Is Aron Good in Sword & Shield Playthrough?
Aron shows up in the Crown Tundra DLC. Steel/Rock evolving into Aggron at level 42 is a long road, but the defensive typing resists Normal, Flying, Bug, Rock, Ice, Dragon, Fairy, and Psychic. Postgame DLC timing limits story use, but Aggron is a solid physical wall for Crown Tundra content.
Aron has the type edge here and should clean up Milo's team.
Aron trades roughly evenly with Nessa's team.
Aron has the type edge here and should clean up Kabu's team.
Bea's team hits Aron's weaknesses hard.
Aron has the type edge here and should clean up Opal's team.
Aron has the type edge here and should clean up Gordie's team.
Aron trades roughly evenly with Piers's team.
Aron trades roughly evenly with Raihan's team.
Aron has the type edge here and should clean up Bede's team.
Aggron trades roughly evenly with Leon's team.
Catch Aron on Lakeside Cave (overworld, Lv 60-65). All Weather.
Your Aron should hit Level 42 before you reach Leon, at typical leveling pace.
How to Get Aron in Sword & Shield
2 encounter spots for Aron at decent spawn rates starting from endgame routes. Best and Earliest sort options below help narrow down your approach based on odds vs. Accessibility.
Aron Weakness
Aron is weak to Fighting, Ground, and Water. Watch out for Fighting and Ground attacks, those deal 4x damage. On the flip side, it's immune to Poison-type moves entirely. With 8 resistances, the defensive profile is strong. Aron's physical bulk (base 100 Def) helps cushion physical weakness hits, but special attackers are the bigger threat.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 4x (Critical) | Fighting, Ground |
| 2x (Weak) | Water |
| 0.5x (Resist) | Ice, Psychic, Bug, Rock, Dragon, Fairy |
| 0.25x (Resist) | Normal, Flying |
| 0x (Immune) | Poison |
What is Aron Weak Against
GoodBest Pokemon Against Aron
 Pancham Fighting | D | |
 Mudbray Ground | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Aron View Mudbray builds →Bulldoze 4x127-150%KO Rock Smash 4x61-71% | ||
 Machop Fighting | C | |
 Diggersby NormalGround | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Aron View Diggersby builds →Mud Shot 4x127-150%KO Double Kick 4x30-36% | ||
 Stufful NormalFighting | C | |
 Hitmonlee Fighting | C | |
 Stunfisk GroundElectric | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Aron View Stunfisk builds →Mud Shot 4x165-194%KO Revenge 4x57-68% Water Gun 2x42-49% | ||
Pancham Fighting | D | |
 Quagsire WaterGround | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Aron View Quagsire builds →Mud Shot 4x140-166%KO Water Gun 2x54-65% | ||
Mudbray Ground | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Aron View Mudbray builds →Bulldoze 4x117-138%KO Rock Smash 4x52-62% | ||
 Excadrill GroundSteel | B | |
Hitmonlee Fighting | C | |
 Sawk Fighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Aron View Sawk builds →Brick Break 4x165-194%KO Dig 4x116-138%KO | ||
 Pangoro FightingDark | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Aron View Pangoro builds →Vital Throw 4x153-181%KO Dig 4x116-138%KO | ||
 Bewear NormalFighting | C | |
Excadrill GroundSteel | B | |
Hitmonlee Fighting | C | |
Sawk Fighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Aron View Sawk builds →Brick Break 4x168-198%KO Dig 4x119-140%KO | ||
Pangoro FightingDark | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Aron View Pangoro builds →Vital Throw 4x158-186%KO Dig 4x119-140%KO | ||
Bewear NormalFighting | C | |
Excadrill GroundSteel | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Aron View Excadrill builds →Dig 4x180-213%KO Brick Break 4x114-135%KO | ||
 Passimian Fighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Aron View Passimian builds →Brick Break 4x157-185%KO Bulldoze 4x82-97% | ||
Pangoro FightingDark | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Aron View Pangoro builds →Brick Break 4x162-191%KO Dig 4x114-135%KO | ||
Hitmonlee Fighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Aron View Hitmonlee builds →Close Combat 4x243-286%KO Bulldoze 4x82-97% | ||
Sawk Fighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Aron View Sawk builds →Brick Break 4x162-191%KO Dig 4x114-135%KO | ||
Excadrill GroundSteel | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Aron View Excadrill builds →Dig 4x188-222%KO Brick Break 4x116-137%KO | ||
 Hitmonchan Fighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Aron View Hitmonchan builds →Focus Punch 4x280-330%KO Bulldoze 4x77-90% | ||
 Hippowdon Ground | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Aron View Hippowdon builds →Earthquake 4x197-232%KO Revenge 4x82-97% | ||
Passimian Fighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Aron View Passimian builds →Brick Break 4x160-189%KO Bulldoze 4x86-101%KO | ||
Pangoro FightingDark | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Aron View Pangoro builds →Brick Break 4x165-195%KO Dig 4x116-137%KO | ||
Excadrill GroundSteel | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Aron View Excadrill builds →Dig 4x191-225%KO Brick Break 4x118-140%KO | ||
 Hawlucha Fighting | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Aron View Hawlucha builds →High Jump Kick 4x225-265%KO Dig 4x93-110%KO | ||
Hitmonchan Fighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Aron View Hitmonchan builds →Focus Punch 4x284-335%KO Bulldoze 4x79-93% | ||
 Timburr Fighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Aron View Timburr builds →Focus Punch 4x229-270%KO Dig 4x85-100%KO | ||
Hippowdon Ground | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Aron View Hippowdon builds →Earthquake 4x203-240%KO Revenge 4x82-97% | ||
Excadrill GroundSteel | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Aron View Excadrill builds →Earthquake 4x235-277%KO Brick Break 4x119-140%KO | ||
Passimian Fighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Aron View Passimian builds →Close Combat 4x256-302%KO Bulldoze 4x87-103%KO | ||
 Gurdurr Fighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Aron View Gurdurr builds →Focus Punch 4x283-333%KO Dig 4x103-122%KO | ||
 Heracross BugFighting | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Aron View Heracross builds →Close Combat 4x265-312%KO Dig 4x119-140%KO | ||
Sawk Fighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Aron View Sawk builds →Close Combat 4x265-312%KO Dig 4x119-140%KO | ||
 Poliwrath WaterFighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Aron View Poliwrath builds →Close Combat 4x209-246%KO Earthquake 4x117-138%KO Dive 2x70-82% | ||
Excadrill GroundSteel | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Aron View Excadrill builds →Earthquake 4x235-277%KO Brick Break 4x119-140%KO | ||
Passimian Fighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Aron View Passimian builds →Close Combat 4x256-302%KO Earthquake 4x143-168%KO | ||
Gurdurr Fighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Aron View Gurdurr builds →Focus Punch 4x283-333%KO Dig 4x103-122%KO | ||
Pangoro FightingDark | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Aron View Pangoro builds →Close Combat 4x262-309%KO Earthquake 4x147-173%KO | ||
Poliwrath WaterFighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Aron View Poliwrath builds →Close Combat 4x209-246%KO Earthquake 4x117-138%KO Dive 2x70-82% | ||
Excadrill GroundSteel | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Aron View Excadrill builds →Earthquake 4x235-277%KO Brick Break 4x119-140%KO | ||
Passimian Fighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Aron View Passimian builds →Close Combat 4x256-302%KO Earthquake 4x143-168%KO | ||
Gurdurr Fighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Aron View Gurdurr builds →Focus Punch 4x283-333%KO Dig 4x103-122%KO | ||
Pangoro FightingDark | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Aron View Pangoro builds →Close Combat 4x262-309%KO Earthquake 4x147-173%KO | ||
In Sword & Shield, Machamp can KO Aron with Close Combat (286-337%). Excadrill threatens a KO with Earthquake (224-263%). Urshifu's Close Combat also KOs at 389-457%.
 Machamp Fighting | B | |
Recommended Build AbilityGuts ItemFlame Orb NatureAdamant Moves
Damage vs Aron View Machamp builds →Bullet Punch16-19% Knock Off26-31% Close Combat 4x286-337%KO | ||
Excadrill GroundSteel | B | |
Recommended Build AbilitySandrush ItemLeftovers NatureJolly Moves
Damage vs Aron View Excadrill builds →Earthquake 4x224-263%KO Rapid Spin5-5% | ||
 Urshifu FightingDark | B | |
Recommended Build AbilityUnseenfist ItemChoice Band NatureJolly Moves
Damage vs Aron View Urshifu builds →Close Combat 4x389-457%KO Sucker Punch57-67% U Turn19-22% | ||
Aron Evolutions
Three stages ahead. Aron grows into Lairon, then pushes on to Aggron. Check the evolution methods below. For breeding, slow to hatch with plenty of partners via one egg group. Evolving adds up to 200 stat points total. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
SwSh Aron Best Moveset
Steel/Rock with 100 Defense is bulky for a pre-evo but 50 HP undercuts it and 30 Speed goes dead last. AbilitySturdy guarantees surviving one hit from full, the only competitive trait here. The moveset waits for Aggron's 110 Attack and 180 Defense.
Best Build
Aron best EVs are Attack and HP
Physical Tank Moveset
- Endeavor
- Earthquake
- Protect
- Reversal
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
Breeding opens up real options for Aron. Curse and Dragon Rush come exclusively from egg moves, and they're worth the effort. The rest of the kit covers basics through Head Smash and Steel Roller and Normal and Fighting coverage and more.
How to Read the Moves Table
Tabs
- Level-Up
- Learned by leveling up.
- TM
- Taught by a Technical Machine.
- Egg
- Inherited via breeding.
- Tutor
- NPC tutor (cost: items, BP, money).
- Reminder
- An NPC reteaches any move this Pokemon could have learned by leveling up.
- Transfer
- Carried over from an older game using Pokemon HOME.
- Event
- Given out through Mystery Gift events.
Visual Signals
CAT (Category)
How the move deals damage and which stats it uses.
A small dot on the icon's corner marks the move as contact. That triggers abilities like Static, Flame Body, Rough Skin, or Iron Barbs, plus items like Rocky Helmet and Sticky Barb.
Tier (S to D)
Each move's competitive rank in RankedBoost's system. TM, Egg, and Tutor sort by tier by default (best first). On Level-Up, click the Tier header to do the same.
PWR (Power)
Base damage. Numbers shown in a type color include STAB (base × 1.5). Hover any colored number to see the math.
— means no power (status moves) or variable power.
Sorting & Filter
Click any column header to sort. Level-Up opens with Lv 1 at the top. TM, Egg, and Tutor open with the highest-tier moves at the top.
Search filters by move name or type. The Filter button limits the list to STAB, Physical, Special, or Status moves.
Level-Up Moves
TM Moves
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Base Stats
It eats iron ore—and sometimes railroad tracks—to build up the steel armor that protects its body.
When Aron evolves, its steel armor peels off. In ancient times, people would collect Aron’s shed armor and make good use of it in their daily lives.
Aron Sword & Shield Guide
For Sword & Shield, you can run Aron through the first few routes without issues. 330 BST won't carry you far though. Get it to Lairon as fast as you can.
Game Availability
Available in 15 titles since its debut in Ruby & Sapphire, Aron spans 8 generations of Pokemon games. It's accessible through catching or hatching as a base form in most mainline games.
Click a game to view version-specific details
- Gen 1RB
Red & Blue - Gen 1Y
Yellow - Gen 2GS
Gold & Silver - Gen 2C
Crystal - Gen 3RSDebut
Ruby & Sapphire - Gen 3E
Emerald - Gen 3FRLG
FireRed & LeafGreen - Gen 4DP
Diamond & Pearl - Gen 4Pt
Platinum - Gen 4HGSS
HeartGold & SoulSilver - Gen 5BW
Black & White - Gen 5B2W2
Black 2 & White 2 - Gen 6XY
X & Y - Gen 6ORAS
Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire - Gen 7SM
Sun & Moon - Gen 7USUM
Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon - Gen 7LGPE
Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee - Gen 8SwSh
Sword & Shield - Gen 8BDSP
Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl - Gen 8PLA
Legends: Arceus - Gen 9SV
Scarlet & Violet - Gen 9LZA
Legends: Z-A - Gen 10WW
Winds & Waves