Iron Defense (move)

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Iron Defense
てっぺき Iron Wall
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Type  Steel
Category  Status
PP  15 (max. 24)
Power  —
Accuracy  —%
Priority  {{{priority}}}
  • Does not make contact
  • Not affected by Protect
  • Not affected by Magic Coat
  • Affected by Snatch
  • Not affected by King's Rock
Target
Foe Foe Foe
Self Ally Ally
Affects the user
Availability
Introduced  Generation III
Condition  Tough
Appeal  1
Jam  0  
Can avoid being startled by others.
Condition  Tough
Appeal  2 ♥♥
Prevents the Voltage from going up in the same turn.
Condition  Tough
Appeal  0  
Jamming  0  

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

Effect

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

Description

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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.
Hardens the body’s surface to sharply raise Defense.
The user hardens its body’s surface like iron, sharply raising its Defense stat.
The user hardens its body's surface like iron, sharply raising its Defense stat.


Learnset

By leveling up

# Pokémon Type Level
I II III IV V VI
007   Squirtle Water Water     34 34 '
008   Wartortle Water Water     40 40 '
009   Blastoise Water Water     46 46 '
090   Shellder Water Water   40 49 '
204   Pineco Bug Bug   34 39 39 '
205   Forretress Bug Steel   38 45 46 '
212   Scizor Bug Steel   41 37 37 '
222   Corsola Water Rock       29 '
303   Mawile Steel Steel 41 41 41 '
304   Aron Steel Rock 17 18 18 15 '
305   Lairon Steel Rock 17 18 18 15 '
306   Aggron Steel Rock 17 18 18 15 '
324   Torkoal Fire Fire 33 44 44 '
366   Clamperl Water Water -- -- -- '
375   Metang Steel Psychic 44 40 40 47 '
376   Metagross Steel Psychic 44 40 40 53 '
377   Regirock Rock Rock 41 41 41 '
379   Registeel Steel Steel 41 41 41 '
386   Deoxys Psychic Psychic 35 73 73 '
410   Shieldon Rock Steel   19 19 '
411   Bastiodon Rock Steel   19 19 '
436   Bronzor Steel Psychic   26 26 19 '
437   Bronzong Steel Psychic   26 26 19 '
476   Probopass Rock Steel   --,7 --,7 --, 4 '
524   Roggenrola Rock Rock     20 '
525   Boldore Rock Rock     20 '
526   Gigalith Rock Rock     20 '
544   Whirlipede Bug Poison     22 '
589   Escavalier Bug Steel     40 '
597   Ferroseed Grass Steel     26 '
598   Ferrothorn Grass Steel     26 '
622   Golett Ground Ghost     17 '
623   Golurk Ground Ghost     17 '
624   Pawniard Dark Steel     46 '
625   Bisharp Dark Steel     46 '
632   Durant Bug Steel     56 '
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move.
Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.
A dash (−) indicates a Pokémon cannot learn the move by the designated method.
An empty cell indicates a Pokémon that is unavailable in that game/generation.


By breeding

# Pokémon Type Father
II III IV V VI
246   Larvitar Rock Ground                          
347   Anorith Rock Bug           
447   Riolu Fighting Fighting          
529   Drilbur Ground Ground       
557   Dwebble Bug Rock              
564   Tirtouga Water Rock                   
582   Vanillite Ice Ice           
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move.
Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.
A dash (−) indicates a Pokémon cannot learn the move by the designated method.
An empty cell indicates a Pokémon that is unavailable in that game/generation.


By Move Tutor

# Pokémon Type Game
DP Pt HGSS BW B2W2
007   Squirtle Water Water
008   Wartortle Water Water
009   Blastoise Water Water
011   Metapod Bug Bug
014   Kakuna Bug Poison
074   Geodude Rock Ground
075   Graveler Rock Ground
076   Golem Rock Ground
080   Slowbro Water Psychic
081   Magnemite Electric Steel
082   Magneton Electric Steel
090   Shellder Water Water
091   Cloyster Water Ice
098   Krabby Water Water
099   Kingler Water Water
104   Cubone Ground Ground
105   Marowak Ground Ground
122   Mr. Mime Psychic Psychic
127   Pinsir Bug Bug
138   Omanyte Rock Water
139   Omastar Rock Water
140   Kabuto Rock Water
141   Kabutops Rock Water
151   Mew Psychic Psychic
199   Slowking Water Psychic
204   Pineco Bug Bug
205   Forretress Bug Steel
212   Scizor Bug Steel
214   Heracross Bug Fighting
218   Slugma Fire Fire
219   Magcargo Fire Rock
222   Corsola Water Rock
227   Skarmory Steel Flying
232   Donphan Ground Ground
246   Larvitar Rock Ground
247   Pupitar Rock Ground
248   Tyranitar Rock Dark
266   Silcoon Bug Bug
268   Cascoon Bug Bug
299   Nosepass Rock Rock
303   Mawile Steel Steel
304   Aron Steel Rock
305   Lairon Steel Rock
306   Aggron Steel Rock
324   Torkoal Fire Fire
338   Solrock Rock Psychic
341   Corphish Water Water
342   Crawdaunt Water Dark
347   Anorith Rock Bug
348   Armaldo Rock Bug
366   Clamperl Water Water
372   Shelgon Dragon Dragon
374   Beldum Steel Psychic
375   Metang Steel Psychic
376   Metagross Steel Psychic
377   Regirock Rock Rock
379   Registeel Steel Steel
385   Jirachi Steel Psychic
386   Deoxys Psychic Psychic
395   Empoleon Water Steel
410   Shieldon Rock Steel
411   Bastiodon Rock Steel
413   Wormadam Bug Steel
436   Bronzor Steel Psychic
437   Bronzong Steel Psychic
447   Riolu Fighting Fighting
448   Lucario Fighting Steel
462   Magnezone Electric Steel
476   Probopass Rock Steel
483   Dialga Steel Dragon
485   Heatran Fire Steel
493   Arceus Normal Normal
524   Roggenrola Rock Rock
525   Boldore Rock Rock
526   Gigalith Rock Rock
529   Drilbur Ground Ground
530   Excadrill Ground Steel
540   Sewaddle Bug Grass
541   Swadloon Bug Grass
542   Leavanny Bug Grass
543   Venipede Bug Poison
544   Whirlipede Bug Poison
545   Scolipede Bug Poison
557   Dwebble Bug Rock
558   Crustle Bug Rock
559   Scraggy Dark Fighting
560   Scrafty Dark Fighting
562   Yamask Ghost Ghost
563   Cofagrigus Ghost Ghost
564   Tirtouga Water Rock
565   Carracosta Water Rock
566   Archen Rock Flying
567   Archeops Rock Flying
582   Vanillite Ice Ice
583   Vanillish Ice Ice
584   Vanilluxe Ice Ice
588   Karrablast Bug Bug
589   Escavalier Bug Steel
597   Ferroseed Grass Steel
598   Ferrothorn Grass Steel
599   Klink Steel Steel
600   Klang Steel Steel
601   Klinklang Steel Steel
615   Cryogonal Ice Ice
622   Golett Ground Ghost
623   Golurk Ground Ghost
624   Pawniard Dark Steel
625   Bisharp Dark Steel
629   Vullaby Dark Flying
630   Mandibuzz Dark Flying
632   Durant Bug Steel
638   Cobalion Steel Fighting
649   Genesect Bug Steel
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move.
Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.

Special move

Generation IV

#   Pokémon Type Obtained with
0374   Beldum
Steel Psychic Pokéwalker - Winner's Path
Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move.
Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB
from this move.


By event

Generation III

#   Pokémon Type Obtained with
0371   Bagon Dragon Pokémon Center Japan: Distribution #1
Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move.
Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB
from this move.


Generation IV

#   Pokémon Type Obtained with
0386   Deoxys Psychic 10th Movie Event
GameStop Event
Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move.
Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB
from this move.


Generation V

#   Pokémon Type Obtained with
0564   Tirtouga Water Rock Dream World - Sparkling Sea
Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move.
Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB
from this move.


In the anime

 
Torkoal
 
Whirlipede
 
Bronzong
 
Escavalier
The user hardens its body's surface like iron, sharply raising its Defense.
Pokémon Method
User First 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
  Clamperl closes its shell and it protects itself from attacks.
Nancy's Clamperl The Evolutionary War None
Keith's Clamperl The Evolutionary War None
  Metagross's whole body glows white and it can block attacks.
Anabel's Metagross Talking a Good Game! None
  Regirock tenses up and blocks an attack.
Brandon's Regirock Battling the Enemy Within! None
  Bronzong crosses its arms and its body becomes surrounded in blue. Its body briefly shines and it can protect itself from attacks.
Lucian's Bronzong An Elite Meet and Greet! None
  The outline of Bastiodon's head glows light blue and a white shine goes down its face. Bastiodon can then stop attacks.
Byron's Bastiodon Ancient Family Matters! None
  Lairon's body becomes outlined in light blue and its body briefly shines, increasing Lairon's defense.
Paul's Lairon A Pyramiding Rage! None
  Whirlipede's body becomes outlined in light blue, and then moments later, a white shine goes up its body and its body turns into iron for a moment. Whirlipede can then stop attacks.
Burgh's Whirlipede Battling For The Love of Bug-Types! None
  Escavalier raises both of its lances into the air and its body becomes outlined in light blue. A white shine then goes up its body and its body turns into iron. Escavalier can then stop attacks.
Bianca's Escavalier Evolution Exchange Excitement! None


In the manga

In the Pokémon Adventures manga


In the Pokémon Diamond and Pearl Adventure! manga


In other generations


In other languages

Language Title
Mandarin Chinese 鐵壁 Tiěbì
  Dutch IJzerwering
  Finnish Rautapuolustus
  French Mur de Fer
  German Eisenabwehr
  Greek Μεταλλική Άμυνα
  Hindi लोहे का बचाव Lohe ka bachav
  Indonesian Dinding Besi
  Italian Ferroscudo
  Korean 철벽 Cheolbyeok
  Norwegian Jernforsvar
  Polish Stalowa Obrona
  Portuguese Defesa de Ferro (anime)
  Romanian Protecția de Fier
  Serbian Gvozdena Odbrana
Spanish   Latin America Defensa de Hierro (anime)
  Spain Def. Férrea


Variations of the move Acid Armor
  Acid ArmorAmnesiaAutotomizeBarrierIron DefenseNasty PlotRock PolishSwords Dance
Formerly a variation
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