Iron Defense
steelstatus
Power—
Accuracy—
PP15
Priority0
Targetuser
- Raises the user's Defense by 2 stages.
In game
The user hardens its body's surface like iron, sharply boosting its Defense stat.
Pokémon that learn Iron Defense 68
| # | Pokémon | Types | STAB |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9 |  Blastoise | water | — |
| 15 |  Beedrill | bugpoison | — |
| 80 |  Galarian Slowbro | poisonpsychic | — |
| 80 |  Slowbro | waterpsychic | — |
| 122 |  Mr. Mime | psychicfairy | — |
| 127 |  Pinsir | bug | — |
| 199 |  Galarian Slowking | poisonpsychic | — |
| 199 |  Slowking | waterpsychic | — |
| 205 |  Forretress | bugsteel | STAB |
| 208 |  Steelix | steelground | STAB |
| 212 |  Scizor | bugsteel | STAB |
| 214 |  Heracross | bugfighting | — |
| 227 |  Skarmory | steelflying | STAB |
| 248 |  Tyranitar | rockdark | — |
| 303 |  Mawile | steelfairy | STAB |
| 306 |  Aggron | steelrock | STAB |
| 324 |  Torkoal | fire | — |
| 373 |  Salamence | dragonflying | — |
| 376 |  Metagross | steelpsychic | STAB |
| 389 |  Torterra | grassground | — |
| 395 |  Empoleon | watersteel | STAB |
| 411 |  Bastiodon | rocksteel | STAB |
| 448 |  Lucario | fightingsteel | STAB |
| 464 |  Rhyperior | groundrock | — |
| 530 |  Excadrill | groundsteel | STAB |
| 545 |  Scolipede | bugpoison | — |
| 560 |  Scrafty | darkfighting | — |
| 563 |  Cofagrigus | ghost | — |
| 579 |  Reuniclus | psychic | — |
| 584 |  Vanilluxe | ice | — |
| 618 |  Galarian Stunfisk | groundsteel | STAB |
| 623 |  Golurk | groundghost | — |
| 652 |  Chesnaught | grassfighting | — |
| 666 |  Meadow Vivillon | bugflying | — |
| 681 |  Blade Aegislash | steelghost | STAB |
| 681 |  Shield Aegislash | steelghost | STAB |
| 689 |  Barbaracle | rockwater | — |
| 697 |  Tyrantrum | rockdragon | — |
| 699 |  Aurorus | rockice | — |
| 707 |  Klefki | steelfairy | STAB |
| 713 |  Avalugg | ice | — |
| 713 |  Hisuian Avalugg | icerock | — |
| 740 |  Crabominable | fightingice | — |
| 745 |  Dusk Lycanroc | rock | — |
| 745 |  Midday Lycanroc | rock | — |
| 745 |  Midnight Lycanroc | rock | — |
| 748 |  Toxapex | poisonwater | — |
| 750 |  Mudsdale | ground | — |
| 752 |  Araquanid | waterbug | — |
| 768 |  Golisopod | bugwater | — |
| 784 |  Kommo-o | dragonfighting | — |
| 823 |  Corviknight | flyingsteel | STAB |
| 841 |  Flapple | grassdragon | — |
| 842 |  Appletun | grassdragon | — |
| 844 |  Sandaconda | ground | — |
| 863 |  Perrserker | steel | STAB |
| 865 |  Sirfetch’d | fighting | — |
| 866 |  Mr. Rime | icepsychic | — |
| 867 |  Runerigus | groundghost | — |
| 870 |  Falinks | fighting | — |
| 934 |  Garganacl | rock | — |
| 936 |  Armarouge | firepsychic | — |
| 937 |  Ceruledge | fireghost | — |
| 968 |  Orthworm | steel | STAB |
| 970 |  Glimmora | rockpoison | — |
| 983 |  Kingambit | darksteel | STAB |
| 1013 |  Unremarkable Form Sinistcha | grassghost | — |
| 1018 |  Archaludon | steeldragon | STAB |