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 Psychic 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

File:May's Glaceon.png Glaceon File:Marill irontail.jpg Marill File:Pikachuirontail1.jpg Pikachu File:Milotic Iron Tail.PNG Milotic
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
	Marill twirls its tail rapidly before striking. The ball on the end of its tail does the move.
Pietra's Marill	Right on, Rhydon!		Debut
	Steelix slams its tail at its foe.
Jasmine's Steelix	Nerves of Steelix		None
Wild Steelix	All Torkoal, No Play		None
	Charizard slams its tail at its foe.
Jessie's Charizard	One Trick Phony!		None
	Pikachu's entire tail glows and then hits the opponent.
Ash's Pikachu	All Things Bright and Beautifly!		None
	Sentret's entire tail glows and then hits the opponent.
Chaz's Sentret	All Things Bright and Beautifly!		None
	Mightyena's entire tail glows and then hits the opponent.
Butch's Mightyena	Oaknapped		None
	The blue pearl on the tip of Flaaffy's tail glows and then hits the opponent.
Sullivan's Flaafy	Whiscash and Ash		None
	Marshtomp's two caudal fins hit the foe.
Tommy's Marshtomp	Abandon Ship!		None
	Swampert's caudal fin hits the foe.
Tommy's Swampert	Abandon Ship!		None
	Part of Ampharos' tail glows and then it uses it to hit the opponent.
Watt's Ampharos	Manectric Charge!		None
	Grumpig's entire tail glows and then hits the opponent.
Kelly's Grumpig	Lessons in Lilycove!		None
	Meowth's entire tail glows and then hits the opponent.
Tyson's Meowth	Like a Meowth to Flame!		None
	The bottom scales of Milotic's tail glows and then hits the opponent.
Juan's Milotic	Eight Ain't Enough		None
	Luxray's entire tail glows and then hits the opponent.
Marble's Luxray	Luxray Vision!		None
	Raichu's entire tail glows and then hits the opponent.
Sho's Raichu	Pika and Goliath!		None
	Glaceon's entire tail glows and then hits the opponent.
May's Glaceon	A Full Course Tag Battle!		None
	Glameow's entire tail glows and then hits the opponent.
Zoey's Glameow	Arrival of a Rival		None
Johanna's Glameow	Battling the Generation Gap!		None
	Luxio's entire tail glows and hits the opponent.
Wild Luxio	Leading a Stray!		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.
• Despite the Sinnoh Water-type starter being the only to have a Steel-type trace (Empoleon being a Steel-type), they are the only of the Sinnoh starters not able to learn Iron Tail.
• Iron Tail is one of the most common moves in the anime despite being virtually unused in competitive battling.

In other languages

• European and Brazilian Portuguese: Cauda de Ferro
• French: Queue de Fer
• German: Eisenschweif
• Italian: Codacciaio
• Latin American Spanish (anime): Cola de Acero
• Norwegian: Jernhale
• Spanish: Cola Ferrea
• Dutch (anime): IJzerstaart