Iron Defense (move)
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- Iron Defense redirects here. For the Pokémon Battle e card pack, see Iron Defense (Battle e).
| Iron Defense てっぺき Iron Wall | ||||||||||||
| The user hardens its body's surface like iron, sharply raising its Defense stat. | ||||||||||||
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Iron Defense (Japanese: てっぺき Iron Wall) is a non-damaging Steel-type move introduced in Generation III.
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Effect
Iron Defense raises the user's Defense stat by two stages.
In the anime
One of the most effective defense moves, the Pokémon hides in its own body, or protects itself with its arms.
 Torkoal using Iron Defense |
 Bronzong using Iron Defense |
 Bastiodon using Iron Defense |
Pokémon
Torkoal. Its head and extremities hides in the Pokémon's shell, so the balance when it's hiding is in its belly.
- Used by Flannery's Torkoal in Going, Going, Yawn!.
- Used by Ash's Torkoal from Manectric Charge! to present.
Bronzong. It tucks its arms to its body and a shine goes down its body. Any attack used on it is deflected.
- Used by Lucian's Bronzong in An Elite Meet and Greet! in a battle with Ash's Buizel while it was under Dawn's command.
Bastiodon. The outline of Bastiodon's head glows blue.
- Used by Byron's Bastiodon from Ancient Family Matters! to present.
Learnset
Generation III
By leveling up
| # | Pokémon | Type | Level | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 212 | 
| Scizor | Bug | Steel | 41FRLG |
| 303 | 
| Mawile | Steel | 41 | |
| 304 | 
| Aron | Steel | Rock | 17 |
| 305 | 
| Lairon | Steel | Rock | 17 |
| 306 | 
| Aggron | Steel | Rock | 17 |
| 324 | 
| Torkoal | Fire | 33 | |
| 366 | 
| Clamperl | Water | -- | |
| 375 | 
| Metang | Steel | Psychic | 44 |
| 376 | 
| Metagross | Steel | Psychic | 44 |
| 377 | 
| Regirock | Rock | 41 | |
| 379 | 
| Registeel | Steel | 41 | |
| 386 | 
| Deoxys Defense Forme | Psychic | 35 | |
| Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB from this move. | |||||
Generation IV
By leveling up
| # | Pokémon | Type | Level | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 007 | 
| Squirtle | Water | 34Pt | |
| 008 | 
| Wartortle | Water | 40Pt | |
| 009 | 
| Blastoise | Water | 46Pt | |
| 090 | 
| Shellder | Water | 40 | |
| 204 | 
| Pineco | Bug | 34DP | |
| 204 |
| Pineco | Bug | 39Pt | |
| 205 | 
| Forretress | Bug | Steel | 38DP |
| 205 |
| Forretress | Bug | Steel | 45Pt |
| 212 |
| Scizor | Bug | Steel | 37 |
| 303 |
| Mawile | Steel | 41 | |
| 304 |
| Aron | Steel | Rock | 18 |
| 305 |
| Lairon | Steel | Rock | 18 |
| 306 |
| Aggron | Steel | Rock | 18 |
| 324 |
| Torkoal | Fire | 44 | |
| 366 |
| Clamperl | Water | -- | |
| 375 |
| Metang | Steel | Psychic | 40 |
| 376 |
| Metagross | Steel | Psychic | 40 |
| 377 |
| Regirock | Rock | 41 | |
| 379 |
| Registeel | Steel | 41 | |
| 386 |
| Deoxys Defense Forme | Psychic | 73 | |
| 410 | 
| Shieldon | Rock | Steel | 19 |
| 411 | 
| Bastiodon | Rock | Steel | 19 |
| 436 | 
| Bronzor | Steel | Psychic | 26 |
| 437 | 
| Bronzong | Steel | Psychic | 26 |
| 476 | 
| Probopass | Rock | Steel | -- 7 |
| Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB from this move. | |||||
By breeding
| # | Pokémon | Type | Father | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 246 | 
| Larvitar | Rock | Ground | Squirtle, Wartortle, Blastoise Slowbro, Slowking Cubone, Marowak Pupitar, Tyranitar Aron, Lairon, Aggron Shieldon, Bastiodon |
| Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution gets STAB from this move. *Indicates Pokémon that can only learn the move through chain breeding. | |||||
By move tutor
In Pokémon Platinum
In other languages
- Spanish: Defensa Férrea
- Portuguese (animé only): Defesa de Ferro
- Latin American Spanish (anime): Defensa de Acero
- Italian: Ferroscudo
- German: Eisenabwehr
- Dutch: IJzer verdediging
| Variations on the move Acid Armor | |
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| Acid Armor | Agility | Amnesia | Barrier Swords Dance | Iron Defense | Tail Glow Acupressure | Nasty Plot | Rock Polish |
| This move article is part of Project MoveDex, a Bulbapedia project that aims to write comprehensive articles on each move. |
