Iron Defense (move)

Iron Defense redirects to 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.

Battles Type  Steel Category  Status PP  15 (max. 24) Power  — Accuracy  —% Priority  {{{priority}}} Does not make contact Not affected by Protect Not affected by Magic Coat Affected by Snatch Not affected by BrightPowder Not affected by King's Rock

Target Foe Foe Self Ally Affects the user

Availability Introduced  Generation III Move tutor in Pokémon Platinum Move tutor in Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver

Contests Category  Tough Appeal  1 ♥ Jam  0 Can avoid being startled by others.

Super Contests Category  Tough Appeal  2 ♥♥ Prevents the Voltage from going up in the same turn.

Iron Defense on Legendary Pokémon MoveDex Iron Defense on Eevee's Movedex

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

Effect

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

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 34PtHGSS 008 Wartortle Water 40PtHGSS 009 Blastoise Water 46PtHGSS 090 Shellder Water 40 204 Pineco Bug 34DP 204 Pineco Bug 39PtHGSS 205 Forretress Bug Steel 38DP 205 Forretress Bug Steel 45PtHGSS 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 Aron, Lairon, Aggron Shieldon, Bastiodon 447 Riolu Fighting Mawile Torkoal 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, HeartGold and SoulSilver

#   Pokémon Type 007 Squirtle Water 008 Wartortle Water 009 Blastoise Water 011 Metapod Bug 014 Kakuna Bug Poison 080 Slowbro Water Psychic 081 Magnemite Electric Steel 082 Magneton Electric Steel 090 Shellder Water 091 Cloyster Water Ice 098 Krabby Water 099 Kingler Water 104 Cubone Ground 105 Marowak Ground 122 Mr. Mime Psychic 127 Pinsir Bug 138 Omanyte Rock Water 139 Omastar Rock Water 140 Kabuto Rock Water 141 Kabutops Rock Water 151 Mew Psychic 199 Slowking Water Psychic 204 Pineco Bug 205 Forretress Bug Steel 212 Scizor Bug Steel 214 Heracross Bug Fighting 218 Slugma Fire 219 Magcargo Fire Rock 227 Skarmory Steel Flying 232 Donphan Ground 247 Pupitar Rock Ground 266 Silcoon Bug 268 Cascoon Bug 299 Nosepass Rock 303 Mawile Steel 304 Aron Steel Rock 305 Lairon Steel Rock 306 Aggron Steel Rock 324 Torkoal Fire 338 Solrock Rock Psychic 341 Corphish Water 342 Crawdaunt Water Dark 347 Anorith Rock Bug 348 Armaldo Rock Bug 366 Clamperl Water 372 Shelgon Dragon 374 Beldum Steel Psychic 375 Metang Steel Psychic 376 Metagross Steel Psychic 379 Registeel Steel 385 Jirachi Steel Psychic 395 Empoleon Water Steel 410 Shieldon Rock Steel 411 Bastiodon Rock Steel 413 Wormadam Trash Cloak Bug Steel 447 Riolu Fighting 448 Lucario Fighting Steel 462 Magnezone Electric Steel 476 Probopass Rock Steel 483 Dialga Steel Dragon 485 Heatran Fire Steel 493 Arceus Electric 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 event

#   Pokémon Type Obtained in 386 DeoxysLv 50 Psychic 10th Movie Events Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB from this move.

In the anime

Bastiodon	Torkoal	Bronzong
The user hardens its body's surface like iron, sharply raising its Defense.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Episode Used In		Notes
Torkoal	Torkoal pulls all of its limbs into its shell and protects itself.
Flannery's Torkoal	Going, Going, Yawn		Debut
Ash's Torkoal	Manectric Charge		None
Bronzong	It tucks its arms to its body and a shine goes down its body. Any attack used on it is deflected.
Lucian's Bronzong	An Elite Meet and Greet!		None
Bastiodon	The outline of Bastiodon's head glows blue.
Byron's Bastiodon	Ancient Family Matters!		None
Lairon	The outline of Lairon's body glows blue.
Paul's Lairon	A Pyramiding Rage!		None

In other languages

• Spanish: Defensa Férrea
• French: Mur de Fer
• Portuguese (animé only): Defesa de Ferro
• Latin American Spanish (anime): Defensa de Acero
• Italian: Ferroscudo
• German: Eisenabwehr
• Dutch: IJzerwering

Variations on the move Acid Armor
	Acid Armor | Agility | Amnesia | Barrier Swords Dance | Iron Defense | Tail Glow Acupressure | Nasty Plot | Rock Polish

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