Iron Fist (Ability)

Iron Fist (Japanese: てつのこぶし Iron Fist) is an Ability introduced in Generation IV. Prior to Generation V, it was the signature Ability of Hitmonchan.

Effect

In battle

Iron Fist causes the power of affected punching moves to increase by 20%.

Affected moves

The table below lists the moves affected by Iron Fist, as well as the Pokémon that can have Iron Fist and learn those moves.

Move Type Cat. Pow. Acc. Learned by Bullet Punch  Steel  Physical 40 100 {{{6}}} Comet Punch  Normal  Physical 18 85 {{{6}}} Dizzy Punch  Normal  Physical 70 100 {{{6}}} Double Iron Bash  Steel  Physical 60 100 {{{6}}} Drain Punch  Fighting  Physical 75 100 {{{6}}} Dynamic Punch  Fighting  Physical 100 50 ** {{{6}}} Fire Punch  Fire  Physical 75 100 {{{6}}} Focus Punch  Fighting  Physical 150 100 {{{6}}} Hammer Arm  Fighting  Physical 100 90 {{{6}}} Ice Hammer  Ice  Physical 100 90 {{{6}}} Ice Punch  Ice  Physical 75 100 {{{6}}} Mach Punch  Fighting  Physical 40 100 {{{6}}} Mega Punch  Normal  Physical 80 85 {{{6}}} Meteor Mash*  Steel  Physical 90 90 {{{6}}} Plasma Fists  Electric  Physical 100 100 {{{6}}} Power-Up Punch  Fighting  Physical 40 100 ** **** {{{6}}} Shadow Punch  Ghost  Physical 60 — {{{6}}} Sky Uppercut  Fighting  Physical 85 90 {{{6}}} Surging Strikes  Water  Physical 25 100 {{{6}}} Thunder Punch  Electric  Physical 75 100 {{{6}}} Wicked Blow  Dark  Physical 80 100 {{{6}}}

Outside of battle

Iron Fist has no effect outside of battle.

Pokémon with Iron Fist

#	Pokémon		Types		First Ability	Second Ability	Hidden Ability
0107		Hitmonchan	Fighting		Fighting	Keen Eye	Iron Fist	Inner Focus
0166		Ledian	Bug	Flying	Swarm	Early Bird	Iron Fist
0390		Chimchar	Fire		Fire	Blaze	None	Iron Fist
0391		Monferno	Fire	Fighting	Blaze	None	Iron Fist
0392		Infernape	Fire	Fighting	Blaze	None	Iron Fist
0532		Timburr	Fighting		Fighting	Guts	Sheer Force	Iron Fist
0533		Gurdurr	Fighting		Fighting	Guts	Sheer Force	Iron Fist
0534		Conkeldurr	Fighting		Fighting	Guts	Sheer Force	Iron Fist
0622		Golett	Ground	Ghost	Iron Fist	Klutz	No Guard
0623		Golurk	Ground	Ghost	Iron Fist	Klutz	No Guard
0674		Pancham	Fighting		Fighting	Iron Fist	Mold Breaker	Scrappy
0675		Pangoro	Fighting	Dark	Iron Fist	Mold Breaker	Scrappy
0739		Crabrawler	Fighting		Fighting	Hyper Cutter	Iron Fist	Anger Point
0740		Crabominable	Fighting	Ice	Hyper Cutter	Iron Fist	Anger Point
0809		Melmetal	Steel		Steel	Iron Fist	None	None
Please note that abilities marked with a superscript are only available in the stated generation or later. For Generation III and IV games, ignore Hidden Abilities.

In other games

Pokémon Mystery Dungeon series

In Explorers of Time, Darkness and Sky, Iron Fist boosts the affected moves by 50%.

In Pokémon Super Mystery Dungeon, the power of punching moves is increased by 20% instead.

Description

In the manga

Pokémon Adventures

• In volume 42, Crystal's Monlee was revealed to have Iron Fist as his Ability.
• Sun's Loot was revealed to have Iron Fist as his Ability.
• Shauntal's Golurk is revealed to have Iron Fist as its Ability.

Trivia

• The power of Sucker Punch is not increased by Iron Fist, since it is called「ふいうち」Surprise Attack in Japanese.

In other languages

Language Title Chinese Cantonese 鐵拳 Titkyùhn Mandarin 鐵拳 / 铁拳 Tiěquán French Poing de Fer German Eisenfaust Italian Ferropugno Korean 철주먹 Cheol Jumeok Portuguese Punho de Ferro Russian Железный Кулак Zheleznyy Kulak Spanish Puño Férreo Vietnamese Nắm Đấm Sắt

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