Iron Thorns Pokemon Guide

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Iron Thorns Pokemon Guide

Iron Thorns is a Rock / Electric-type Pokemon. This guide covers Iron Thorns’s stats, best moves, abilities, evolution, shiny form, typing, weaknesses and locations across Pokemon games.

Normal Form

Iron Thorns

Shiny Form

Shiny Iron Thorns

Iron Thorns Description

Iron Thorns is a Rock / Electric-type Pokemon with the National Dex number #0995. It is known for its role in modern Pokemon games and its distinct typing, movepool and battle identity.

Iron Thorns Quick Facts

Here are the key facts to know about Iron Thorns, including its type, abilities, height, weight and species information.

Name

Iron Thorns

National Dex

#0995

Type

Rock / Electric

Species

Paradox Pokemon

Height

5’03” / 1.6 m

Weight

668.0 lbs / 303.0 kg

Abilities

Quark Drive

Iron Thorns Stats

Iron Thorns’s stats define how it performs in battle, including its offensive pressure, defensive value and speed tier.

Iron Thorns Best Moves Across Pokemon Games

Iron Thorns can use a mix of same-type attacks and coverage moves. These are some of Iron Thorns’s most useful and recognizable moves across Pokemon games.

Iron Thorns All Moves

Iron Thorns can learn different moves depending on the Pokemon game. Use the section below to view Iron Thorns’s move list by learn method.

Move data shown from: Pokemon Scarlet and Violet

Level-Up Moves

Level	Move	Type	Category	Power	Accuracy
1	Fire Fang	Fire	Physical	65	95
1	Ice Fang	Ice	Physical	65	95
1	Iron Defense	Steel	Status	–	–
1	Rock Throw	Rock	Physical	50	90
1	Thunder Fang	Electric	Physical	65	95
7	Screech	Normal	Status	–	85
21	Rock Tomb	Rock	Physical	60	95
28	Bite	Dark	Physical	60	100
35	Charge	Electric	Status	–	–
42	Rock Slide	Rock	Physical	75	90
49	Sandstorm	Rock	Status	–	–
56	Wild Charge	Electric	Physical	90	100
63	Pin Missile	Bug	Physical	25	95
70	Earthquake	Ground	Physical	100	100
77	Stealth Rock	Rock	Status	–	–
84	Stone Edge	Rock	Physical	100	80
91	Giga Impact	Normal	Physical	150	90

TM Moves

Method	Move	Type	Category	Power	Accuracy
TM	Blizzard	Ice	Special	110	70
TM	Body Press	Fighting	Physical	80	100
TM	Body Slam	Normal	Physical	85	100
TM	Breaking Swipe	Dragon	Physical	60	100
TM	Brick Break	Fighting	Physical	75	100
TM	Bulldoze	Ground	Physical	60	100
TM	Charge	Electric	Status	–	–
TM	Charge Beam	Electric	Special	50	90
TM	Crunch	Dark	Physical	80	100
TM	Curse	Ghost	Status	–	–
TM	Dig	Ground	Physical	80	100
TM	Double Edge	Normal	Physical	120	100
TM	Dragon Claw	Dragon	Physical	80	100
TM	Dragon Dance	Dragon	Status	–	–
TM	Dragon Tail	Dragon	Physical	60	90
TM	Earth Power	Ground	Special	90	100
TM	Earthquake	Ground	Physical	100	100
TM	Eerie Impulse	Electric	Status	–	100
TM	Electric Terrain	Electric	Status	–	–
TM	Electro Ball	Electric	Special	–	100
TM	Electroweb	Electric	Special	55	95
TM	Endure	Normal	Status	–	–
TM	Facade	Normal	Physical	70	100
TM	Fire Blast	Fire	Special	110	85
TM	Fire Fang	Fire	Physical	65	95
TM	Fire Punch	Fire	Physical	75	100
TM	Flamethrower	Fire	Special	90	100
TM	Fling	Dark	Physical	–	100
TM	Focus Blast	Fighting	Special	120	70
TM	Giga Impact	Normal	Physical	150	90
TM	Heavy Slam	Steel	Physical	–	100
TM	High Horsepower	Ground	Physical	95	95
TM	Hyper Beam	Normal	Special	150	90
TM	Ice Beam	Ice	Special	90	100
TM	Ice Fang	Ice	Physical	65	95
TM	Ice Punch	Ice	Physical	75	100
TM	Iron Defense	Steel	Status	–	–
TM	Iron Head	Steel	Physical	80	100
TM	Low Kick	Fighting	Physical	–	100
TM	Metal Claw	Steel	Physical	50	95
TM	Meteor Beam	Rock	Special	120	90
TM	Power Gem	Rock	Special	80	100
TM	Protect	Normal	Status	–	–
TM	Rain Dance	Water	Status	–	–
TM	Rest	Psychic	Status	–	–
TM	Rock Blast	Rock	Physical	25	90
TM	Rock Slide	Rock	Physical	75	90
TM	Rock Tomb	Rock	Physical	60	95
TM	Sand Tomb	Ground	Physical	35	85
TM	Sandstorm	Rock	Status	–	–
TM	Scary Face	Normal	Status	–	100
TM	Smack Down	Rock	Physical	50	100
TM	Snarl	Dark	Special	55	95
TM	Spikes	Ground	Status	–	–
TM	Stealth Rock	Rock	Status	–	–
TM	Stomping Tantrum	Ground	Physical	75	100
TM	Stone Edge	Rock	Physical	100	80
TM	Substitute	Normal	Status	–	–
TM	Sunny Day	Fire	Status	–	–
TM	Supercell Slam	Electric	Physical	100	95
TM	Swords Dance	Normal	Status	–	–
TM	Take Down	Normal	Physical	90	85
TM	Taunt	Dark	Status	–	100
TM	Tera Blast	Normal	Special	80	100
TM	Thunder	Electric	Special	110	70
TM	Thunder Fang	Electric	Physical	65	95
TM	Thunder Punch	Electric	Physical	75	100
TM	Thunder Wave	Electric	Status	–	90
TM	Thunderbolt	Electric	Special	90	100
TM	Volt Switch	Electric	Special	70	100
TM	Wild Charge	Electric	Physical	90	100

Egg Moves

Move	Type	Category	Power	Accuracy
Electric Terrain	Electric	Status	–	–

Iron Thorns Typing, Weaknesses and Resistances

Iron Thorns is a Rock / Electric-type Pokemon. This typing gives it important strengths and weaknesses across Pokemon battles.

Type

Rock / Electric

Weaknesses

Water, Grass, Fighting, Ground

Resistances

Normal, Fire, Electric, Poison, Flying

Immunity

None

Iron Thorns Abilities

Iron Thorns’s abilities shape how it performs in battle and how it fits onto different teams.

Iron Thorns Evolution

Iron Thorns does not evolve. It is treated as a single-stage Paradox Pokemon in the National Pokedex.

Single Stage

Iron Thorns

Does not evolve

Where to Find Iron Thorns in Pokemon Games

Iron Thorns is a future Paradox Pokemon introduced in Pokemon Scarlet and Violet. It is mainly associated with Pokemon Violet and Area Zero, while Pokemon Scarlet players usually need to trade or transfer to obtain it.

Generation 9: Scarlet, Violet and Legends Z-A

Game	Where to Find Iron Thorns
Pokemon Scarlet	Trade from Pokemon Violet or transfer when supported.
Pokemon Violet	Found in Area Zero in Pokemon Violet. Trade or transfer for Pokemon Scarlet.
Pokemon Legends Z-A	Location data not yet available.

Generation 10: Pokemon Winds and Waves

Game	Where to Find Iron Thorns
Pokemon Winds and Waves	Coming soon once official location, encounter or transfer information is confirmed.

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