--- title: "Iron Treads (#0990): Stats, Weaknesses, Moves & Lore | pokee.si" url: "https://pokee.si/pokemon/iron-treads" description: "Iron Treads (#0990): Ground/Steel-type Paradox Pokémon from Paldea. Base stat total 570. Abilities: Quark Drive. Stats, matchups, evolutions, moves, every Pokédex entry and lore on pokee.si." last_updated: "2026-10-21" publisher: "pokee.si: a Pokédex for families (unofficial fan site)" last_checked: "2026-10-20" --- #0990 · Paldea · Generation 9 · paradox # Iron Treads Paradox Pokémon · Ground/Steel-type ![Iron Treads official artwork](https://pokee.si/img/art/990.webp) Iron Treads is a [Ground](https://pokee.si/types/ground)/[Steel](https://pokee.si/types/steel)-type Pokémon, the Paradox Pokémon, number 990 (#0990) in the National Pokédex. It was introduced in Generation 9 and comes from the [Paldea](https://pokee.si/guide/regions/paldea) region. It is 0.9 m tall and weighs 240 kg. Iron Treads is a Ground and Steel Paradox Pokémon that curls into a wheel and rolls over its opponents, and nobody can say for sure where it came from. The Scarlet Pokédex says it closely resembles a weapon that a paranormal magazine claimed aliens sent to Earth. ## How to pronounce Iron Treads Iron Treads is pronounced **EYE-ern TREDZ**. The capital letters show the stressed syllable. Listen to Iron Treads said out loud: [Listen](https://pokee.si/audio/names/990.mp3) In Japanese it is テツノワダチ (Tetsunowadachi). Hear every other name on the [Pokémon pronunciation guide](https://pokee.si/pronounce). ## Lore ### Biology Iron Treads is 0.9 m tall and weighs 240 kg. It has a round grey metal body, a black underbelly, short black tusks and a pixelated screen for a face that usually shows angry red eyes. A ridged black tread with red glowing patterns runs from its back over its head, and plates on its legs pull back so it can roll up like a wheel. The Violet Pokédex says it resembles an object in an old expedition journal and notes that sightings have only happened in recent years. ### Behaviour Bulbapedia describes Iron Treads as cruel by nature, rolling at its target and leaving a trail like scorched earth. It switches itself off to sleep, rocking back and forth in its wheel shape while the red glow on its tread turns black. An in-game magazine mentions an unproven rumour that it is a weapon built with technology from beyond this world. ### Habitat The Pokédex gives no habitat, but the same magazine reports sightings in a dry part 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, which for Iron Treads is Defense, while Electric Terrain is active or if it holds Booster Energy. It knows Electric Terrain from level 1 and so can start its own trigger, and it also learns Rollout, Earthquake, Iron Head, Knock Off and Wild Charge. Steel Roller, which fails unless a terrain is on the field, pairs neatly with that. With 120 base Defense and 112 base Attack it is a tough physical attacker. ### Name origin The English name simply describes an iron machine with treads. The Japanese name is Tetsunowadachi (テツノワダチ), which Bulbapedia reads as 'iron treads'. ### Design inspiration Bulbapedia says Iron Treads is modelled on Donphan and so, by extension, possibly an elephant, with spherical robots and tyre treads mixed in. The panels on its body look like LED displays, and curling its tread into a ring may recall a monowheel, a one-wheeled vehicle that carries its rider inside the wheel. No designer is credited, and these are fan readings. ### In the games In Violet, a giant Iron Treads is the Quaking Earth Titan, a boss fought in Asado Desert for the Sour Herba Mystica it guards; the species debuted in Scarlet and Violet. It is not available in Legends: Z-A. ### Fun facts - Scarlet's version of the Quaking Earth Titan is Great Tusk, which Bulbapedia names as Iron Treads' counterpart, so each game has its own wheel-or-tusk boss. - In Pokémon Adventures the Titan beat Violet and Arven the first time they challenged it, and they only won after returning with Kofu and Saguaro. - Among Pokémon introduced in Generation IX, its Speed of 106 makes it the fastest Ground type and the fastest Steel type. Sources: [Bulbapedia: Iron Treads (Pokémon)](https://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Iron_Treads_(Pok%C3%A9mon)) · [Serebii: Iron Treads (Scarlet/Violet Pokédex)](https://www.serebii.net/pokedex-sv/irontreads/) ## Base stats - HP: **90** - Attack: **112** - Defense: **120** - Sp. Atk: **72** - Sp. Def: **70** - Speed: **106** Iron Treads’s base stat total is **570**. Its highest stat is Defense. ## Type matchups ### What is Iron Treads weak to? Iron Treads takes extra damage from [Fire](https://pokee.si/types/fire) (2×), [Water](https://pokee.si/types/water) (2×), [Fighting](https://pokee.si/types/fighting) (2×), [Ground](https://pokee.si/types/ground) (2×) moves. It resists [Rock](https://pokee.si/types/rock) (¼×), [Normal](https://pokee.si/types/normal) (½×), [Flying](https://pokee.si/types/flying) (½×), [Psychic](https://pokee.si/types/psychic) (½×), [Bug](https://pokee.si/types/bug) (½×), [Dragon](https://pokee.si/types/dragon) (½×), [Steel](https://pokee.si/types/steel) (½×), [Fairy](https://pokee.si/types/fairy) (½×). It is immune to [Electric](https://pokee.si/types/electric), [Poison](https://pokee.si/types/poison) moves. ## Evolution Iron Treads does not evolve, and it does not evolve from any other Pokémon. ## Abilities - [Quark Drive](https://pokee.si/abilities/quark-drive): Raises highest stat on Electric Terrain, or if holding Booster Energy. ## Moves ### Moves Iron Treads learns by level up in Scarlet / Violet | Level | Move | Type | Category | Power | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | [Horn Attack](https://pokee.si/moves/horn-attack) | Normal | Physical | 65 | | 1 | [Defense Curl](https://pokee.si/moves/defense-curl) | Normal | Status | — | | 1 | [Rollout](https://pokee.si/moves/rollout) | Rock | Physical | 30 | | 1 | [Electric Terrain](https://pokee.si/moves/electric-terrain) | Electric | Status | — | | 7 | [Bulldoze](https://pokee.si/moves/bulldoze) | Ground | Physical | 60 | | 21 | [Rapid Spin](https://pokee.si/moves/rapid-spin) | Normal | Physical | 50 | | 28 | [Iron Head](https://pokee.si/moves/iron-head) | Steel | Physical | 80 | | 35 | [Stomping Tantrum](https://pokee.si/moves/stomping-tantrum) | Ground | Physical | 75 | | 42 | [Knock Off](https://pokee.si/moves/knock-off) | Dark | Physical | 65 | | 49 | [Earthquake](https://pokee.si/moves/earthquake) | Ground | Physical | 100 | | 56 | [Heavy Slam](https://pokee.si/moves/heavy-slam) | Steel | Physical | — | | 63 | [Wild Charge](https://pokee.si/moves/wild-charge) | Electric | Physical | 90 | | 70 | [Endeavor](https://pokee.si/moves/endeavor) | Normal | Physical | — | | 77 | [Megahorn](https://pokee.si/moves/megahorn) | Bug | Physical | 120 | | 84 | [Giga Impact](https://pokee.si/moves/giga-impact) | Normal | Physical | 150 | | 91 | [Steel Roller](https://pokee.si/moves/steel-roller) | Steel | Physical | 130 | ### TM moves (45) Iron Treads can learn 45 moves from TMs in Scarlet / Violet: [Take Down](https://pokee.si/moves/take-down), [Mud-Slap](https://pokee.si/moves/mud-slap), [Scary Face](https://pokee.si/moves/scary-face), [Protect](https://pokee.si/moves/protect), [Thunder Fang](https://pokee.si/moves/thunder-fang), [Ice Fang](https://pokee.si/moves/ice-fang), [Facade](https://pokee.si/moves/facade), [Bulldoze](https://pokee.si/moves/bulldoze), [Mud Shot](https://pokee.si/moves/mud-shot), [Rock Tomb](https://pokee.si/moves/rock-tomb), [Volt Switch](https://pokee.si/moves/volt-switch), [Sandstorm](https://pokee.si/moves/sandstorm), [Smart Strike](https://pokee.si/moves/smart-strike), [Zen Headbutt](https://pokee.si/moves/zen-headbutt), [Body Slam](https://pokee.si/moves/body-slam), [Electro Ball](https://pokee.si/moves/electro-ball), [Stomping Tantrum](https://pokee.si/moves/stomping-tantrum), [Rest](https://pokee.si/moves/rest), [Rock Slide](https://pokee.si/moves/rock-slide), [Body Press](https://pokee.si/moves/body-press), [Flash Cannon](https://pokee.si/moves/flash-cannon), [Iron Head](https://pokee.si/moves/iron-head), [Substitute](https://pokee.si/moves/substitute), [Iron Defense](https://pokee.si/moves/iron-defense), [Stealth Rock](https://pokee.si/moves/stealth-rock), [Heavy Slam](https://pokee.si/moves/heavy-slam), [Ice Spinner](https://pokee.si/moves/ice-spinner), [Earth Power](https://pokee.si/moves/earth-power), [Electric Terrain](https://pokee.si/moves/electric-terrain), [Wild Charge](https://pokee.si/moves/wild-charge), [Earthquake](https://pokee.si/moves/earthquake), [Stone Edge](https://pokee.si/moves/stone-edge), [Giga Impact](https://pokee.si/moves/giga-impact), [Hyper Beam](https://pokee.si/moves/hyper-beam), [Thunder](https://pokee.si/moves/thunder), [Steel Beam](https://pokee.si/moves/steel-beam), [Tera Blast](https://pokee.si/moves/tera-blast), [Gyro Ball](https://pokee.si/moves/gyro-ball), [Knock Off](https://pokee.si/moves/knock-off), [High Horsepower](https://pokee.si/moves/high-horsepower), [Double-Edge](https://pokee.si/moves/double-edge), [Endeavor](https://pokee.si/moves/endeavor), [Supercell Slam](https://pokee.si/moves/supercell-slam), [Metal Sound](https://pokee.si/moves/metal-sound), [Hard Press](https://pokee.si/moves/hard-press). ## 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 Defense effort values. - Base experience yield: 285. ## Pokédex entries Sightings of this Pokémon have occurred in recent years. It resembles a mysterious object described in an old expedition journal. *(Violet)* This Pokémon closely resembles a scientific weapon that a paranormal magazine claimed was sent to this planet by aliens. *(Scarlet)* ## Names around the world - **Japanese**: テツノワダチ - **Romaji**: Tetsunowadachi - **French**: Roue-de-Fer - **German**: Eisenrad - **Spanish**: Ferrodada - **Italian**: Solcoferreo - **Korean**: 무쇠바퀴 - **Chinese (Simplified)**: 铁轍迹 - **Chinese (Traditional)**: 鐵轍跡 ## Trivia - Shortest Ground type in Gen 9: 0.9 m, shared with 1 other. - Fastest Ground type in Gen 9: 106 Speed. - Fastest Steel type in Gen 9: 106 Speed. - Taller than 43% of all Pokémon (0.9 m). - Heavier than 94% of all Pokémon (240 kg). - Base stat total 570, ranked #93 of 1,025. - Its best stat is Defense, ranked #63 of 1,025. - One of 3 Pokémon that are both Ground and Steel. - One of 107 gray Pokémon. - Number 85 of 120 Pokémon introduced in Generation 9 (Paldea). - Can learn 51 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](https://pokeapi.co) open game data. - Lore: written by pokee.si in our own words, researched from [Bulbapedia: Iron Treads (Pokémon)](https://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Iron_Treads_(Pok%C3%A9mon)), [Serebii: Iron Treads (Scarlet/Violet Pokédex)](https://www.serebii.net/pokedex-sv/irontreads/). - Pronunciation (EYE-ern TREDZ): no English source says it out loud, so it is our best guess from the parts of the name. **Last checked:** 20 October 2026. 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