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Move Dex / Ruby / Sapphire / Iron Defense

Iron Defense

Gen 3 · Ruby / Sapphire

Steel

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PP: 15Priority: 0Target: The user

The user hardens its body’s surface to sharply raise its DEFENSE stat.

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Stat changes

Defense +2

Move details

Category: Net Good Stats

Contest type

Contest type: ToughContest effect: #15Super Contest effects: #13

Prevents jamming for the rest of this turn.

Prevents the Voltage from going up in the same turn.

Pokémon that learn this move

11 Pokémon

#212Scizor
BugSteel
#069Mawile
SteelFairy
#070Aron
SteelRock
#071Lairon
SteelRock
#072Aggron
SteelRock
#105Torkoal
Fire
#176Clamperl
Water
#191Metang
SteelPsychic
#192Metagross
Pseudo-legendary
SteelPsychic
#193Regirock
Legendary
Rock
#195Registeel
Legendary
Steel

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