#0304
Aron
Iron Armor Pokémon
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.
Details
Height0.4 m
Weight60.0 kg
Gender50.0% ♂ · 50.0% ♀
Catch rate180(33.8%)Moderate
Base friendship35Low
Hatch time35 cycles · ~9,180 steps
Growth rateslow
Base EXP66
Base stats
HP
50
Attack
70
Defense
100
Sp. Atk
40
Sp. Def
40
Speed
30
Total
330
Base Stat Total
Competitive movesets
Smogon UniversityBattle-ready sets by tier, straight from Smogon. Pick a generation and format — a “/” means either option works in that slot.
Source: Smogon (via pkmn) · Data snapshot: Jul 31, 2026 · 18,880 rows
Where to find Aron
Wild encounter locations across the games. Availability may also include trades, evolution, gifts, and events not listed here.
Sapphire
Emerald
XD: Gale of Darkness
Diamond
Platinum
HeartGold
SoulSilver
Omega Ruby
Alpha Sapphire
Evolution
Notable moves
The strongest damaging moves Aron can learn — same-type (STAB) moves get a 1.5× power bonus in battle.
Moves
| Lv. | Move & effect | Type | Class | Power | Acc. | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Harden Raises the user’s Defense by one stage. | Normal | Status | — | — | 30 |
| 1 | Tackle Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect. | Normal | Physical | 40 | 100 | 35 |
| 4 | Metal Claw Has a chance to raise the user’s Attack by one stage. | Steel | Physical | 50 | 95 | 35 |
| 4 | Mud-Slap Has a chance to lower the target’s accuracy by one stage. | Ground | Special | 20 | 100 | 10 |
| 8 | Rock Tomb Has a chance to lower the target’s Speed by one stage. | Rock | Physical | 60 | 95 | 15 |
| 12 | Roar Immediately ends wild battles. Forces trainers to switch Pokémon. | Normal | Status | — | — | 20 |
| 16 | Headbutt Has a chance to make the target flinch. | Normal | Physical | 70 | 100 | 15 |
| 20 | Protect Prevents any moves from hitting the user this turn. | Normal | Status | — | — | 10 |
| 24 | Rock Slide Has a chance to make the target flinch. | Rock | Physical | 75 | 90 | 10 |
| 28 | Iron Head Has a chance to make the target flinch. | Steel | Physical | 80 | 100 | 15 |
| 33 | Metal Sound Lowers the target’s Special Defense by two stages. | Steel | Status | — | 85 | 40 |
| 36 | Take Down User receives 1/4 the damage it inflicts in recoil. | Normal | Physical | 90 | 85 | 20 |
| 40 | Autotomize Raises the user’s Speed by two stages and halves the user’s weight. | Steel | Status | — | — | 15 |
| 44 | Iron Tail Has a chance to lower the target’s Defense by one stage. | Steel | Physical | 100 | 75 | 15 |
| 48 | Iron Defense Raises the user’s Defense by two stages. | Steel | Status | — | — | 15 |
| 52 | Heavy Slam Power is higher when the user weighs more than the target, up to a maximum of 120. | Steel | Physical | — | 100 | 10 |
| 56 | Double-Edge User receives 1/3 the damage inflicted in recoil. | Normal | Physical | 120 | 100 | 15 |
| 60 | Metal Burst Strikes back at the last Pokémon to hit the user this turn with 1.5× the damage. | Steel | Physical | — | 100 | 10 |
Breeding & egg moves
Aron can inherit these egg moves by breeding with a compatible parent that knows the move and shares an egg group.
Sprites & renders
18 sprites & renders for Aron.
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Community notes
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Cite this page
“Aron”. Pokémonism. Retrieved [date] from pokemonism.com/pokedex/aron.
Species data from PokéAPI.