The Essentials on Iron Moth
- Weaknesses
- ×4 Ground · ×2 Water, Psychic, Rock Table
- Resistances
- ×¼ Grass, Bug, Fairy · ×½ Fire, Ice, Fighting, Poison, Steel
- Evolution
- Iron Moth 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 570 · top stat: Special Attack (140) Detail
- In Current Games
- Scarlet and Violet: No. 386 in the Paldea Pokédex
- Pokémon GO: not yet released
- Other Names
- Mite-de-Fer in French · テツノドクガ, Tetsunodokuga in Japanese · Eisenfalter in German All Languages
Overview
Iron Moth is a Fire and Poison-type Pokémon, No. 994 in the National Pokédex. Original generation: Generation 9. Category: Paradox Pokémon. Height: 1.2 m, weight: 36 kg.
Ability: Quark Drive. Iron Moth is weak to Water, Psychic and Rock-type moves (×2 damage). Iron Moth is very weak to Ground-type moves (×4 damage).
Generation
Generation 9
Scarlet / Violet
National No.
#994
National Pokédex
Category
Paradox Pokémon
Status
Paradox
Base Stats
The total determines a Pokémon's overall power.
HP
80
255
Attack
70
255
Defense
60
255
Special Attack
140
255
Special Defense
110
255
Speed
110
255
Total
570
Min HP (Lv. 100)
270
0 IV, 0 EV, neutral nature
Max HP (Lv. 100)
364
31 IV, 252 EV, beneficial nature
Gen Changes
Stable
Unchanged recently
Type Effectiveness
Multipliers received depending on the type of the opposing move (Fire / Poison). See the type chart
Very weak (×4) — 1 type
Ground
×4
Weak (×2) — 3 types
Water
×2
Psychic
×2
Rock
×2
Normal (×1) — 6 types
Normal
×1
Electric
×1
Flying
×1
Ghost
×1
Dragon
×1
Dark
×1
Resistant (×0.5) — 5 types
Fire
×½
Ice
×½
Fighting
×½
Poison
×½
Steel
×½
Resistant (×0.25) — 3 types
Grass
×¼
Bug
×¼
Fairy
×¼
Abilities
Ability 1
Boosts the Pokémon's most proficient stat on Electric Terrain or if the Pokémon is holding Booster Energy.
Iron Moth Evolution
This Pokémon does not evolve and does not come from any evolution.
Iron Moth Forms and Shiny
Standard Form
Fire · Poison
Shiny Availability
Shiny form available
Base rate (Gen VI+): 1/4096.
With Shiny Charm: 1/1365.
Masuda Method: 1/683.
Iron Moth Moves
Moves this Pokémon can learn, by method.
Lv.
Move
Type · Cat.
Accuracy
Pow.
PP
1
Acid Spray
Poison
Spec.
100%
40
20
1
Whirlwind
Normal
Stat
—
—
20
1
Ember
Fire
Spec.
100%
40
25
1
Gust
Flying
Spec.
100%
40
35
7
Struggle Bug
Bug
Spec.
100%
50
20
14
Fire Spin
Fire
Spec.
85%
35
15
21
Take Down
Normal
Phys.
85%
90
20
28
Lunge
Bug
Phys.
100%
80
15
35
Screech
Normal
Stat
85%
—
40
42
Discharge
Electric
Spec.
100%
80
15
49
Sludge Wave
Poison
Spec.
100%
95
10
56
Fiery Dance
Fire
Spec.
100%
80
10
63
Metal Sound
Steel
Stat
85%
—
40
70
Morning Sun
Normal
Stat
—
—
5
77
Hurricane
Flying
Spec.
70%
110
10
84
Bug Buzz
Bug
Spec.
100%
90
10
91
Overheat
Fire
Spec.
90%
130
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
Special Attack
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 Moth
Available in 2 games, 2 recorded encounters. Click a game to see the details.
Natively obtainable:
Scarlet
Violet
Generation IX
Scarlet 1 encounter
Available
▼
Picnic
(1)
Paldea
Violet 1 encounter
Available
▼
Static encounter
(1)
Area Zero, Pivot Cavern (Roue-à-Feu)
Lv. 65 100%
Shiny locked
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
In Our Tier Lists
Iron Moth in Pokémon GO
Not yet released
- 3,844Max CP (Lv. 40)
- 2,197Perfect CP in Raids
- 20 kmper Candy as Buddy
Pokédex Entries
Description by game, with language selection.
Scarlet
“This Pokémon resembles an unknown object described in a paranormal magazine as a UFO sent to observe humanity.”
Violet
“No records exist of this species being caught. Data is lacking, but the Pokémon’s traits match up with an object described in an old book.”
Multilingual Names
🇫🇷 Français
Mite-de-Fer
🇬🇧 English
Iron Moth
🇯🇵 漢字
テツノドクガ
🇯🇵 Kana
テツノドクガ
🇯🇵 Romaji
Tetsunodokuga
🇩🇪 Deutsch
Eisenfalter
🇪🇸 Español
Ferropolilla
🇮🇹 Italiano
Falenaferrea
🇰🇷 한국어
무쇠독나방
🇨🇳 ZH-Hans
铁毒蛾
🇹🇼 ZH-Hant
鐵毒蛾
Category (Genus)
🇫🇷 FR
Paradoxe
🇬🇧 EN
Paradox Pokémon
🇯🇵 JP
パラドックスポケモン
🇩🇪 DE
Paradox
Media & Gallery
Audio Cries
Frequently asked questions about Iron Moth
What type is Iron Moth?
Iron Moth is a Fire and Poison-type Pokémon.
What are Iron Moth's weaknesses?
Iron Moth is weak to Water, Psychic and Rock-type moves (×2 damage). Iron Moth is very weak to Ground-type moves (×4 damage).
