Aron

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Aron

Iron Armor Pokémon

STEELROCK

It eats iron ore—and sometimes railroad tracks— to build up the steel armor that protects its body.

Aron is No. 0304 in the National Pokédex and is listed here as a Steel and Rock-type Iron Armor Pokémon. It eats iron ore—and sometimes railroad tracks— to build up the steel armor that protects its body. This page brings together its key game data, including typing, abilities, base stats, evolution details, forms, Pokédex entries and moves, so it can be used as a quick reference before building out a deeper guide.

Aron first belongs to Generation Iii. Aron does not have a longer evolution chain recorded in the current local data. Its strongest listed base stat is Defense, which helps show where it naturally fits when comparing Pokémon by role. Its abilities can include Sturdy, Rock Head and Heavy ♂etal, giving players useful options when comparing forms, movesets and team roles. The sections below are generated from the local Pokémon database and can be expanded later with matchup advice, best games to use it in, notable appearances and more detailed strategy notes.

Aron at a glance

Type
STEELROCK
Weak to
FIGHTINGGROUNDWATER
Best base stat
Defense — 100
Abilities
Sturdy, Rock Head, Heavy ♂etal (Hidden)
Next evolution
Lairon — Level 32
Height
0.4 m
Weight
60.0 kg
Generation
Generation Iii
Growth rate
Slow
Capture rate
180
Base happiness
35

Base stats

Hp50
Attack70
Defense100
Special Attack40
Special Defense40
Speed30
Total330

Type effectiveness

Damage taken when Aron is hit by each type:

Very weak to

FIGHTINGGROUND

Weak to

WATER

Resists

ICE½×PSYCHIC½×BUG½×ROCK½×DRAGON½×FAIRY½×

Strongly resists

NORMAL¼×FLYING¼×

Immune to

POISON

Based on Steel / Rock typing. Abilities may modify these matchups.

Evolution family

Level 32
Level 42
Selected game context

Pokémon Gold and Silver