Iron Treads (Pokémon)

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Iron Treads Paradox Pokémon テツノワダチ Tetsunowadachi #0990 Images on the Bulbagarden Archives
Type Ground Steel Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown	Ability Quark Drive Cacophony Cacophony Hidden Ability Cacophony Hidden Ability Cacophony Cacophony
Gender ratio Gender unknown	Catch rate 30 (8.8%)
Breeding Egg Group No Eggs Discovered Hatch time 50 cycles
Height 2'11" 0.9 m Iron Treads 0'0" 0 m {{{form2}}} 0'0" 0 m {{{form3}}} 0'0" 0 m {{{form4}}}	Weight 529.2 lbs. 240.0 kg Iron Treads 0 lbs. 0 kg {{{form2}}} 0 lbs. 0 kg {{{form3}}} 0 lbs. 0 kg {{{form4}}}
Mega Stone [[|]] [[|]]
Base experience yield Unknown Gen. IV Unknown IV 285	Leveling rate Slow
EV yield Total: 3 Iron Treads 0 HP 0 Atk 3 Def 0 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 0 Speed 0 HP 0 Atk 0 Def 0 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 0 Speed 0 HP 0 Atk 0 Def 0 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 0 Speed 0 HP 0 Atk 0 Def 0 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 0 Speed
Shape	Footprint {{{form2}}}
Pokédex color   Gray	Base friendship 0
External Links On Smogon Pokédex Artwork on Bulbagarden Archives

Iron Treads (Japanese: テツノワダチ Tetsunowadachi) is a dual-type Ground/Steel Paradox Pokémon introduced in Generation IX.

It is not known to evolve into or from any other Pokémon.

It is said to be either a future relative of Donphan or a counterpart of it from a parallel timeline. It also has an ancient variant, Great Tusk.

Biology

Iron Treads is a quadrupedal Pokémon with a spherical gray metallic body and a black underbelly. On its face are a pair of short black tusks and a black half-moon pixelated screen, which usually displays a pattern of a pair of angry red eyes; underneath them is a metal plate that can be retracted to reveal its mouth. Its most prominent physical feature is a segmented tread jutting out from its back, and extending to the front of its face. This tread is black and has bright red glowing patterns accenting it. Iron Treads also has long black plate-like earlobes, and metal plates covering its legs, which can be retracted to aid in its rolling attacks.

Iron Treads is said to have a cruel nature. It is capable of swiftly curling up its body and rolling like a wheel to attack. According to the Pokécology book, Iron Treads's tire-like armor is what allows it to rotate and move around. Iron Treads will additionally curl up into this form and rock itself back and forth when sleeping. The trails it leaves behind are described as similar to scorched earth.^[1] It also reportedly fatally injured one of the explorers of the Area Zero Expedition team in the past. In an article from a September issue of Occulture magazine, it is said that there have been reports of Iron Treads in an arid corner of Paldea. It is said to resemble Donphan. Rumors suggest that Iron Treads is some kind of weapon using technology not of this world, though this is unproven. When it falls asleep, it turns itself off, curling itself into its wheel form and causing the red energy on its treads to turn black.

According to AI Turo, Iron Treads is a future Pokémon related to Donphan. However, according to a version of Professor Turo that appeared at the Crystal Pool, Iron Treads is a counterpart of Donphan from another timeline. Its true origin is unknown. Iron Treads was brought to the depths of Area Zero by a time machine built by Professor Turo ten years ago. Iron Treads was the first Paradox Pokémon to be discovered 200 years ago in Area Zero by the Area Zero Expedition team and recorded by Heath in his Violet Book. How it arrived there at the time, however, is unclear.

At some point, one individual escaped Area Zero and consumed Herba Mystica. This Iron Treads became the Quaking Earth Titan, one of the Titan Pokémon found in Paldea. It mainly resides near a hidden cave in Asado Desert, where it feeds on Sour Herba Mystica.

Game data

NPC appearances

• Pokémon Violet: Iron Treads, known as the Quaking Earth Titan, is a minor character and a boss encounter in the games. It became a Titan Pokémon after consuming some Herba Mystica.
  • The player and Arven eventually found it in Asado Desert to find the Herba Mystica it guards and defeated it, forcing it to flee. After both took its Herba Mystica, Iron Treads became a normal-sized Pokémon once again. After this, it can be rematched in its original location, and will have the Titan Mark when captured.

Pokédex entries

Iron Treads in the Paldea Pokédex

Game locations

Poké Portal News

Held items

Games		Held items
Scarlet	Violet	Booster Energy (5%)

Stats

Base stats

Type effectiveness

Learnset

By leveling up

By TM

Generation IX Other generations: None

TM   Move   Type   Cat.   Pwr.   Acc.   PP  TM001 TM001 Take Down Normal Physical 09090 085}}85% 20 TM005 TM005 Mud-Slap Ground Special 02020 100}}100% 10 TM006 TM006 Scary Face Normal Status 0000— 100}}100% 10 TM007 TM007 Protect Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TM009 TM009 Thunder Fang Electric Physical 06565 095}}95% 15 TM010 TM010 Ice Fang Ice Physical 06565 095}}95% 15 TM025 TM025 Facade Normal Physical 07070 100}}100% 20 TM028 TM028 Bulldoze Ground Physical 06060 100}}100% 20 TM035 TM035 Mud Shot Ground Special 05555 095}}95% 15 TM036 TM036 Rock Tomb Rock Physical 06060 095}}95% 15 TM048 TM048 Volt Switch Electric Special 07070 100}}100% 20 TM051 TM051 Sandstorm Rock Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TM053 TM053 Smart Strike Steel Physical 07070 00—}}—% 10 TM059 TM059 Zen Headbutt Psychic Physical 08080 090}}90% 15 TM066 TM066 Body Slam Normal Physical 08585 100}}100% 15 TM070 TM070* Sleep Talk Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TM072 TM072 Electro Ball Electric Special 0000— 100}}100% 10 TM084 TM084 Stomping Tantrum Ground Physical 07575 100}}100% 10 TM085 TM085 Rest Psychic Status 0000— 00—}}—% 5 TM086 TM086 Rock Slide Rock Physical 07575 090}}90% 10 TM089 TM089 Body Press Fighting Physical 08080 100}}100% 10 TM093 TM093 Flash Cannon Steel Special 08080 100}}100% 10 TM099 TM099 Iron Head Steel Physical 08080 100}}100% 15 TM103 TM103 Substitute Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TM104 TM104 Iron Defense Steel Status 0000— 00—}}—% 15 TM116 TM116 Stealth Rock Rock Status 0000— 00—}}—% 20 TM121 TM121 Heavy Slam Steel Physical 0000— 100}}100% 10 TM124 TM124 Ice Spinner Ice Physical 08080 100}}100% 15 TM133 TM133 Earth Power Ground Special 09090 100}}100% 10 TM136 TM136 Electric Terrain Electric Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TM147 TM147 Wild Charge Electric Physical 09090 100}}100% 15 TM149 TM149 Earthquake Ground Physical 100100 100}}100% 10 TM150 TM150 Stone Edge Rock Physical 100100 080}}80% 5 TM152 TM152 Giga Impact Normal Physical 150150 090}}90% 5 TM163 TM163 Hyper Beam Normal Special 150150 090}}90% 5 TM166 TM166 Thunder Electric Special 110110 070}}70% 10 TM170 TM170 Steel Beam Steel Special 140140 095}}95% 5 TM171 TM171 Tera Blast Normal Special 08080 100}}100% 10 TM180 TM180 Gyro Ball Steel Physical 0000— 100}}100% 5 TM181 TM181 Knock Off Dark Physical 06565 100}}100% 20 TM186 TM186 High Horsepower Ground Physical 09595 095}}95% 10 TM204 TM204 Double-Edge Normal Physical 120120 100}}100% 15 TM205 TM205 Endeavor Normal Physical 0000— 100}}100% 5 TM210 TM210 Supercell Slam Electric Physical 100100 095}}95% 15 TM223 TM223 Metal Sound Steel Status 0000— 085}}85% 40 TM225 TM225 Hard Press Steel Physical 0000— 100}}100% 10

Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Iron Treads Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an Evolution or an alternate form of Iron Treads

By breeding

Side game data

Evolution data

Unevolved  Ground  Steel

Sprites

This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation IX.
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For other sprites and images, please see Iron Treads images on the Bulbagarden Archives.

In animation

Main series

Major appearances

Minor appearances

In the manga

Pokémon Adventures

A Titan Iron Treads debuted in Discover! The Quaking Earth Titan!!. Violet and Arven challenged the Quaking Earth Titan in order to obtain its supply of Herba Mystica, but were defeated.

In the TCG

Main article: Iron Treads (TCG)

Trivia

• Great Tusk and Iron Treads can be considered counterparts of one another.
  • Both appear to be relatives of Donphan.
  • Both are the only Paradox Pokémon introduced prior to the 1.2.0 update not to be used by the AI Professors in their battles against the player.
  • Both are encountered as the version exclusive Quaking Earth Titan.
  • Both are the first non-Legendary Paradox Pokémon to be officially revealed and encountered.
  • Both are the only Paradox Pokémon that can be caught outside of Area Zero.
  • Both have a drawing and photo pictures in Scarlet Book^S/Violet Book^V.
• In Generation IX, prior to the Version 2.0.1 update of Pokémon Scarlet and Violet, Iron Treads was unable to learn Sleep Talk via TM.

Origin

Iron Treads is based on Donphan, and by extension possibly an elephant, as well as spherical robots and tire treads. The panels on its body resemble LED displays. The way it curls its tread into a ring may reference monowheels, vehicles known for having one large wheel that sits a rider in the center.

Name origin

Iron Treads is literally iron treads.

Tetsunowadachi can be taken literally as 鉄の轍 tetsu no wadachi (iron treads).

In other languages

Language Title Meaning Japanese テツノワダチ Tetsunowadachi From 鉄の轍 tetsu no wadachi French Roue-de-Fer From roue de fer Spanish Ferrodada From ferro- and rodada German Eisenrad From Eisen and Rad Italian Solcoferreo From solco and ferreo Korean 무쇠바퀴 Musoebakwi From 무쇠 musoe and 바퀴 bakwi Mandarin Chinese 鐵轍跡 / 铁辙迹 Tiěchèjī / Tiězhéjì From 鐵 / 铁 tiě and 轍跡 / 辙迹 chèjī / zhéjì Cantonese Chinese 鐵轍跡 Titchitjīk From 鐵 tit and 轍跡 chitjīk

More languages Hindi आइरनवील Ironwheel From iron and wheel Brazilian Portuguese Trilho Férreo From trilho and férreo Thai รอยล้อเหล็ก Roilolek From รอย roi, ล้อ lo, and เหล็ก lek

Related articles

• Titan Pokémon
• Paradox Pokémon
• Violet Book
• Artificial Pokémon
• Extraterrestrial Pokémon

References

External links

Ancient Paradox Pokémon

Future Paradox Pokémon

Titan Pokémon

See also: Titanic Pokémon (Okidogi • Munkidori • Fezandipiti)

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