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 adjacent to the user

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.

Description

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Games Description Stad2 Strikes the target with a stiff tail. Has a one-in-three shot at lowering the target's Defense. GSC An attack that may reduce Defense. RSE Slams the foe with a hard tail. It may also lower Defense.* Slams the foe with a hard tail. It may lower Defense.* FRLG An attack with a steel-hard tail. It may lower the foe’s Defense stat. DPPtHGSS The foe is slammed with a sturdy tail of steel. It may also lower the target's Defense stat if it hits. BW The target is slammed with a steel-hard tail. It may also lower the target's Defense stat.

Learnset

By leveling up

#	Pokémon		Type		Level
					I		II		III		IV		V		VI
095		Onix	Rock	Ground				45			38		41	49			'''
208		Steelix	Steel	Ground				45			38		41	49			''''
304		Aron	Steel	Rock				29			39				39			''''
305		Lairon	Steel	Rock				29			45				45			''''
306		Aggron	Steel	Rock				29			48				48			''''
483		Dialga	Steel	Dragon											42			''''
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 TM

#	Pokémon		Type		Machine
					I TM23		II TM23		III TM23		IV TM23		V --		VI TM08
004		Charmander	Fire		Fire	✔			✔			✔						✔
005		Charmeleon	Fire		Fire	✔			✔			✔						✔
006		Charizard	Fire	Flying	✔			✔			✔						✔
007		Squirtle	Water		Water	✔			✔			✔						✔
008		Wartortle	Water		Water	✔			✔			✔						✔
009		Blastoise	Water		Water	✔			✔			✔						✔
019		Rattata	Normal		Normal	✔			✔			✔						✔
020		Raticate	Normal		Normal	✔			✔			✔						✔
023		Ekans	Poison		Poison				✔			✔						✔
024		Arbok	Poison		Poison				✔			✔						✔
025		Pikachu	Electric		Electric	✔			✔			✔						✔
026		Raichu	Electric		Electric	✔			✔			✔						✔
027		Sandshrew	Ground		Ground	✔			✔			✔						✔
028		Sandslash	Ground		Ground	✔			✔			✔						✔
029		Nidoran♀	Poison		Poison	✔			✔			✔						✔
030		Nidorina	Poison		Poison	✔			✔			✔						✔
031		Nidoqueen	Poison	Ground	✔			✔			✔						✔
032		Nidoran♂	Poison		Poison	✔			✔			✔						✔
033		Nidorino	Poison		Poison	✔			✔			✔						✔
034		Nidoking	Poison	Ground	✔			✔			✔						✔
035		Clefairy	Normal		Normal	✔			✔			✔						✔
036		Clefable	Normal		Normal	✔			✔			✔						✔
037		Vulpix	Fire		Fire	✔			✔			✔						✔
038		Ninetales	Fire		Fire	✔			✔			✔						✔
052		Meowth	Normal		Normal	✔			✔			✔						✔
053		Persian	Normal		Normal	✔			✔			✔						✔
054		Psyduck	Water		Water	✔			✔			✔						✔
055		Golduck	Water		Water	✔			✔			✔						✔
056		Mankey	Fighting		Fighting	✔			✔			✔						✔
057		Primeape	Fighting		Fighting	✔			✔			✔						✔
058		Growlithe	Fire		Fire	✔			✔			✔						✔
059		Arcanine	Fire		Fire	✔			✔			✔						✔
063		Abra	Psychic		Psychic				✔			✔						✔
064		Kadabra	Psychic		Psychic				✔			✔						✔
065		Alakazam	Psychic		Psychic				✔			✔						✔
077		Ponyta	Fire		Fire	✔			✔			✔						✔
078		Rapidash	Fire		Fire	✔			✔			✔						✔
079		Slowpoke	Water	Psychic	✔			✔			✔						✔
080		Slowbro	Water	Psychic	✔			✔			✔						✔
083		Farfetch'd	Normal	Flying	✔			✔			✔						✔
095		Onix	Rock	Ground	✔			✔			✔						✔
104		Cubone	Ground		Ground	✔			✔			✔						✔
105		Marowak	Ground		Ground	✔			✔			✔						✔
108		Lickitung	Normal		Normal	✔			✔			✔						✔
111		Rhyhorn	Ground	Rock	✔			✔			✔						✔
112		Rhydon	Ground	Rock	✔			✔			✔						✔
113		Chansey	Normal		Normal	✔			✔			✔						✔
115		Kangaskhan	Normal		Normal	✔			✔			✔						✔
125		Electabuzz	Electric		Electric	✔			✔			✔						✔
126		Magmar	Fire		Fire	✔			✔			✔						✔
128		Tauros	Normal		Normal	✔			✔			✔						✔
131		Lapras	Water	Ice	✔			✔			✔						✔
133		Eevee	Normal		Normal	✔			✔			✔						✔
134		Vaporeon	Water		Water	✔			✔			✔						✔
135		Jolteon	Electric		Electric	✔			✔			✔						✔
136		Flareon	Fire		Fire	✔			✔			✔						✔
137		Porygon	Normal		Normal	✔			✔			✔						✔
142		Aerodactyl	Rock	Flying	✔			✔			✔						✔
147		Dratini	Dragon		Dragon	✔			✔			✔						✔
148		Dragonair	Dragon		Dragon	✔			✔			✔						✔
149		Dragonite	Dragon	Flying	✔			✔			✔						✔
150		Mewtwo	Psychic		Psychic	✔			✔			✔						✔
151		Mew	Psychic		Psychic	✔			✔			✔						✔
152		Chikorita	Grass		Grass	✔			✔			✔						✔
153		Bayleef	Grass		Grass	✔			✔			✔						✔
154		Meganium	Grass		Grass	✔			✔			✔						✔
155		Cyndaquil	Fire		Fire	✔												✔
156		Quilava	Fire		Fire	✔												✔
157		Typhlosion	Fire		Fire	✔												✔
158		Totodile	Water		Water	✔			✔			✔						✔
159		Croconaw	Water		Water	✔			✔			✔						✔
160		Feraligatr	Water		Water	✔			✔			✔						✔
161		Sentret	Normal		Normal	✔			✔			✔						✔
162		Furret	Normal		Normal	✔			✔			✔						✔
172		Pichu	Electric		Electric	✔			✔			✔						✔
173		Cleffa	Normal		Normal	✔			✔			✔						✔
179		Mareep	Electric		Electric	✔			✔			✔						✔
180		Flaaffy	Electric		Electric	✔			✔			✔						✔
181		Ampharos	Electric		Electric	✔			✔			✔						✔
183		Marill	Water		Water	✔			✔			✔						✔
184		Azumarill	Water		Water	✔			✔			✔						✔
190		Aipom	Normal		Normal	✔			✔			✔						✔
194		Wooper	Water	Ground	✔			✔			✔						✔
195		Quagsire	Water	Ground	✔			✔			✔						✔
196		Espeon	Psychic		Psychic	✔			✔			✔						✔
197		Umbreon	Dark		Dark	✔			✔			✔						✔
199		Slowking	Water	Psychic	✔			✔			✔						✔
203		Girafarig	Normal	Psychic	✔			✔			✔						✔
206		Dunsparce	Normal		Normal	✔			✔			✔						✔
207		Gligar	Ground	Flying	✔			✔			✔						✔
208		Steelix	Steel	Ground	✔			✔			✔						✔
210		Granbull	Normal		Normal				✔			✔						✔
215		Sneasel	Dark	Ice	✔			✔			✔						✔
228		Houndour	Dark	Fire	✔			✔			✔						✔
229		Houndoom	Dark	Fire	✔			✔			✔						✔
231		Phanpy	Ground		Ground				✔			✔						✔
232		Donphan	Ground		Ground				✔			✔						✔
233		Porygon2	Normal		Normal	✔			✔			✔						✔
234		Stantler	Normal		Normal				✔			✔						✔
240		Magby	Fire		Fire	✔			✔			✔						✔
241		Miltank	Normal		Normal	✔			✔			✔						✔
242		Blissey	Normal		Normal	✔			✔			✔						✔
243		Raikou	Electric		Electric	✔			✔			✔						✔
244		Entei	Fire		Fire	✔			✔			✔						✔
245		Suicune	Water		Water	✔			✔			✔						✔
248		Tyranitar	Rock	Dark	✔			✔			✔						✔
249		Lugia	Psychic	Flying	✔			✔			✔						✔
252		Treecko	Grass		Grass				✔			✔						✔
253		Grovyle	Grass		Grass				✔			✔						✔
254		Sceptile	Grass		Grass				✔			✔						✔
258		Mudkip	Water		Water				✔			✔						✔
259		Marshtomp	Water	Ground				✔			✔						✔
260		Swampert	Water	Ground				✔			✔						✔
261		Poochyena	Dark		Dark				✔			✔						✔
262		Mightyena	Dark		Dark				✔			✔						✔
263		Zigzagoon	Normal		Normal				✔			✔						✔
264		Linoone	Normal		Normal				✔			✔						✔
286		Breloom	Grass	Fighting				✔			✔						✔
298		Azurill	Normal		Normal				✔			✔						✔
300		Skitty	Normal		Normal				✔			✔						✔
301		Delcatty	Normal		Normal				✔			✔						✔
304		Aron	Steel	Rock				✔			✔						✔
305		Lairon	Steel	Rock				✔			✔						✔
306		Aggron	Steel	Rock				✔			✔						✔
309		Electrike	Electric		Electric				✔			✔						✔
310		Manectric	Electric		Electric				✔			✔						✔
311		Plusle	Electric		Electric				✔			✔						✔
312		Minun	Electric		Electric				✔			✔						✔
324		Torkoal	Fire		Fire				✔			✔						✔
325		Spoink	Psychic		Psychic				✔			✔						✔
326		Grumpig	Psychic		Psychic				✔			✔						✔
330		Flygon	Ground	Dragon				✔			✔						✔
334		Altaria	Dragon	Flying				✔			✔						✔
335		Zangoose	Normal		Normal				✔			✔						✔
336		Seviper	Poison		Poison				✔			✔						✔
348		Armaldo	Rock	Bug				✔			✔						✔
350		Milotic	Water		Water				✔			✔						✔
352		Kecleon	Normal		Normal				✔			✔						✔
359		Absol	Dark		Dark				✔			✔						✔
363		Spheal	Ice	Water				✔			✔						✔
364		Sealeo	Ice	Water				✔			✔						✔
365		Walrein	Ice	Water				✔			✔						✔
373		Salamence	Dragon	Flying				✔			✔						✔
383		Groudon	Ground		Ground				✔			✔						✔
384		Rayquaza	Dragon	Flying				✔			✔						✔
387		Turtwig	Grass		Grass							✔						✔
388		Grotle	Grass		Grass							✔						✔
389		Torterra	Grass	Ground							✔						✔
390		Chimchar	Fire		Fire							✔						✔
391		Monferno	Fire	Fighting							✔						✔
392		Infernape	Fire	Fighting							✔						✔
399		Bidoof	Normal		Normal							✔						✔
400		Bibarel	Normal	Water							✔						✔
403		Shinx	Electric		Electric							✔						✔
404		Luxio	Electric		Electric							✔						✔
405		Luxray	Electric		Electric							✔						✔
408		Cranidos	Rock		Rock							✔						✔
409		Rampardos	Rock		Rock							✔						✔
410		Shieldon	Rock	Steel							✔						✔
411		Bastiodon	Rock	Steel							✔						✔
417		Pachirisu	Electric		Electric							✔						✔
418		Buizel	Water		Water							✔						✔
419		Floatzel	Water		Water							✔						✔
424		Ambipom	Normal		Normal							✔						✔
427		Buneary	Normal		Normal							✔						✔
428		Lopunny	Normal		Normal							✔						✔
431		Glameow	Normal		Normal							✔						✔
432		Purugly	Normal		Normal							✔						✔
434		Stunky	Poison	Dark							✔						✔
435		Skuntank	Poison	Dark							✔						✔
444		Gabite	Dragon	Ground							✔						✔
445		Garchomp	Dragon	Ground							✔						✔
447		Riolu	Fighting		Fighting							✔						✔
448		Lucario	Fighting	Steel							✔						✔
449		Hippopotas	Ground		Ground							✔						✔
450		Hippowdon	Ground		Ground							✔						✔
451		Skorupi	Poison	Bug							✔						✔
452		Drapion	Poison	Dark							✔						✔
459		Snover	Grass	Ice							✔						✔
460		Abomasnow	Grass	Ice							✔						✔
461		Weavile	Dark	Ice							✔						✔
463		Lickilicky	Normal		Normal							✔						✔
464		Rhyperior	Ground	Rock							✔						✔
466		Electivire	Electric		Electric							✔						✔
467		Magmortar	Fire		Fire							✔						✔
470		Leafeon	Grass		Grass							✔						✔
471		Glaceon	Ice		Ice							✔						✔
472		Gliscor	Ground	Flying							✔						✔
474		Porygon-Z	Normal		Normal							✔						✔
480		Uxie	Psychic		Psychic							✔						✔
481		Mesprit	Psychic		Psychic							✔						✔
482		Azelf	Psychic		Psychic							✔						✔
483		Dialga	Steel	Dragon							✔						✔
487		Giratina	Ghost	Dragon							✔						✔
493		Arceus	Normal		Normal							✔						✔
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
023		Ekans	Poison		Poison
029		Nidoran♀	Poison		Poison
032		Nidoran♂	Poison		Poison
052		Meowth	Normal		Normal
058		Growlithe	Fire		Fire
086		Seel	Water		Water
111		Rhyhorn	Ground	Rock
147		Dratini	Dragon		Dragon
161		Sentret	Normal		Normal
179		Mareep	Electric		Electric
240		Magby	Fire		Fire
246		Larvitar	Rock	Ground
335		Zangoose	Normal		Normal
336		Seviper	Poison		Poison
349		Feebas	Water		Water
408		Cranidos	Rock		Rock
417		Pachirisu	Electric		Electric
434		Stunky	Dark	Poison
443		Gible	Dragon	Ground
451		Skorupi	Poison	Bug
495		Snivy	Grass		Grass
504		Patrat	Normal		Normal
572		Minccino	Normal		Normal
587		Emolga	Electric	Flying
610		Axew	Dragon		Dragon
621		Druddigon	Dragon		Dragon
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 event

Generation V

#   Pokémon Type Obtained with 0019 Rattata Normal Dream World - Pleasant Forest 0025 Pikachu Electric ANA Pikachu 0128 Tauros Normal Dream World - Pleasant Forest 0241 Miltank Normal Dream World - Pleasant Forest 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 side games

PokéPark Wii: Pikachu's Adventure

Iron Tail is a move learnable by Pikachu in PokéPark Wii: Pikachu's Adventure. Pikachu does not know the move at the beginning of the game, it must be taught to him by Primeape for a cost of 350 Berries. Unlike Dash and Thunderbolt, this move cannot be used outside of battle. It can be used by shaking the Wii Remote during battle. The move's power is upgradeable by returning to Primeape and paying more Berries.

In the anime

Luxray Pikachu Steelix Glameow
The Pokémon's tail glows white or dark gray 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
	The end of Steelix's body glows white and it slams it into the opponent, or the end of Steelix's body glows white and it stabs the opponent with the tip of it.
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.
Macy'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 with it.
Chaz's Sentret	All Things Bright and Beautifly!		None
	Pikachu's entire tail glows white and it hits the opponent with it, or Pikachu's tail becomes surrounded in white sparkles and it becomes surrounded in a white outline. Its tail then turns into iron and it hits the opponent with it. Sometimes it leaves behind a white trail of energy where it swings.
Ash's Pikachu	All in a Day's Wurmple		Mastered in The Winner By a Nosepass
Volkner's Pikachu	Flint Sparks the Fire!		None
Narissa's Ditto One in the form of Pikachu	Dealing With a Fierce Double Ditto Drama!		Used via Transform
	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
	Aggron's whole tail glows white and it hits the opponent with it.
A wild Aggron	Pikachu's Summer Festival		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 Army'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
Volkner's Luxray	The Eighth Wonder of the Sinnoh World!		None
	Raichu's entire tail glows white and it hits the opponent with it.
Sho's Raichu	Pika and Goliath!		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
	Half of Gabite's tail glows white and it hits the opponent with it.
Ursula's Gabite	Yes In Dee Dee, It's Dawn!		None
	Eevee's tail glows white and it hits the opponent with it.
Ursula's two Eevee	Last Call - First Round!		None
	Umbreon's tail glows white and it hits the opponent with it.
Johanna's Umbreon	SS024		None

In the manga

Pokémon Adventures

Milotic Pikachu Steelix Sceptile
The foe is slammed with a steel-hard tail. It may also lower the target's Defense stat.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Aron turns around and hits the opponent with the back of its body.
Sapphire's Rono	VS. Nosepass II		Debut
	Delcatty raises its back into the air and its tail becomes stiff as iron. Its tail then extends to a long size and stabs the opponent.
Ruby's Coco	VS. Slaking I		None
	Skitty jumps into the air and front flips, hitting the opponent with its tail.
Ruby's Coco	The Final Showdown V		None
	Golduck's tail glows white and it hits the opponent with it.
Blue's Golduck	The Battle Path		None
	The end of Pikachu's tail turns into steel and it flips around, hitting the opponent with it.
Red's Pika	Activate: The Ultimate Move		None
	Steelix stabs the opponent with the tip of its tail.
Carr's Steelix	Attacking the Entire Island		None
A wild Steelix	VS. Lucario I		None
	Sceptile's entire tail turns solid and becomes shiny like metal. It then swings it around and hits the opponent with it.
Emerald's Sceptile	VS. Glalie		None
	Shieldon's entire tail turns into iron and it hits the opponent with it.
Dia's Don	VS. Lucario I		None
	Milotic whips its tail around and slams its down on top of the opponent.
Cynthia's Milotic	VS. Spiritomb		None

Pokémon Diamond and Pearl Adventure

Absol
The user attacks with a glowing tail.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Absol attacks with a glowing tail.
Koya's Absol	A New Battle Begins		Debut

In other generations

Generation I	RBY	Generation I (Japanese)	Generation I (international)	Generation II	Generation II (Japanese)	Generation II (international)	Crystal	Generation III	Generation III (Japanese)	Generation III (international)	RS	FRLG	FRLGE	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	PtHGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	SMUSUM	LGPE	Generation VIII	SwSh	BDSP	Legends: Arceus	Generation IX	Stadium (JP)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battrio	MD: Red and Blue	MD:Time, Darkness, andSky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX

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 Nidoran) 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 Pokémon.
• Onix is the only non-Steel-type Pokémon able to learn Iron Tail by leveling up.

In other languages

Language Title Mandarin Chinese 鐵尾 Tiěwěi Danish Jernhale Dutch IJzerstaart Finnish Rautahäntä French Queue de Fer German Eisenschweif Greek Σιδερένια Ουρά Hindi लोहे की पूँछ Lohay ki Poonch Indonesian Ekor Besi Italian Codacciaio Korean 아이언테일 Aieontéil Norwegian Jernhale Polish Stalowy Ogon Portuguese Cauda de Ferro Serbian Gvozdeni Rep Spanish Latin America Cola de Acero (original series) Cola de Hierro (Advanced Generation-present) Spain Cola Férrea

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