Is Iron Thorns Good in Scarlet & Violet Playthrough?
Rock/Electric Iron Thorns is a Violet-exclusive Paradox. Quark Drive on Electric Terrain. High Attack with a unique Rock/Electric typing. Handles Water, Flying, and Fire encounters. Sand Rush in sand is an alternative Speed option.
Iron Thorns resists most of Katy's coverage and hits back hard.
Iron Thorns has the type edge here and should clean up Brassius's team.
Iron Thorns resists most of Iono's coverage and hits back hard.
Iron Thorns resists most of Kofu's coverage and hits back hard.
Iron Thorns has the type edge here and should clean up Larry's team.
Iron Thorns resists most of Ryme's coverage and hits back hard.
Iron Thorns has the type edge here and should clean up Tulip's team.
Iron Thorns resists most of Grusha's coverage and hits back hard.
Rika's team hits Iron Thorns's weaknesses hard.
Iron Thorns trades roughly evenly with Poppy's team.
Iron Thorns has the type edge here and should clean up Larry's team.
Iron Thorns has the type edge here and should clean up Hassel's team.
Iron Thorns has the type edge here and should clean up Geeta's team.
Catch Iron Thorns on The Great Crater of Paldea (overworld, Lv 52-60).
Scarlet & Violet Iron Thorns Locations
3 encounter spots for Iron Thorns at moderate rates starting from endgame routes. Best and Earliest sort options below help narrow down your approach based on odds vs. Accessibility.
Best Locations to Catch Iron Thorns in Scarlet & Violet
Iron Thorns Weakness
Iron Thorns's Rock/Electric typing leaves it vulnerable to Ground, Water, Grass, and Fighting. Ground hits land at 4x, so they're the biggest threat. The Rock/Electric typing picks up 5 resistances to work with. Iron Thorns's physical bulk (base 110 Def) helps cushion physical weakness hits, but special attackers are the bigger threat.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 4x (Critical) | Ground |
| 2x (Weak) | Water, Grass, Fighting |
| 0.5x (Resist) | Normal, Fire, Electric, Poison |
| 0.25x (Resist) | Flying |
What is Iron Thorns Weak Against
VulnerableBest Pokemon Against Iron Thorns
 Lilligant Grass | C | |
 Mudbray Ground | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Iron Thorns View Mudbray builds →Bulldoze 4x80-94% Rock Smash 2x19-22% | ||
 Quagsire WaterGround | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Iron Thorns View Quagsire builds →Mud Shot 4x69-81% Surf 2x51-61% | ||
 Gabite DragonGround | C | |
 Hariyama Fighting | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Iron Thorns View Hariyama builds →Force Palm 2x45-54% Surf 2x25-29% | ||
 Mudsdale Ground | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Iron Thorns View Mudsdale builds →High Horsepower 4x145-171%KO Rock Smash 2x21-26% | ||
 Donphan Ground | B | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Iron Thorns View Donphan builds →Stomping Tantrum 4x112-132%KO | ||
Lilligant Grass | C | |
Quagsire WaterGround | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Iron Thorns View Quagsire builds →Aqua Tail 2x51-61% Mud Shot 4x65-77% | ||
 Toedscruel GroundGrass | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Iron Thorns View Toedscruel builds →Mud Shot 4x74-88% Mega Drain 2x28-33% | ||
 Hippowdon Ground | B | |
Mudsdale Ground | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Iron Thorns View Mudsdale builds →High Horsepower 4x138-163%KO Rock Smash 2x21-25% | ||
 Sandaconda Ground | C | |
Donphan Ground | B | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Iron Thorns View Donphan builds →Stomping Tantrum 4x106-126%KO | ||
Lilligant Grass | C | |
 Krookodile GroundDark | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Iron Thorns View Krookodile builds →Dig 4x109-129%KO Brick Break 2x34-40% | ||
Mudsdale Ground | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Iron Thorns View Mudsdale builds →Earthquake 4x144-169%KO Body Press 2x38-46% | ||
Hippowdon Ground | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Iron Thorns View Hippowdon builds →Dig 4x106-125%KO Body Press 2x35-42% | ||
Hariyama Fighting | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Iron Thorns View Hariyama builds →Focus Punch 2x101-119%KO Surf 2x23-27% | ||
 Palossand GhostGround | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Iron Thorns View Palossand builds →Earth Power 4x133-157%KO Giga Drain 2x38-44% | ||
Donphan Ground | B | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Iron Thorns View Donphan builds →Earthquake 4x145-171%KO | ||
Mudsdale Ground | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Iron Thorns View Mudsdale builds →Earthquake 4x148-175%KO Rock Smash 2x20-24% | ||
Hariyama Fighting | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Iron Thorns View Hariyama builds →Focus Punch 2x106-125%KO Surf 2x23-28% | ||
 Whiscash WaterGround | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Iron Thorns View Whiscash builds →Earthquake 4x103-122%KO Surf 2x56-66% | ||
 Gastrodon WaterGround | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Iron Thorns View Gastrodon builds →Earth Power 4x129-152%KO Surf 2x65-76% | ||
Krookodile GroundDark | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Iron Thorns View Krookodile builds →Earthquake 4x139-164%KO Brick Break 2x35-42% | ||
Hippowdon Ground | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Iron Thorns View Hippowdon builds →Earthquake 4x133-157%KO Body Press 2x36-43% | ||
Donphan Ground | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Iron Thorns View Donphan builds →Earthquake 4x142-168%KO Body Press 2x38-45% | ||
Mudsdale Ground | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Iron Thorns View Mudsdale builds →Earthquake 4x145-171%KO Body Press 2x39-46% | ||
Sandaconda Ground | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Iron Thorns View Sandaconda builds →Dig 4x103-121%KO Body Press 2x34-40% | ||
Krookodile GroundDark | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Iron Thorns View Krookodile builds →Earthquake 4x139-164%KO Brick Break 2x35-41% | ||
 Garchomp DragonGround | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Iron Thorns View Garchomp builds →Dig 4x123-144%KO Liquidation 2x43-51% Brick Break 2x38-45% | ||
Hippowdon Ground | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Iron Thorns View Hippowdon builds →Earthquake 4x135-159%KO Body Press 2x36-42% | ||
 Breloom GrassFighting | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Iron Thorns View Breloom builds →Focus Punch 2x113-133%KO Seed Bomb 2x61-72% Bulldoze 4x62-73% | ||
Sandaconda Ground | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Iron Thorns View Sandaconda builds →Dig 4x103-121%KO Body Press 2x34-40% | ||
 Excadrill GroundSteel | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Iron Thorns View Excadrill builds →Earthquake 4x151-177%KO Brick Break 2x37-44% | ||
 Rhydon GroundRock | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Iron Thorns View Rhydon builds →Earthquake 4x145-171%KO Hammer Arm 2x48-57% Surf 2x23-28% | ||
 Torterra GrassGround | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Iron Thorns View Torterra builds →Headlong Rush 4x151-177%KO Wood Hammer 2x75-89% Body Press 2x34-40% | ||
Krookodile GroundDark | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Iron Thorns View Krookodile builds →Earthquake 4x132-156%KO Brick Break 2x33-39% | ||
Garchomp DragonGround | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Iron Thorns View Garchomp builds →Dig 4x116-137%KO Liquidation 2x41-48% Brick Break 2x37-43% | ||
Excadrill GroundSteel | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Iron Thorns View Excadrill builds →Earthquake 4x152-179%KO Brick Break 2x38-45% | ||
Rhydon GroundRock | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Iron Thorns View Rhydon builds →Earthquake 4x148-174%KO Hammer Arm 2x49-58% Surf 2x24-28% | ||
Torterra GrassGround | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Iron Thorns View Torterra builds →Headlong Rush 4x152-179%KO Wood Hammer 2x76-90% Body Press 2x34-40% | ||
Krookodile GroundDark | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Iron Thorns View Krookodile builds →Earthquake 4x135-158%KO Brick Break 2x34-40% | ||
Garchomp DragonGround | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Iron Thorns View Garchomp builds →Dig 4x118-139%KO Liquidation 2x42-49% Brick Break 2x37-43% | ||
A | ||
Recommended Build AbilityRegenerator ItemHeavy-Duty Boots NatureRelaxed Moves
Damage vs Iron Thorns View Alomomola builds →Flip Turn 2x19-22% Scald 2x20-23% | ||
A | ||
Recommended Build AbilityLibero ItemHeavy-Duty Boots NatureJolly Moves
Damage vs Iron Thorns View Cinderace builds →U Turn19-23% Sucker Punch19-23% | ||
B | ||
Recommended Build AbilityStatic ItemHeavy-Duty Boots NatureBold Moves
Damage vs Iron Thorns View Zapdos builds →Hurricane8-9% Volt Switch10-12% Heat Wave14-17% | ||
B | ||
Recommended Build AbilityRegenerator ItemLeftovers NatureCalm Moves View Toxapex builds →
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B | ||
Recommended Build AbilityPressure ItemRocky Helmet NatureImpish Moves
Damage vs Iron Thorns View Corviknight builds →U Turn12-15% | ||
Iron Thorns Evolutions
You won't breed Iron Thorns or evolve it further. This Rock/Electric type brings 570 total stats right out of the encounter. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
Breeding
SV Iron Thorns Best Moveset
Rock/Electric at 134 Attack and 110 Defense with AbilityQuark Drive boosting the highest stat. The moveset fires physical Rock and Electric TermStab from behind real physical bulk. 72 Speed is middling but Quark Drive can boost it. 100 HP absorbs hits. B-Tier through balanced physical offense and bulk.
Best Build
Iron Thorns best EVs are Attack and Speed
Physical Setup Sweeper Moveset
- Dragon Dance
- Supercell Slam
- Earthquake
- Ice Punch
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
The level-up pool is slim, so TMs matter here. Iron Thorns's coverage across 9 types all comes from technical machines, built on top of Meteor Beam and Thunder for same-type damage. Wild Charge and Earthquake are the payoff moves.
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
Event Moves
Base Stats
It has some similarities to a Pokémon introduced in a dubious magazine as a Tyranitar from one billion years into the future.
Some of its notable features match those of an object named within a certain expedition journal as Iron Thorns.
Iron Thorns Scarlet & Violet Guide
In Scarlet & Violet, Iron Thorns works as a wallbreaker with 570 BST behind it. B-Tier on our list: a solid option in Scarlet & Violet for the right team. Dragon Dance with Booster Energy is the standard set.
Quark Drive raises highest stat on Electric Terrain, or if holding Booster Energy. That's the one you want on Iron Thorns. It's the only ability Iron Thorns has.
Iron Thorns is a physical attacker with base 134 Attack. Tanky enough to absorb a few hits, too. Speed tells the real story. Base 72 Speed is workable. Faster than some, slower than many. Fits the wallbreaker role.
In Scarlet & Violet, run Dragon Dance, Supercellslam, Earthquake, and Icepunch on Iron Thorns. Dragon Dance is the most common pick at 0% usage. This set covers the wallbreaker role with a mix of damage and utility.
Game Availability
Since Scarlet & Violet, Iron Thorns has been obtainable in 1 games. A Generation 9 debut means a shorter history, but Iron Thorns has appeared steadily across every generation since.
Click a game to view version-specific details
- Gen 1RB
Red & Blue - Gen 1Y
Yellow - Gen 2GS
Gold & Silver - Gen 2C
Crystal - Gen 3RS
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 9SVDebut
Scarlet & Violet - Gen 9LZA
Legends: Z-A - Gen 10WW
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