Lairon
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| Lairon | |
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 National Aron - Lairon (#305) - Aggron Hoenn Aron - Lairon (#071) - Aggron |
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| Japanese name | コドラ Kodora |
| Stage | Stage 1 |
| Evolves from | Aron |
| Evolves to | Aggron |
| Generation | Third |
| Species | Iron Armor Pokémon |
| Type | Steel / Rock |
| Height | 2 ft 11 in (0.90 m) |
| Weight | 265.0 lb (120.0 kg) |
| Ability | Rock Head / Sturdy |
Lairon (コドラ Kodora ?) is one of the 493 fictional species of Pokémon from the Pokémon Franchise - a series of video games, anime, manga, books, trading cards and other media created by Satoshi Tajiri.
The name Lairon is derived from the word "iron", and possibly the word "lair", as its Pokédex entries reference to it being a Pokémon that is very territorial in guarding its lair. It is also very 'lairy' as described in the Hoenn Pokédex.
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[edit] Lairon in the Pokémon games
Lairon is a powerful Pokémon, however it is almost always favoured for its evolution, Aggron, as Aggron has better stats and a much wider moveset. It can be found in Pokemon Emerald, in the wild exclusively in Victory Road. Aron spends a relatively short period of time in the form of Lairon (only 10 levels), as compared to its 32 levels spent as an Aron, and it being an Aggron from Level 42 onwards.
Lairon has extremely high Defense. Any move of the Fighting or Ground Type will cause quadruple (4x) normal damage. Water moves may knock out a Lairon in one hit- as Lairon has a fairly low Special Defense and is weak to water moves.
As stated earlier, Lairon is very good considering it is not a final stage. It is banned from NFE and UE battling for these reasons as a choice banded Lairon is far too destructive for most other NFEs and UEs.
[edit] In the anime
Lairon has only had two appearances in the animé, both relating to its usage in Pokémon contests. This can be somewhat misleading- a Lairon is a very formidable Pokémon in battling as well as in Pokémon contests, though somewhat different movesets are used.
[edit] In the card game
Lairon has appeared in the following sets, mainly as a Metal type card, but sometimes as a fighting type.
- EX Ruby and Sapphire (2 cards)
- EX Sandstorm
- EX Team Magma vs Team Lairon (as Team Magma's Lairon) (2 cards)
- EX Legend Maker
- EX Holon Phantoms
- EX Crystal Guardians
[edit] References
- The following games and their instruction manuals: Pokémon Red, Green, and Blue; Pokémon Yellow; Pokémon Stadium and Pokémon Stadium 2; Pokémon Gold, Silver, and Crystal; Pokémon Ruby, Sapphire, and Emerald; Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen; Pokémon Colosseum and Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness
- Publications
- Barbo, Maria. The Official Pokémon Handbook. Scholastic Publishing, 1999. ISBN 0-439-15404-9.
- Loe, Casey, ed. Pokémon Special Pikachu Edition Official Perfect Guide. Sunnydale, CA: Empire 21 Publishing, 1999. ISBN 1-930206-15-1.
- Nintendo Power. Official Nintendo Pokémon FireRed & Pokémon LeafGreen Player’s Guide. Nintendo of America Inc., August 2004. ISBN 1-930206-50-X
- Mylonas, Eric. Pokémon Pokédex Collector’s Edition: Prima’s Official Pokémon Guide. Prima Games, September 21 2004. ISBN 0-7615-4761-4
- Nintendo Power. Official Nintendo Pokémon Emerald Version Player’s Guide. Nintendo of America Inc., April 2005. ISBN 1-930206-58-5
[edit] External links
- Official Pokémon website
- Bulbapedia (a Pokémon-centric Wiki)’s article about Lairon as a species
- Serebii.net’s 4th Gen Pokédex entry for Lairon
- Pokémon Dungeon Pokédex entry, full of statistics analysis
- PsyPoke - Lairon Pokédex entry and Usage Overview
- Smogon.com - Lairon Tactical Data
- WikiKnowledge.net’s entry for Lairon Previously hosted by Wikibooks
