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Pokédex No.0995
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Iron Thorns

No.0995 · Paradox Pokémon

Iron Thorns

テツノイバラ

RockElectric
Height
1.6 m
Weight
303.0 kg
Color
Green
Shape
Upright
Abilities

Raises highest stat on Electric Terrain, or if holding Booster Energy.

02 //Base stats

Base stats
StatBase
HP100
310–404
Attack134
245–403
Defense110
202–350
Sp. Atk70
130–262
Sp. Def84
155–293
Speed72
134–267
Total570Higher than 88% of all Pokémon

Ranges assume 0 IV/0 EV with a hindering nature (min) up to 31 IV/252 EV with a boosting nature (max).

HP 100Attack 134Defense 110Speed 72Sp. Def 84Sp. Atk 70
  • HPtop 13%
  • Attacktop 3%
  • Defensetop 11%
  • Sp. Atktop 46%
  • Sp. Deftop 29%
  • Speedtop 40%

03 //Type matchups

Defensive multipliers
Type matchups
Takes 4× damage
Ground
Takes 2× damage
WaterGrassFighting
Takes ½× damage
NormalFireElectricPoison
Takes ¼× damage
Flying
Damage taken from every type
Normal½×
Fire½×
Water2×
Electric½×
Grass2×
Ice1×
Fighting2×
Poison½×
Ground4×
Flying¼×
Psychic1×
Bug1×
Rock1×
Ghost1×
Dragon1×
Dark1×
Steel1×
Fairy1×
Its own types hit these super-effectively (STAB)
FireWaterIceFlyingBug

04 //Easily confused with

Most similar silhouettes
Easily confused with
Iron Thorns silhouette
Iron Thorns
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Ranked by a DINOv2 vision model comparing silhouette shapes — these are the options Who's That Pokémon? hard mode will try to trip you up with. Tap to reveal.

05 //Where to find it

By game
Where to find it
GamesLocationMethod
S
Trade from Violet
V
Area ZeroAtlasWild
ZA
Not in this game

Gens 1–7 from PokéAPI checked against Serebii (places PokéAPI lacks come from Serebii), Let's Go and Gens 8–9 from Serebii. Rates are the chance per encounter in that spot; Gen 8–9 raids and overview-only spots list no levels or rates. Tap a place for its page, or Atlas to find it on the map.

06 //Moves

89 moves
Moves
LvMoveTypeCat.Pow
1Page →Fire65
1Page →Ice65
1Page →Steel—
1Page →Rock50
1Page →Electric65
7Page →Normal—
21Page →Rock60
28Page →Dark60
35Page →Electric—
42Page →Rock75
49Page →Rock—
56Page →Electric90
63Page →Bug25
70Page →Ground100
77Page →Rock—
84Page →Rock100
91Page →Normal150

Learnset from Scarlet & Violet. Tap a move for its effect.

07 //Pokédex entries

2 unique entries
Pokédex entries
Some of its notable features match those of an object named within a certain expedition journal as Iron Thorns.
Violet
It has some similarities to a Pokémon introduced in a dubious magazine as a Tyranitar from one billion years into the future.
Scarlet

08 //Names in other languages

9 languages
Names in other languages
Japanese
テツノイバラ
Rōmaji
Tetsunoibara
Korean
무쇠가시
Chinese (Simplified)
铁荆棘
Chinese (Traditional)
鐵荊棘
French
Épine-de-Fer
German
Eisendorn
Spanish
Ferropúas
Italian
Spineferree

09 //Training & breeding

Training & breeding

Training

EV yield3 Attack
Catch rate30 (8.8% per Poké Ball at full HP, Gen 5+)
Base friendship0
Base experience285
Growth rateSlow

Breeding

Egg groupsNo Eggs
Egg cycles50
GenderGenderless
Gender differencesNo
Habitat—

Other names

Japaneseテツノイバラ
Korean무쇠가시
GermanEisendorn
FrenchÉpine-de-Fer
SpanishFerropúas
ItalianSpineferree

Regional Pokédex numbers

Paldea #387

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Iron Thorns summary

Iron Thorns is a Rock/Electric-type Paradox Pokémon introduced in Generation 9, number 995 in the National Pokédex. It has a base stat total of 570 (HP 100, Attack 134, Defense 110, Sp. Atk 70, Sp. Def 84, Speed 72). It is weak to Ground (4×), Fighting, Grass and Water moves. Its abilities are quark-drive.

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