Iron Tail

Effect

30% chance to lower the target's Defense by 1. Has a 30% chance to lower the target's Defense by 1 stage.

Targets

One adjacent Pokémon

Properties

Makes contact

Scarlet & Violet

Usable (22 Pokémon)

Pokémon Champions

Usable (92 Pokémon)

Legends: Z-A

Usable (101 Pokémon)

Pokémon that learn Iron Tail

353 Pokémon and forms (Mega Evolutions share their base form's moves). ✓ = can learn it in that game by any method; “Gens” lists every main-series generation it could be learned in.

All (353)Champions (92)S/V (22)Z-A (101)

Pokémon	Type	Champions	S/V	Z-A	Gens
Charmander	Fire		✓	✓	3–9
Charmeleon	Fire		✓	✓	3–9
Charizard	Fire/Flying	✓	✓	✓	3–9
Squirtle	Water			✓	3–8
Wartortle	Water			✓	3–8
Blastoise	Water	✓		✓	3–8
Rattata	Normal				3–8
Alolan Rattata	Dark/Normal				7–8
Raticate	Normal				3–8
Alolan Raticate	Dark/Normal				7–8
Ekans	Poison			✓	3–8
Arbok	Poison	✓		✓	3–8
Pikachu	Electric	✓	✓	✓	3–9
Pikachu (Alola Cap)	Electric		✓		7–9
Raichu	Electric	✓	✓	✓	3–9
Alolan Raichu	Electric/Psychic	✓	✓	✓	3–9
Sandshrew	Ground				3–8
Alolan Sandshrew	Ice/Steel				7–8
Sandslash	Ground				3–8
Alolan Sandslash	Ice/Steel				7–8
Nidoran-F	Poison				3–8
Nidorina	Poison				3–8
Nidoqueen	Poison/Ground				3–8
Nidoran-M	Poison				3–8
Nidorino	Poison				3–8
Nidoking	Poison/Ground				3–8
Clefairy	Fairy			✓	3–8
Clefable	Fairy			✓	3–8
Vulpix	Fire				3–8
Alolan Vulpix	Ice				7–8
Ninetales	Fire	✓			3–8
Alolan Ninetales	Ice/Fairy	✓			7–8
Meowth	Normal				3–8
Alolan Meowth	Dark				7–8
Galarian Meowth	Steel			✓	8
Persian	Normal	✓		✓	3–8
Alolan Persian	Dark	✓		✓	7–8
Psyduck	Water				3–8
Golduck	Water				3–8
Mankey	Fighting				3–8
Primeape	Fighting				3–8
Growlithe	Fire				3–8
Arcanine	Fire	✓			3–8
Hisuian Arcanine	Fire/Rock	✓
Abra	Psychic			✓	3–8
Kadabra	Psychic			✓	3–8
Alakazam	Psychic	✓		✓	3–8
Ponyta	Fire				3–8
Galarian Ponyta	Psychic				8
Rapidash	Fire				3–8
Galarian Rapidash	Psychic/Fairy				8
Slowpoke	Water/Psychic			✓	3–8
Galarian Slowpoke	Psychic			✓	8
Slowbro	Water/Psychic	✓		✓	3–8
Galarian Slowbro	Poison/Psychic	✓		✓	8
Farfetch’d	Normal/Flying	✓		✓	3–8
Galarian Farfetch’d	Fighting			✓
Seel	Water				5–8
Dewgong	Water/Ice				5–8
Onix	Rock/Ground			✓	3–8
Alolan Exeggutor	Grass/Dragon				7–8
Cubone	Ground			✓	3–8
Marowak	Ground			✓	3–8
Alolan Marowak	Fire/Ghost			✓	3–8
Lickitung	Normal				3–8
Rhyhorn	Ground/Rock				3–8
Rhydon	Ground/Rock				3–8
Chansey	Normal				3–8
Kangaskhan	Normal	✓		✓	3–8
Electabuzz	Electric				3–8
Magmar	Fire				3–8
Tauros	Normal	✓			3–8
Paldean Tauros (Combat Breed)	Fighting	✓
Paldean Tauros (Blaze Breed)	Fighting/Fire	✓
Paldean Tauros (Aqua Breed)	Fighting/Water	✓
Gyarados	Water/Flying	✓		✓	5–8
Lapras	Water/Ice				3–8
Eevee	Normal			✓	3–8
Vaporeon	Water	✓		✓	3–8
Jolteon	Electric			✓	3–8
Flareon	Fire			✓	3–8
Porygon	Normal			✓	3–8
Aerodactyl	Rock/Flying	✓		✓	3–8
Dratini	Dragon				3–8
Dragonair	Dragon				3–8
Dragonite	Dragon/Flying	✓			3–8
Mewtwo	Psychic			✓	3–8
Mew	Psychic				3–8
Chikorita	Grass			✓	3–7
Bayleef	Grass			✓	3–7
Meganium	Grass	✓		✓	3–7
Cyndaquil	Fire				7
Quilava	Fire				7
Typhlosion	Fire				7
Hisuian Typhlosion	Fire/Ghost				7
Totodile	Water				3–7
Croconaw	Water				3–7
Feraligatr	Water	✓			3–7
Sentret	Normal				3–7
Furret	Normal				3–7
Pichu	Electric			✓	3–8
Pichu-Spiky-eared	Electric				4
Cleffa	Fairy			✓	3–8
Mareep	Electric				3–7
Flaaffy	Electric				3–7
Ampharos	Electric	✓			3–7
Marill	Water/Fairy				3–8
Azumarill	Water/Fairy	✓			3–8
Aipom	Normal		✓		3–7, 9
Wooper	Water/Ground				3–8
Quagsire	Water/Ground				3–8
Espeon	Psychic			✓	3–8
Umbreon	Dark			✓	3–8
Slowking	Water/Psychic	✓		✓	3–8
Galarian Slowking	Poison/Psychic	✓		✓	8
Girafarig	Normal/Psychic				3–7
Dunsparce	Normal				3–8
Gligar	Ground/Flying				3–7
Steelix	Steel/Ground	✓		✓	3–8
Granbull	Fairy				3–7
Sneasel	Dark/Ice				3–8
Houndour	Dark/Fire				3–7
Houndoom	Dark/Fire	✓			3–7
Phanpy	Ground				3–7
Donphan	Ground				3–7
Porygon2	Normal			✓	3–8
Stantler	Normal				3–7
Smeargle	Normal				3
Magby	Fire				3–8
Miltank	Normal				3–8
Blissey	Normal				3–8
Raikou	Electric				3–8
Entei	Fire				3–8
Suicune	Water				3–8
Larvitar	Rock/Ground				5–8
Pupitar	Rock/Ground				5–8
Tyranitar	Rock/Dark	✓			3–8
Lugia	Psychic/Flying				3–8
Treecko	Grass			✓	3–8
Grovyle	Grass			✓	3–8
Sceptile	Grass	✓		✓	3–8
Mudkip	Water			✓	3–8
Marshtomp	Water/Ground			✓	3–8
Swampert	Water/Ground	✓		✓	3–8
Poochyena	Dark				3–7
Mightyena	Dark				3–7
Zigzagoon	Normal				3–8
Galarian Zigzagoon	Dark/Normal				8
Linoone	Normal				3–8
Galarian Linoone	Dark/Normal				8
Breloom	Grass/Fighting				3–7
Azurill	Normal/Fairy				3–8
Skitty	Normal				3–7
Delcatty	Normal				3–7
Aron	Steel/Rock			✓	3–8
Lairon	Steel/Rock			✓	3–8
Aggron	Steel/Rock	✓		✓	3–8
Electrike	Electric				3–8
Manectric	Electric	✓			3–8
Plusle	Electric				3–7
Minun	Electric				3–7
Torkoal	Fire				3–8
Spoink	Psychic				3–7
Grumpig	Psychic				3–7
Flygon	Ground/Dragon				3–8
Altaria	Dragon/Flying				3–8
Zangoose	Normal			✓	3–7
Seviper	Poison			✓	3–7
Armaldo	Rock/Bug				3–8
Feebas	Water			✓	5–8
Milotic	Water	✓		✓	3–8
Kecleon	Normal			✓	3–7
Absol	Dark	✓			3–8
Spheal	Ice/Water				3–8
Sealeo	Ice/Water				3–8
Walrein	Ice/Water				3–8
Salamence	Dragon/Flying	✓			3–8
Groudon	Ground			✓	3–8
Rayquaza	Dragon/Flying			✓	3–8
Turtwig	Grass				4–7
Grotle	Grass				4–7
Torterra	Grass/Ground				4–7
Chimchar	Fire				4–7
Monferno	Fire/Fighting				4–7
Infernape	Fire/Fighting	✓			4–7
Bidoof	Normal				4–7
Bibarel	Normal/Water				4–7
Shinx	Electric				4–8
Luxio	Electric				4–8
Luxray	Electric	✓			4–8
Cranidos	Rock				4–7
Rampardos	Rock	✓			4–7
Shieldon	Rock/Steel				4–7
Bastiodon	Rock/Steel	✓			4–7
Pachirisu	Electric				4–7
Buizel	Water				4–7
Floatzel	Water				4–7
Ambipom	Normal		✓		3–7, 9
Buneary	Normal			✓	4–8
Lopunny	Normal	✓		✓	4–8
Glameow	Normal				4–7
Purugly	Normal				4–7
Stunky	Poison/Dark				4–8
Skuntank	Poison/Dark				4–8
Gible	Dragon/Ground				5–8
Gabite	Dragon/Ground				4–8
Garchomp	Dragon/Ground	✓		✓	4–8
Riolu	Fighting				4–8
Lucario	Fighting/Steel	✓		✓	4–8
Hippopotas	Ground				4–8
Hippowdon	Ground				4–8
Skorupi	Poison/Bug				4–8
Drapion	Poison/Dark				4–8
Snover	Grass/Ice				4–8
Abomasnow	Grass/Ice	✓			4–8
Weavile	Dark/Ice				3–8
Lickilicky	Normal				3–8
Rhyperior	Ground/Rock	✓			3–8
Electivire	Electric				3–8
Magmortar	Fire				3–8
Leafeon	Grass			✓	3–8
Glaceon	Ice			✓	3–8
Gliscor	Ground/Flying	✓			3–7
Porygon-Z	Normal			✓	3–8
Uxie	Psychic		✓		4–9
Mesprit	Psychic		✓		4–9
Azelf	Psychic		✓		4–9
Dialga	Steel/Dragon		✓		4–9
Giratina	Ghost/Dragon				4–8
Arceus	Normal				4–7
Snivy	Grass		✓		5–7, 9
Servine	Grass		✓		5–7, 9
Serperior	Grass	✓	✓		5–7, 9
Tepig	Fire				5–7
Pignite	Fire/Fighting				5–7
Emboar	Fire/Fighting	✓			5–7
Oshawott	Water				5–7
Dewott	Water				5–7
Samurott	Water	✓			5–7
Hisuian Samurott	Water/Dark	✓			5–7
Patrat	Normal				5–7
Watchog	Normal	✓		✓	5–7
Purrloin	Dark			✓	5–8
Liepard	Dark	✓		✓	5–8
Pansage	Grass			✓	5–7
Simisage	Grass	✓		✓	5–7
Pansear	Fire			✓	5–7
Simisear	Fire	✓		✓	5–7
Panpour	Water			✓	5–7
Simipour	Water	✓		✓	5–7
Audino	Normal	✓		✓	5–8
Scolipede	Bug/Poison	✓		✓	5–8
Sandile	Ground/Dark			✓	5–8
Krokorok	Ground/Dark			✓	5–8
Krookodile	Ground/Dark	✓		✓	5–8
Scraggy	Dark/Fighting			✓	5–8
Scrafty	Dark/Fighting	✓		✓	5–8
Tirtouga	Water/Rock				5–8
Carracosta	Water/Rock				5–8
Archen	Rock/Flying				5–8
Archeops	Rock/Flying				5–8
Minccino	Normal				5–8
Cinccino	Normal				5–8
Emolga	Electric/Flying	✓		✓	5–8
Eelektrik	Electric				5–7
Eelektross	Electric	✓			5–7
Axew	Dragon		✓		5–9
Fraxure	Dragon		✓		5–9
Haxorus	Dragon		✓		5–9
Druddigon	Dragon				5–8
Hydreigon	Dark/Dragon	✓			5–8
Tornadus	Flying				5–8
Thundurus	Electric/Flying				5–8
Landorus	Ground/Flying				5–8
Chespin	Grass				6–7
Quilladin	Grass				6–7
Chesnaught	Grass/Fighting	✓			6–7
Fennekin	Fire				6–7
Braixen	Fire				6–7
Delphox	Fire/Psychic	✓			6–7
Bunnelby	Normal				6–8
Diggersby	Normal/Ground	✓			6–8
Litleo	Fire/Normal				6–7
Pyroar	Fire/Normal	✓			6–7
Skiddo	Grass				6–7
Gogoat	Grass	✓			6–7
Furfrou	Normal	✓		✓	6–7
Espurr	Psychic				6–8
Meowstic	Psychic	✓			6–8
Meowstic-F	Psychic	✓			6–8
Skrelp	Poison/Water				6–8
Dragalge	Poison/Dragon	✓			6–8
Clauncher	Water				6–8
Clawitzer	Water				6–8
Helioptile	Electric/Normal				6–8
Heliolisk	Electric/Normal	✓		✓	6–8
Tyrunt	Rock/Dragon				6–8
Tyrantrum	Rock/Dragon	✓		✓	6–8
Amaura	Rock/Ice				6–8
Aurorus	Rock/Ice	✓		✓	6–8
Sylveon	Fairy			✓	3–8
Dedenne	Electric/Fairy	✓			6–8
Goomy	Dragon				6–8
Sliggoo	Dragon				6–8
Hisuian Sliggoo	Steel/Dragon				6–8
Goodra	Dragon	✓			6–8
Hisuian Goodra	Steel/Dragon	✓	✓	✓	6–9
Noibat	Flying/Dragon				6–8
Noivern	Flying/Dragon	✓		✓	6–8
Zygarde	Dragon/Ground				6–8
Popplio	Water				7–8
Brionne	Water				7–8
Primarina	Water/Fairy	✓			7–8
Yungoos	Normal				7
Gumshoos	Normal				7
Rockruff	Rock				7–8
Rockruff-Dusk	Rock				7–8
Lycanroc	Rock	✓			7–8
Lycanroc-Midnight	Rock	✓			7–8
Lycanroc-Dusk	Rock	✓			7–8
Wishiwashi	Water				7–8
Salandit	Poison/Fire				7–8
Salazzle	Poison/Fire	✓			7–8
Passimian	Fighting	✓			7–8
Turtonator	Fire/Dragon				7–8
Togedemaru	Electric/Steel				7–8
Bruxish	Water/Psychic				7
Jangmo-o	Dragon				7–8
Hakamo-o	Dragon/Fighting				7–8
Kommo-o	Dragon/Fighting	✓			7–8
Solgaleo	Psychic/Steel				7–8
Guzzlord	Dark/Dragon				7–8
Poipole	Poison				7–8
Naganadel	Poison/Dragon				7–8
Zeraora	Electric			✓	7–8
Skwovet	Normal				8
Greedent	Normal				8
Drednaw	Water/Rock				8
Obstagoon	Dark/Normal				8
Perrserker	Steel	✓		✓	8
Sirfetch’d	Fighting			✓
Dracozolt	Electric/Dragon				8
Arctozolt	Electric/Ice				8
Zacian	Fairy				8
Zamazenta	Fighting				8
Zarude	Dark/Grass				8
Wyrdeer	Normal/Psychic				3–7
Cyclizar	Dragon/Normal		✓	✓	9
Orthworm	Steel	✓	✓		9
Dondozo	Water			✓
Annihilape	Fighting/Ghost				3–8
Farigiraf	Normal/Psychic				3–7
Dudunsparce	Normal				3–8