Iron Jugulis
Iron Jugulis is a Dark/Flying-type Pokémon, the Paradox Pokémon, number 993 (#0993) in the National Pokédex. It was introduced in Generation 9 and comes from the Paldea region. It is 1.3 m tall and weighs 111 kg.
Iron Jugulis is a Dark and Flying Paradox Pokémon, a three-headed mechanical dragon whose extra heads can fly off on their own. The Scarlet Pokédex says it resembles a creature that a magazine called the child of a Hydreigon and a robot it loved.
How to pronounce Iron Jugulis
Iron Jugulis is pronounced EYE-ern JUG-yuh-lis. The capital letters show the stressed syllable.
Listen to Iron Jugulis said out loud:
In Japanese it is テツノコウベ (Tetsunokoube).
Hear every other name on the Pokémon pronunciation guide.
Lore
Biology
Iron Jugulis is 1.3 m tall and weighs 111 kg. Its body is dark blue, with black plating like fur around its necks and six thin black wings. Each head has a screen for a face that glows blue and shows its emotions, and the main head also has fuchsia pupils and pointed teeth made of armour plates. The Violet Pokédex is cautious: it suggests that an object in an old book could really be this species.
Behaviour
An in-game magazine reports, without proof, that one flattened a whole building with a burst of energy and flew away as if hunting for its next target, and it calls the Pokémon a Hydreigon's ferocity joined to a machine's ruthlessness. Bulbapedia says its side heads seem to be sentient, since they have been seen reacting with emotion, dozing off and glancing in different directions. When it sleeps, it powers down and the magenta glow on its neck plates, belly and tail turns black.
Habitat
The Pokédex gives no habitat, but the magazine places it in a certain corner of Paldea. In Violet it is found in Area Zero, and Scarlet players can only get one by trade.
Powers
Its Ability Quark Drive raises its highest battle stat, Special Attack, on Electric Terrain or when it holds Booster Energy. It uses Hyper Voice, Dragon Breath, Air Slash, Dark Pulse, Dragon Pulse and Hyper Beam, and Bulbapedia says its side heads can be fired like missiles. With 122 Special Attack and 108 Speed it is a fast, hard-hitting special attacker.
Name origin
Jugulis comes from the Latin jugulum, 'throat' or 'neck', and Bulbapedia says Iron Jugulis stands alone among Paradox Pokémon in having a Latin word in its English name. The Japanese name is Tetsunokoube (テツノコウベ), which Bulbapedia reads as 'iron head'.
Design inspiration
Bulbapedia says Iron Jugulis is based on Hydreigon and, by extension, probably on many-headed dragons and serpents such as Yamata no Orochi, the Lernaean Hydra and Zahhak. The screens on its heads resemble LED displays, and its detachable heads may nod to drones or to mechanical kaiju. No designer is credited, and these are fan readings.
In the games
Iron Jugulis headlined a Tera Raid spotlight event alongside Flutter Mane, after debuting in Scarlet and Violet. It is not available in Legends: Z-A.
Fun facts
- It starts with Tri Attack, a move that fits a Pokémon with three heads.
- It can learn Throat Chop by TM, a neat match for a name that comes from the Latin for throat.
- Among Pokémon introduced in Generation IX, its base stat total of 570 is the highest of any Flying type.
Base stats
- HP: 94
- Attack: 80
- Defense: 86
- Sp. Atk: 122
- Sp. Def: 80
- Speed: 108
Iron Jugulis’s base stat total is 570. Its highest stat is Sp. Atk.
Type matchups
What is Iron Jugulis weak to?
Iron Jugulis takes extra damage from Electric (2×), Ice (2×), Rock (2×), Fairy (2×) moves.
It resists Grass (½×), Ghost (½×), Dark (½×).
It is immune to Ground, Psychic moves.
Evolution
Iron Jugulis does not evolve, and it does not evolve from any other Pokémon.
Abilities
- Quark Drive: Raises highest stat on Electric Terrain, or if holding Booster Energy.
Moves
Moves Iron Jugulis learns by level up in Scarlet / Violet
| Level | Move | Type | Category | Power |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Electric Terrain | Electric | Status | — |
| 1 | Work Up | Normal | Status | — |
| 1 | Focus Energy | Normal | Status | — |
| 1 | Tri Attack | Normal | Special | 80 |
| 1 | Air Cutter | Flying | Special | 60 |
| 7 | Roar | Normal | Status | — |
| 14 | Assurance | Dark | Physical | 60 |
| 21 | Dragon Breath | Dragon | Special | 60 |
| 28 | Snarl | Dark | Special | 55 |
| 35 | Crunch | Dark | Physical | 80 |
| 42 | Hyper Voice | Normal | Special | 90 |
| 56 | Air Slash | Flying | Special | 75 |
| 63 | Knock Off | Dark | Physical | 65 |
| 70 | Dark Pulse | Dark | Special | 80 |
| 77 | Outrage | Dragon | Physical | 120 |
| 84 | Dragon Pulse | Dragon | Special | 85 |
| 91 | Hyper Beam | Normal | Special | 150 |
TM moves (51)
Iron Jugulis can learn 51 moves from TMs in Scarlet / Violet: Take Down, Scary Face, Protect, Fire Fang, Acrobatics, Charge Beam, Facade, Snarl, Rock Tomb, Air Cutter, Dragon Tail, Endure, Sunny Day, Rain Dance, Zen Headbutt, U-turn, Air Slash, Body Slam, Sleep Talk, Rest, Taunt, Flash Cannon, Dark Pulse, Fly, Iron Head, Substitute, Crunch, Tailwind, Dragon Pulse, Hyper Voice, Heat Wave, Flamethrower, Earth Power, Electric Terrain, Fire Blast, Hydro Pump, Giga Impact, Outrage, Focus Blast, Hurricane, Hyper Beam, Tera Blast, Roar, Knock Off, Dual Wingbeat, Lash Out, Double-Edge, Meteor Beam, Throat Chop, Metal Sound, Dragon Cheer.
Breeding & training
- Gender: genderless.
- Egg groups: Undiscovered.
- Egg cycles: 50 (steps to hatch, Scarlet/Violet: 6,400).
- Catch rate: 30 out of 255.
- Base friendship (Gen 8 onward): 0.
- Growth rate: Slow (1,250,000 experience points to reach level 100).
- Defeating it gives 3 Sp. Atk effort values.
- Base experience yield: 285.
Pokédex entries
It's possible that Iron Jugulis, an object described in an old book, may actually be this Pokémon. (Violet)
It resembles a certain Pokémon introduced in a paranormal magazine, described as the offspring of a Hydreigon that fell in love with a robot. (Scarlet)
Names around the world
| Japanese | テツノコウベ |
|---|---|
| Romaji | Tetsunokoube |
| French | Têtes-de-Fer |
| German | Eisenhals |
| Spanish | Ferrocuello |
| Italian | Colloferreo |
| Korean | 무쇠머리 |
| Chinese (Simplified) | 铁脖颈 |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 鐵脖頸 |
Trivia
- Heaviest Flying type in Gen 9: 111 kg.
- Highest HP among Flying types in Gen 9: 94.
- Highest Defense among Flying types in Gen 9: 86.
- Highest Sp. Atk among Flying types in Gen 9: 122.
- Highest base stat total among Flying types in Gen 9: 570.
- Taller than 64% of all Pokémon (1.3 m).
- Heavier than 85% of all Pokémon (111 kg).
- Base stat total 570, ranked #93 of 1,025.
- Its best stat is Sp. Atk, ranked #72 of 1,025.
- One of 7 Pokémon that are both Dark and Flying.
- One of 170 blue Pokémon.
- Number 88 of 120 Pokémon introduced in Generation 9 (Paldea).
- Can learn 56 different moves in Scarlet / Violet.
- Catch rate 30: about 3.9% per Poké Ball at full health.
- Appears in 2 distinct Pokédex entries.
Sources and fact-checking
- Stats, types, abilities, moves, evolutions, forms and Pokédex entries: PokéAPI open game data.
- Lore: written by pokee.si in our own words, researched from Bulbapedia: Iron Jugulis (Pokémon), Serebii: Iron Jugulis (Scarlet/Violet Pokédex).
- Pronunciation (EYE-ern JUG-yuh-lis): no English source says it out loud, so it is our best guess from the parts of the name (low confidence).
Last checked: . Every sentence of the lore was checked against Bulbapedia, Serebii and the game data.
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