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Iron Defense
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Iron Defense VIII
Introduced: Generation III
Battle Data
Type: Type Steel
Category: Type Status
Power: N/A
Accuracy: N/A%
PP: 15
Priority: 0
Contact: No
Affected by
Bright Powder: No
Detect/Protect: No
King's Rock: No
Magic Bounce: No
Magic Coat: No
Mirror Move: No
Snatch: Yes
Contest Data
Contests
Condition: Tough
Appeal: 1
Jam: 0
Can avoid being startled by others.
Super Contests
Condition: Tough
Appeal: 2 ♥♥
Prevents the Voltage from going up in the same turn.
Contest Spectaculars
Condition: Tough
Appeal: 1
Jam: 0
Prevents the user from being startled until the turn ends.

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

Description[]

Games Description
RSE Hardens the body's surface to sharply raise Defense.
FRLG The user hardens its body's surface to sharply raise its Defense stat.
DPPtHGSS
BWB2W2
XYORAS
SMUSUM
SwShBDSP
The user hardens its body's surface like iron, sharply raising its Defense stat.
LA The user hardens its body's surface like iron, raising its defensive stats.
SV The user hardens its body's surface like iron, sharply boosting its Defense stat.

Effect[]

In battle[]

Foe Foe Foe
User Ally Ally

Iron Defense raises the user's Defense stat by 2 stages.

Learnset[]

By leveling up[]

Pokémon Type Egg groups Level
III IV V VI VII VIII IX
0007 Squirtle water Monster/Water 1 34PtHGSS 34 34 34SMUSUM 30SwShBDSP 30
0008 Wartortle water Monster/Water 1 40PtHGSS 40 40 41SMUSUM 40SwShBDSP 40
0009 Blastoise water Monster/Water 1 46PtHGSS 46 46 47SMUSUM 42SwShBDSP 42
0027A Sandshrew ice/steel Field 23SMUSUM 27SwSh 27
0028A Sandslash ice/steel Field 1SwSh Rem.
0074 Geodude rock/ground Mineral 15LA
0075 Graveler rock/ground Mineral 15LA
0076 Golem rock/ground Mineral 15LA
0090 Shellder water Water 3 40 49 49 49SMUSUM 36SwShBDSP 36
0091 Cloyster water/ice Water 3 1SwShBDSP 1
0122 Mr. Mime psychic/fairy Human-Like 11LA
0185 Sudowoodo rock Mineral 21LA
0204 Pineco bug Bug 34DP
39PtHGSS
39 39 39 39BDSP 39
0205 Forretress bug/steel Bug 38DP
45PtHGSS
46 46 42 42BDSP 42
0212 Scizor bug/steel Bug 41FRLG 37 37 37 37 32SwShBDSP 32
0222 Corsola water/rock Water 1/Water 3 29B2W2 29 29
0227 Skarmory steel/flying Flying 48SwShBDSP 48
0247 Pupitar rock/ground Monster 1, Evo.SwShBDSP Evo.
0248 Tyranitar rock/dark Monster 1SwShBDSP 1
0266 Silcoon bug Bug Evo.LA
0267 Beautifly bug/flying Bug 6LA
0268 Cascoon bug Bug Evo.LA
0269 Dustox bug/poison Bug 6LA
0299 Nosepass rock Mineral 18LA
0303 Mawile steel/fairy Field/Fairy 41 41 41 41XY
33ORAS
33 24SwShBDSP
0304 Aron steel/rock Monster 17 18 18BW
15B2W2
15XY
37ORAS
37 48SwShBDSP
0305 Lairon steel/rock Monster 17 18 18BW
15B2W2
15XY
39ORAS
39 58SwShBDSP
0306 Aggron steel/rock Monster 17 18 18BW
15B2W2
15XY
39ORAS
39 64SwShBDSP
0324 Torkoal fire Field 33 44 44 44XY
38ORAS
38 36SwShBDSP 36
0366 Clamperl water Water 1 1 1 1 1 1 1BDSP
0375 Metang steel/psychic Mineral 44 40 40BW
47B2W2
47 47 58SwShBDSP 58
0376 Metagross steel/psychic Mineral 44 40 40BW
53B2W2
53XY
52ORAS
52 62SwShBDSP 62
0377 Regirock rock Undiscovered 41 41 41 41XY
37ORAS
37 36SwShBDSP 36
0379 Registeel steel Undiscovered 41 41 41 41XY
37ORAS
37 36SwShBDSP 36
0386B Deoxys psychic Undiscovered 35 73 73 73XY
55ORAS
55 55BDSP 55
0410 Shieldon rock/steel Monster 19 19 19 19 19BDSP
9LA
19
0411 Bastiodon rock/steel Monster 19 19 19 19 19BDSP
9LA
19
0436 Bronzor steel/psychic Mineral 26 26BW
19B2W2
19 19 36SwShBDSP
11LA
36
0437 Bronzong steel/psychic Mineral 26 26BW
19B2W2
19 19 38SwShBDSP
11LA
38
0438 Bonsly rock Undiscovered 21LA
0439 Mime Jr. psychic/fairy Undiscovered 21LA
0447 Riolu fighting Undiscovered 15LA
0448 Lucario fighting/steel Field/Human-Like 15LA
0476 Probopass rock/steel Mineral 1, 7 1, 7BW
1, 4B2W2
1, 4 1, 4 1, 4BDSP
18LA
1
0485 Heatran fire/steel Undiscovered 6LA
0524 Roggenrola rock Mineral 20 20 20 20SwSh
0525 Boldore rock Mineral 20 20 20 20SwSh
0526 Gigalith rock Mineral 20 20 20 20SwSh
0544 Whirlipede bug/poison Bug 22 22 1, Evo. 1, Evo.SwSh
0545 Scolipede bug/poison Bug 1 1SwSh
0589 Escavalier bug/steel Bug 40 40 40 28SwSh
0597 Ferroseed grass/steel Grass/Mineral 26 26 26 35SwSh
0598 Ferrothorn grass/steel Grass/Mineral 26 26 26 35SwSh
0618A Stunfisk ground/steel Water 1/Amorphous 30SwSh
0622 Golett ground/ghost Mineral 17 17 17 28SwSh 28
0623 Golurk ground/ghost Mineral 17 17 17 28SwSh 28
0624 Pawniard dark/steel Human-Like 46 46 46 45SwSh 45
0625 Bisharp dark/steel Human-Like 46 46 46 45SwSh 45
0629 Vullaby dark/flying Flying 30SwSh 30
0630 Mandibuzz dark/flying Flying 30SwSh 30
0632 Durant bug/steel Bug 56 1, 56 46 52SwSh
0679 Honedge steel/ghost Mineral 32 32 32SwSh
0680 Doublade steel/ghost Mineral 32 32 32SwSh
0681 Aegislash steel/ghost Mineral 1 1 1SwSh
0712 Bergmite ice Monster/Mineral 27SwSh
21LA
27
0713 Avalugg ice Monster/Mineral 1 1 27SwSh 27
0713A Avalugg ice/rock Monster/Mineral 21LA 27
0737 Charjabug bug/electric Bug 49 57SwSh 57
0738 Vikavolt bug/electric Bug 1SwSh Rem.
0739 Crabrawler fighting Water 3 42 42
0740 Crabominable fighting/ice Water 3 42 42
0749 Mudbray ground Field 29 4SwSh 4
0750 Mudsdale ground Field 29 1SwSh 1
0768 Golisopod bug/water Bug/Water 3 36 20SwSh
0769 Sandygast ghost/ground Amorphous 32 40SwSh 40
0770 Palossand ghost/ground Amorphous 32 40SwSh 40
0776 Turtonator fire/dragon Monster/Dragon 25 24SwSh
0782 Jangmo-o dragon Dragon 37 28SwSh 28
0783 Hakamo-o dragon/fighting Dragon 38 28SwSh 28
0784 Kommo-o dragon/fighting Dragon 38 28SwSh 28
0797 Celesteela steel/flying Undiscovered 59 50SwSh
0800 Necrozma psychic Undiscovered 59 56SwSh 56
0800DM Necrozma psychic/steel Undiscovered 59 56SwSh 56
0800DW Necrozma psychic/ghost Undiscovered 59 56SwSh 56
0801 Magearna steel/fairy Undiscovered 57 18SwSh 18
0805 Stakataka rock/steel Undiscovered 37USUM 50SwSh
0823 Corviknight flying/steel Flying 1SwSh 1
0841 Flapple grass/dragon Grass/Dragon 36SwSh 36
0842 Appletun grass/dragon Grass/Dragon 36SwSh 36
0863 Perrserker steel Field 1SwSh 1
0865 Sirfetch'd fighting Flying/Field 1, Evo.SwSh
0870 Falinks fighting Fairy/Mineral 45SwSh 45
0878 Cufant steel Field/Mineral 25SwSh 25
0879 Copperajah steel Field/Mineral 25SwSh 25
0884 Duraludon steel/dragon Mineral/Dragon 36SwSh 36
0889A Zamazenta fighting Undiscovered 22SwSh 22
0896 Glastrier ice Undiscovered 48SwSh 48
0898A Calyrex psychic/ice Undiscovered 1SwSh 1
0905 Enamorus fairy/flying Undiscovered 22LA 25
0932 Nacli rock Mineral 20
0933 Naclstack rock Mineral 20
0950 Klawf rock Water 3 51
0968 Orthworm steel Field 38
0983 Kingambit dark/steel Human-Like 45
0995 Iron Thorns rock/electric Undiscovered 1
1018 Archaludon steel/dragon Mineral/Dragon 36
1023 Iron Crown steel/psychic Undiscovered 21
Bold indicates this Pokémon receives STAB from this move.
Italic indicates an evolved or alternate form of this Pokémon receives STAB from this move.

By TM/TR[]

Pokémon Type Egg groups Machine
III IV V VI VII VIII IX
0007 Squirtle water Monster/Water 1 TR46 TM104
0008 Wartortle water Monster/Water 1 TR46 TM104
0009 Blastoise water Monster/Water 1 TR46 TM104
0011 Metapod bug Bug TR46
0012 Butterfree bug/flying Bug TR46
0027A Sandshrew ice/steel Field TR46
0028A Sandslash ice/steel Field TR46
0050A Diglett ground/steel Field TR46 TM104
0051A Dugtrio ground/steel Field TR46 TM104
0052B Meowth steel Field TR46 TM104
0074 Geodude rock/ground Mineral TM104
0074A Geodude rock/electric Mineral TM104
0075 Graveler rock/ground Mineral TM104
0075A Graveler rock/electric Mineral TM104
0076 Golem rock/ground Mineral TM104
0076A Golem rock/electric Mineral TM104
0080 Slowbro water/psychic Monster/Water 1 TR46 TM104
0080A Slowbro poison/psychic Monster/Water 1 TR46 TM104
0081 Magnemite electric/steel Mineral TR46 TM104
0082 Magneton electric/steel Mineral TR46 TM104
0090 Shellder water Water 3 TR46 TM104
0091 Cloyster water/ice Water 3 TR46 TM104
0098 Krabby water Water 3 TR46
0099 Kingler water Water 3 TR46
0104 Cubone ground Monster TR46
0105 Marowak ground Monster TR46
0105A Marowak fire/ghost Monster TR46
0112 Rhydon ground/rock Monster/Field TR46 TM104
0122 Mr. Mime psychic/fairy Human-Like TR46
0122A Mr. Mime ice/psychic Human-Like TR46
0127 Pinsir bug Bug TR46
0138 Omanyte rock/water Water 1/Water 3 TR46
0139 Omastar rock/water Water 1/Water 3 TR46
0140 Kabuto rock/water Water 1/Water 3 TR46
0141 Kabutops rock/water Water 1/Water 3 TR46
0151 Mew psychic Undiscovered TR46 TM104
0185 Sudowoodo rock Mineral TR46 TM104
0199 Slowking water/psychic Monster/Water 1 TR46 TM104
0199A Slowking poison/psychic Monster/Water 1 TR46 TM104
0204 Pineco bug Bug TM104
0205 Forretress bug/steel Bug TM104
0208 Steelix steel/ground Mineral TR46
0212 Scizor bug/steel Bug TR46 TM104
0213 Shuckle bug/rock Bug TR46
0214 Heracross bug/fighting Bug TR46 TM104
0218 Slugma fire Amorphous TM104
0219 Magcargo fire/rock Amorphous TM104
0222 Corsola water/rock Water 1/Water 3 TR46
0222A Corsola ghost Water 1/Water 3 TR46
0227 Skarmory steel/flying Flying TR46 TM104
0232 Donphan ground Field TM104
0246 Larvitar rock/ground Monster TR46 TM104
0247 Pupitar rock/ground Monster TR46 TM104
0248 Tyranitar rock/dark Monster TR46 TM104
0299 Nosepass rock Mineral TM104
0303 Mawile steel/fairy Field/Fairy TR46
0304 Aron steel/rock Monster TR46
0305 Lairon steel/rock Monster TR46
0306 Aggron steel/rock Monster TR46
0324 Torkoal fire Field TR46 TM104
0338 Solrock rock/psychic Mineral TR46
0341 Corphish water Water 1/Water 3 TR46 TM104
0342 Crawdaunt water/dark Water 1/Water 3 TR46 TM104
0344 Claydol ground/psychic Mineral TR46
0347 Anorith rock/bug Water 3 TR46
0348 Armaldo rock/bug Water 3 TR46
0369 Relicanth water/rock Water 1/Water 2 TR46
0371 Bagon dragon Dragon TR46 TM104
0372 Shelgon dragon Dragon TR46 TM104
0373 Salamence dragon/flying Dragon TR46 TM104
0374 Beldum steel/psychic Mineral TR46 TM104
0375 Metang steel/psychic Mineral TR46 TM104
0376 Metagross steel/psychic Mineral TR46 TM104
0377 Regirock rock Undiscovered TR46 TM104
0379 Registeel steel Undiscovered TR46 TM104
0385 Jirachi steel/psychic Undiscovered TR46 TM104
0386B Deoxys psychic Undiscovered TM104
0389 Torterra grass/ground Monster/Grass TM104
0395 Empoleon water/steel Water 1/Field TM104
0410 Shieldon rock/steel Monster TM104
0411 Bastiodon rock/steel Monster TM104
0436 Bronzor steel/psychic Mineral TR46 TM104
0437 Bronzong steel/psychic Mineral TR46 TM104
0447 Riolu fighting Undiscovered TR46
0448 Lucario fighting/steel Field/Human-Like TR46 TM104
0452 Drapion poison/dark Bug/Water 3 TR46
0462 Magnezone electric/steel Mineral TR46 TM104
0464 Rhyperior ground/rock Monster/Field TR46 TM104
0476 Probopass rock/steel Mineral TM104
0483 Dialga steel/dragon Undiscovered TR46 TM104
0485 Heatran fire/steel Undiscovered TR46 TM104
0493 Arceus normal Undiscovered TM104
0524 Roggenrola rock Mineral TR46
0525 Boldore rock Mineral TR46
0526 Gigalith rock Mineral TR46
0529 Drilbur ground Field TR46 TM104
0530 Excadrill ground/steel Field TR46 TM104
0540 Sewaddle bug/grass Bug TM104
0541 Swadloon bug/grass Bug TM104
0542 Leavanny bug/grass Bug TM104
0543 Venipede bug/poison Bug TR46
0544 Whirlipede bug/poison Bug TR46
0545 Scolipede bug/poison Bug TR46
0555 Darmanitan fire Field TR46
0555B Darmanitan ice Field TR46
0557 Dwebble bug/rock Bug/Mineral TR46
0558 Crustle bug/rock Bug/Mineral TR46
0559 Scraggy dark/fighting Field/Dragon TR46 TM104
0560 Scrafty dark/fighting Field/Dragon TR46 TM104
0562 Yamask ghost Mineral/Amorphous TR46
0562A Yamask ground/ghost Mineral/Amorphous TR46
0563 Cofagrigus ghost Mineral/Amorphous TR46
0564 Tirtouga water/rock Water 1/Water 3 TR46
0565 Carracosta water/rock Water 1/Water 3 TR46
0566 Archen rock/flying Flying/Water 3 TR46
0567 Archeops rock/flying Flying/Water 3 TR46
0577 Solosis psychic Amorphous TR46 TM104
0578 Duosion psychic Amorphous TR46 TM104
0579 Reuniclus psychic Amorphous TR46 TM104
0582 Vanillite ice Mineral TR46
0583 Vanillish ice Mineral TR46
0584 Vanilluxe ice Mineral TR46
0588 Karrablast bug Bug TR46
0589 Escavalier bug/steel Bug TR46
0597 Ferroseed grass/steel Grass/Mineral TR46
0598 Ferrothorn grass/steel Grass/Mineral TR46
0599 Klink steel Mineral TR46
0600 Klang steel Mineral TR46
0601 Klinklang steel Mineral TR46
0615 Cryogonal ice Mineral TR46 TM104
0618A Stunfisk ground/steel Water 1/Amorphous TR46
0622 Golett ground/ghost Mineral TR46 TM104
0623 Golurk ground/ghost Mineral TR46 TM104
0624 Pawniard dark/steel Human-Like TR46 TM104
0625 Bisharp dark/steel Human-Like TR46 TM104
0629 Vullaby dark/flying Flying TR46 TM104
0630 Mandibuzz dark/flying Flying TR46 TM104
0632 Durant bug/steel Bug TR46
0638 Cobalion steel/fighting Undiscovered TR46 TM104
0649 Genesect bug/steel Undiscovered TR46
0651 Quilladin grass Field TM104
0652 Chesnaught grass/fighting Field TM104
0665 Spewpa bug Bug TM104
0666 Vivillon bug/flying Bug TM104
0679 Honedge steel/ghost Mineral TR46
0680 Doublade steel/ghost Mineral TR46
0681 Aegislash steel/ghost Mineral TR46
0688 Binacle rock/water Water 3 TR46
0689 Barbaracle rock/water Water 3 TR46
0696 Tyrunt rock/dragon Monster/Dragon TR46
0697 Tyrantrum rock/dragon Monster/Dragon TR46
0698 Amaura rock/ice Monster TR46
0699 Aurorus rock/ice Monster TR46
0703 Carbink rock/fairy Fairy/Mineral TR46 TM104
0707 Klefki steel/fairy Mineral TR46 TM104
0712 Bergmite ice Monster/Mineral TR46 TM104
0713 Avalugg ice Monster/Mineral TR46 TM104
0713A Avalugg ice/rock Monster/Mineral TM104
0719 Diancie rock/fairy Undiscovered TR46 TM104
0737 Charjabug bug/electric Bug TR46 TM104
0738 Vikavolt bug/electric Bug TR46 TM104
0739 Crabrawler fighting Water 3 TM104
0740 Crabominable fighting/ice Water 3 TM104
0744 Rockruff rock Field TR46 TM104
0745 Lycanroc rock Field TR46 TM104
0745Mn Lycanroc rock Field TR46 TM104
0745Du Lycanroc rock Field TR46 TM104
0747 Mareanie poison/water Water 1 TR46 TM104
0748 Toxapex poison/water Water 1 TR46 TM104
0749 Mudbray ground Field TR46 TM104
0750 Mudsdale ground Field TR46 TM104
0751 Dewpider water/bug Water 1/Bug TR46 TM104
0752 Araquanid water/bug Water 1/Bug TR46 TM104
0768 Golisopod bug/water Bug/Water 3 TR46
0769 Sandygast ghost/ground Amorphous TR46 TM104
0770 Palossand ghost/ground Amorphous TR46 TM104
0772 Type: Null normal Undiscovered TR46
0773 Silvally normal Undiscovered TR46
0776 Turtonator fire/dragon Monster/Dragon TR46
0781 Dhelmise ghost/grass Mineral TR46
0782 Jangmo-o dragon Dragon TR46 TM104
0783 Hakamo-o dragon/fighting Dragon TR46 TM104
0784 Kommo-o dragon/fighting Dragon TR46 TM104
0785 Tapu Koko electric/fairy Undiscovered TR46
0786 Tapu Lele psychic/fairy Undiscovered TR46
0787 Tapu Bulu grass/fairy Undiscovered TR46
0788 Tapu Fini water/fairy Undiscovered TR46
0791 Solgaleo psychic/steel Undiscovered TR46 TM104
0797 Celesteela steel/flying Undiscovered TR46
0798 Kartana grass/steel Undiscovered TR46
0799 Guzzlord dark/dragon Undiscovered TR46
0800 Necrozma psychic Undiscovered TR46 TM104
0800DM Necrozma psychic/steel Undiscovered TR46 TM104
0800DW Necrozma psychic/ghost Undiscovered TR46 TM104
0801 Magearna steel/fairy Undiscovered TR46 TM104
0805 Stakataka rock/steel Undiscovered TR46
0808 Meltan steel Undiscovered TR46
0809 Melmetal steel Undiscovered TR46
0823 Corviknight flying/steel Flying TR46 TM104
0825 Dottler bug/psychic Bug TR46
0826 Orbeetle bug/psychic Bug TR46
0834 Drednaw water/rock Monster/Water 1 TR46 TM104
0837 Rolycoly rock Mineral TR46 TM104
0838 Carkol rock/fire Mineral TR46 TM104
0839 Coalossal rock/fire Mineral TR46 TM104
0841 Flapple grass/dragon Grass/Dragon TR46 TM104
0842 Appletun grass/dragon Grass/Dragon TR46 TM104
0844 Sandaconda ground Field/Dragon TR46 TM104
0862 Obstagoon dark/normal Field TR46
0863 Perrserker steel Field TR46 TM104
0864 Cursola ghost Water 1/Water 3 TR46
0865 Sirfetch'd fighting Flying/Field TR46
0866 Mr. Rime ice/psychic Human-Like TR46
0867 Runerigus ground/ghost Mineral/Amorphous TR46
0870 Falinks fighting Fairy/Mineral TR46 TM104
0874 Stonjourner rock Mineral TR46 TM104
0875 Eiscue ice Water 1/Field TR46 TM104
0878 Cufant steel Field/Mineral TR46 TM104
0879 Copperajah steel Field/Mineral TR46 TM104
0883 Arctovish water/ice Undiscovered TR46
0884 Duraludon steel/dragon Mineral/Dragon TR46 TM104
0888A Zacian fairy Undiscovered TM104
0889A Zamazenta fighting Undiscovered TR46 TM104
0892 Urshifu fighting/dark Undiscovered TR46 TM104
0892A Urshifu fighting/water Undiscovered TR46 TM104
0896 Glastrier ice Undiscovered TR46 TM104
0898A Calyrex psychic/ice Undiscovered TR46 TM104
0905 Enamorus fairy/flying Undiscovered TM104
0932 Nacli rock Mineral TM104
0933 Naclstack rock Mineral TM104
0934 Garganacl rock Mineral TM104
0936 Armarouge fire/psychic Human-Like TM104
0937 Ceruledge fire/ghost Human-Like TM104
0950 Klawf rock Water 3 TM104
0953 Rellor bug Bug TM104
0954 Rabsca bug/psychic Bug TM104
0965 Varoom steel/poison Mineral TM104
0966 Revavroom steel/poison Mineral TM104
0968 Orthworm steel Field TM104
0969 Glimmet rock/poison Mineral TM104
0970 Glimmora rock/poison Mineral TM104
0983 Kingambit dark/steel Human-Like TM104
0989 Sandy Shocks electric/ground Undiscovered TM104
0990 Iron Treads ground/steel Undiscovered TM104
0992 Iron Hands fighting/electric Undiscovered TM104
0995 Iron Thorns rock/electric Undiscovered TM104
1010 Iron Leaves grass/psychic Undiscovered TM104
1012 Poltchageist grass/ghost Mineral/Amorphous TM104
1013 Sinistcha grass/ghost Mineral/Amorphous TM104
1018 Archaludon steel/dragon Mineral/Dragon TM104
1022 Iron Boulder rock/psychic Undiscovered TM104
1023 Iron Crown steel/psychic Undiscovered TM104
Bold indicates this Pokémon receives STAB from this move.
Italic indicates an evolved or alternate form of this Pokémon receives STAB from this move.

By breeding[]

By Move Tutor[]

Special move[]

Generation IV[]

Generation V[]

By event[]

Generation III[]

Generation IV[]

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