#992 Iron Hands

fighting electric

Height1.8 m(5'11")

Weight380.7 kg(839.3 lbs)

GenderGenderless

Gen 9

Iron Hands Evolution

Iron HandsLevel 1

Iron Hands's Detailed Stats

Stat	Base	EVs	Total
HP	154		449
Attack	140		316
Defense	108		252
Sp. Atk	50		136
Sp. Def	68		172
Speed	50		136
		0/508	1461

Type Effectiveness

2xdamage

ground psychic fairy

1xdamage

normal fire water grass ice fighting poison flying ghost dragon

0.5xdamage

electric bug rock dark steel

Iron Hands Abilities

Quark Drive

Raises highest stat on Electric Terrain, or if holding Booster Energy.

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Iron Hands Moves

Move▲	Type▲	Cat.▲	Pow▲	Acc▲	Method▲	Description
Sand Attack	ground	status	–	100	Level 1	Sand is hurled in the target's face, lowering the target's accuracy.
Tackle	normal	physical	40	100	Level 1	A physical attack in which the user charges and slams into the target with its whole body.
Focus Energy	normal	status	–	–	Level 1	The user takes a deep breath and focuses so that its future attacks have a heightened chance of landing critical hits.
Arm Thrust	fighting	physical	15	100	Level 1	The user attacks the target with open-palmed arm thrusts. This move hits two to five times in a row.
Fake Out	normal	physical	40	100	Level 7	This attack hits first and makes the target flinch. It works only on the first turn each time the user enters battle.
Whirlwind	normal	status	–	–	Level 14	The target is blown away, and a different Pokémon is dragged out. In the wild, this ends a battle against a single Pokémon.
Thunder Punch	electric	physical	75	100	Level 21	The target is attacked with an electrified punch. This may also leave the target with paralysis.
Slam	normal	physical	80	75	Level 28	The target is slammed with a long tail, vines, or the like to inflict damage.
Force Palm	fighting	physical	60	100	Level 35	The target is attacked with a shock wave. This may also leave the target with paralysis.
Seismic Toss	fighting	physical	–	100	Level 42	The target is thrown using the power of gravity. It inflicts damage equal to the user's level.
Charge	electric	status	–	–	Level 49	The user becomes charged, boosting the power of the next Electric-type move it uses. This also boosts the user's Sp. Def stat.
Wild Charge	electric	physical	90	100	Level 56	The user shrouds itself in electricity and smashes into its target. This also damages the user a little.
Close Combat	fighting	physical	120	100	Level 63	The user fights the target up close, inflicting damage without guarding itself. This also lowers the user's Defense and Sp. Def stats.
Detect	fighting	status	–	–	Level 70	This move enables the user to protect itself from all attacks. Its chance of failing rises if it is used in succession.
Heavy Slam	steel	physical	–	100	Level 77	The user slams into the target with its heavy body. The more the user outweighs the target, the greater the move's power.
Belly Drum	normal	status	–	–	Level 84	The user maximizes its Attack stat but loses HP equal to half its max HP.
Focus Punch	fighting	physical	150	100	Level 91	The user focuses its mind before launching a punch. This move fails if the user is hit before using the move.
Body Press	fighting	physical	80	100	TM	The user attacks by slamming its body into the target. The higher the user's Defense stat, the greater the damage this move deals.
Body Slam	normal	physical	85	100	TM	The user attacks by dropping onto the target with its full body weight. This may also leave the target with paralysis.
Brick Break	fighting	physical	75	100	TM	The user attacks with a swift chop. This move can also break barriers, such as Light Screen and Reflect.
Bulldoze	ground	physical	60	100	TM	The user strikes everything around it by stomping down on the ground. This lowers the Speed stats of those hit.
Double Edge	normal	physical	120	100	TM	A reckless life-risking tackle in which the user rushes the target. This also damages the user quite a lot.
Drain Punch	fighting	physical	75	100	TM	The user attacks with an energy-draining punch. The user's HP is restored by up to half the damage taken by the target.
Earthquake	ground	physical	100	100	TM	The user sets off an earthquake that strikes every Pokémon around it.
Endure	normal	status	–	–	TM	The user endures any attack with at least 1 HP. This move's chance of failing rises if used in succession.
Facade	normal	physical	70	100	TM	This move's power is doubled if the user is poisoned, burned, or paralyzed.
Fire Punch	fire	physical	75	100	TM	The target is attacked with a fiery punch. This may also leave the target with a burn.
Fling	dark	physical	–	100	TM	The user flings its held item at the target to attack. This move's power and effects depend on the item.
Focus Blast	fighting	special	120	70	TM	The user heightens its mental focus and unleashes its power. This may also lower the target's Sp. Def stat.
Giga Impact	normal	physical	150	90	TM	The user charges at the target using every bit of its power. The user can't move on the next turn.
Hard Press	steel	physical	0	100	TM	The target is crushed with an arm, a claw, or the like to inflict damage. The more HP the target has left, the greater the move's power.
Hyper Beam	normal	special	150	90	TM	The target is attacked with a powerful beam. The user can't move on the next turn.
Ice Punch	ice	physical	75	100	TM	The target is attacked with an icy punch. This may also leave the target frozen.
Iron Defense	steel	status	–	–	TM	The user hardens its body's surface like iron, sharply boosting its Defense stat.
Iron Head	steel	physical	80	100	TM	The user slams the target with its steel-hard head. This may also make the target flinch.
Low Kick	fighting	physical	–	100	TM	A powerful low kick that makes the target fall over. The heavier the target, the greater the move's power.
Low Sweep	fighting	physical	65	100	TM	The user makes a swift attack on the target's legs, which lowers the target's Speed stat.
Metronome	normal	status	–	–	TM	The user waggles a finger and stimulates its brain into randomly using nearly any move.
Play Rough	fairy	physical	90	90	TM	The user attacks by playing rough with the target. This may also lower the target's Attack stat.
Protect	normal	status	–	–	TM	This move enables the user to protect itself from all attacks. Its chance of failing rises if it is used in succession.
Rest	psychic	status	–	–	TM	The user goes to sleep for two turns. This fully restores the user's HP and cures any status conditions.
Reversal	fighting	physical	–	100	TM	An all-out attack that becomes more powerful the less HP the user has.
Rock Slide	rock	physical	75	90	TM	Large boulders are hurled at opposing Pokémon to inflict damage. This may also make the opposing Pokémon flinch.
Rock Tomb	rock	physical	60	95	TM	The user hurls boulders at the target to inflict damage. This also lowers the target's Speed stat by cutting off its movement.
Scary Face	normal	status	–	100	TM	The user frightens the target with a scary face to harshly lower its Speed stat.
Sleep Talk	normal	status	–	–	TM	The user randomly uses one of the moves it knows. This move can only be used while the user is asleep.
Stomping Tantrum	ground	physical	75	100	TM	Driven by frustration, the user attacks the target. This move's power is doubled if the user's previous move failed.
Substitute	normal	status	–	–	TM	The user creates a substitute for itself using some of its own HP. The substitute serves as the user's decoy.
Supercell Slam	electric	physical	100	95	TM	The user electrifies its body and drops onto the target to inflict damage. If this move misses, the user takes damage instead.
Swords Dance	normal	status	–	–	TM	A frenetic dance to uplift the fighting spirit. This sharply boosts the user's Attack stat.
Take Down	normal	physical	90	85	TM	A reckless full-body charge attack for slamming into the target. This also damages the user a little.
Tera Blast	normal	special	80	100	TM	If the user has Terastallized, it unleashes energy of its Tera Type. This move inflicts damage using the Attack or Sp. Atk stat—whichever is higher for the user.
Thunder	electric	special	110	70	TM	A wicked thunderbolt is dropped on the target to inflict damage. This may also leave the target with paralysis.
Thunderbolt	electric	special	90	100	TM	The user attacks the target with a strong electric blast. This may also leave the target with paralysis.
Volt Switch	electric	special	70	100	TM	After making its attack, the user rushes back to switch places with a party Pokémon in waiting.
Electric Terrain	electric	status	–	–	Egg	The user turns the ground into Electric Terrain for five turns, powering up Electric-type moves. Pokémon on the ground can no longer fall asleep.

Iron Hands Sprites

Normal

Pokedex Entries

Scarlet

It is very similar to a cyborg covered exclusively by a paranormal magazine. The cyborg was said to be the modified form of a certain athlete.

Violet

This Pokémon shares many similarities with Iron Hands, an object mentioned in a certain expedition journal.

In Other Languages

Iron Hands's Japanese name is Tetsunokaina (テツノカイナ). Here are all the official names for Iron Hands across different languages:

JapaneseテツノカイナTetsunokaina

Korean무쇠손

Chinese (Traditional)鐵臂膀

FrenchPaume-de-Fer

GermanEisenhand

SpanishFerropalmas

ItalianManoferrea

Chinese (Simplified)铁臂膀

Iron Hands Breeding

Species

Paradox Pokémon

Egg Groups

No Eggs

Hatch Time12,800 steps(50 cycles)

Gender DifferencesNone

Misc Data

Catch Rate50

Base Friendship0

Growth RateSlow

Base Experience285

How to Get Iron Hands

Iron Hands is not catchable in the wild – it is typically obtained through gifts, events, or in-game trades. Here is how to obtain Iron Hands in every game where it is available:

Regional Pokedex Numbers

Paldea #384

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