The Essentials on Iron Boulder
- Weaknesses
- ×2 Water, Grass, Ground, Bug, Ghost, Dark, Steel Table
- Resistances
- ×½ Normal, Fire, Poison, Flying, Psychic
- Evolution
- Iron Boulder does not evolve and has no pre-evolution.
- Shiny
Alternate, rare colors: in the main games since X and Y, an encounter has a 1 in 4,096 chance of being Shiny, excluding hunting bonuses. View- Stats
- Total 590 · top stat: Speed (124) Detail
- In Current Games
- Scarlet and Violet: No. 239 in the Blueberry Pokédex
- Pokémon GO: not yet released
- Other Names
- Roc-de-Fer in French · テツノイワオ in Japanese · Eisenfels in German All Languages
Overview
Iron Boulder is a Psychic and Rock-type Pokémon, No. 1022 in the National Pokédex. Original generation: Generation 9. Category: Paradox Pokémon. Height: 1.5 m, weight: 162.5 kg.
Ability: Quark Drive. Iron Boulder is weak to Water, Grass, Ground, Bug, Ghost, Dark and Steel-type moves (×2 damage).
Generation
Generation 9
Scarlet / Violet
National No.
#1022
National Pokédex
Category
Paradox Pokémon
Status
Paradox
Base Stats
The total determines a Pokémon's overall power.
HP
90
255
Attack
120
255
Defense
80
255
Special Attack
68
255
Special Defense
108
255
Speed
124
255
Total
590
Min HP (Lv. 100)
290
0 IV, 0 EV, neutral nature
Max HP (Lv. 100)
384
31 IV, 252 EV, beneficial nature
Gen Changes
Stable
Unchanged recently
Type Effectiveness
Multipliers received depending on the type of the opposing move (Psychic / Rock). See the type chart
Weak (×2) — 7 types
Water
×2
Grass
×2
Ground
×2
Bug
×2
Ghost
×2
Dark
×2
Steel
×2
Normal (×1) — 6 types
Electric
×1
Ice
×1
Fighting
×1
Rock
×1
Dragon
×1
Fairy
×1
Resistant (×0.5) — 5 types
Normal
×½
Fire
×½
Poison
×½
Flying
×½
Psychic
×½
Abilities
Ability 1
Boosts the Pokémon's most proficient stat on Electric Terrain or if the Pokémon is holding Booster Energy.
Iron Boulder Evolution
This Pokémon does not evolve and does not come from any evolution.
Iron Boulder Forms and Shiny
Standard Form
Psychic · Rock
Shiny Availability
Shiny form available
Base rate (Gen VI+): 1/4096.
With Shiny Charm: 1/1365.
Masuda Method: 1/683.
Iron Boulder Moves
Moves this Pokémon can learn, by method.
Lv.
Move
Type · Cat.
Accuracy
Pow.
PP
1
Electric Terrain
Electric
Stat
—
—
10
1
Leer
Normal
Stat
100%
—
30
1
Rock Throw
Rock
Phys.
90%
50
15
1
Horn Attack
Normal
Phys.
100%
65
25
7
Quick Attack
Normal
Phys.
100%
40
30
14
Slash
Normal
Phys.
100%
70
20
21
Agility
Psychic
Stat
—
—
30
28
Psycho Cut
Psychic
Phys.
100%
70
20
35
Counter
Fighting
Phys.
100%
—
20
42
Rock Tomb
Rock
Phys.
95%
60
15
49
Sacred Sword
Fighting
Phys.
100%
90
15
56
Mighty Cleave
Rock
Phys.
100%
95
5
63
Swords Dance
Normal
Stat
—
—
20
70
Megahorn
Bug
Phys.
85%
120
10
77
Quick Guard
Fighting
Stat
—
—
15
84
Stone Edge
Rock
Phys.
80%
100
5
91
Giga Impact
Normal
Phys.
90%
150
5
Advanced Breeding
Egg Groups
Undiscovered
Egg Cycles
50 cycles
≈ 12,850 steps
Gender
Genderless
Ditto Compatibility
✓ Yes
Pokérus
Susceptible
EV ×2 if infected
Max Characteristic
Speed
Highest base stat
Hyper Training & Mints
Available from level 50. Cost: 1 Gold Bottle Cap per IV set to 31 or 3 Silver Bottle Caps per IV. Mints let you change the effect of a Nature without changing the base Nature.
Where to Find Iron Boulder
Available in 2 games, 2 recorded encounters. Click a game to see the details.
Natively obtainable:
Scarlet
Violet
Generation IX
Scarlet 1 encounter
Available
▼
Terarium / Area Zero
(1)
Blueberry Academy (Terarium)
Violet 1 encounter
Available
▼
Terarium / Area Zero
(1)
Blueberry Academy (Terarium)
Transfer to Pokémon HOME
How to bring this Pokémon to HOME depending on the game of origin.
Scarlet
→
Pokémon HOME
HOME (direct)
Violet
→
Pokémon HOME
HOME (direct)
Note:
Some transfers are irreversible (Bank → HOME). Check the legality of moves in the target game — HOME may replace an illegal move with a basic move.
Competitive & Meta
Iron Boulder in Pokémon GO
Not yet released
- 3,128Max CP (Lv. 40)
- 1,787Perfect CP in Raids
- 20 kmper Candy as Buddy
Pokédex Entries
Description by game, with language selection.
Scarlet
“It resembles a Pokémon described in a dubious magazine as a Terrakion that had been modified by an evil organization.”
Violet
“It was named after a mysterious object recorded in an old book. Its body seems to be metallic.”
Multilingual Names
🇫🇷 Français
Roc-de-Fer
🇬🇧 English
Iron Boulder
🇯🇵 漢字
テツノイワオ
🇯🇵 Kana
テツノイワオ
🇩🇪 Deutsch
Eisenfels
🇪🇸 Español
Ferromole
🇮🇹 Italiano
Massoferreo
🇰🇷 한국어
무쇠암석
🇨🇳 ZH-Hans
鐵磐岩
🇹🇼 ZH-Hant
铁磐岩
Category (Genus)
🇫🇷 FR
Paradoxe
🇬🇧 EN
Paradox Pokémon
🇯🇵 JP
パラドックスポケモン
Media & Gallery
Audio Cries
Frequently asked questions about Iron Boulder
What type is Iron Boulder?
Iron Boulder is a Psychic and Rock-type Pokémon.
What are Iron Boulder's weaknesses?
Iron Boulder is weak to Water, Grass, Ground, Bug, Ghost, Dark and Steel-type moves (×2 damage).
