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Laironin Pokémon SoulGold

steelrock

Pokédex Entry

Iron Armor Pokémon

When two Lairon meet in the wild, they fight for territory by bashing into each other with their steel bodies. The sound of their collision carries for miles.

Lairon in Pokémon SoulGold

Lairon is #305 in the Pokédex for Pokémon SoulGold. This page covers its steel/rock typing, base stats, abilities, level-up and TM/HM moves, evolution chain, and where to find it.

Type
SteelRock
Dex
#305
Abilities
Sturdy(Primary)

Negates 1-hit KO attacks.

Rock Head(Secondary)

Prevents recoil damage.

Heavy Metal(Hidden)

Doubles weight.

Growth Rate
slow
Gender Ratio
50% Male, 50% Female
Egg Groups
monster
Hatch Rate
Medium Fast (20 cycles)
Catch Rate
90
pokeball
Poké Ball8.9%
greatball
Great Ball12.1%
ultraball
Ultra Ball14.9%
Base Exp
151
EV Yield
2 Defense
Wild Held Items
Weak To
water ×2fighting ×4ground ×4
Resists
normal ×0.25ice ×0.5flying ×0.25psychic ×0.5bug ×0.5rock ×0.5dragon ×0.5fairy ×0.5
Immune To
poison

How to Obtain

Lairon has no wild encounters recorded in this game. Evolve aron to get one.

Level Up Moves (17)

TackleLevel: 1normal
PWR35ACC0PP35
Charges the foe with a full- body tackle.
HardenLevel: 1normal
PWR0ACC0PP30
Stiffens the body's muscles to raise Defense.
Metal ClawLevel: 1steel
PWR50ACC95PP35
A claw attack that may raise the user's Attack.
Rock TombLevel: 1rock
PWR0ACC0PP0
Stops the foe from moving with rocks and cuts Speed.
RoarLevel: 12normal
PWR0ACC0PP20
Switches the foe out or ends wild battle.
HeadbuttLevel: 16normal
PWR70ACC100PP15
A ramming attack that may cause flinching.
ProtectLevel: 20normal
PWR0ACC0PP10
Evades attack, but may fail if used in succession.
Rock SlideLevel: 24rock
PWR75ACC90PP10
Hits the foe with an avalanche of rocks.
Iron HeadLevel: 28steel
PWR80ACC100PP15
Slams the foe with a hard head. May cause flinching.
Metal SoundLevel: 35steel
PWR0ACC85PP40
Emits a horrible screech that sharply lowers Sp. Def.
Take DownLevel: 40normal
PWR90ACC85PP20
A reckless charge attack that also hurts the user.
AutotomizeLevel: 46steel
PWR0ACC0PP15
Sheds additional weight to sharply boost Speed.
Iron TailLevel: 52steel
PWR100ACC75PP15
Attacks with a rock-hard tail. May lower Defense.
Iron DefenseLevel: 58steel
PWR0ACC0PP15
Hardens the body's surface to sharply raise Defense.
Heavy SlamLevel: 64steel
PWR1ACC100PP10
Does more damage if the user outweighs the foe.
Double EdgeLevel: 70normal
PWR0ACC100PP15
A life-risking tackle that also hurts the user.
Metal BurstLevel: 76steel
PWR1ACC100PP10
Retaliates any hit with greater power.

Egg Moves (12)

Endeavornormal
PWR1ACC100PP5
Cuts foe's HP to equal user's HP.
Body Slamnormal
PWR85ACC100PP15
A full-body slam that may cause paralysis.
Stompnormal
PWR65ACC100PP20
Stomps the enemy with a big foot. May cause flinching.
Smelling Saltsnormal
PWR0ACC100PP10
Powerful against paralyzed foes, but also heals them.
Curseghost
PWR0ACC0PP10
A move that functions differently for GHOSTS.
Screechnormal
PWR0ACC85PP40
Emits a screech to sharply reduce the foe's Defense.
Iron Headsteel
PWR80ACC100PP15
Slams the foe with a hard head. May cause flinching.
Dragon Rushdragon
PWR100ACC75PP10
Tackles the foe with menace. May cause flinching.
Head Smashrock
PWR150ACC80PP5
A life-risking headbutt that seriously hurts the user.
Superpowerfighting
PWR120ACC100PP5
Boosts strength sharply, but lowers abilities.
Stealth Rockrock
PWR0ACC0PP20
Sets floating stones that hurt a foe switching in.
Reversalfighting
PWR1ACC100PP15
Inflicts more damage when the user's HP is down.

TM/HM Moves (27)

Aerial Aceflying
PWR60ACC0PP20TM40
An extremely speedy and unavoidable attack.
Attractnormal
PWR0ACC100PP15TM45
Makes the opposite gender less likely to attack.
Bulldozeground
PWR60ACC100PP20TM78
Stomps down on the ground. Hits all and lowers Speed.
Cutsteel
PWR50ACC95PP30HM01
Cuts the foe with sharp scythes, claws, etc.
Digground
PWR100ACC100PP10TM77
Digs underground the first turn and strikes next turn.
Double Teamnormal
PWR0ACC0PP15TM32
Creates illusory copies to raise evasiveness.
Earthquakeground
PWR100ACC100PP10TM26
A powerful quake that hits all other Pokémon.
Facadenormal
PWR70ACC100PP20TM42
Boosts power when burned, paralyzed, or poisoned.
Frustrationnormal
PWR1ACC100PP20TM21
An attack that is stronger if the Trainer is disliked.
Hidden Powernormal
PWR0ACC100PP15TM10
The type varies with the user.The type and effectiveness vary with the user.
Hone Clawsdark
PWR0ACC0PP15TM76
Sharpens its claws to raise Attack and Accuracy.
Protectnormal
PWR0ACC0PP10TM17
Evades attack, but may fail if used in succession.
Rain Dancewater
PWR0ACC0PP5TM18
Boosts the power of Water- type moves for 5 turns.
Restpsychic
PWR0ACC0PP0TM44
The user sleeps for 2 turns, restoring HP and status.
Returnnormal
PWR1ACC100PP20TM27
An attack that increases in power with friendship.
Rock Sliderock
PWR75ACC90PP10TM80
Hits the foe with an avalanche of rocks.
Rock Smashfighting
PWR0ACC100PP15HM06
A rock-crushing attack that may lower Defense.
Rock Tombrock
PWR0ACC0PP0TM39
Stops the foe from moving with rocks and cuts Speed.
Roundnormal
PWR60ACC100PP15TM48
A song that inflicts damage. Others can join in too.
Sandstormrock
PWR0ACC0PP10TM37
Causes a sandstorm that rages for several turns.
Shadow Clawghost
PWR70ACC100PP15TM65
Strikes with a shadow claw. High critical-hit ratio.
Stone Edgerock
PWR100ACC80PP5TM71
Stabs the foe with stones. High critical-hit ratio.
Strengthnormal
PWR80ACC100PP15HM04
Builds enormous power, then slams the foe.
Substitutenormal
PWR0ACC0PP10TM90
Creates a decoy using 1/4 of the user's maximum HP.
Sunny Dayfire
PWR0ACC0PP5TM11
Boosts the power of Fire- type moves for 5 turns.
Toxicpoison
PWR0ACC0PP10TM06
Poisons the foe with an intensifying toxin.
Water Pulsewater
PWR60ACC100PP20TM88
Attacks with ultrasonic waves. May confuse the foe.

Type Summary

3
Weaknesses
8
Resistances
1
Immunities
6
Neutral

Weaknesses

Types that deal increased damage to Lairon. Use these types to counter it effectively.

Resistances & Immunities

Types that Lairon resists or is immune to. Avoid using these types against it.

Immunities (0×)

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