Aron

The Iron Armor Pokémon
#304 - Aron
Evolve	Lairon
Debut	Pokémon: Sapphire Version Pokémon: Ruby Version
Species Info
Type	+ +
Height	0.4 m (1'04")
Weight	60.0 kg (132.3 lbs.)
Color	Gray
Gender Ratio	1♂ : 1♀
Ability	Rock Head / Sturdy
Hidden Ability	Heavy Metal
Egg Group	Monster
Icon		Sprite
		File:304sprite.png
Footprint
30px
Base Statistics
Hit Points	50	Speed	30
Attack	70	Sp. Attack	40
Defense	100	Sp. Defense	40
Training Info
Catch Rate	180	Hatch Steps	8,960
Base Exp.	096	Effort Points	Def
Happiness	35
To Lv.100	Slow

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Aron is a small and pest-like steel-bodied Pokémon that was introduced in the third generation games. It is the first stage in a three-step evolutionary line, with its evolved forms being Lairon and Aggron.

Information

Aron has a body of steel that it makes by feeding on the iron ore that it digs from mountains. They usually live deep in mountains, but they are sometimes driven away by hunger and act as pests by eating railroad trucks and cars. Aron can demolish even a heavy dump truck with one all-out charge, and it will usually then consume the remains.

It evolves into Lairon at Level 32. During its evolution, it grows new steel armor and sheds the old carapace, which is usually salvaged for iron materials.

Appearances

Mainstream Games

In Pokémon: Ruby, Sapphire and Emerald Versions, Aron was found somewhat commonly at Granite Cave and rarely at Victory Road. In Diamond and Platinum, it could appear at Fuego Ironworks when the Poké Radar was used. In HeartGold and SoulSilver, it could appear at the Safari Zone's Rocky Beach area if enough Rock objects were present. In White, it appeared at White Forest.

Other Games

In Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness, it was uncommonly found at the Cave Poké Spot, and after being caught, it could later be traded to any of the third generation color versions. In Pokémon Pinball: Ruby & Sapphire, it could be hatched from an egg. In Pokémon Trozei!, it appeared at Secret Storage 5, Secret Storage 16, Endless Level 18 and Mr. Who's Den. In Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Red and Blue Rescue Teams, it could be recruited at Mt. Steel, the fourteenth through nineteenth floors of Buried Relic and the seventh through tenth floors of Wish Cave, while in Explorers of Time and Darkness it was recruitable at the first eight floors of Northern Desert. In Pokémon Ranger: Shadows of Almia, it appeared at Peril Cliffs. In Pokémon Ranger: Guardian Signs, it was found at Wireless Tower. Aron also appeared in PokéPark Wii: Pikachu's Adventure at the Cavern Zone and the Lava Zone.

Other Appearances

Other Media

• In the Pokémon anime, one episode featured a swarm of Aron that rampaged through Granite Cave after being disturbed, and Steven Stone was shown to have his own Aron. Aron and a Lairon also have a minor role in the eleventh movie, and they have since made mostly minor appearances.
• In the Pokémon Adventures manga, Aron was one of the two Pokémon that Sapphire owned at the beginning of the Ruby/Sapphire arc. She subjected it to rigorous training at the Granite Cave, and it evolved into Lairon while fighting Brawly's Makuhita.

Trivia

• Its name is a combination of "armor" and "iron"