Iron Fist (Ability)

Iron Fist	てつのこぶし
	Iron Fist
Flavor text Generation IV Boosts the power of punching moves. Generation V Boosts the power of punching moves. Generation VI Powers up punching moves. Generation VII Powers up punching moves. Generation VIII Powers up punching moves. Generation IX Powers up punching moves.

Iron Fist (Japanese: てつのこぶし Iron Fist) is an Ability introduced in Generation IV. Prior to Generation V, it was the signature Ability of Hitmonchan.

Effect

In battle

Iron Fist causes the power of affected punching moves to increase by 20%.

Affected moves

The table below lists the moves affected by Iron Fist, as well as the Pokémon that can have Iron Fist and learn those moves.

Move Type Cat. Pow. Acc. Learned by Bullet Punch  Steel  Physical 40 100 {{{6}}} Comet Punch  Normal  Physical 18 85 {{{6}}} Dizzy Punch  Normal  Physical 70 100 {{{6}}} Double Iron Bash  Steel  Physical 60 100 {{{6}}} Drain Punch  Fighting  Physical 75 100 {{{6}}} Dynamic Punch  Fighting  Physical 100 50 ** {{{6}}} Fire Punch  Fire  Physical 75 100 {{{6}}} Focus Punch  Fighting  Physical 150 100 {{{6}}} Hammer Arm  Fighting  Physical 100 90 {{{6}}} Ice Hammer  Ice  Physical 100 90 {{{6}}} Ice Punch  Ice  Physical 75 100 {{{6}}} Mach Punch  Fighting  Physical 40 100 {{{6}}} Mega Punch  Normal  Physical 80 85 {{{6}}} Power-Up Punch  Fighting  Physical 40 100 ** **** {{{6}}} Shadow Punch  Ghost  Physical 60 — {{{6}}} Sky Uppercut  Fighting  Physical 85 90 {{{6}}} Thunder Punch  Electric  Physical 75 100 {{{6}}}

Although the following moves are affected by the Ability, they currently cannot be learned by any Pokémon with Iron Fist. They may, however, be called via Metronome, Mirror Move, Copycat, or Mimic, or be used by a Pokémon that gained Iron Fist by an Ability like Trace or Receiver or a move such as Skill Swap or Role Play.

Move Type Cat. Pow. Acc. Headlong Rush*  Ground  Physical 120 100 {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Jet Punch  Water  Physical 60 100 {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Meteor Mash*  Steel  Physical 90 90 {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Plasma Fists  Electric  Physical 100 100 {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Rage Fist  Ghost  Physical 50 100 {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Surging Strikes  Water  Physical 25 100 {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Wicked Blow  Dark  Physical 80 100 {{{5}}} {{{6}}}

Outside of battle

Iron Fist has no effect outside of battle.

Pokémon with Iron Fist

#	Pokémon	Types		First Ability	Second Ability	Hidden Ability
	Hitmonchan	Fighting		Fighting	Keen Eye	Iron Fist	Inner Focus
	Ledian	Bug	Flying	Swarm	Early Bird	Iron Fist
	Chimchar	Fire		Fire	Blaze	None	Iron Fist
	Monferno	Fire	Fighting	Blaze	None	Iron Fist
	Infernape	Fire	Fighting	Blaze	None	Iron Fist
	Timburr	Fighting		Fighting	Guts	Sheer Force	Iron Fist
	Gurdurr	Fighting		Fighting	Guts	Sheer Force	Iron Fist
	Conkeldurr	Fighting		Fighting	Guts	Sheer Force	Iron Fist
	Golett	Ground	Ghost	Iron Fist	Klutz	No Guard
	Golurk	Ground	Ghost	Iron Fist	Klutz	No Guard
	Pancham	Fighting		Fighting	Iron Fist	Mold Breaker	Scrappy
	Pangoro	Fighting	Dark	Iron Fist	Mold Breaker	Scrappy
	Crabrawler	Fighting		Fighting	Hyper Cutter	Iron Fist	Anger Point
	Crabominable	Fighting	Ice	Hyper Cutter	Iron Fist	Anger Point
	Melmetal	Steel		Steel	Iron Fist	None	None
	Pawmi	Electric		Electric	Static	Natural Cure	Iron Fist
	Pawmo	Electric	Fighting	Volt Absorb	Natural Cure	Iron Fist
	Pawmot	Electric	Fighting	Volt Absorb	Natural Cure	Iron Fist
Please note that this is only 100% accurate to Generation IX games. For Generation III games, ignore Abilities introduced in Generation IV or later and Hidden Abilities. For Generation IV games, ignore Hidden Abilities. For Generation V games, ignore Abilities introduced in Generation VI or later. For Generation VI games, ignore Abilities introduced in Generation VII or later. For Generation VII games, ignore Abilities introduced in Generation VIII or later. For Generation VIII games, ignore Abilities introduced in Generation IX or later.

In other games

Pokémon Mystery Dungeon series

In Explorers of Time, Darkness and Sky, Iron Fist boosts the affected moves by 50%.

In Pokémon Super Mystery Dungeon, the power of punching moves is increased by 20% instead.

Description

Games Description MDTDS Boosts the power the Pokémon uses for punching moves. BSL パンチする わざがつよくなる MDGtI Increases the power of punching moves.* It makes the power of punching moves go up.* SMD The power of punching moves goes up! MDRTDX The power of punching moves goes up.

In the anime

POKÉTOON

	Pancham
The Pokémon's punching moves become much more powerful.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Used In		Notes
Pancham	Pancham's punches become much more powerful, capable of breaking rocks.
A Trainer's Pancham	The Pancham Who Wants to Be a Hero		Debut

In the manga

Pokémon Adventures

• In volume 42, Crystal's Hitmonchan, Monlee, was revealed to have Iron Fist as his Ability.
• Sun's Crabominable, Loot, was revealed to have Iron Fist as his Ability.
• Shauntal's Golurk is revealed to have Iron Fist as its Ability.

Trivia

• The power of Sucker Punch is not increased by Iron Fist, since it is called「ふいうち」Surprise Attack in Japanese.
• While Hitmonchan can learn Dizzy Punch by level-up in Pokémon Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!, it cannot be boosted by Iron Fist in these games due to lack of Abilities, and Dizzy Punch is unusable in Generation VIII.

In other languages

Language Title Chinese Cantonese 鐵拳 Titkyùhn Mandarin 鐵拳 / 铁拳 Tiěquán French Poing de Fer German Eisenfaust Italian Ferropugno Korean 철주먹 Cheol Jumeok Brazilian Portuguese Punho de Ferro Russian Железный Кулак Zheleznyy Kulak Spanish Puño Férreo Vietnamese Nắm Đấm Sắt

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