Iron Treads (Pokémon)

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Iron Treads Paradox Pokémon テツノワダチ Tetsunowadachi #0990 Images on the Bulbagarden Archives
Type Ground Steel Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown	Ability Quark Drive Cacophony Cacophony Hidden Ability Cacophony Hidden Ability Cacophony Cacophony
Gender ratio Gender unknown	Catch rate 30 (8.8%)
Breeding Egg Group No Eggs Discovered Hatch time 50 cycles
Height 2'11" 0.9 m Iron Treads 0'0" 0 m {{{form2}}} 0'0" 0 m {{{form3}}} 0'0" 0 m {{{form4}}}	Weight 529.2 lbs. 240.0 kg Iron Treads 0 lbs. 0 kg {{{form2}}} 0 lbs. 0 kg {{{form3}}} 0 lbs. 0 kg {{{form4}}}
Mega Stone [[|]] [[|]]
Base experience yield Unknown Gen. IV Unknown IV 285	Leveling rate Slow
EV yield Total: 3 Iron Treads 0 HP 0 Atk 3 Def 0 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 0 Speed 0 HP 0 Atk 0 Def 0 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 0 Speed 0 HP 0 Atk 0 Def 0 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 0 Speed 0 HP 0 Atk 0 Def 0 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 0 Speed
Shape	Footprint {{{form2}}}
Pokédex color   Gray	Base friendship 0
External Links On Smogon Pokédex Artwork on Bulbagarden Archives

Iron Treads (Japanese: テツノワダチ Tetsunowadachi) is a dual-type Ground/Steel Paradox Pokémon introduced in Generation IX.

It is not known to evolve into or from any other Pokémon, but it appears to be a futuristic relative of Donphan. Its ancient counterpart is Great Tusk.

Biology

A rolled up Iron Treads

Iron Treads is a quadrupedal Pokémon with a spherical gray metallic body and a black underbelly. On its face are a pair of short black tusks and a black half-moon pixelated screen, which usually displays a pattern of a pair of angry red eyes; underneath them is a metal plate that can be retracted to reveal its mouth. Its most prominent physical feature is a segmented tread jutting out from its back, and extending to the front of its face. This tread is black and has bright red glowing patterns accenting it. Iron Treads also has long black plate-like earlobes, and metal plates covering its legs, which can be retracted to aid in its rolling attacks.

Iron Treads is said to have a cruel nature. It is capable of swiftly curling up its body and rolling like a wheel to attack. Iron Treads will additionally curl up into this form and rock itself back and forth when sleeping. The trails it leaves behind are described as similar to scorched earth. It also reportedly fatally injured one of the explorers of an expedition in the past. In an article from a September issue of Occulture magazine, it is said that there have been reports of Iron Treads in an arid corner of Paldea. It is said to resemble Donphan. Rumors suggest that Iron Treads is some kind of weapon using technology not of this world, though this is unproven. While asleep, it turns itself off, curling itself into its wheel form and causing the energy on its treads to disappear, making them black.

According to AI Turo, Iron Treads are future Pokémon and apparent relatives of both Donphan and Great Tusk that were brought to the present in the depths of Area Zero through the Time Machine created by the real Professor Turo 10 years ago. At some point, one of them escaped Area Zero and consumed some Herba Mystica, which caused it to become the Quaking Earth Titan, one of the Titan Pokémon found in the Paldea region.

In the TCG

Main article: Iron Treads (TCG)

Game data

Pokédex entries

This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation IX.
Generation IX Paldea #382 Kitakami #— Scarlet This Pokémon closely resembles a scientific weapon that a paranormal magazine claimed was sent to this planet by aliens. Violet Sightings of this Pokémon have occurred in recent years. It resembles a mysterious object described in an old expedition journal.

Iron Treads in the Paldea Pokédex

Game locations

Generation IX Scarlet Union Circle Violet West Province: Asado DesertFormer Titan (Only one) Area Zero

Poké Portal News

Games	Event	Tera Type	Location	Level	Distribution period
V	Great Tusk and Iron Treads Spotlight	Ground Random	hide	75	May 19, 00:00 to 02:00, 2023 June 16 to 19, 2023

Held items

Game		Held Item(s)
Scarlet	Violet	Booster Energy (5%)

Stats

Base stats

Stat		Range
		At Lv. 50	At Lv. 100
HP: 90		150 - 197	290 - 384
Attack: 112		105 - 180	206 - 355
Defense: 120		112 - 189	220 - 372
Sp. Atk: 72		69 - 136	134 - 267
Sp. Def: 70		67 - 134	130 - 262
Speed: 106		99 - 173	195 - 342
Total: 570	Other Pokémon with this total
Minimum stats are calculated with 0 EVs, IVs of 0, and (if applicable) a hindering nature. Maximum stats are calculated with 252 EVs, IVs of 31, and (if applicable) a helpful nature.

Type effectiveness

Under normal battle conditions in Generation IX, this Pokémon is:

Damaged normally by: Normal ½× Fighting 2× Flying ½× Poison 0× Ground 2× Rock ¼× Bug ½× Ghost 1× Steel ½× Fire 2× Water 2× Grass 1× Electric 0× Psychic ½× Ice 1× Dragon ½× Dark 1× Fairy ½× None

Weak to: Normal ½× Fighting 2× Flying ½× Poison 0× Ground 2× Rock ¼× Bug ½× Ghost 1× Steel ½× Fire 2× Water 2× Grass 1× Electric 0× Psychic ½× Ice 1× Dragon ½× Dark 1× Fairy ½× None

Immune to: Normal ½× Fighting 2× Flying ½× Poison 0× Ground 2× Rock ¼× Bug ½× Ghost 1× Steel ½× Fire 2× Water 2× Grass 1× Electric 0× Psychic ½× Ice 1× Dragon ½× Dark 1× Fairy ½× None

Resistant to: Normal ½× Fighting 2× Flying ½× Poison 0× Ground 2× Rock ¼× Bug ½× Ghost 1× Steel ½× Fire 2× Water 2× Grass 1× Electric 0× Psychic ½× Ice 1× Dragon ½× Dark 1× Fairy ½× None

Notes: If this Pokémon is given a Ring Target, the effectiveness of  Poison - and  Electric-type  moves will become ½× and 1×, respectively.

Learnset

By leveling up

Generation IX Other generations: None

Level   Move   Type   Cat.   Pwr.   Acc.   PP 011 Electric Terrain Electric Status 0000— 00——% 10 011 Horn Attack Normal Physical 06565 100100% 25 011 Defense Curl Normal Status 0000— 00——% 40 011 Rollout Rock Physical 03030 09090% 20 077 Bulldoze Ground Physical 06060 100100% 20 2121 Rapid Spin Normal Physical 05050 100100% 40 2828 Iron Head Steel Physical 08080 100100% 15 3535 Stomping Tantrum Ground Physical 07575 100100% 10 4242 Knock Off Dark Physical 06565 100100% 20 4949 Earthquake Ground Physical 100100 100100% 10 5656 Heavy Slam Steel Physical 0000— 100100% 10 6363 Wild Charge Electric Physical 09090 100100% 15 7070 Endeavor Normal Physical 0000— 100100% 5 7777 Megahorn Bug Physical 120120 08585% 10 8484 Giga Impact Normal Physical 150150 09090% 5 9191 Steel Roller Steel Physical 130130 100100% 5

Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Iron Treads Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Iron Treads

By TM

Generation IX Other generations: None

TM   Move   Type   Cat.   Pwr.   Acc.   PP  TM001 TM001 Take Down Normal Physical 09090 085}}85% 20 TM005 TM005 Mud-Slap Ground Special 02020 100}}100% 10 TM006 TM006 Scary Face Normal Status 0000— 100}}100% 10 TM007 TM007 Protect Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TM009 TM009 Thunder Fang Electric Physical 06565 095}}95% 15 TM010 TM010 Ice Fang Ice Physical 06565 095}}95% 15 TM025 TM025 Facade Normal Physical 07070 100}}100% 20 TM028 TM028 Bulldoze Ground Physical 06060 100}}100% 20 TM035 TM035 Mud Shot Ground Special 05555 095}}95% 15 TM036 TM036 Rock Tomb Rock Physical 06060 095}}95% 15 TM048 TM048 Volt Switch Electric Special 07070 100}}100% 20 TM051 TM051 Sandstorm Rock Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TM053 TM053 Smart Strike Steel Physical 07070 00—}}—% 10 TM059 TM059 Zen Headbutt Psychic Physical 08080 090}}90% 15 TM066 TM066 Body Slam Normal Physical 08585 100}}100% 15 TM070 TM070* Sleep Talk Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TM072 TM072 Electro Ball Electric Special 0000— 100}}100% 10 TM084 TM084 Stomping Tantrum Ground Physical 07575 100}}100% 10 TM085 TM085 Rest Psychic Status 0000— 00—}}—% 5 TM086 TM086 Rock Slide Rock Physical 07575 090}}90% 10 TM089 TM089 Body Press Fighting Physical 08080 100}}100% 10 TM093 TM093 Flash Cannon Steel Special 08080 100}}100% 10 TM099 TM099 Iron Head Steel Physical 08080 100}}100% 15 TM103 TM103 Substitute Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TM104 TM104 Iron Defense Steel Status 0000— 00—}}—% 15 TM116 TM116 Stealth Rock Rock Status 0000— 00—}}—% 20 TM121 TM121 Heavy Slam Steel Physical 0000— 100}}100% 10 TM124 TM124 Ice Spinner Ice Physical 08080 100}}100% 15 TM133 TM133 Earth Power Ground Special 09090 100}}100% 10 TM136 TM136 Electric Terrain Electric Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TM147 TM147 Wild Charge Electric Physical 09090 100}}100% 15 TM149 TM149 Earthquake Ground Physical 100100 100}}100% 10 TM150 TM150 Stone Edge Rock Physical 100100 080}}80% 5 TM152 TM152 Giga Impact Normal Physical 150150 090}}90% 5 TM163 TM163 Hyper Beam Normal Special 150150 090}}90% 5 TM166 TM166 Thunder Electric Special 110110 070}}70% 10 TM170 TM170 Steel Beam Steel Special 140140 095}}95% 5 TM171 TM171 Tera Blast Normal Special 08080 100}}100% 10 TM180 TM180 Gyro Ball Steel Physical 0000— 100}}100% 5 TM181 TM181 Knock Off Dark Physical 06565 100}}100% 20 TM186 TM186 High Horsepower Ground Physical 09595 095}}95% 10

Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Iron Treads Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution or an alternate form of Iron Treads

By breeding

Generation IX Other generations: None

Parent   Move   Type   Cat.   Pwr.   Acc.   PP  This Pokémon learns no moves by breeding.

Moves marked with an asterisk (*) must be chain bred onto Iron Treads Moves marked with a double dagger (‡) can only be bred from a Pokémon who learned the move in an earlier generation. Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Iron Treads Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Iron Treads

Side game data

Pokémon GO 80px Base HP: 207 Base Attack: 227 Base Defense: 216 Egg Distance: N/A Buddy Distance: 20 km Evolution Requirement: N/A Fast Attacks: Charged Attacks:

Evolution data

Unevolved Iron Treads  Ground  Steel

Sprites

This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation IX.
Generation IX Scarlet Violet 400px 400px
Cross-Generation HOME

For other sprites and images, please see Iron Treads images on the Bulbagarden Archives.

Trivia

Illustration of Iron Treads as it appears in the Violet Book

• Great Tusk and Iron Treads can be considered counterparts of one another.
  • Both are the only Paradox Pokémon introduced prior to the 1.2.0 update not to be used by the AI Professors in their battles against the player.
  • Both are encountered as the version exclusive Quaking Earth Titan.
  • Both are the first non-Legendary Paradox Pokémon to be officially revealed and encountered.
  • Both are the only Paradox Pokémon that can be caught outside of Area Zero.
  • Both have a drawing and photo pictures in Scarlet Book^S/Violet Book^V.
• In Generation IX, prior to the Version 2.0.1 update of Pokémon Scarlet and Violet, Iron Treads was unable to learn Sleep Talk via TM.

Origin

Iron Treads is based on Donphan, and by extension possibly an elephant, as well as spherical robots and tire treads. The panels on its body resemble LED displays.

Name origin

Iron Treads is literally iron treads.

Tetsunowadachi can be taken literally as 鉄の轍 tetsu no wadachi (iron treads).

In other languages

Language Title Meaning Japanese テツノワダチ Tetsunowadachi From 鉄の轍 tetsu no wadachi French Roue-de-Fer From roue de fer Spanish Ferrodada From ferro- and rodada German Eisenrad From Eisen and Rad Italian Solcoferreo From solco and ferreo Korean 무쇠바퀴 Musoebakwi From 무쇠 musoe and 바퀴 bakwi Mandarin Chinese 鐵轍跡 / 铁辙迹 Tiězhéjī / Tiězhéjì From 鐵 / 铁 tiě and 轍跡 / 辙迹 zhéjī / zhéjì Cantonese Chinese 鐵轍跡 Titchitjīk From 鐵 tit and 轍跡 chitjīk

More languages Brazilian Portuguese Trilho Férreo From trilho and férreo Thai รอยล้อเหล็ก Roilolek From รอย roi, ล้อ lo, and เหล็ก lek

Related articles

• Titan Pokémon
• Paradox Pokémon
• Violet Book
• Artificial Pokémon

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