Iron Thorns (Pokmon) - Bulbapedia, the community-driven Pokmon encyclopedia

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If you were looking for the Ability with the Japanese name Iron Thorns, see Iron Barbs (Ability).

Iron Thorns (Japanese: テツノイバラ Tetsunoibara) is a dual-type Rock/Electric Paradox Pokémon introduced in Generation IX.

While not known to evolve into or from any other Pokémon, it is said to be a descendant of Tyranitar from the distant future[1] or a version of it from a different timeline[2].

Biology

Iron Thorns with its spikes retracted

Iron Thorns is a large, bipedal, robotic dinosaur-like Pokémon with green metallic armor plating covering its body and limbs. Its claws, lower jaw, parts of its abdomen, and tail tip are black. Part of its torso and legs seem to be transparent, revealing a glowing green substance of some sort. On its back are retractable spikes made of the same substance.

According to an article from a June issue of Occulture magazine, Iron Thorns has been sighted in a certain cave in Paldea. It bears a strong resemblance to Tyranitar, although it is said to be coolheaded and prefers to avoid unnecessary fights. It appears to be highly intelligent and is speculated to be a Tyranitar as it would appear a billion years in the future. Its name is said to come from a similarly described entity appearing in the Violet Book. When it falls asleep, it turns itself off, causing the green energy on its torso, legs, tail and spikes to turn black.

According to AI Turo, Iron Thorns is an future Pokémon related to Tyranitar. However, according to a Turo brought to the Crystal Pool by Terapagos, Iron Thorns is a counterpart of Tyranitar from another timeline. Its true origin is unknown. Iron Thorns were brought to the depths of Area Zero by a time machine built by Professor Turo ten years ago.

Game data

Pokédex entries

This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation IX.
Generation IXPaldea
#387
Kitakami
#—
Blueberry
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ScarletIt has some similarities to a Pokémon introduced in a dubious magazine as a Tyranitar from one billion years into the future.
VioletSome of its notable features match those of an object named within a certain expedition journal as Iron Thorns.

Game locations

This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation IX.
Generation IX

In events

Poké Portal News

In side games

Held items

Stats

Base stats

Type effectiveness

Under normal battle conditions in Generation IX, this Pokémon is:
Damaged
normally by:
Immune to:
Resistant to:

Learnset

By leveling up

Generation IX
Other generations:
None
  • Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Iron Thorns
  • Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Iron Thorns

By TM

Generation IX
Other generations:
None
  • Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Iron Thorns
  • Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution or an alternate form of Iron Thorns

By breeding

Generation IX
Other generations:
None
  • Moves marked with an asterisk (*) must be chain bred onto Iron Thorns
  • Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Iron Thorns
  • Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Iron Thorns

Side game data

Pokémon GO
File:GO0995.pngBase HP: 225Base Attack: 250Base Defense: 200
Egg Distance: N/ABuddy Distance: 20 kmEvolution Requirement: N/A
Fast Attacks:
Charged Attacks:

Evolution data

Sprites

This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation IX.
Cross-Generation

In the anime

Major appearances

Minor appearances

In the manga

In the TCG

Main article: Iron Thorns (TCG)

Trivia

Origin

Iron Thorns is based on Tyranitar, and by extension, the idea of kaiju, specifically mecha kaiju. It may also be a reference to the Big Monster Series of movies from Pokémon Black 2 and White 2's Pokéstar Studios, which feature mechanical versions of Tyranitar.

Name origin

Iron Thorns is literally iron thorns.

Tetsunoibara can be taken literally as 鉄の棘 tetsu no ibara (iron thorn).

In other languages

Related articles

References

External links

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