Move Reference · Gen III

Iron Defense

Steel Status
Power-
Accuracy-
PP15
Priority0
TargetUser
GenerationGen III

Effect

Raises the user’s Defense by two stages.

Description

The user hardens its body's surface like iron, sharply boosting its Defense stat.

Learned by 240 Pokémon

Pokémon that can learn Iron Defense via level-up, TM, breeding, or move tutor across the mainline games.

+ 216 more Pokémon
Kabuto No. 140 Kabuto Kabutops No. 141 Kabutops Mew No. 151 Mew Sudowoodo No. 185 Sudowoodo Slowking No. 199 Slowking Pineco No. 204 Pineco Forretress No. 205 Forretress Steelix No. 208 Steelix Scizor No. 212 Scizor Shuckle No. 213 Shuckle Heracross No. 214 Heracross Slugma No. 218 Slugma Magcargo No. 219 Magcargo Corsola No. 222 Corsola Skarmory No. 227 Skarmory Donphan No. 232 Donphan Larvitar No. 246 Larvitar Pupitar No. 247 Pupitar Tyranitar No. 248 Tyranitar Silcoon No. 266 Silcoon Beautifly No. 267 Beautifly Cascoon No. 268 Cascoon Dustox No. 269 Dustox Nosepass No. 299 Nosepass Mawile No. 303 Mawile Aron No. 304 Aron Lairon No. 305 Lairon Aggron No. 306 Aggron Torkoal No. 324 Torkoal Solrock No. 338 Solrock Corphish No. 341 Corphish Crawdaunt No. 342 Crawdaunt Claydol No. 344 Claydol Anorith No. 347 Anorith Armaldo No. 348 Armaldo Clamperl No. 366 Clamperl Huntail No. 367 Huntail Gorebyss No. 368 Gorebyss Relicanth No. 369 Relicanth Bagon No. 371 Bagon Shelgon No. 372 Shelgon Salamence No. 373 Salamence Beldum No. 374 Beldum Metang No. 375 Metang Metagross No. 376 Metagross Regirock No. 377 Regirock Registeel No. 379 Registeel Jirachi No. 385 Jirachi Torterra No. 389 Torterra Empoleon No. 395 Empoleon Shieldon No. 410 Shieldon Bastiodon No. 411 Bastiodon Bronzor No. 436 Bronzor Bronzong No. 437 Bronzong Bonsly No. 438 Bonsly Mime Jr. No. 439 Mime Jr. Riolu No. 447 Riolu Lucario No. 448 Lucario Drapion No. 452 Drapion Magnezone No. 462 Magnezone Rhyperior No. 464 Rhyperior Probopass No. 476 Probopass Dialga No. 483 Dialga Heatran No. 485 Heatran Arceus No. 493 Arceus Roggenrola No. 524 Roggenrola Boldore No. 525 Boldore Gigalith No. 526 Gigalith Drilbur No. 529 Drilbur Excadrill No. 530 Excadrill Sewaddle No. 540 Sewaddle Swadloon No. 541 Swadloon Leavanny No. 542 Leavanny Venipede No. 543 Venipede Whirlipede No. 544 Whirlipede Scolipede No. 545 Scolipede Darmanitan No. 555 Darmanitan Dwebble No. 557 Dwebble Crustle No. 558 Crustle Scraggy No. 559 Scraggy Scrafty No. 560 Scrafty Yamask No. 562 Yamask Cofagrigus No. 563 Cofagrigus Tirtouga No. 564 Tirtouga Carracosta No. 565 Carracosta Archen No. 566 Archen Archeops No. 567 Archeops Solosis No. 577 Solosis Duosion No. 578 Duosion Reuniclus No. 579 Reuniclus Vanillite No. 582 Vanillite Vanillish No. 583 Vanillish Vanilluxe No. 584 Vanilluxe Karrablast No. 588 Karrablast Escavalier No. 589 Escavalier Ferroseed No. 597 Ferroseed Ferrothorn No. 598 Ferrothorn Klink No. 599 Klink Klang No. 600 Klang Klinklang No. 601 Klinklang Cryogonal No. 615 Cryogonal Golett No. 622 Golett Golurk No. 623 Golurk Pawniard No. 624 Pawniard Bisharp No. 625 Bisharp Vullaby No. 629 Vullaby Mandibuzz No. 630 Mandibuzz Durant No. 632 Durant Cobalion No. 638 Cobalion Genesect No. 649 Genesect Chespin No. 650 Chespin Quilladin No. 651 Quilladin Chesnaught No. 652 Chesnaught Spewpa No. 665 Spewpa Vivillon No. 666 Vivillon Honedge No. 679 Honedge Doublade No. 680 Doublade Aegislash No. 681 Aegislash Binacle No. 688 Binacle Barbaracle No. 689 Barbaracle Tyrunt No. 696 Tyrunt Tyrantrum No. 697 Tyrantrum Amaura No. 698 Amaura Aurorus No. 699 Aurorus Carbink No. 703 Carbink Klefki No. 707 Klefki Bergmite No. 712 Bergmite Avalugg No. 713 Avalugg Diancie No. 719 Diancie Charjabug No. 737 Charjabug Vikavolt No. 738 Vikavolt Crabrawler No. 739 Crabrawler Crabominable No. 740 Crabominable Rockruff No. 744 Rockruff Lycanroc No. 745 Lycanroc Mareanie No. 747 Mareanie Toxapex No. 748 Toxapex Mudbray No. 749 Mudbray Mudsdale No. 750 Mudsdale Dewpider No. 751 Dewpider Araquanid No. 752 Araquanid Golisopod No. 768 Golisopod Sandygast No. 769 Sandygast Palossand No. 770 Palossand Type: Null No. 772 Type: Null Silvally No. 773 Silvally Turtonator No. 776 Turtonator Dhelmise No. 781 Dhelmise Jangmo-o No. 782 Jangmo-o Hakamo-o No. 783 Hakamo-o Kommo-o No. 784 Kommo-o Tapu Koko No. 785 Tapu Koko Tapu Lele No. 786 Tapu Lele Tapu Bulu No. 787 Tapu Bulu Tapu Fini No. 788 Tapu Fini Solgaleo No. 791 Solgaleo Celesteela No. 797 Celesteela Kartana No. 798 Kartana Guzzlord No. 799 Guzzlord Necrozma No. 800 Necrozma Magearna No. 801 Magearna Stakataka No. 805 Stakataka Meltan No. 808 Meltan Melmetal No. 809 Melmetal Corviknight No. 823 Corviknight Dottler No. 825 Dottler Orbeetle No. 826 Orbeetle Drednaw No. 834 Drednaw Rolycoly No. 837 Rolycoly Carkol No. 838 Carkol Coalossal No. 839 Coalossal Flapple No. 841 Flapple Appletun No. 842 Appletun Sandaconda No. 844 Sandaconda Obstagoon No. 862 Obstagoon Perrserker No. 863 Perrserker Cursola No. 864 Cursola Sirfetch'd No. 865 Sirfetch'd Mr. Rime No. 866 Mr. Rime Runerigus No. 867 Runerigus Falinks No. 870 Falinks Stonjourner No. 874 Stonjourner Eiscue No. 875 Eiscue Cufant No. 878 Cufant Copperajah No. 879 Copperajah Arctovish No. 883 Arctovish Duraludon No. 884 Duraludon Zacian No. 888 Zacian Zamazenta No. 889 Zamazenta Urshifu No. 892 Urshifu Glastrier No. 896 Glastrier Enamorus No. 905 Enamorus Nacli No. 932 Nacli Naclstack No. 933 Naclstack Garganacl No. 934 Garganacl Armarouge No. 936 Armarouge Ceruledge No. 937 Ceruledge Klawf No. 950 Klawf Rellor No. 953 Rellor Rabsca No. 954 Rabsca Varoom No. 965 Varoom Revavroom No. 966 Revavroom Orthworm No. 968 Orthworm Glimmet No. 969 Glimmet Glimmora No. 970 Glimmora Kingambit No. 983 Kingambit Sandy Shocks No. 989 Sandy Shocks Iron Treads No. 990 Iron Treads Iron Hands No. 992 Iron Hands Iron Thorns No. 995 Iron Thorns Iron Leaves No. 1010 Iron Leaves Poltchageist No. 1012 Poltchageist Sinistcha No. 1013 Sinistcha Archaludon No. 1018 Archaludon Iron Boulder No. 1022 Iron Boulder Iron Crown No. 1023 Iron Crown

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