Iron Defense
Steel-type status move in Pokémon HeartGold & SoulSilver.
Flavor
StatusThe user hardens its body’s surface like iron, sharply raising its Defense stat.
Learners
Learners
StatusIron Defense
Steel-type move
Introduced
Generation III
Power
-
Accuracy
-
PP
15
Priority
0
Makes contact?
No
Machine
-
Related
| Move | Type | Class | TM/HM | Power | Acc. | PP | Pokémon | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bullet Punch | |  Physical | - | 40 | 100 | 30 | 10 | The user strikes with a tough punch as fast as a bullet. This move always goes first. |
| Doom Desire | |  Special | - | 120 | 85 | 5 | 1 | Two turns after this move is used, the user blasts the foe with a concentrated bundle of light. |
| Flash Cannon | | Special | 80 | 100 | 10 | 41 | The user gathers all its light energy and releases it at once. It may also lower the foe’s Sp. Def stat. | |
| Gyro Ball | | Physical | - | 100 | 5 | 49 | The user tackles the foe with a high-speed spin. The slower the user, the greater the damage. | |
| Iron Head | | Physical | - | 80 | 100 | 15 | 67 | The foe slams the target with its steel-hard head. It may also make the target flinch. |
| Iron Tail | | Physical | 100 | 75 | 15 | 193 | The foe is slammed with a steel-hard tail. It may also lower the target’s Defense stat. | |
| Magnet Bomb | | Physical | - | 60 | - | 20 | 4 | The user launches a steel bomb that sticks to the target. This attack will not miss. |
| Metal Burst | | Physical | - | - | 100 | 10 | 6 | The user retaliates against the foe that last inflicted damage on it with much greater power. |
| Metal Claw | | Physical | - | 50 | 95 | 35 | 27 | The foe is raked with steel claws. It may also raise the user’s Attack stat. |
| Metal Sound | | Status | - | - | 85 | 40 | 14 | A horrible sound like scraping metal is emitted to sharply reduce the foe’s Sp. Def stat. |
| Meteor Mash | | Physical | - | 100 | 85 | 10 | 3 | The foe is hit with a hard punch fired like a meteor. It may also raise the user’s Attack. |
| Mirror Shot | | Special | - | 65 | 85 | 10 | 5 | The user looses a flash of energy from its polished body. It may also lower the target’s accuracy. |
| Steel Wing | | Physical | 70 | 90 | 25 | 54 | The foe is hit with wings of steel. It may also raise the user’s Defense stat. |
