Iron Defense (move)
- Iron Defense redirects here. For the Pokémon Battle e card pack, see Iron Defense (Battle e).
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Iron Defense (Japanese: てっぺき Iron Wall) is a non-damaging Template:Type2 move introduced in Generation III.
Effect
Iron Defense raises the user's Defense stat by two stages.
Learnset
Generation III
By leveling up
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Generation IV
By leveling up
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By breeding
Template:Breedlist
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| style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0246
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| style="background: #FFF" | Larvitar
| colspan="1" style="background:#AFA981; text-align: center;" | Rock || style="background:#915121" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Ground
| style="background: #FFF" | Squirtle, Wartortle, Blastoise
Slowbro, Slowking
Cubone, Marowak
Pupitar, Tyranitar
Aron, Lairon, Aggron
Shieldon, Bastiodon
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| style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0447
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| style="background: #FFF" | Riolu
| colspan="2" style="background:#FF8000; text-align: center;" | Fighting
| style="background: #FFF" | Mawile
Torkoal
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| colspan="6" | Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move.
Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution gets STAB from this move.
*Indicates Pokémon that can only learn the move through chain breeding.
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By move tutor
In Pokémon Platinum, HeartGold and SoulSilver
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In the anime
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| The user hardens its body's surface like iron, sharply raising its Defense. | |||
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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 | |
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Clamperl closes its shell and it protects itself from attacks. | ||
| Nancy's Clamperl | The Evolutionary War | None | |
| Keith's Clamperl | The Evolutionary War | None | |
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Metagross's whole body glows white and it can block attacks. | ||
| Anabel's Metagross | Talking a Good Game! | None | |
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Regirock tenses up and blocks an attack. | ||
| Brandon's Regirock | Battling the Enemy Within! | None | |
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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 | |
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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 | |
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Lairon's body becomes outlined in light blue and its body briefly shines, increasing Lairon's defense. | ||
| Paul's Lairon | A Pyramiding Rage! | None | |
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Scizor crosses its claws and they glow hues of blue and silver, protecting it from attacks. | ||
| McCann's Scizor | Mastering Current Events! | None | |
In other languages
- Spanish: Defensa Férrea
- French: Mur de Fer
- Portuguese (animé only): Defesa de Ferro
- Latin American Spanish (anime): Defensa de Acero
- Italian: Ferroscudo
- German: Eisenabwehr
- Dutch: IJzerwering