TM104
Cursola ghost Water 1/Water 3 TR46
Sirfetch'd fighting Flying/Field TR46
Mr. Rime ice/psychic Human-Like TR46
Runerigus ground/ghost Mineral/Amorphous TR46
Falinks fighting Fairy/Mineral TR46 TM104
Stonjourner rock Mineral TR46 TM104
Eiscue ice Water 1/Field TR46 TM104
Cufant steel Field/Mineral TR46 TM104
Copperajah steel Field/Mineral TR46 TM104
Arctovish water/ice Undiscovered TR46
Duraludon steel/dragon Mineral/Dragon TR46 TM104
Zacian fairy Undiscovered TM104
Zamazenta fighting Undiscovered TR46 TM104
Urshifu fighting/dark Undiscovered TR46 TM104
Urshifu fighting/water Undiscovered TR46 TM104
Glastrier ice Undiscovered TR46 TM104
Calyrex psychic/ice Undiscovered TR46 TM104
Enamorus fairy/flying Undiscovered TM104
Nacli rock Mineral TM104
Naclstack rock Mineral TM104
Garganacl rock Mineral TM104
Armarouge fire/psychic Human-Like TM104
Ceruledge fire/ghost Human-Like TM104
Klawf rock Water 3 TM104
Rellor bug Bug TM104
Rabsca bug/psychic Bug TM104
Varoom steel/poison Mineral TM104
Revavroom steel/poison Mineral TM104
Orthworm steel Field TM104
Glimmet rock/poison Mineral TM104
Glimmora rock/poison Mineral TM104
Kingambit dark/steel Human-Like TM104
Sandy Shocks electric/ground Undiscovered TM104
Iron Treads ground/steel Undiscovered TM104
Iron Hands fighting/electric Undiscovered TM104
Iron Thorns rock/electric Undiscovered TM104
Iron Leaves grass/psychic Undiscovered TM104
Poltchageist grass/ghost Mineral/Amorphous TM104
Sinistcha grass/ghost Mineral/Amorphous TM104
Archaludon steel/dragon Mineral/Dragon TM104
Iron Boulder rock/psychic Undiscovered TM104
Iron Crown steel/psychic Undiscovered TM104
Bold indicates this Pokémon receives STAB from this move.
Italic indicates an evolved or alternate form of this Pokémon receives STAB from this move.

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Generation IV

Generation V

By event

Generation III

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