Iron Island

Iron Island こうてつじま Steel Island "Wild Missingno. appeared!"
Map description:	A small, ore-rich island that is off the coast of Eterna City. Inside the island are remnants of an iron ore mining operation from the past.
Location:	Off the west coast of Sinnoh
Region:	Sinnoh
Generations:	IV
Location of Iron Island in Sinnoh.
Pokémon world locations

Iron Island (Japanese: こうてつじま Steel Island) is an island off the northwestern coast of Sinnoh, which is only accessible by boat from Canalave City.

It was once a prosperous ore mine, but was shut down after the ore reserves dried up. Since then, it was kept open as a training area and habitat for wild Pokémon. Byron, Riley, and the members of the Canalave Gym come here to train, as did Roark in his childhood. Galactic Grunts are also found within the abandoned mine.

Geography

Exterior

The main point of access to Iron Island is at its southern-west corner, which has a dock for access by boat from Canalave City. One of the openings to the inside of the island is blocked by ledges, and thus its role is more like that of an exit. In front of the dock is two sets of stairs, separated by a landing on which a cabin apparently owned by Canalave Gym Leader Byron is located. The stairs lead to another cave opening, the only other way to enter the island.

Interior

The cave inside the island is brown in Diamond and Pearl, and black in Platinum. In all three games, the floor of the cave throughout the island is lined with oil drums and I-beams, with the former occasionally serving as obstacles which the player must navigate around in order to access certain parts of the cave sections.

When the player first enters, a pair of stairs facing left and right provide access to the first basement of the island. The left stair leads to a dead-end section, in which a single Camper can be battled. The right stair leads to a larger cave section with several Trainers, where a platform lift at the end can be used to gain access to the second basement of the cave. Once again, there are two sets of stairs facing left and right at the end of the platform lift; this time the right one leads to a dead-end section, where two Workers can be battled. The left stair leads to the largest single cave section of the island, where Riley will partner the player the first time the player enters it, participating in Tag Battles with his Lucario. Following this point, the remaining Trainers present in the cave are set up in a way such that tag battles against them with Riley as partner are possible, though strictly optional save for the battle with the two Galactic Grunts at the end of the section.

After the battle with the Galactic Grunts, Riley will cease his partnership with the player, and presents them with a Riolu Egg as a parting gift; if the player's party is full, he will remain until the player returns with an empty slot in their party. The departure of the two Galactic Grunts will also allow the player to access another platform lift that takes them down to the third basement. A cave opening in the wall leads to the exit section with another lift, which will take the player straight back to entrance level, where they can leave the inside of the island. In Pokémon Platinum, this section also contains the entrance to the Iron Ruins, where Registeel can be battled if the player has a fateful encounter Regigigas in their party.

Riley

When entering Iron Island for the first time, Riley will offer to travel through the mine with the player, participating in wild Double Battles with his Lucario. At the end of their travels, he will give the player a Riolu Egg, if the player has a space for it in their party; if not, he will wait until the player returns with an empty space. Like all stat Trainers, he will fully heal all of a player's Pokémon after each battle.

Items

Item		Location	Games
	Max Ether	Exterior, on the small rock in front of the house (hidden)	D  P
	Star Piece	Exterior, on the small rock in front of the house (hidden)	Pt
	Metal Coat	In the house, from Byron after obtaining the National Pokédex	D  P  Pt
	HM04 (Strength)	Exterior, from Riley when the player first arrives on the Island	Pt
	Yellow Shard	B1F 1, center of the room	Pt
	Iron Ball	B1F 1; upper-left part of raised section	D  P
	Protector	B1F 1, upper-left part of raised section	Pt
	Escape Rope	B1F 2, northwest of the lift	D  P  Pt
	Super Repel	B1F 2, in front of stone northeast of Picnicker Summer	D  P
	Max Repel	B1F 2, in front of stone northeast of Picnicker Summer	Pt
	TinyMushroom	B1F 2, on pile of beams next to Picnicker Summer (hidden)	D  P
	Star Piece	B1F 2, to the right of the three barrels northwest of Picnicker Summer (daily) (hidden)	Pt
	Revive	B1F 2, left of lift	Pt
	Max Ether	B2F 1; east of Worker Willy	D  P
	Elixir	B2F 1, east of Worker Noel	Pt
	TM23 (Iron Tail)	B2F 1, in western half of pit southeast of Worker Braden	D  P  Pt
	Iron	B2F 1, in eastern half of pit southeast of Worker Braden (hidden)	D  P
	Star Piece	B2F 1, in eastern half of pit southeast of Worker Braden (daily) (hidden)	Pt
	Full Restore	B2F 2, on barrel south of Hiker Maurice past a raised section of rock (hidden)	D  P
	Magnet	B2F 2, northeast of Black Belt Kendal and Battle Girl Tyler	D  P
	Ultra Ball	B2F 2, northeast of Black Belt Kendal and Battle Girl Tyler	Pt
	Ultra Ball	B2F 2, northwest corner beside two steel drums	D  P
	Dusk Ball	B2F 2, northwest corner beside two steel drums	Pt
	Max Potion	B2F 2, southwest of Ultra BallDP/Dusk BallPt near two small rocks	D  P  Pt
	Magnet	B2F Left, southwest of Max Potion	Pt
	Star Piece	B2F 2, on the raised platform south of Worker Brendon and Worker Quentin (daily) (hidden)	Pt
	Iron Plate	B2F 2, in pit in southeast corner (hidden)	D  P  Pt
	Revive	B2F 2, on the barrel just west of Ace Trainer Jonah, only accessible from the west (hidden)	D  P
	Star Piece	B2F 2, on small rock right of Ace Trainer Jonah and Ace Trainer Brenda (daily) (hidden)	Pt
	HP Up	B2F 2, just north of the two Galactic Grunts	D  P  Pt
	Red Shard	B2F 2, just northeast of Worker Brendon and Worker Quentin	Pt
	Shiny Stone	B3F 1	D  P  Pt
	Metal Coat	B3F 2	Pt
	Nugget	B3F 2, northwest of Metal Coat (hidden)	Pt

Pokémon

Exterior

Pokémon	Games						Location	Levels	Rate
Surfing
Tentacool	D		P		Pt		Surfing	20-30	60%
Tentacool	D		P		Pt		Surfing	20-30	30%
Tentacruel	D		P		Pt		Surfing	20-40	5%
Tentacruel	D		P		Pt		Surfing	20-40	1%
Wingull	D		P		Pt		Surfing	20-30	30%
Wingull	D		P		Pt		Surfing	20-30	60%
Pelipper	D		P		Pt		Surfing	20-40	5%
Pelipper	D		P		Pt		Surfing	20-40	9%
Fishing
Magikarp	D		P		Pt		Fishing Old Rod	3-10	100%
Magikarp	D		P		Pt		Fishing Old Rod	3-15	100%
Magikarp	D		P		Pt		Fishing Good Rod	10-25	65%
Finneon	D		P		Pt		Fishing Good Rod	10-25	35%
Gyarados	D		P		Pt		Fishing Super Rod	30-40	60%
Gyarados	D		P		Pt		Fishing Super Rod	30-55	60%
Qwilfish	D		P		Pt		Fishing Super Rod	20-40	5%
Qwilfish	D		P		Pt		Fishing Super Rod	20-50	5%
Lumineon	D		P		Pt		Fishing Super Rod	20-50	35%
Lumineon	D		P		Pt		Fishing Super Rod	30-55	35%
A colored background means that the Pokémon can be found in this location in the specified game. A white background with a colored letter means that the Pokémon cannot be found here.

1F

Pokémon	Games						Location	Levels	Rate
Zubat	D		P		Pt		Cave	30	10%
Golbat	D		P		Pt		Cave	31	10%
Golbat	D		P		Pt		Cave	32	10%
Geodude	D		P		Pt		Cave	29-31	35%
Geodude	D		P		Pt		Cave	30-32	35%
Graveler	D		P		Pt		Cave	31-33	35%
Onix	D		P		Pt		Cave	32-33	10%
Onix	D		P		Pt		Cave	31-33	10%
A colored background means that the Pokémon can be found in this location in the specified game. A white background with a colored letter means that the Pokémon cannot be found here.

B1F

Pokémon	Games						Location	Levels	Rate
Golbat	D		P		Pt		Cave	30-31	20%
Golbat	D		P		Pt		Cave	30-32	20%
Geodude	D		P		Pt		Cave	31	1%
Graveler	D		P		Pt		Cave	29-33	69%
Graveler	D		P		Pt		Cave	30-33	70%
Onix	D		P		Pt		Cave	32-33	10%
Onix	D		P		Pt		Cave	31-33	10%
Special Pokémon
Sableye	D		P		Pt		Dual-slot Sapphire	31-33	8%
Sableye	D		P		Pt		Dual-slot Sapphire	30-31	8%
Mawile	D		P		Pt		Dual-slot Ruby	31-33	8%
Mawile	D		P		Pt		Dual-slot Ruby	30-31	8%
A colored background means that the Pokémon can be found in this location in the specified game. A white background with a colored letter means that the Pokémon cannot be found here.

B2F 1

Pokémon	Games						Location	Levels	Rate
Golbat	D		P		Pt		Cave	30-31	20%
Golbat	D		P		Pt		Cave	31-33	20%
Geodude	D		P		Pt		Cave	31	1%
Graveler	D		P		Pt		Cave	29-33	49%
Graveler	D		P		Pt		Cave	31-34	50%
Onix	D		P		Pt		Cave	31-33	30%
Onix	D		P		Pt		Cave	32	20%
Steelix	D		P		Pt		Cave	33-35	10%
Special Pokémon
Sableye	D		P		Pt		Dual-slot Sapphire	31-33	8%
Sableye	D		P		Pt		Dual-slot Sapphire	31-32	8%
Mawile	D		P		Pt		Dual-slot Ruby	31-33	8%
Mawile	D		P		Pt		Dual-slot Ruby	31-32	8%
A colored background means that the Pokémon can be found in this location in the specified game. A white background with a colored letter means that the Pokémon cannot be found here.

B2F 2

While Riley is partnered with the player, the Pokémon located here (excluding dual-slot mode Pokémon) will be faced in Double Battles.

Pokémon	Games						Location	Levels	Rate
Golbat	D		P		Pt		Cave	31-32	20%
Golbat	D		P		Pt		Cave	31-33	20%
Geodude	D		P		Pt		Cave	32	1%
Graveler	D		P		Pt		Cave	30-34	39%
Graveler	D		P		Pt		Cave	31-34	50%
Onix	D		P		Pt		Cave	32-33	30%
Onix	D		P		Pt		Cave	32	20%
Steelix	D		P		Pt		Cave	33-34	10%
Steelix	D		P		Pt		Cave	33-35	10%
Gift Pokémon
Riolu	D		P		Pt		Egg	1	One
Special Pokémon
Sableye	D		P		Pt		Dual-slot Sapphire	32-34	8%
Sableye	D		P		Pt		Dual-slot Sapphire	31-32	8%
Mawile	D		P		Pt		Dual-slot Ruby	32-34	8%
Mawile	D		P		Pt		Dual-slot Ruby	31-32	8%
A colored background means that the Pokémon can be found in this location in the specified game. A white background with a colored letter means that the Pokémon cannot be found here.

B3F

Pokémon	Games						Location	Levels	Rate
Golbat	D		P		Pt		Cave	31-32	20%
Golbat	D		P		Pt		Cave	31-33	20%
Geodude	D		P		Pt		Cave	32	1%
Graveler	D		P		Pt		Cave	30-34	39%
Graveler	D		P		Pt		Cave	31-34	50%
Onix	D		P		Pt		Cave	33-35	30%
Steelix	D		P		Pt		Cave	33-34	10%
Steelix	D		P		Pt		Cave	33-35	30%
Special Pokémon
Sableye	D		P		Pt		Dual-slot Sapphire	32-34	8%
Sableye	D		P		Pt		Dual-slot Sapphire	31-32	8%
Mawile	D		P		Pt		Dual-slot Ruby	32-34	8%
Mawile	D		P		Pt		Dual-slot Ruby	31-32	8%
A colored background means that the Pokémon can be found in this location in the specified game. A white background with a colored letter means that the Pokémon cannot be found here.

Trainers

Note: Trainers in B2F 2 may be battled either in Single or in Double Battle mode, optionally with Riley as partner.

PKMN Trainer Riley Iron Island Diamond, Pearl, and Platinum Reward: N/A
Types: Fighting Steel Ability: Steadfast Held item: None Lucario♂ Lv.34/41 Metal Claw Steel Physical   --       Bone Rush Ground Physical   --       Force Palm Fighting Physical   --       Quick Attack Normal Physical   --

Pokémon Diamond and Pearl

Trainer	Pokémon
B1F 1
Camper Lawrence セイギ Seigi Reward: $496	Luxio♂ Lv.31 No item
	Stunky♂ Lv.31 No item
B1F 2
Picnicker Summer ナルミ Narumi Reward: $496	Staravia♀ Lv.31 No item
	Cherrim♀ Lv.31 No item
B2F 1
Worker Willy テツジ Tetsuji Reward: $1240	Onix♂ Lv.31 No item
	Graveler♂ Lv.31 No item
Worker Braden ミチテル Michiteru Reward: $1320	Graveler♂ Lv.33 No item
B2F 2
Hiker Damon カツオ Katsuo Reward: $992 Potential Double Battle with Maurice	Zubat♂ Lv.28 No item
	Onix♂ Lv.31 No item
	Golbat♂ Lv.31 No item
Hiker Maurice カンタロウ Kantarō Reward: $1024 Potential Double Battle with Damon	Graveler♂ Lv.30 No item
	Machoke♂ Lv.32 No item
Black Belt Kendal タケノリ Takenori Reward: $840 Potential Double Battle with Tyler	Croagunk♂ Lv.35 No item
Battle Girl Tyler キリカ Kirika Reward: $544 Potential Double Battle with Kendal	Medicham♀ Lv.34 No item
Worker Brendon ヤスオ Yasuo Reward: $1320 Potential Double Battle with Quentin	Onix♂ Lv.29 No item
	Steelix♂ Lv.33 No item
Worker Quentin トモヒコ Tomohiko Reward: $1240 Potential Double Battle with Brendon	Geodude♂ Lv.27 No item
	Graveler♂ Lv.31 No item
	Onix♂ Lv.31 No item
Ace Trainer Jonah カツヨシ Katsuyoshi Reward: $2040 Potential Double Battle with Brenda	Ponyta♂ Lv.31 No item
	Haunter♂ Lv.31 No item
	Floatzel♂ Lv.34 No item
Ace Trainer Brenda レイナ Reina Reward: $1980 Potential Double Battle with Jonah	Pelipper♀ Lv.33 No item
	Sudowoodo♀ Lv.33 No item
Galactic Grunt Reward: $1360 Double Battle with the following Grunt	Zubat♂ Lv.31 No item
	Zubat♂ Lv.31 No item
	Golbat♂ Lv.34 No item
Galactic Grunt Reward: $1280 Double Battle with the previous Grunt	Glameow♀ Lv.32 No item
	Croagunk♂ Lv.32 No item
	Stunky♂ Lv.32 No item
Trainers with a Vs. Seeker by their names, when alerted for a rematch using the item, may use higher-level Pokémon.

Pokémon Platinum

Trainer	Pokémon
B1F 1
Camper Lawrence セイギ Seigi Reward: $576	Aipom♂ Lv.34 No item
	Floatzel♂ Lv.36 No item
B1F 2
Picnicker Summer ナルミ Narumi Reward: $592	Raichu♀ Lv.37 No item
B2F 1
Worker Noel ヨシミツ Yoshimitsu Reward: $1440	Magnemite Lv.34 No item
	Magnemite Lv.36 No item
Worker Braden ミチテル Michiteru Reward: $1480	Steelix♂ Lv.37 No item
B2F 2
Hiker Damon カツオ Katsuo Reward: $1088 Potential Double Battle with Maurice	Nosepass♂ Lv.35 No item
	Onix♂ Lv.33 No item
	Steelix♂ Lv.34 No item
Hiker Maurice カンタロウ Kantarō Reward: $1120 Potential Double Battle with Damon	Graveler♂ Lv.35 No item
	Rhyhorn♂ Lv.35 No item
Black Belt Kendal タケノリ Takenori Reward: $912 Potential Double Battle with Tyler	Toxicroak♂ Lv.38 No item
Battle Girl Tyler キリカ Kirika Reward: $608 Potential Double Battle with Kendal	Medicham♀ Lv.38 No item
Worker Brendon ヤスオ Yasuo Reward: $1440 Potential Double Battle with Quentin	Geodude♂ Lv.33 No item
	Geodude♂ Lv.33 No item
	Machoke♂ Lv.36 No item
Worker Quentin トモヒコ Tomohiko Reward: $1360 Potential Double Battle with Brendon	Magnemite Lv.34 No item
	Graveler♂ Lv.34 No item
	Machop♂ Lv.34 No item
Ace Trainer Jonah カツヨシ Katsuyoshi Reward: $2280 Potential Double Battle with Brenda	Quagsire♂ Lv.35 No item
	Staraptor♂ Lv.36 No item
	Hippopotas♂ Lv.38 No item
Ace Trainer Brenda レイナ Reina Reward: $2100 Potential Double Battle with Jonah	Lopunny♀ Lv.38 No item
	Medicham♀ Lv.35 No item
	Kirlia♀ Lv.36 No item
Galactic Grunt Reward: $1360 Double Battle with the following Grunt	Zubat♂ Lv.34 No item
	Houndour♂ Lv.34 No item
	Golbat♂ Lv.34 No item
Galactic Grunt Reward: $1360 Double Battle with the previous Grunt	Glameow♀ Lv.34 No item
	Croagunk♂ Lv.34 No item
	Stunky♂ Lv.34 No item
Trainers with a Vs. Seeker by their names, when alerted for a rematch using the item, may use higher-level Pokémon.

Layout

Outside and 1F-B1F

Version	Exterior	1F	B1F 1	B1F 2
Diamond
Pearl
Platinum

B2F and B3F

Version	B2F 1	B2F 2	B3F 1	B3F 2
Diamond
Pearl
Platinum

In the anime

Iron Island in the anime

Iron Island's port and town

In the anime, Iron Island has a port town with a Pokémon Center.

Barry first mentioned Iron Island in Shield with a Twist!. He credited his time battling the island's Steel Pokémon with helping him win at the Canalave Gym. He later returned to Iron Island in Jumping Rocket Ship! to continue training.

After receiving a call for help from Barry, Ash and his friends sailed over to Iron Island in Steeling Peace of Mind!. There, they encountered Riley and his partner Lucario and also uncovered Team Galactic’s latest operation. The group discovered that Team Galactic were trying to activate the Iron Ruins present on the island. The resulting low frequency energy waves were wreaking havoc, and responsible for all of the Steel Pokémon including Barry's Empoleon and later Riley’s Lucario to go berserk.

In Saving the World from Ruins!, Team Galactic activated the Iron Ruins using the stolen Spear Key to scan Mt. Coronet for the location of the Spear Pillar. Ash and the group succeeded in stopping Team Galactic's operation, and Riley and Lucario successively contained detonating bombs placed by Team Galactic which were to destroy the island. However significant progress was made towards Team Galactic's goal, as Mars and her Galactic Grunts still escaped with the Spear Key and Cyrus learned with definitive evidence that the Spear Pillar was somewhere on Mt. Coronet.

Later, Professor Carolina arrived to investigate the connection between the Iron Ruins, which were only uncovered because of Team Galactic, and Spear Pillar. She enlisted Riley's assistance, hoping his local knowledge would be useful. She revealed that Iron Island and the Ruins are made of the same compound as Veilstone City's meteorites. Later, Ash and his friends left for Chocovine Town.

Gallery

Pokémon Center	Iron Ruins
	File:Iron Ruins anime.png

In the manga

Pokémon Adventures

Iron Island in Pokémon Adventures

Diamond & Pearl arc

In Hurrah for Rapidash, Byron intructed Diamond to go train on Iron Island. The island itself appeared from Lucky Lucario I to Vexing Vespiquen & Unmanageable Mothim II, where Diamond undertook training there, instructed by Riley. After losing a training battle against Riley, Diamond was instructed to traverse through the island five times and train his battle skills against the wild Pokémon living in the island's caves. Riley accompanied Diamond the first time through, leaving the Pokédex holder to handle the remaining times on his own and healing his Pokémon after each round.

Iron Island in Pokémon Diamond and Pearl Adventure!

After Diamond had completed the five rounds, Riley gave him one last training mission, telling him to retrieve a Pokémon Egg he had placed at the deepest part of the island. When Diamond found the Steelix that he had fought against during the first round defeated, Riley decided to accompany him for the round. Suddenly, they were attacked by a pair of Roughnecks, who blinded Riley and his Lucario, disrupted their Aura sense with their Mothim's Air Slash, and took the Egg hostage. As such, Diamond took on the Roughnecks himself, revealing that he had secretly been training on a way to make Tru's Razor Leaf faster. He had figured out that the attack became faster the less leaves it used, so he had trained Tru to launch only one Razor Leaf per attack, which made the move so fast it could strike before Diamond could even finish saying its name. With this technique, Diamond was able to defeat the Roughnecks' Vespiquen and Mothim, saving the Egg and allowing Riley to finish the Roughnecks off himself. Afterwards, the Egg hatched into a Riolu, Diamond retrieved a Metal Coat that Byron had left for him in his vacation home on the island, and Diamond headed back to Canalave City.

The island made a cameo appearance in Double Trouble with Dialga and Palkia V, where Belle & Pa wound up there due to the disturbances in space-time caused by Dialga and Palkia's fight at the Spear Pillar.

Pokémon Diamond and Pearl Adventure!

In Serious Training on Iron Island!!, Hareta went to train at Iron Island after losing to Byron in a Gym battle. He met Riley, who gave him an Egg, which soon hatched into a Riolu. After catching several Pokémon, he drove off a Team Galactic Grunt, at which point his Shinx evolved into Luxio. He returned back to Canalave City in the next chapter.

Trivia

• Worker Willy (renamed Worker Noel in Pokémon Platinum) calls himself as a "working class hero," which may be a reference to the John Lennon song Working Class Hero. In Pokémon Platinum, the name may also refer to Noel Gallagher formerly of Oasis, who was often called the "working class hero" in his heyday.
• In Pokémon Platinum, Ace Trainer Brenda's team consists of the members of Team Charm. However, Gardevoir is replaced with its pre-evolution Kirlia.

In other languages

Language Title Bulgarian Остров Айрон Ostrov Ayron Chinese Cantonese 鋼鐵島 Gongtit Dóu Mandarin 鋼鐵島 / 钢铁岛 Gāngtiě Dǎo Danish Iron Øen Finnish Iron-saari European French Île de Fer German Eiseninsel Italian Isola Ferrosa Korean 강철섬 Gangcheol Seom Polish Żelazna Wyspa Brazilian Portuguese Ilha Iron Russian Айрон Айленд Ayron Aylend European Spanish Isla Hierro Swedish Iron-ön Vietnamese Đảo Sắt

Sinnoh
Settlements Twinleaf Town • Sandgem Town • Jubilife City • Oreburgh City • Floaroma Town • Eterna City • Hearthome City Solaceon Town • Veilstone City • Pastoria City • Celestic Town • Canalave City • Snowpoint City • Sunyshore City Pokémon League • Fight Area • Survival Area • Resort Area Routes 201 • 202 • 203 • 204 • 205 • 206 • 207 • 208 • 209 • 210 • 211 • 212 • 213 • 214 • 215 216 • 217 • 218 • 219 • 220 • 221 • 222 • 223 • 224 • 225 • 226 • 227 • 228 • 229 • 230 Landmarks Lake Verity (Lakefront) • Oreburgh Gate • Oreburgh Mine • Oreburgh Mining Museum • Global Terminal/Global Wonder Station Ravaged Path • Floaroma Meadow • Valley Windworks • Eterna Forest • Old Chateau • Underground/Grand Underground Wayward Cave • Mount Coronet • Amity Square • Lost Tower • Hallowed Tower • Solaceon Ruins • Maniac Tunnel • Lake Valor (Lakefront) Great Marsh • Pokémon Mansion • Trophy Garden • Fuego Ironworks • Iron Island • Lake Acuity (Lakefront) • Spear Pillar • Victory Road Pal Park/Ramanas Park • Contest Hall • Battle Zone • Battle Park • Battle Tower/Battle Frontier • Stark Mountain • Snowpoint Temple Spring Path • Sendoff Spring • Turnback Cave • Fullmoon Island • Newmoon Island • Seabreak Path • Flower Paradise • Hall of Origin Access to Distortion World See also Hisui

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