#1022
Iron Boulder
Paradox Pokémon
It was named after a mysterious object recorded in an old book. Its body seems to be metallic.
Details
Height1.5 m
Weight162.5 kg
GenderGenderless
Catch rate10(3.9%)Hard
Base friendship0None
Hatch time50 cycles · ~13,005 steps
Growth rateslow
Base EXP295
Base stats
HP
90
Attack
120
Defense
80
Sp. Atk
68
Sp. Def
108
Speed
124
Total
590
Base Stat Total
Competitive movesets
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Source: Smogon (via pkmn) · Data snapshot: Jul 31, 2026 · 18,880 rows
Evolution
This Pokémon does not evolve.
Notable moves
The strongest damaging moves Iron Boulder can learn — same-type (STAB) moves get a 1.5× power bonus in battle.
Moves
| Lv. | Move & effect | Type | Class | Power | Acc. | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Electric Terrain For five turns, prevents all Pokémon on the ground from sleeping and strengthens their Electric moves to 1.5× their power. | Electric | Status | — | — | 10 |
| 1 | Horn Attack Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect. | Normal | Physical | 65 | 100 | 25 |
| 1 | Leer Lowers the target’s Defense by one stage. | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 30 |
| 1 | Rock Throw Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect. | Rock | Physical | 50 | 90 | 15 |
| 7 | Quick Attack Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect. | Normal | Physical | 40 | 100 | 30 |
| 14 | Slash Has an increased chance for a critical hit. | Normal | Physical | 70 | 100 | 20 |
| 21 | Agility Raises the user’s Speed by two stages. | Psychic | Status | — | — | 30 |
| 28 | Psycho Cut Has an increased chance for a critical hit. | Psychic | Physical | 70 | 100 | 20 |
| 35 | Counter Inflicts twice the damage the user received from the last physical hit it took. | Fighting | Physical | — | 100 | 20 |
| 42 | Rock Tomb Has a chance to lower the target’s Speed by one stage. | Rock | Physical | 60 | 95 | 15 |
| 49 | Sacred Sword Ignores the target’s stat modifiers. | Fighting | Physical | 90 | 100 | 15 |
| 56 | Mighty Cleave | Rock | Physical | 95 | 100 | 5 |
| 63 | Swords Dance Raises the user’s Attack by two stages. | Normal | Status | — | — | 20 |
| 70 | Megahorn Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect. | Bug | Physical | 120 | 85 | 10 |
| 77 | Quick Guard Prevents any priority moves from hitting friendly Pokémon this turn. | Fighting | Status | — | — | 15 |
| 84 | Stone Edge Has an increased chance for a critical hit. | Rock | Physical | 100 | 80 | 5 |
| 91 | Giga Impact User foregoes its next turn to recharge. | Normal | Physical | 150 | 90 | 5 |
Sprites & renders
6 sprites & renders for Iron Boulder.
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Cite this page
“Iron Boulder”. Pokémonism. Retrieved [date] from pokemonism.com/pokedex/iron-boulder.
Species data from PokéAPI.