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.

It is said to be a future relative of Donphan. It also has an ancient counterpart, Great Tusk.

Biology

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 the Area Zero Expedition team 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. When it falls asleep, it turns itself off, curling itself into its wheel form and causing the red energy on its treads to turn black.

Iron Treads was the first Paradox Pokémon to be discovered 200 years ago in Area Zero by the Area Zero Expedition team and recorded by Heath in his Violet Book. According to AI Turo, Iron Treads is a future Pokémon related to Donphan. However, according to a Turo brought to the Crystal Pool by Terapagos, Iron Treads is a counterpart of Donphan from another timeline. Its true origin is unknown. Iron Treads were brought to the depths of Area Zero by a time machine built by Professor Turo ten years ago.

At some point, one individual escaped Area Zero and consumed Herba Mystica. This Iron Treads became the Quaking Earth Titan, one of the Titan Pokémon found in Paldea. It mainly resides near a hidden cave in Asado Desert, where it feeds on Sour Herba Mystica.

Game data

The Quaking Earth Titan in Pokémon Violet

NPC appearances

• Pokémon Violet: Quaking Earth Titan, Iron Treads is a minor character and a boss in the games. It became a Titan Pokémon after consuming some Herba Mystica.
  • The player and Arven eventually found it in Asado Desert to find the Herba Mystica it guards and defeated it, forcing it to flee. After both took its Herba Mystica, Iron Treads became a normal-sized Pokémon once again. After this, it can be rematched in its original location, and will have the Titan Mark when captured.

Pokédex entries

This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation IX.
Generation IX Paldea #382 Kitakami #— Blueberry #— 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

Games		Held items
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 TM204 TM204 Double-Edge Normal Physical 120120 100}}100% 15 TM205 TM205 Endeavor Normal Physical 0000— 100}}100% 5 TM210 TM210 Supercell Slam Electric Physical 100100 095}}95% 15 TM223 TM223 Metal Sound Steel Status 0000— 085}}85% 40 TM225 TM225 Hard Press Steel Physical 0000— 100}}100% 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 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 File:GO0990.png 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.
Cross-Generation HOME

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

In the manga

Iron Treads in Pokémon Adventures

Pokémon Adventures

A Titan Iron Treads debuted in PASV02. Violet and Arven challenged the Quaking Earth Titan in order to obtain its supply of Herba Mystica, but were defeated.

In the TCG

Main article: Iron Treads (TCG)

Trivia

• Great Tusk and Iron Treads can be considered counterparts of one another.
  • Both appear to be relatives of Donphan.
  • 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. The way it curls its tread into a ring may reference monowheels, vehicles known for having one large wheel that sits a rider in the center.

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 Hindi आइरनवील Ironwheel From iron and wheel 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
• Extraterrestrial Pokémon

External links

Ancient Paradox Pokémon

Future Paradox Pokémon

Titan Pokémon

See also: Titanic Pokémon (Okidogi • Munkidori • Fezandipiti)

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