Iron Ball (Pokémon Item)
Effect
Held: Holder's Speed is halved. Negates all Ground-type immunities, and makes Flying-types take neutral damage from Ground-type moves. Arena Trap. Spikes, and Toxic Spikes affect the holder.
In-Depth Effect
Held: Decreases the holder's Speed by 50%. If the holder is Flying or has Levitate, it takes regular damage from Ground attacks and is suspectible to Spikes and Toxic Spikes.
Sprite
![](https://res.cloudinary.com/db7st4rsg/image/upload/v1647957416/pokemon-ref/item/sprite/iron-ball.png)
Categories
Bad held items
Items
Attributes
Holdable
Holdable active
Underground
Price
Cost: 4,000
Fling power
Fling power: 130
Attainable
Red Blue | No |
Yellow | No |
Ruby Sapphire | No |
Emerald | No |
FireRed LeafGreen | No |
Diamond Pearl | Yes |
Platinum | Yes |
HeartGold SoulSilver | Yes |
Black White | Yes |
Black 2 White 2 | Yes |
X Y | Yes |
Sun Moon | Yes |
Ultra Sun Ultra Moon | Yes |
Let's Go Pikachu Let's Go Eevee | Yes |
Sword Shield | Yes |
Game Descriptions
Diamond Pearl | A Pokémon hold item that cuts Speed. It makes Flying-type and levitating holders susceptible to Ground moves. |
Platinum | A Pokémon hold item that cuts Speed. It makes Flying-type and levitating holders susceptible to Ground moves. |
HeartGold SoulSilver | A Pokémon held item that cuts Speed. It makes Flying-type and levitating holders susceptible to Ground moves. |
Black White | A Pokémon held item that cuts Speed. It makes Flying-type and levitating holders susceptible to Ground moves. |
Black 2 White 2 | A Pokémon held item that cuts Speed. It makes Flying-type and levitating holders susceptible to Ground moves. |
X Y | An item to be held by a Pokémon. It lowers Speed and allows Ground-type moves to hit Flying-type and levitating holders. |
Sun Moon | An item to be held by a Pokémon. It lowers Speed and allows Ground-type moves to hit Flying-type and levitating holders. |
Ultra Sun Ultra Moon | An item to be held by a Pokémon. It lowers Speed and allows Ground-type moves to hit Flying-type and levitating holders. |
Let's Go Pikachu Let's Go Eevee | An item to be held by a Pokémon. It lowers Speed and allows Ground-type moves to hit Flying types and holders that are levitating. |
Sword Shield | An item to be held by a Pokémon. It lowers Speed and allows Ground-type moves to hit Flying types and holders that are levitating. |
Locations
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