Iron Tail (move)

Iron Tail アイアンテール Iron Tail

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Battles Type  Steel Category  Physical PP  15 (max. 24) Power  100 Accuracy  75% Priority  0 Makes contact Affected by Protect Not affected by Magic Coat Not affected by Snatch Not affected by King's Rock

Range Opponent Opponent Opponent Self Ally Ally Normal: May affect anyone but the user (long-range)

Availability Introduced  Generation II TM23 in Generation II TM23 in Generation III TM23 in Generation IV

Contests Condition  Cool Appeal  1 ♥ Jam  4 ♥♥♥♥ Badly startles the Pokémon in front.

Super Contests Condition  Cool Appeal  2 ♥♥ Earn +2 if the Pokémon performs last in the turn.

Contest Spectaculars Condition  Cool Appeal  0   Jamming  0

On Smogon's Movedex: Generation II Generation III Generation IV Generation V Generation VI Generation VII Generation VIII Generation IX

Iron Tail (Japanese: アイアンテール Iron Tail) is a damage-dealing Template:Type2 move introduced in Generation II.

Effect

Iron Tail inflicts damage and has a 10% chance of lowering the target's Defense stat by one stage.

Learnset

Generation II

By TM23

#   Pokémon Type 0004 Charmander Fire 0005 Charmeleon Fire 0006 Charizard Fire Flying 0007 Squirtle Water 0008 Wartortle Water 0009 Blastoise Water 0019 Rattata Normal 0020 Raticate Normal 0025 Pikachu Electric 0026 Raichu Electric 0027 Sandshrew Ground 0028 Sandslash Ground 0029 Nidoran♀ Poison 0030 Nidorina Poison 0031 Nidoqueen Poison Ground 0032 Nidoran♂ Poison 0033 Nidorino Poison 0034 Nidoking Poison Ground 0035 Clefairy Normal 0036 Clefable Normal 0037 Vulpix Fire 0038 Ninetales Fire 0052 Meowth Normal 0053 Persian Normal 0054 Psyduck Water 0055 Golduck Water 0056 Mankey Fighting 0057 Primeape Fighting 0058 Growlithe Fire 0059 Arcanine Fire 0077 Ponyta Fire 0078 Rapidash Fire 0079 Slowpoke Water Psychic 0080 Slowbro Water Psychic 0083 Farfetch'd Normal Flying 0095 Onix Rock Ground 0104 Cubone Ground 0105 Marowak Ground 0108 Lickitung Normal 0111 Rhyhorn Ground Rock 0112 Rhydon Ground Rock 0113 Chansey Normal 0115 Kangaskhan Normal 0125 Electabuzz Electric 0126 Magmar Fire 0128 Tauros Normal 0131 Lapras Water Ice 0133 Eevee Normal 0134 Vaporeon Water 0135 Jolteon Electric 0136 Flareon Fire 0137 Porygon Normal 0142 Aerodactyl Rock Flying 0147 Dratini Dragon 0148 Dragonair Dragon 0149 Dragonite Dragon Flying 0150 Mewtwo Psychic 0151 Mew Psychic 0152 Chikorita Grass 0153 Bayleef Grass 0154 Meganium Grass 0155 Cyndaquil Fire 0156 Quilava Fire 0157 Typhlosion Fire 0158 Totodile Water 0159 Croconaw Water 0160 Feraligatr Water 0161 Sentret Normal 0162 Furret Normal 0172 Pichu Electric 0173 Cleffa Normal 0179 Mareep Electric 0180 Flaaffy Electric 0181 Ampharos Electric 0183 Marill Water 0184 Azumarill Water 0190 Aipom Normal 0194 Wooper Water Ground 0195 Quagsire Water Ground 0196 Espeon Psychic 0197 Umbreon Dark 0199 Slowking Water Psychic 0203 Girafarig Normal Psychic 0206 Dunsparce Normal 0207 Gligar Ground Flying 0208 Steelix Steel Ground 0215 Sneasel Dark Ice 0228 Houndour Dark Fire 0229 Houndoom Dark Fire 0233 Porygon2 Normal 0240 Magby Fire 0243 Raikou Electric 0244 Entei Fire 0245 Suicune Water 0248 Tyranitar Rock Dark 0249 Lugia Psychic Flying 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 III

By leveling up

#   Pokémon Type Level 0095 Onix Rock Ground 45 0208 Steelix Steel Ground 45 0304 Aron Steel Rock 29 0305 Lairon Steel Rock 29 0306 Aggron Steel Rock 29 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 TM23

#   Pokémon Type 0004 Charmander Fire 0005 Charmeleon Fire 0006 Charizard Fire Flying 0007 Squirtle Water 0008 Wartortle Water 0009 Blastoise Water 0019 Rattata Normal 0020 Raticate Normal 0023 Ekans Poison 0024 Arbok Poison 0025 Pikachu Electric 0026 Raichu Electric 0027 Sandshrew Ground 0028 Sandslash Ground 0029 Nidoran♀ Poison 0030 Nidorina Poison 0031 Nidoqueen Poison Ground 0032 Nidoran♂ Poison 0033 Nidorino Poison 0034 Nidoking Poison Ground 0035 Clefairy Normal 0036 Clefable Normal 0037 Vulpix Fire 0038 Ninetales Fire 0052 Meowth Normal 0053 Persian Normal 0054 Psyduck Water 0055 Golduck Water 0056 Mankey Fighting 0057 Primeape Fighting 0058 Growlithe Fire 0059 Arcanine Fire 0063 Abra Psychic 0064 Kadabra Psychic 0065 Alakazam Psychic 0077 Ponyta Fire 0078 Rapidash Fire 0079 Slowpoke Water Psychic 0080 Slowbro Water Psychic 0083 Farfetch'd Normal Flying 0095 Onix Rock Ground 0104 Cubone Ground 0105 Marowak Ground 0108 Lickitung Normal 0111 Rhyhorn Ground Rock 0112 Rhydon Ground Rock 0113 Chansey Normal 0115 Kangaskhan Normal 0125 Electabuzz Electric 0126 Magmar Fire 0128 Tauros Normal 0131 Lapras Water Ice 0133 Eevee Normal 0134 Vaporeon Water 0135 Jolteon Electric 0136 Flareon Fire 0137 Porygon Normal 0142 Aerodactyl Rock Flying 0147 Dratini Dragon 0148 Dragonair Dragon 0149 Dragonite Dragon Flying 0150 Mewtwo Psychic 0151 Mew Psychic 0152 Chikorita Grass 0153 Bayleef Grass 0154 Meganium Grass 0158 Totodile Water 0159 Croconaw Water 0160 Feraligatr Water 0161 Sentret Normal 0162 Furret Normal 0172 Pichu Electric 0173 Cleffa Normal 0179 Mareep Electric 0180 Flaaffy Electric 0181 Ampharos Electric 0183 Marill Water 0184 Azumarill Water 0190 Aipom Normal 0194 Wooper Water Ground 0195 Quagsire Water Ground 0196 Espeon Psychic 0197 Umbreon Dark 0199 Slowking Water Psychic 0203 Girafarig Normal Psychic 0206 Dunsparce Normal 0207 Gligar Ground Flying 0208 Steelix Steel Ground 0210 Granbull Normal 0215 Sneasel Dark Ice 0228 Houndour Dark Fire 0229 Houndoom Dark Fire 0231 Phanpy Ground 0232 Donphan Ground 0233 Porygon2 Normal 0234 Stantler Normal 0240 Magby Fire 0241 Miltank Normal 0242 Blissey Normal 0243 Raikou Electric 0244 Entei Fire 0245 Suicune Water 0248 Tyranitar Rock Dark 0249 Lugia Psychic Flying 0252 Treecko Grass 0253 Grovyle Grass 0254 Sceptile Grass 0258 Mudkip Water 0259 Marshtomp Water Ground 0260 Swampert Water Ground 0261 Poochyena Dark 0262 Mightyena Dark 0263 Zigzagoon Normal 0264 Linoone Normal 0286 Breloom Grass Fighting 0298 Azurill Normal 0300 Skitty Normal 0301 Delcatty Normal 0304 Aron Steel Rock 0305 Lairon Steel Rock 0306 Aggron Steel Rock 0309 Electrike Electric 0310 Manectric Electric 0311 Plusle Electric 0312 Minun Electric 0324 Torkoal Fire 0325 Spoink Psychic 0326 Grumpig Psychic 0330 Flygon Ground Dragon 0334 Altaria Dragon Flying 0335 Zangoose Normal 0336 Seviper Poison 0348 Armaldo Rock Bug 0350 Milotic Water 0352 Kecleon Normal 0359 Absol Dark 0363 Spheal Ice Water 0364 Sealeo Ice Water 0365 Walrein Ice Water 0373 Salamence Dragon Flying 0383 Groudon Ground 0384 Rayquaza Dragon Flying 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

By leveling up

#   Pokémon Type Level 0095 Onix Rock Ground 38 0095 Onix Rock Ground 41 0208 Steelix Steel Ground 38 0208 Steelix Steel Ground 41 0304 Aron Steel Rock 39 0305 Lairon Steel Rock 45 0306 Aggron Steel Rock 48 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 TM23

#   Pokémon Type 0004 Charmander Fire 0005 Charmeleon Fire 0006 Charizard Fire Flying 0007 Squirtle Water 0008 Wartortle Water 0009 Blastoise Water 0019 Rattata Normal 0020 Raticate Normal 0023 Ekans Poison 0024 Arbok Poison 0025 Pikachu Electric 0026 Raichu Electric 0027 Sandshrew Ground 0028 Sandslash Ground 0029 Nidoran♀ Poison 0030 Nidorina Poison 0031 Nidoqueen Poison Ground 0032 Nidoran♂ Poison 0033 Nidorino Poison 0034 Nidoking Poison Ground 0035 Clefairy Normal 0036 Clefable Normal 0037 Vulpix Fire 0038 Ninetales Fire 0052 Meowth Normal 0053 Persian Normal 0054 Psyduck Water 0055 Golduck Water 0056 Mankey Fighting 0057 Primeape Fighting 0058 Growlithe Fire 0059 Arcanine Fire 0063 Abra Psychic 0064 Kadabra Psychic 0065 Alakazam Psychic 0077 Ponyta Fire 0078 Rapidash Fire 0079 Slowpoke Water Psychic 0080 Slowbro Water Psychic 0083 Farfetch'd Normal Flying 0095 Onix Rock Ground 0104 Cubone Ground 0105 Marowak Ground 0108 Lickitung Normal 0111 Rhyhorn Ground Rock 0112 Rhydon Ground Rock 0113 Chansey Normal 0115 Kangaskhan Normal 0125 Electabuzz Electric 0126 Magmar Fire 0128 Tauros Normal 0131 Lapras Water Ice 0133 Eevee Normal 0134 Vaporeon Water 0135 Jolteon Electric 0136 Flareon Fire 0137 Porygon Normal 0142 Aerodactyl Rock Flying 0147 Dratini Dragon 0148 Dragonair Dragon 0149 Dragonite Dragon Flying 0150 Mewtwo Psychic 0151 Mew Psychic 0152 Chikorita Grass 0153 Bayleef Grass 0154 Meganium Grass 0158 Totodile Water 0159 Croconaw Water 0160 Feraligatr Water 0161 Sentret Normal 0162 Furret Normal 0172 Pichu Electric 0173 Cleffa Normal 0179 Mareep Electric 0180 Flaaffy Electric 0181 Ampharos Electric 0183 Marill Water 0184 Azumarill Water 0190 Aipom Normal 0194 Wooper Water Ground 0195 Quagsire Water Ground 0196 Espeon Psychic 0197 Umbreon Dark 0199 Slowking Water Psychic 0203 Girafarig Normal Psychic 0206 Dunsparce Normal 0207 Gligar Ground Flying 0208 Steelix Steel Ground 0210 Granbull Normal 0215 Sneasel Dark Ice 0228 Houndour Dark Fire 0229 Houndoom Dark Fire 0231 Phanpy Ground 0232 Donphan Ground 0233 Porygon2 Normal 0234 Stantler Normal 0240 Magby Fire 0241 Miltank Normal 0242 Blissey Normal 0243 Raikou Electric 0244 Entei Fire 0245 Suicune Water 0248 Tyranitar Rock Dark 0249 Lugia Psychic Flying 0252 Treecko Grass 0253 Grovyle Grass 0254 Sceptile Grass 0258 Mudkip Water 0259 Marshtomp Water Ground 0260 Swampert Water Ground 0261 Poochyena Dark 0262 Mightyena Dark 0263 Zigzagoon Normal 0264 Linoone Normal 0286 Breloom Grass Fighting 0298 Azurill Normal 0300 Skitty Normal 0301 Delcatty Normal 0304 Aron Steel Rock 0305 Lairon Steel Rock 0306 Aggron Steel Rock 0309 Electrike Electric 0310 Manectric Electric 0311 Plusle Electric 0312 Minun Electric 0324 Torkoal Fire 0325 Spoink Psychic 0326 Grumpig Psychic 0330 Flygon Ground Dragon 0334 Altaria Dragon Flying 0335 Zangoose Normal 0336 Seviper Poison 0348 Armaldo Rock Bug 0350 Milotic Water 0352 Kecleon Normal 0359 Absol Dark 0363 Spheal Ice Water 0364 Sealeo Ice Water 0365 Walrein Ice Water 0373 Salamence Dragon Flying 0383 Groudon Ground 0384 Rayquaza Dragon Flying 0387 Turtwig Grass 0388 Grotle Grass 0389 Torterra Grass Ground 0390 Chimchar Fire 0391 Monferno Fire Fighting 0392 Infernape Fire Fighting 0399 Bidoof Normal 0400 Bibarel Normal Water 0403 Shinx Electric 0404 Luxio Electric 0405 Luxray Electric 0408 Cranidos Rock 0409 Rampardos Rock 0410 Shieldon Rock Steel 0411 Bastiodon Rock Steel 0417 Pachirisu Electric 0418 Buizel Water 0419 Floatzel Water 0424 Ambipom Normal 0427 Buneary Normal 0428 Lopunny Normal 0431 Glameow Normal 0432 Purugly Normal 0434 Stunky Poison Dark 0435 Skuntank Poison Dark 0444 Gabite Dragon Ground 0445 Garchomp Dragon Ground 0447 Riolu Fighting 0448 Lucario Fighting Steel 0449 Hippopotas Ground 0450 Hippowdon Ground 0451 Skorupi Poison Bug 0452 Drapion Poison Dark 0459 Snover Grass Ice 0460 Abomasnow Grass 0461 Weavile Dark Ice 0463 Lickilicky Normal 0464 Rhyperior Ground Rock 0466 Electivire Electric 0467 Magmortar Fire 0470 Leafeon Grass 0471 Glaceon Ice 0472 Gliscor Ground Flying 0474 Porygon-Z Normal 0480 Uxie Psychic 0481 Mesprit Psychic 0482 Azelf Psychic 0483 Dialga Steel Dragon 0487 Giratina Ghost Dragon 0487 Giratina Ghost Dragon 0493 Arceus Ghost 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

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The Pokémon's tail glows white and strikes the opponent; sometimes, the hit produces light. According to Chaz, only a Pokémon with a fully developed tail can learn this technique.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Used In		Notes
	The ball at the end of Marill's tail glows white. It then twirls its tail rapidly and strikes the opponent with it.
Pietra's Marill	Right on, Rhydon!		Debut
	Steelix's tail glows white and it slams its tail into the opponent.
Jasmine's Steelix	Nerves of Steelix!		None
Hun's Steelix	The Legend of Thunder!		None
Harrison's Steelix	Playing with Fire!		None
A wild Steelix	All Torkoal, No Play		None
Morrison's Steelix	Choose it or Lose it!		None
Brock's Steelix	Grating Spaces!		None
Byron's Steelix	Dealing With Defensive Types!		None
A Wild Steelix	Steeling Peace of Mind!		None
	The flame on the end of Charizard's tail glows white and it slams its tail into the opponent.
A Charizard Jessie borrowed from the Battle Park	One Trick Phony!		None
	The two orbs on the end of Dragonair's tail glow white and it hits the opponent with them.
Clair's Dragonair	Better Eight Than Never		None
	Half of Electabuzz's tail glows white and Electabuzz hits the opponent with it.
Macey's Electabuzz	Love, Pokémon Style		None
	The ball at the end of Azumarill's tail glows white and Azumarill hits the opponent with it.
Jackson's Azumarill	Tie One On!		None
	Sentret's tail glows white and it hits the opponent.
Chaz's Sentret	All Things Bright and Beautifly!		None
	Pikachu's entire tail glows white and it hits the opponent with it.
Ash's Pikachu	All in a Day's Wurmple		None
Volkner's Pikachu	DP165		Flashback
Makina's Ditto in the form of Pikachu	DP173		None
	Mightyena's tail glows white and it hits the opponent with it.
Butch's Mightyena	Oaknapped		None
Tabitha's Mightyena	The Spheal of Approval		None
	Swampert's tailfin glows white and it hits the opponent with it.
Tommy's Swampert	Abandon Ship!		None
	Marshtomp's two tailfins glows white and it hits the foe with them.
Tommy's Marshtomp	Abandon Ship!		None
Nicholai's Marshtomp	Zigzag Zangoose!		None
	The fan part of Milotic's tailfin glows white and it hits the opponent with it.
Robert's Milotic	Win, Lose or Drew!		None
Juan's Milotic	The Great Eight Fate!		None
Lucy's Milotic	Queen of the Serpentine!		None
	The purple tip or all of Delcatty's tail glows white and it hits the opponent with it.
Georgio's Delcatty	A Date with Delcatty		None
Lila's Delcatty	Battling the Generation Gap!		None
	Half of Ampharos's tail glows white then it hits the opponent with it.
Watt's Ampharos	Manectric Charge		None
	The pink part of Skitty's tail glows white, and Skitty hits the opponent with it.
Dr. Abby's Johnny	Delcatty Got Your Tongue		None
	The blue pearl on the tip of Flaaffy's tail glows white and it hits the opponent with it.
Sullivan's Hannah	Whiscash and Ash		None
	The end or all of Girafarig's tail glows white, then it hits the opponent with it.
Sonny's Girafarig	Cruisin' for a Losin'		None
Morrison's Girafarig	A Judgment Brawl		None
	Breloom's tail glows white and it hits the opponent with it.
A wild Breloom	A Shroomish Skirmish		None
	Grumpig uncoils its tail and it glows white. It then hits the opponent with it.
Kelly's Grumpig	Lessons in Lilycove		None
	Meowth's entire tail glows white and it hits the opponent with it.
Tyson's Meowth	Like a Meowth to Flame		None
	Gligar's entire tail or the stinger part of its tail glows white and it hits the opponent with it.
Morrison's Gligar	From Brags to Riches		None
	Houndoom's tail glows white and it hits the opponent with it.
Red Team's Houndoom	Lucario and the Mystery of Mew		None
	Onix's tail glows white and it hits the opponent with it.
King Onix	Hooked on Onix		None
	Mewtwo's entire tail glows white and it hits the opponent with it.
A mirage Mewtwo	The Mastermind of Mirage Pokémon		None
	Espeon's entire tail glows white and it hits the opponent with it.
Anabel's Espeon	Second Time's the Charm!		None
	Absol's entire tail glows white and it hits the opponent with it.
Drew's Absol	Thinning the Hoard!		None
	Electivire's two tails glow white and it hits the opponent with them.
Gary's Electivire	Home is Where the Start Is!		None
	Glameow's entire tail glows white and it hits the opponent with it. It can uncoil it for extra damage as well.
Zoey's Glameow	Arrival of a Rival		None
Johanna's Glameow	Battling the Generation Gap!		None
	Luxray's entire tail glows white and it hits the opponent with it.
Marble's Luxray	Luxray Vision!		None
	Raichu's entire tail glows white and it hits the opponent with it.
Sho's Raichu	Pika and Goliath!		None
Volkner's Raichu	DP165		None
	Glaceon's entire tail glows white and it hits the opponent with it.
May's Glaceon	A Full Course Tag Battle!		None
	Luxio's entire tail glows white and it hits the opponent with it.
A wild Luxio	Leading a Stray!		None
	Pichu's entire tail glows white and it hits the opponent with it.
A wild Pichu	Arceus and the Jewel of Life		None
	The white fluff at the end of Purugly's tail glows white and it hits the opponent with it.
Mars's Purugly	The Battle Finale of Legend!		None
	Skuntank's entire tail glows white and it hits the opponent with it.
Jupiter's Skuntank	The Battle Finale of Legend!		None
	Gabite's tail glows white and hits the opponent with it.
Ursula's Gabite	DP161		None
	Eevee's tail glows white and hits the opponent with it.
Ursula's two Eevee	DP174		None

Trivia

• Despite the narrative implying the need for a tail to perform this attack, Pokémon that lose their tails when they evolve (such as Primeape) or do not have a tail but gain one upon evolution (such as Rhyhorn) can still learn and use this attack.
• Iron Tail's description in-Bag as a TM differs from the descriptions on its user's attack listing, saying "The foe is slammed with a sturdy tail of steel." instead of "The foe is slammed with a steel-hard tail."
• Iron Tail is one of the most commonly known moves in the anime, known by at least 54 different pokemon.

In other languages

• Danish Jern Hale
• Dutch (anime): IJzerstaart
• French: Queue de Fer
• German: Eisenschweif
• Italian: Codacciaio
• Norwegian: Jernhale
• Portuguese: Cauda de Ferro
• Spanish (Latin American - anime): Cola de Acero
• Spanish: Cola Férrea