Aron (Pokémon)

Aron ココドラ Kokodora

Artwork from R/S/E

Types Species  Steel  Rock  Iron Armor Pokémon Abilities Exp. at 100 Sturdy or Rock Head 1,250,000 Pokédex National #304 Johto #— Hoenn #070 Sinnoh #— Browser Fiore R— Almia R-131 Height Weight 1'04" 132.3 lbs. Pokédex color Footprint Body style Catch rate Gray 180 Gender ratio 50% male 50% female Egg groups Egg cycles Monster 36 (9180 steps*) EV yield HP 0 Atk 0 Def 1 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 0 Speed 0 Exp. 96 External links On Legendary Pokémon Pokédex: Generation III Generation IV On Smogon Pokédex: Generation III Generation IV On Eevee's Pokédex (Gen. III-IV) On Psypoke Pokédex On Pokecharms Pokédex (Gen. III-IV) On Marriland Pokédex (Gen. IV) Artwork on Bulbagarden Archives

Aron (Japanese: ココドラ Kokodora) is a dual-type Steel/Rock Pokémon.

It evolves into Lairon starting at level 32, who evolves into Aggron starting at level 42.

Biology

Physiology

Aron has a round body, four stubby legs, and a large, round head. Its body is dark gray and its eyes are a pale blue. Portions of steel armor cover its head, legs, and back, which has a single spike on it. Throughout Aron's body are small openings in the armor, three on its head, one, the largest, being the opening for its eye, and one on its back below its spike. A new suit of armor is made when it evolves. The old, discarded armor is salvaged as metal for making iron products.

Gender differences

None.

Special abilities

With one all-out charge, this Pokémon can demolish even a heavy dump truck.

Behavior

To make its body, Aron feeds on iron ore that it digs from mountains. Occasionally, hunger may drive it to descend from the mountains to eat bridges and rails, which may produce some same major trouble and cause it to be viewed as a pest.

Habitat

Mountain Pokémon

It usually lives deep within mountains.

Diet

Main article: Pokémon food

Aron eats metal, which sometimes leads it to eating bridges, rails, and other important items.

In the anime

A pack of Aron in the anime

Aron first appeared in A Hole Lotta Trouble. Ash, May, Max, Brock and Team Rocket got themselves lost in a cave full of the Iron Armor Pokémon.

Aron, together with its evolutionary family Aggron and Lairon, appeared in Giratina and the Sky Warrior where it helped Ash's friends to stop the glacier.

An Aron appeared in Steeling Peace of Mind! and several Aron appeared in Saving the World From Ruins!.

Pokédex entries

In the manga

Pokédex entries

In the TCG

Main article: Aron (TCG)

Game data

NPC appearances

• Pokémon Pinball: Ruby & Sapphire: The EVO Mode banner features an Aron.

Pokédex entries

Game locations

In side games

Held items

Game		Held Item(s)
Diamond	Pearl	Hard Stone (5%)
Platinum

Stats

Base stats

Pokéthlon stats

Type effectiveness

Learnset

By leveling up

By TM/HM

By breeding

By tutoring

Special moves

Side game data

Pokémon Pinball: Ruby & Sapphire
	Acquisition: Hatch
Pokémon Trozei!
	Rarity: Common
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon Red Rescue Team and Blue Rescue Team
Body size: 1	Recruit Rate: 7.8%	Friend Area: Mt. Cleft
Phrases
51%-100% HP	I grow big on a diet of iron!
26%-50% HP	Only half my health is left...
1%-25% HP	I'm not up to it... I don't have any energy left...
Level Up	I leveled up! I wish I had more iron to eat!
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon Explorers of Time and Explorers of Darkness
Body size: 1	Recruit Rate: 6.4%	IQ Group: E
Pokémon Ranger: Shadows of Almia
Group:  Steel	Poké Assist: ( Steel )	Field Move: (Tackle ×1)
"It rams with its iron head to attack."

Evolution

Unevolved Aron  Steel  Rock

Level 32 →

First evolution Lairon  Steel  Rock

Level 42 →

Second evolution Aggron  Steel  Rock

Sprites

Gen	Game
I	Red	Blue	Yellow	Red (Ja)	Green	Back
	This Pokémon did not appear during Generation I.
II	Gold	Silver	Crystal			Back
	This Pokémon did not appear during Generation II.
III	Ruby	Sapphire	Emerald	FireRed	LeafGreen	Back
IV	Diamond	Pearl	Platinum	HeartGold	SoulSilver	Back

For other sprites and images, please see Aron images on Bulbagarden Archives.

Trivia

• Aron's name is an anagram of Oran; it is the only Pokémon whose name is an anagram of a Berry.
• Aron does not learn any Rock-type moves by leveling up, though it is part Rock. Its whole evolutionary family shares this trait.
• Aron can learn the signature moves of both Cranidos and Shieldon's evolutionary families: Head Smash and Metal Burst, the former by breeding in HeartGold and SoulSilver Versions, and the latter by leveling up.

Origin

Aron may have been based on a turtle.

Name origin

Aron's name may be a combination of armor and iron. Armadillo may also be a part of its name.

Kokodora can be broken down into 子 ko, child, and Kodora. Kodora is the Japanese name of Aron's evolution, Lairon, hence child Kodora.

In other languages

• German: Stollunior
• French: Galekid - From gallet (pebble) and the English word kid.
• Korean: 가보리 Gabori

External links

This Pokémon article is part of Project Pokédex, a Bulbapedia project that aims to write comprehensive articles on each Pokémon as a species.