Iron Defense
Steel-type status move.
- Type
- steel
- Category
- Status
- Power
- —
- Accuracy
- Never misses
- PP
- 15
- Priority
- 0
- Target
- User
- Introduced
- Generation 3
Effect
Hardens the body's surface to sharply raise DEFENSE.
Properties: Snatch affected, Ignores protect, Mirror move banned.
The battle runs the Gen 3 effect, with type, category, power, accuracy, PP and priority from the Gen 9 games.
Taught by 
TM Iron Defense.
Learned by
By level up
- Squirtle (Lv 30)
- Wartortle (Lv 40)
- Blastoise (Lv 42)
- Geodude (Lv 15)
- Graveler (Lv 15)
- Golem (Lv 15)
- Shellder (Lv 36)
- Cloyster (Lv 1)
- Mr. Mime (Lv 11)
- Sudowoodo (Lv 21)
- Pineco (Lv 39)
- Forretress (Lv 42)
- Scizor (Lv 32)
- Corsola (Lv 29)
- Skarmory (Lv 48)
- Pupitar (evo., Lv 1)
- Tyranitar (Lv 1)
- Silcoon (evo.)
- Beautifly (Lv 6)
- Cascoon (evo.)
- Dustox (Lv 6)
- Nosepass (Lv 18)
- Mawile (Lv 24)
- Aron (Lv 48)
- Lairon (Lv 58)
- Aggron (Lv 64)
- Torkoal (Lv 36)
- Clamperl (Lv 1)
- Metang (Lv 58)
- Metagross (Lv 62)
- Regirock (Lv 36)
- Registeel (Lv 36)
By TM or HM
- Squirtle
- Wartortle
- Blastoise
- Metapod
- Butterfree
- Kakuna
- Beedrill
- Geodude
- Graveler
- Golem
- Slowbro
- Magnemite
- Magneton
- Shellder
- Cloyster
- Krabby
- Kingler
- Cubone
- Marowak
- Rhydon
- Mr. Mime
- Pinsir
- Omanyte
- Omastar
- Kabuto
- Kabutops
- Mew
- Sudowoodo
- Slowking
- Pineco
- Forretress
- Steelix
- Scizor
- Shuckle
- Heracross
- Slugma
- Magcargo
- Corsola
- Skarmory
- Donphan
- Larvitar
- Pupitar
- Tyranitar
- Silcoon
- Beautifly
- Cascoon
- Dustox
- Nosepass
- Mawile
- Aron
- Lairon
- Aggron
- Torkoal
- Solrock
- Corphish
- Crawdaunt
- Claydol
- Anorith
- Armaldo
- Clamperl
- Huntail
- Gorebyss
- Relicanth
- Bagon
- Shelgon
- Salamence
- Beldum
- Metang
- Metagross
- Regirock
- Registeel
- Jirachi
As an egg move
None.
From a move tutor
None.
As of v0.75.0 · engine 22ba612f