Game version
AppearanceStandard
- Height
- 0.9 m
- Weight
- 120.0 kg
Training & breeding details
Gender50.0% ♂ · 50.0% ♀
Catch rate90(20.1%)Moderate
Base friendship35Low
Hatch time35 cycles · ~9,180 steps
Growth rateslow
Base EXP151
Base stats
HP
60
Attack
90
Defense
140
Sp. Atk
50
Sp. Def
50
Speed
40
Total
430
Base Stat Total
Abilities
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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) · Updated: Oct 6, 2026
Where to find Lairon
Wild encounter locations across the games. Availability may also include trades, evolution, gifts, and events not listed here.
Ruby
Sapphire
Emerald
HeartGold
SoulSilver
Crown Tundra (Sword)
Evolution
Notable moves
The strongest damaging moves Lairon can learn — same-type (STAB) moves get a 1.5× power bonus in battle.
Moves
18 of 18
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| Lv. | Move & effect | Type | Class | Power | Acc. | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Harden Raises the user’s Defense by one stage. | Normal | Status | — | — | 30 |
| 1 | Metal Claw Has a chance to raise the user’s Attack by one stage. | Steel | Physical | 50 | 95 | 35 |
| 1 | Mud-Slap Has a chance to lower the target’s accuracy by one stage. | Ground | Special | 20 | 100 | 10 |
| 1 | Rock Tomb Has a chance to lower the target’s Speed by one stage. | Rock | Physical | 60 | 95 | 15 |
| 1 | Tackle Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect. | Normal | Physical | 40 | 100 | 35 |
| 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 |
| 35 | Metal Sound Lowers the target’s Special Defense by two stages. | Steel | Status | — | 85 | 40 |
| 40 | Take Down User receives 1/4 the damage it inflicts in recoil. | Normal | Physical | 90 | 85 | 20 |
| 46 | Autotomize Raises the user’s Speed by two stages and halves the user’s weight. | Steel | Status | — | — | 15 |
| 52 | Iron Tail Has a chance to lower the target’s Defense by one stage. | Steel | Physical | 100 | 75 | 15 |
| 58 | Iron Defense Raises the user’s Defense by two stages. | Steel | Status | — | — | 15 |
| 64 | Heavy Slam Power is higher when the user weighs more than the target, up to a maximum of 120. | Steel | Physical | — | 100 | 10 |
| 70 | Double-Edge User receives 1/3 the damage inflicted in recoil. | Normal | Physical | 120 | 100 | 15 |
| 76 | Metal Burst Strikes back at the last Pokémon to hit the user this turn with 1.5× the damage. | Steel | Physical | — | 100 | 10 |
Sprites & renders
22 sprites & renders for Lairon.
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Cite this page
“Lairon”. Pokémonism. Retrieved [date] from pokemonism.com/pokedex/lairon.
Species data from PokéAPI.