Iron Ball

Iron Ball くろいてっきゅう Black Iron Ball

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Introduced in Generation IV Pocket Generation IV Items Generation V Items (Held items) Generation VI Items Generation VII Items Fling Power 130

The Iron Ball (Japanese: くろいてっきゅう Black Iron Ball) is a type of held item introduced in Generation IV. It grounds the holder and lowers their Speed.

In the core series games

Price

Games Cost Sell price DPPtHGSS BWB2W2 XYORAS N/A $100 SM N/A $2,000

Effect

Held item

The Iron Ball halves the holder's Speed and makes it grounded. Due to being grounded, it becomes susceptible to Ground-type moves, Arena Trap, the entry hazards Spikes, Toxic Spikes and Sticky Web, and terrain, even if it is Flying-type, has the Ability Levitate, or under the effect of Telekinesis and Magnet Rise.

In Generation V, a Flying-type Pokémon holding an Iron Ball will receive neutral damage from Ground-type moves regardless of its secondary type.

Description

Games Description DPPt A Pokémon hold item that cuts speed. It makes Flying-type and levitating holders susceptible to Ground moves. HGSS A Pokémon held item that cuts speed. It makes Flying-type and levitating holders susceptible to Ground moves. BWB2W2 A Pokémon held item that cuts Speed. It makes Flying-type and levitating holders susceptible to Ground moves. XYORAS SM An item to be held by a Pokémon. It lowers Speed and allows Ground-type moves to hit Flying-type and levitating holders.

Acquisition

Games Finite methods Repeatable methods DPPt Stark Mountain, Iron IslandDP The Underground HGSS Mt. Mortar Steal from Blue's Machamp (rematch) Pickup (Levels 41-60) (1% chance) PBR 9600 Poké Coupons BW Battle Subway (48 BP) Pickup (Levels 41-60) (1% chance) B2W2 Battle Subway/PWT (48 BP) Pickup (Levels 41-60) (1% chance) DW Icy Cave XY Battle Maison (48 BP) Pickup (Levels 41-60) (1% chance) ORAS Battle Maison (48 BP) Pickup (Levels 41-60) (1% chance) Held by wild Mawile SM Battle Maison (16 BP)

Appearance

This is the appearance of the Iron Ball in the Sinnoh Underground.

Iron Ball

In the manga

An Iron Ball in Pokémon Adventures

In the Pokémon Adventures manga

An Iron Ball appeared in the Diamond & Pearl arc. Diamond and Pearl found it amongst the metal items drawn out of the ground in Celestic Town by the magnetic field from Cyrus's Magnezone. It later appeared as an item that was used in conjunction with Lax's Fling in Platinum's Gym battle against Fantina in Mirages of Mismagius II.

Trivia

• Fling can reach its highest base power when used in combination with the Iron Ball.

In other languages

Language Title Japanese くろいてっきゅう Black Iron Ball Chinese Cantonese 黑色鐵球 Hāaksīk Titkàuh Mandarin 黑色鐵球 / 黑色铁球 Hēisè Tiěqiú French Balle Fer German Eisenkugel Italian Ferropalla Korean 검은철구 Geomeun Cheolgu Spanish Bola Férrea Vietnamese Cầu sắt đen

External links

• On Smogon's Itemdex:
  • Generation IV
  • Generation V
  • Generation VI
  • Generation VII
• On Eevee's Itemdex

This item article is part of Project ItemDex, a Bulbapedia project that aims to write comprehensive articles on all items.