Iron Defense (move)
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- 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. | ||||||||||||
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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.
Learnset
Generation III
By leveling up
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Generation IV
By leveling up
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By breeding
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By move tutor
In Pokémon Platinum, HeartGold and SoulSilver
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In the anime
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| Bastiodon | Torkoal | Bronzong | |
| The user hardens its body's surface like iron, sharply raising its Defense. | |||
| Pokémon | Method | ||
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| User | First Episode Used In | Notes | |
| | 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 | |
| | 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 | |
| | The outline of Bastiodon's head glows blue. | ||
| Byron's Bastiodon | Ancient Family Matters! | None | |
| | 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 | |
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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. |


