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Iron Tail

General

Iron Tail
steel physical

Gold/Silver/Crystal GSC

Quick Description

Diamond/Pearl Flavor text
The foe is slammed with a steel-hard tail. It may also lower the target's Defense stat.
Eevine summary
Has a 30% chance to lower the target's Defense.

Damage steel Inflicts

0× against
½× against
electric fire steel water
2× against
ice rock

Stats

Power
100
Accuracy
75%
PP
15; maximum is 24
Target
enemy
Effect chance
30%
Power × accuracy
75.0
Power percentile
87.4
Priority
0

Names

Japanese
アイアンテール
Romaji
Aianteeru

Flags

TMs

Red/Blue/Yellow RBY TM
n/a
Gold/Silver/Crystal GSC TM
TM23 (¥), location: Jasmine's gift (Olivine's gym)
Ruby/Sapphire/Emerald RSE TM
TM23 (¥0), location:
Diamond/Pearl/Platinum DPPT TM
TM23 (¥), location: find on BF3 of the Iron Island cave, by following the right staircase twice

Effect Details

Has a 30% chance to lower the target's Defense.

Ruby/Sapphire/Emerald Flavor Text

Attacks with a rock-hard tail. May lower DEFENSE.

Contest Stuff

Contest Stats

Type
cool
Appeal
1 1
Jam
4 4444
Flavor text
Attempts to jam the Pokemon that appealed before the user.

Similar Moves

beauty
Will-O-Wisp
cool
Brick Break, Crush Claw, Dizzy Punch, Extrasensory, Hyper Fang, Spark
smart
Acid, Knock Off, Mega Drain, Mist Ball, Needle Arm, Pain Split
tough
Body Slam, Crunch, Lick, Low Kick, Skull Bash, Sludge, Stomp

Combos

Use Iron Tail before
none
Use Iron Tail after

Contest Effect

Pokémon

See also: All 195 in the Pokémon search

By leveling up

5 Pokémon

Red/Blue Yellow Gold/Silver Crystal Ruby/Sapphire Fire Red/Leaf Green Diamond/Pearl Platinum Pokémon Height Weight Type Gender Egg groups Abilities HP Atk Def SpA SpD Spd Avg
29 29 48 48 Aggron 6'10.7" 793.7 lb steel rock Monster Sturdy
Rock Head 		70 110 180 60 60 50 88.3
29 29 39 39 Aron 1'3.7" 132.3 lb steel rock Monster Sturdy
Rock Head 		50 70 100 40 40 30 55.0
29 29 45 45 Lairon 2'11.4" 264.6 lb steel rock Monster Sturdy
Rock Head 		60 90 140 50 50 40 71.7
45 45 38 41 Onix 28'10.5" 463 lb rock ground Mineral Sturdy
Rock Head 		35 45 160 30 45 70 64.2
45 45 38 41 Steelix 30'2.2" 881.8 lb steel ground Mineral Sturdy
Rock Head 		75 85 200 55 65 30 85.0

Machine

Too many to list!

Iron Tail in other Pokédexes