Iron Tail
- Type
- Steel
- Category
- Physical
- Power
- 100
- Accuracy
- 75%
- PP
- 15
- Priority
- 0
- Generation
- 2
About the move
Iron Tail is a physical Steel-type move introduced in generation 2.
It has 100 power, 75% accuracy and 15 PP.
On top of that, the move lowers the target’s Defense by 1 stage (30% chance).
As a Steel-type move, it is super effective against Ice, Rock and Fairy Pokémon, not very effective against Fire, Water, Electric and Steel. Steel-type Pokémon get a 50% damage bonus (STAB) when using it.
312 Pokémon can learn Iron Tail, such as Charmander, Charmeleon, Charizard, Squirtle and Wartortle.
Official effect
Has a chance to lower the target’s Defense by one stage.
Pokémon that learn it (312)
Charmander
Charmeleon
Charizard
Squirtle
Wartortle
Blastoise
Rattata
Raticate
Ekans
Arbok
Pikachu
Raichu
Sandshrew
Sandslash
Nidoran F
Nidorina
Nidoqueen
Nidoran M
Nidorino
Nidoking
Clefairy
Clefable
Vulpix
Ninetales
Meowth
Persian
Psyduck
Golduck
Mankey
Primeape
Growlithe
Arcanine
Abra
Kadabra
Alakazam
Ponyta
Rapidash
Slowpoke
Slowbro
Farfetchd
Seel
Dewgong
Onix
Cubone
Marowak
Lickitung
Rhyhorn
Rhydon