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aggron
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Aggron

Iron Armor Pokémon

SteelRock

AGGRON claims an entire mountain as its own territory. It mercilessly beats up anything that violates its environment. This POKéMON vigilantly patrols its territory at all times.

Base Stats

HP 70
Attack 110
Defense 180
Sp. Atk 60
Sp. Def 60
Speed 50
Total 530

Type Effectiveness

Abilities

Held Items

Forms

Evolution Chain

lairon Lairon Lv. 32
aggron Aggron Lv. 42

Moves

Locations

Details

Category Iron Armor Pokémon
Height 2.1 m
Weight 360.0 kg
Base Exp 239
Growth Rate Slow
Capture Rate 45
Base Happiness 35
Gender 50% ♂ / 50% ♀
Habitat Mountain
Egg Groups Monster

Sprites

aggron Front Front
aggron Back Back
aggron Front Shiny Front Shiny
aggron Back Shiny Back Shiny
aggron Official Art Official Art
aggron Official Art (Shiny) Official Art (Shiny)

Competitive

pu Usage: 6.6%
Choice Band
Item
Choice Band
Ability
Rock Head
Nature
Adamant / Jolly
EVs
Atk 252
Def 4
Spe 252
Offensive Stealth Rock
Item
Shuca Berry / Chople Berry
Ability
Rock Head
Nature
Adamant / Jolly
EVs
Atk 252
SpD 4
Spe 252

Strategy Overview

Aggron solidifies itself as one of the best wallbreakers in PU thanks to its great offensive typing, decent Attack stat, and access to the coveted combination of Rock Head and Head Smash. Rock Head negating the recoil from Head Smash gives Aggron a spammable STAB move that, when coupled with Choice Band, can break through most physical walls in PU, such as Qwilfish and Regirock. Due to its weight, Aggron also boasts a high-Base Power Heavy Slam against most Pokemon, hitting Fighting-types like Gurdurr, which resist its primary STAB move. Aggron also has access to several coverage moves such as Aqua Tail, Earthquake, and Superpower that allow it to break through Pokemon that would normally wall it like Mudsdale and opposing Aggron. However, Aggron struggles against more offensive teams due to a middling Speed stat and an offensive typing that gives it 4x weaknesses to Ground- and Fighting-type attacks, both of which are common coverage options. Even though Aggron can use its Rock / Steel typing effectively offensively, it's a poor typing defensively; this, coupled with a low Special Defense stat, makes it difficult for Aggron to directly switch in or take attacks from faster foes, even against resisted special attacks. Along with being a wallbreaker, Aggron can also function as an offensive Stealth Rock setter, as it's one of the few setters with access to Taunt; however, even though Aggron is a decent offensive Stealth Rock setter, it faces stiff competition from Lycanroc and Golurk, both of which have other useful attributes, with Lycanroc being much faster and having priority and Golurk acting as a spinblocker and faring better versus Fighting-types.

Most Used Moves

Taunt
18.4%
Aqua Tail
17.0%

Most Used Items

Leftovers
11.7%

Competitive data from Smogon University via data.pkmn.cc