Iron Tail (move)

Contents
Flavor text
Learnt by level up
Learnt upon evolution
Learnt by breeding

Move data

Type	Steel
Category	Physical
Power	100
Accuracy	75
PP	15 (max. 24)
Makes contact?	Yes
Introduced	Generation 2

Machine/Record

Gold/Silver Crystal	TM23
Ruby/Sapphire FireRed/LeafGreen Emerald	TM23
Diamond/Pearl Platinum HeartGold/SoulSilver	TM23
L.G. Pikachu/L.G. Eevee	TM19
Sword/Shield	TR31
B.Diamond/S.Pearl	TM23

Effects

Iron Tail deals damage and has a 30% chance of lowering the target's Defense by one stage.

Stats can be lowered to a minimum of -6 stages each.

Z-Move effects

When a Pokémon is holding Steelium Z and uses its Z-Power, Iron Tail turns into Corkscrew Crash and has base power 180.

Move target

Foe

User

Ally

Targets a single adjacent Pokémon.

Other languages

English	Iron Tail
Japanese	アイアンテール (Iron Tail)
German	Eisenschweif
French	Queue de Fer
Italian	Codacciaio
Spanish	Cola Férrea
Korean	아이언테일
Chinese (Simplified)	铁尾
Chinese (Traditional)	鐵尾

Game descriptions

Gold/Silver Crystal	An attack that may reduce DEFENSE.
Ruby/Sapphire Emerald	Attacks with a rock-hard tail. May lower DEFENSE.
FireRed/LeafGreen	An attack with a steel-hard tail. It may lower the foe’s DEFENSE stat.
Diamond/Pearl Platinum HeartGold/SoulSilver	The foe is slammed with a steel-hard tail. It may also lower the target’s Defense stat.
Black/White Black 2/White 2	The target is slammed with a steel-hard tail. It may also lower the target’s Defense stat.
X/Y O.Ruby/A.Sapphire	The target is slammed with a steel-hard tail. This may also lower the target’s Defense stat.
Sun/Moon Ultra Sun/Ultra Moon L.G. Pikachu/L.G. Eevee	The target is slammed with a steel-hard tail. This may also lower the target’s Defense stat.
Sword/Shield B.Diamond/S.Pearl	The target is slammed with a steel-hard tail. This may also lower the target’s Defense stat.
Scarlet/Violet	The target is slammed with a steel-hard tail. This may also lower the target’s Defense stat.

Learnt by level up

These Pokémon learn Iron Tail at the level specified. The numbers given are for Pokémon Scarlet & Violet and may vary in other games; check the respective Pokédex pages for details.