Iron Defense (move)

Iron Defense redirects here. For the Pokémon Battle e card pack, see Iron Defense (Battle e).

Iron Defense てっぺき Iron Wall

Battles Type  Steel Category  Status PP  15 (max. 24) Power  — Accuracy  —% Priority  0 Does not make contact Not affected by Protect Not affected by Magic Coat Affected by Snatch Not affected by King's Rock

Range Opponent Opponent Opponent Self Ally Ally Self: Affects the user

Availability Introduced  Generation III Move Tutor in Pokémon Platinum Move Tutor in Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver Move Tutor in Pokémon Black 2 and White 2

Contests Condition  Tough Appeal  1 ♥ Jam  0   Can avoid being startled by others.

Super Contests Condition  Tough Appeal  2 ♥♥ Prevents the Voltage from going up in the same turn.

Contest Spectaculars Condition  Tough Appeal  0   Jamming  0

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

Iron Defense (Japanese: てっぺき Iron Wall) is a non-damaging Steel-type move introduced in Generation III.

Effect

Iron Defense raises the user's Defense stat by two stages.

Description

Games Description RSE Hardens the body’s surface to sharply raise Defense. FRLG The user hardens its body’s surface to sharply raise its Defense stat. The user hardens its body’s surface like iron, sharply raising its Defense stat. The user hardens its body's surface like iron, sharply raising its Defense stat.

Learnset

By leveling up

#	Pokémon		Type		Level
					I		II		III		IV		V		VI
007		Squirtle	Water		Water						34	34			'
008		Wartortle	Water		Water						40	40			'
009		Blastoise	Water		Water						46	46			'
090		Shellder	Water		Water				40				49			'
204		Pineco	Bug		Bug				34		39	39			'
205		Forretress	Bug	Steel				38		45	46			'
212		Scizor	Bug	Steel		41	37				37			'
222		Corsola	Water	Rock									29	'
303		Mawile	Steel		Steel	41			41				41			'
304		Aron	Steel	Rock	17			18				18	15	'
305		Lairon	Steel	Rock	17			18				18	15	'
306		Aggron	Steel	Rock	17			18				18	15	'
324		Torkoal	Fire		Fire	33			44				44			'
366		Clamperl	Water		Water	--			--				--			'
375		Metang	Steel	Psychic	44			40				40	47	'
376		Metagross	Steel	Psychic	44			40				40	53	'
377		Regirock	Rock		Rock	41			41				41			'
379		Registeel	Steel		Steel	41			41				41			'
386		Deoxys Defense Forme	Psychic		Psychic	35			73				73			'
410		Shieldon	Rock	Steel				19				19			'
411		Bastiodon	Rock	Steel				19				19			'
436		Bronzor	Steel	Psychic				26				26	19	'
437		Bronzong	Steel	Psychic				26				26	19	'
476		Probopass	Rock	Steel				--,7				--,7	--, 4	'
524		Roggenrola	Rock		Rock								20			'
525		Boldore	Rock		Rock								20			'
526		Gigalith	Rock		Rock								20			'
544		Whirlipede	Bug	Poison								22			'
589		Escavalier	Bug	Steel								40			'
597		Ferroseed	Grass	Steel								26			'
598		Ferrothorn	Grass	Steel								26			'
622		Golett	Ground	Ghost								17			'
623		Golurk	Ground	Ghost								17			'
624		Pawniard	Dark	Steel								46			'
625		Bisharp	Dark	Steel								46			'
632		Durant	Bug	Steel								56			'
679		Honedge	Steel	Ghost											32
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
246		Larvitar	Rock	Ground
347		Anorith	Rock	Bug
447		Riolu	Fighting		Fighting
529		Drilbur	Ground		Ground
557		Dwebble	Bug	Rock
564		Tirtouga	Water	Rock
582		Vanillite	Ice		Ice
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 Move Tutor

#	Pokémon		Type		Game
					DP	Pt	HGSS	BW	B2W2
007		Squirtle	Water		Water								✔	✔		✔
008		Wartortle	Water		Water								✔	✔		✔
009		Blastoise	Water		Water								✔	✔		✔
011		Metapod	Bug		Bug								✔	✔		✔
014		Kakuna	Bug	Poison								✔	✔		✔
074		Geodude	Rock	Ground											✔
075		Graveler	Rock	Ground											✔
076		Golem	Rock	Ground											✔
080		Slowbro	Water	Psychic								✔	✔		✔
081		Magnemite	Electric	Steel								✔	✔		✔
082		Magneton	Electric	Steel								✔	✔		✔
090		Shellder	Water		Water								✔	✔		✔
091		Cloyster	Water	Ice								✔	✔		✔
098		Krabby	Water		Water								✔	✔		✔
099		Kingler	Water		Water								✔	✔		✔
104		Cubone	Ground		Ground								✔	✔		✔
105		Marowak	Ground		Ground								✔	✔		✔
122		Mr. Mime	Psychic		Psychic								✔	✔		✔
127		Pinsir	Bug		Bug								✔	✔		✔
138		Omanyte	Rock	Water								✔	✔		✔
139		Omastar	Rock	Water								✔	✔		✔
140		Kabuto	Rock	Water								✔	✔		✔
141		Kabutops	Rock	Water								✔	✔		✔
151		Mew	Psychic		Psychic								✔	✔		✔
199		Slowking	Water	Psychic								✔	✔		✔
204		Pineco	Bug		Bug								✔	✔		✔
205		Forretress	Bug	Steel								✔	✔		✔
212		Scizor	Bug	Steel								✔	✔		✔
214		Heracross	Bug	Fighting								✔	✔		✔
218		Slugma	Fire		Fire								✔	✔		✔
219		Magcargo	Fire	Rock								✔	✔		✔
222		Corsola	Water	Rock											✔
227		Skarmory	Steel	Flying								✔	✔		✔
232		Donphan	Ground		Ground								✔	✔		✔
246		Larvitar	Rock	Ground											✔
247		Pupitar	Rock	Ground								✔	✔		✔
248		Tyranitar	Rock	Dark											✔
266		Silcoon	Bug		Bug								✔	✔		✔
268		Cascoon	Bug		Bug								✔	✔		✔
299		Nosepass	Rock		Rock								✔	✔		✔
303		Mawile	Steel		Steel								✔	✔		✔
304		Aron	Steel	Rock								✔	✔		✔
305		Lairon	Steel	Rock								✔	✔		✔
306		Aggron	Steel	Rock								✔	✔		✔
324		Torkoal	Fire		Fire								✔	✔		✔
338		Solrock	Rock	Psychic								✔	✔		✔
341		Corphish	Water		Water								✔	✔		✔
342		Crawdaunt	Water	Dark								✔	✔		✔
347		Anorith	Rock	Bug								✔	✔		✔
348		Armaldo	Rock	Bug								✔	✔		✔
366		Clamperl	Water		Water								✔	✔		✔
372		Shelgon	Dragon		Dragon								✔	✔		✔
374		Beldum	Steel	Psychic								✔	✔		✔
375		Metang	Steel	Psychic								✔	✔		✔
376		Metagross	Steel	Psychic								✔	✔		✔
377		Regirock	Rock		Rock											✔
379		Registeel	Steel		Steel								✔	✔		✔
385		Jirachi	Steel	Psychic								✔	✔		✔
386		Deoxys	Psychic		Psychic								✔	✔		✔
395		Empoleon	Water	Steel								✔	✔		✔
410		Shieldon	Rock	Steel								✔	✔		✔
411		Bastiodon	Rock	Steel								✔	✔		✔
413		Wormadam	Bug	Steel								✔	✔		✔
436		Bronzor	Steel	Psychic											✔
437		Bronzong	Steel	Psychic											✔
447		Riolu	Fighting		Fighting								✔	✔		✔
448		Lucario	Fighting	Steel								✔	✔		✔
462		Magnezone	Electric	Steel								✔	✔		✔
476		Probopass	Rock	Steel								✔	✔		✔
483		Dialga	Steel	Dragon								✔	✔		✔
485		Heatran	Fire	Steel								✔	✔		✔
493		Arceus	Normal		Normal								✔	✔		✔
524		Roggenrola	Rock		Rock											✔
525		Boldore	Rock		Rock											✔
526		Gigalith	Rock		Rock											✔
529		Drilbur	Ground		Ground											✔
530		Excadrill	Ground	Steel											✔
540		Sewaddle	Bug	Grass											✔
541		Swadloon	Bug	Grass											✔
542		Leavanny	Bug	Grass											✔
543		Venipede	Bug	Poison											✔
544		Whirlipede	Bug	Poison											✔
545		Scolipede	Bug	Poison											✔
557		Dwebble	Bug	Rock											✔
558		Crustle	Bug	Rock											✔
559		Scraggy	Dark	Fighting											✔
560		Scrafty	Dark	Fighting											✔
562		Yamask	Ghost		Ghost											✔
563		Cofagrigus	Ghost		Ghost											✔
564		Tirtouga	Water	Rock											✔
565		Carracosta	Water	Rock											✔
566		Archen	Rock	Flying											✔
567		Archeops	Rock	Flying											✔
582		Vanillite	Ice		Ice											✔
583		Vanillish	Ice		Ice											✔
584		Vanilluxe	Ice		Ice											✔
588		Karrablast	Bug		Bug											✔
589		Escavalier	Bug	Steel											✔
597		Ferroseed	Grass	Steel											✔
598		Ferrothorn	Grass	Steel											✔
599		Klink	Steel		Steel											✔
600		Klang	Steel		Steel											✔
601		Klinklang	Steel		Steel											✔
615		Cryogonal	Ice		Ice											✔
622		Golett	Ground	Ghost											✔
623		Golurk	Ground	Ghost											✔
624		Pawniard	Dark	Steel											✔
625		Bisharp	Dark	Steel											✔
629		Vullaby	Dark	Flying											✔
630		Mandibuzz	Dark	Flying											✔
632		Durant	Bug	Steel											✔
638		Cobalion	Steel	Fighting											✔
649		Genesect	Bug	Steel											✔
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.

Special move

Generation IV

#   Pokémon Type Obtained with 0374 Beldum Steel Psychic Pokéwalker - Winner's Path 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 event

Generation III

#   Pokémon Type Obtained with 0371 Bagon Dragon Pokémon Center 5th Anniversary 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

#   Pokémon Type Obtained with 0386 Deoxys Psychic 10th Movie Event GameStop Event 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 V

#   Pokémon Type Obtained with 0564 Tirtouga Water Rock Dream World - Sparkling Sea 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

Torkoal Whirlipede Bronzong Escavalier
The user hardens its body's surface like iron, sharply raising its Defense.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Used In		Notes
	Torkoal pulls all of its limbs into its shell and protects itself.
Flannery's Torkoal	Going, Going, Yawn		Debut
Ash's Torkoal	Manectric Charge		None
	Clamperl closes its shell and it protects itself from attacks.
Nancy's Clamperl	The Evolutionary War		None
Keith's Clamperl	The Evolutionary War		None
	Metagross's whole body glows white and it can block attacks.
Anabel's Metagross	Talking a Good Game!		None
	Regirock tenses up and blocks an attack.
Brandon's Regirock	Battling the Enemy Within!		None
	Bronzong crosses its arms and its body becomes surrounded in blue. Its body briefly shines and it can protect itself from attacks.
Lucian's Bronzong	An Elite Meet and Greet!		None
	The outline of Bastiodon's head glows light blue and a white shine goes down its face. Bastiodon can then stop attacks.
Byron's Bastiodon	Ancient Family Matters!		None
	Lairon's body becomes outlined in light blue and its body briefly shines, increasing Lairon's defense.
Paul's Lairon	A Pyramiding Rage!		None
	Whirlipede's body becomes outlined in light blue, and then moments later, a white shine goes up its body and its body turns into iron for a moment. Whirlipede can then stop attacks.
Burgh's Whirlipede	Battling For The Love of Bug-Types!		None
	Escavalier raises both of its lances into the air and its body becomes outlined in light blue. A white shine then goes up its body and its body turns into iron. Escavalier can then stop attacks.
Bianca's Escavalier	Evolution Exchange Excitement!		None

In the manga

In the Pokémon Adventures manga

Lairon Used via Assist
The user hardens a part of its body to withstand attacks.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Mawile swings its head so the large pair of jaws on its head falls in front of its body, and the jaws become hard and shiny like steel. The jaws then can withstand attacks, or Mawile looks into the air and the large pair of jaws on its head rise into the air above it and start to glow brightly, raising its defense.
Multiple wild Mawile	Ring Ring Goes Beldum		Debut
The Battle Factory's Mawile	VS. Pinsir		None
	Lairon's body becomes able to take attacks.
Sapphire's Rono	VS. Azumarill II		None
	Delcatty crouches down and a sparkling shield appears around it, protecting it from attacks.
Ruby's Kiki	VS. Kyogre & Groudon XI		Used via Assist

In the Pokémon Diamond and Pearl Adventure! manga

Metagross
The user stiffens its body.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Metagross's body becomes still and the opponent's attacks are rendered useless.
Koya's Metagross	Clash! Hareta vs. Koya		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

In other languages

Language Title Mandarin Chinese 鐵壁 Tiěbì Dutch IJzerwering Finnish Rautapuolustus French Mur de Fer German Eisenabwehr Greek Μεταλλική Άμυνα Hindi लोहे का बचाव Lohe ka bachav Indonesian Dinding Besi Italian Ferroscudo Korean 철벽 Cheolbyeok Norwegian Jernforsvar Polish Stalowa Obrona Portuguese Brazil Defesa de Ferro Portugal Defesa de Ferro (anime) Romanian Protecția de Fier Serbian Gvozdena Odbrana Spanish Latin America Defensa de Hierro Spain Def. Férrea

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