Iron Tail

Iron Tail is a Fast Attack of type Steel in Pokémon GO. In Gym and Raid battles, it deals 14 damage and it generates 6 energy. In GO Battle League, Iron Tail deals 10 damage and generates 7 energy. Explore its damage and energy stats in battles, its effectiveness against various Pokémon types, and see which Pokémon wield it best.

Iron Tail effectiveness against other Pokémon types


Steel	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.6	×1.0	×1.0	×0.6	×0.6	×0.6	×1.0	×0.6	×1.0	×1.6	×1.0	×1.0	×1.6

Iron Tail Adventure Effects

Iron Tail has no Adventure Effects.

Iron Tail in Gym and Raid Battles

Gym and Raid Battles Stats

Category	Fast Attack
Type	Steel
Power	14
Energy	6
Animation Duration	1.0s
Damage Window	0.8s - 0.9s
DPS	14.00 Damage per second
DPE	2.33 Damage per Energy
EPS	6.00 Energy per second

Similar moves in Gym and Raid Battles

Name	PWR	ENG	Duration	EPS	DPS
Metal Claw	6	5	0.5s	10.00	12.00
Bullet Punch	10	11	1.0s	11.00	10.00
Steel Wing	14	8	1.0s	8.00	14.00
Iron Tail	14	6	1.0s	6.00	14.00
Metal Sound	4	6	0.5s	12.00	8.00

Iron Tail in Trainer Battles

Trainer Battles Stats

Category	Fast Attack
Type	Steel
Power	10
Energy	7
Duration	3 Turns
DPS	1.43 Damage per second
EPS	2.33 Energy per second
DPE	1.43 Damage per Energy
Tags	General

Special effects

Iron Tail has no special effects.

Similar moves in Trainer Battles

Name	DPT	EPT	PWR	ENG	CD
Metal Claw Fast Charge	2.50	3.50	5	7	1s
Bullet Punch General	3.50	3.50	7	7	1s
Steel Wing Heavy Damage	3.50	2.50	7	5	1s
Iron Tail General	3.33	2.33	10	7	2s
Metal Sound Fast Charge	2.50	4.00	5	8	1s

Strongest Pokémon with Iron Tail

Configuration

#	Name	Fast Attack	Charged Attack	DPS	TDO	Score
1	Mega Tyranitar	Iron Tail	Brutal Swing	17.56	661.5	16.5
2	Shadow Tyranitar	Iron Tail	Brutal Swing	17.35	404.7	15.7
3	Mega Aggron	Iron Tail	Meteor Beam	14.41	503.2	13.5
4	Tyranitar	Iron Tail	Brutal Swing	14.47	404.9	13.3
5	Shadow Aggron	Iron Tail	Meteor Beam	14.52	324.1	13.1
6	Mega Steelix	Iron Tail	Heavy Slam	12.49	449.9	11.7
7	Aggron	Iron Tail	Meteor Beam	12.31	329.7	11.3
8	Shadow Nidoking	Iron Tail	Earth Power	13.04	201.6	11.2
9	Shadow Serperior	Iron Tail	Frenzy Plant *	11.74	220.3	10.4
10	Armored Mewtwo	Iron Tail	Psystrike *	10.91	384.8	10.2
11	Shadow Fraxure	Iron Tail	Dragon Claw	12.16	132.5	9.9
12	Nidoking	Iron Tail	Earth Power	11.09	205.8	9.8
13	Shadow Steelix	Iron Tail	Heavy Slam	10.72	263.6	9.7
14	Shadow Lairon	Iron Tail	Heavy Slam	11.05	174.7	9.5
15	Serperior	Iron Tail	Frenzy Plant *	9.93	223.6	8.9
16	Fraxure	Iron Tail	Dragon Claw	10.56	138.0	8.9
17	Steelix	Iron Tail	Heavy Slam	9.00	265.7	8.3
18	Lairon	Iron Tail	Heavy Slam	9.38	177.9	8.3
19	Orthworm	Iron Tail	Iron Head	9.10	209.7	8.2
20	Shadow Dewgong	Iron Tail	Liquidation	9.09	169.7	8.0
21	Shadow Dragonair	Iron Tail	Dragon Pulse	9.43	105.7	7.7
22	Seviper	Iron Tail	Crunch	8.74	117.4	7.4
23	Dragonair	Iron Tail	Dragon Pulse	8.21	110.5	6.9
24	Dewgong	Iron Tail	Liquidation	7.65	171.4	6.9
25	Shadow Servine	Iron Tail	Grass Knot	8.16	101.1	6.8
26	Shadow Bastiodon	Iron Tail	Stone Edge	6.80	152.0	6.1
27	Servine	Iron Tail	Grass Knot	7.10	105.5	6.1
28	Shadow Axew	Iron Tail	Dragon Claw	7.78	57.1	5.8
29	Axew	Iron Tail	Dragon Claw	7.20	63.3	5.6
30	Galarian Slowpoke	Iron Tail	Psychic	6.38	84.1	5.4
31	Bastiodon	Iron Tail	Stone Edge	5.79	155.2	5.3
32	Shadow Shieldon	Iron Tail	Heavy Slam	5.63	60.6	4.6
33	Shadow Dratini	Iron Tail	Twister	5.75	36.3	4.1
34	Shieldon	Iron Tail	Heavy Slam	4.90	63.3	4.1
35	Dratini	Iron Tail	Aqua Tail	5.21	39.4	3.9