Is Aggron Good in Diamond & Pearl Playthrough?
AbilityRock Head for recoil-free physical attacks. Transfer-only Steel/Rock. If imported, Aggron handles Candice, Lucian, and Aaron. The 4x Fighting and Ground weaknesses mean Maylene and Bertha are off-limits. Strong where it's strong.
Aron resists most of Roark's coverage and hits back hard.
Aron has the type edge here and should clean up Gardenia's team.
Maylene's team hits Aron's weaknesses hard.
Crasher Wake's team hits Aron's weaknesses hard.
Aron trades roughly evenly with Fantina's team.
Lairon trades roughly evenly with Byron's team.
Lairon has the type edge here and should clean up Candice's team.
Aggron trades roughly evenly with Volkner's team.
Aggron resists most of Aaron's coverage and hits back hard.
Aggron trades roughly evenly with Bertha's team.
Aggron has the type edge here and should clean up Flint's team.
Aggron trades roughly evenly with Lucian's team.
Aggron has the type edge here and should clean up Mars's team.
Aggron resists most of Jupiter's coverage and hits back hard.
Aggron has the type edge here and should clean up Saturn's team.
Aggron trades roughly evenly with Cynthia's team.
Catch Aron
Catch Aron in Fuego Ironworks (Poké Radar, Lv 29-30, common).
Recommended Moves
- STARTING (Lv 29)
- LV 29SteelIron HeadPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 15
- LV 29NormalTake DownPower 90Accuracy 85%PP 20
- After Gardenia
- TM28GroundDigPower 80Accuracy 100%PP 10Maniac Tunnel
- HM04NormalStrengthPower 80Accuracy 100%PP 15Lost Tower
- LV 39SteelIron TailPower 150Accuracy 75%PP 15
- After Byron
- TM26GroundEarthquakePower 100Accuracy 100%PP 10Wayward Cave (secret entrance under bike path)
- After Candice
- TM80RockRock SlidePower 113Accuracy 90%PP 10Mt. Coronet
- LV 43NormalDouble-EdgePower 120Accuracy 100%PP 15
- Post-Game
- TM42NormalFacadePower 70Accuracy 100%PP 20Survival Area
Evolve Aron to Lairon
Aron evolves into Lairon at Level 32. Your Aron should hit Level 32 before you reach Byron, at typical leveling pace.
Recommended Moves
- STARTING (Lv 32)
- LV 32SteelIron HeadPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 15
- After Gardenia
- TM28GroundDigPower 80Accuracy 100%PP 10Maniac Tunnel
- After Byron
- TM69RockRock PolishPower —Accuracy 100%PP 20Mt. Coronet
- TM26GroundEarthquakePower 100Accuracy 100%PP 10Wayward Cave (secret entrance under bike path)
- After Candice
- TM80RockRock SlidePower 113Accuracy 90%PP 10Mt. Coronet
- LV 45SteelIron TailPower 150Accuracy 75%PP 15
- After Volkner
- TM71RockStone EdgePower 150Accuracy 80%PP 5Victory Road
- LV 51NormalDouble-EdgePower 120Accuracy 100%PP 15
- Post-Game
- TM42NormalFacadePower 70Accuracy 100%PP 20Survival Area
Evolve Lairon to Aggron
Lairon evolves into Aggron at Level 42. Your Lairon should hit Level 42 before you reach Volkner, at typical leveling pace.
Recommended Moves
- STARTING (Lv 42)
- LV 42SteelIron HeadPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 15
- After Gardenia
- TM68NormalGiga ImpactPower 150Accuracy 90%PP 5Veilstone Game Corner
- TM15NormalHyper BeamPower 150Accuracy 90%PP 5Veilstone Department Store
- TM22GrassSolar BeamPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 10Veilstone Department Store
- After Byron
- TM91SteelFlash CannonPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 10Prize for defeating Byron
- TM01FightingFocus PunchPower 150Accuracy 100%PP 20Oreburgh Gate
- After Volkner
- TM71RockStone EdgePower 150Accuracy 80%PP 5Victory Road
- LV 57NormalDouble-EdgePower 120Accuracy 100%PP 15
- Post-Game
- TM42NormalFacadePower 70Accuracy 100%PP 20Survival Area
How to Get Aggron in Diamond & Pearl
Aggron caps a Diamond-side line and never spawns wild. Evolve a Lairon at level 42, the top of an Aron chain that Pearl players can only reach through a trade.
Wild Aggron may be holding when caught:
Hard Stone (5% chance) An item to be held by a Pokemon. It is an unbreakable stone that ups the power of Rock-type moves.Catch Aron at any of these 1 spot to eventually evolve into Aggron.
Badge 5How to Obtain Aggron in DP
- Step 2Evolve into LaironBREEDINGAvailableLeave Aggron with a compatible partner at the Pokemon Day Care to receive a Aron egg.
- Step 3Aggron ✓
How to Get Shiny Aggron in Diamond & Pearl
Aggron tops the Aron line, so chain that shiny at the Fuego Ironworks and raise it all the way up. Compare Shiny Aggron odds across every game
Diamond & Pearl Shiny Aggron Calculator
2 MethodsThe best route is Masuda Method, about 1 in 1,639 on each try.
Masuda Method: Breed with a parent from a different-language game. Works on any breedable line.
Full Odds: Walk through grass, surf, or fish. Every encounter is its own independent shiny roll.
How many you have done, or plan to do.
| Chance | Encounters | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 10%lucky few | 173-- | -- |
| 25%one in four | 472-- | -- |
| 50%coin flip | 1,136-- | -- |
| 90%very likely | 3,773-- | -- |
Time assumes -- at your pace and does not change your shiny odds.
How is this calculated?
Every encounter has the same shiny chance, the Shiny Odds Per Try shown above. Each one is a separate roll that does not care how many you have already done, so the more you hunt, the higher your overall chance of at least one shiny. The formula below turns your odds and your number of tries into that combined chance.
chance after N tries = 1 − (1 − p)^N, where p = 1 / odds per try
Example at 1 in 8,192 (classic full odds): about 864 encounters for a 10 percent chance, 5,678 for 50 percent, and 18,862 for 90 percent.
The table above flips that around: it shows how many encounters it takes to reach a 10, 25, 50, and 90 percent chance at your current odds. Turning on boosts like the Shiny Charm, sandwiches, or chains improves your odds, so the encounter numbers drop.
These are estimates, not promises. Most games have no pity counter, meaning no guaranteed shiny no matter how many you hunt, so even Very Likely is not guaranteed: some hunters find one early, others go well past that point.
For time estimates and charm math, open the Diamond & Pearl shiny odds calculator with Aggron already selected.
Aggron Weakness
Type-wise, Aggron takes extra damage from Fighting, Ground, and Water. Watch out for Fighting and Ground attacks, those deal 4x damage. Poison moves do nothing thanks to a full immunity. 9 resistances give it solid defensive coverage on top of that. Aggron's physical bulk (base 180 Def) helps cushion physical weakness hits, but special attackers are the bigger threat.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 4x (Critical) | Fighting, Ground |
| 2x (Weak) | Water |
| 0.5x (Resist) | Ice, Psychic, Bug, Rock, Ghost, Dragon, Dark |
| 0.25x (Resist) | Normal, Flying |
| 0x (Immune) | Poison |
- Fairy type does not exist — Dragon has fewer checks
- Physical / Special split now per-move (introduced Gen IV)
What is Aggron Weak Against
GoodBest Pokemon Against Aggron
 Breloom GrassFighting | A | |
 Heracross BugFighting | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Aggron View Heracross builds →Focus Punch 4x171-202%KO Earthquake 4x77-90% | ||
 Hariyama Fighting | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Aggron View Hariyama builds →Focus Punch 4x164-193%KO Earthquake 4x73-86% Surf 2x37-44% | ||
 Toxicroak PoisonFighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Aggron View Toxicroak builds →Focus Punch 4x148-175%KO Earthquake 4x66-78% | ||
 Infernape FireFighting | A | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Chimchar (Lake Verity Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Aggron View Infernape builds →Focus Punch 4x146-172%KO Earthquake 4x66-78% | ||
 Marowak Ground | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Aggron View Marowak builds →Earthquake 4x79-93% Focus Punch 4x78-92% | ||
 Garchomp DragonGround | S | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Aggron View Garchomp builds →Earthquake 4x118-139%KO Brick Break 4x60-70% Surf 2x62-73% | ||
 Machoke Fighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Aggron View Machoke builds →Focus Punch 4x141-166%KO Earthquake 4x63-74% | ||
 Steelix SteelGround | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Aggron View Steelix builds →Earthquake 4x84-99% Rock Smash 4x24-28% | ||
 Rhydon GroundRock | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Aggron View Rhydon builds →Focus Punch 4x118-139%KO Earthquake 4x118-139%KO Surf 2x41-48% | ||
 Torterra GrassGround | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Aggron View Torterra builds →Earthquake 4x103-121%KO Rock Smash 4x29-34% | ||
 Gliscor Ground | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Aggron View Gliscor builds →Earthquake 4x92-109%KO Brick Break 4x46-54% | ||
 Sandslash Ground | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Aggron View Sandslash builds →Earthquake 4x94-112%KO Focus Punch 4x94-111%KO | ||
 Floatzel Water | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Aggron View Floatzel builds →Focus Punch 4x99-117%KO Dig 4x53-62% Waterfall 2x40-47% | ||
Aggron Evolutions
Aggron is the final form in a three-stage chain from Aron through Lairon. Breeding this form produces Aron eggs (slow to hatch). Evolving from Aron gave Aggron the biggest boost in Defense (+80), bringing the total to 530 stats. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
Breeding
Breed with Aggron to get Aron eggs using 63 partners from the Monster egg group. Notable egg moves include Body Slam, Curse, Dragon Rush and 5 more.
DP Aggron Best Moveset
180 Defense behind Steel/Rock typing makes Aggron one of the physically toughest Pokemon available. AbilityRock Head removes recoil from moves like MoveDouble-Edge, and 110 Attack powers physical Steel and Rock hits. The moveset blocks physical threats, but 4x Fighting and Ground weaknesses and 50 Speed are serious liabilities.
Best Build
Aggron best EVs are Attack and Speed
Physical Sweeper Moveset
- Head Smash
- Earthquake
- Iron Head
- Rock Polish
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
Hard to wall, honestly. Aggron threatens 12 types beyond its own STAB, with Normal and Ground standing out. Pair that with Iron Tail and Stone Edge and switchins need to think twice.
How to Read the Moves Table
Tabs
- Level-Up
- Learned by leveling up.
- TM
- Taught by a Technical Machine.
- Egg
- Inherited via breeding.
- Tutor
- NPC tutor (cost: items, BP, money).
- Reminder
- An NPC reteaches any move this Pokemon could have learned by leveling up.
- Transfer
- Carried over from an older game using Pokemon HOME.
- Event
- Given out through Mystery Gift events.
Visual Signals
CAT (Category)
How the move deals damage and which stats it uses.
A small dot on the icon's corner marks the move as contact. That triggers abilities like Static, Flame Body, Rough Skin, or Iron Barbs, plus items like Rocky Helmet and Sticky Barb.
Tier (S to D)
Each move's competitive rank in RankedBoost's system. TM, Egg, and Tutor sort by tier by default (best first). On Level-Up, click the Tier header to do the same.
PWR (Power)
Base damage. Numbers shown in a type color include STAB (base × 1.5). Hover any colored number to see the math.
— means no power (status moves) or variable power.
Sorting & Filter
Click any column header to sort. Level-Up opens with Lv 1 at the top. TM, Egg, and Tutor open with the highest-tier moves at the top.
Search filters by move name or type. The Filter button limits the list to STAB, Physical, Special, or Status moves.
Level-Up Moves
TM Moves
55 of 57 TMs are obtainable before the Elite Four
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Transfer Moves
Base Stats
While seeking iron for food, it digs tunnels by breaking through bedrock with its steel horns.
Aggron Diamond & Pearl Guide
Mega Evolution isn't available in Diamond & Pearl, but Aggron does have a Mega form in Gen 6-7 games (X/Y, ORAS, Sun/Moon). Mega Aggron hits 630 BST.
In Diamond & Pearl, Aggron plays as a balanced. Not the fastest, so pick your spots carefully.
In Diamond & Pearl, Adamant is the go-to nature for Aggron. That's +Attack / -Sp. Atk. Pair it with 4 HP / 252 Atk / 252 Spe EVs. Fits the balanced role.
Game Availability
Aggron first appeared in Ruby & Sapphire and spans 15 games across 7 generations. It later gained a Mega form in Generation 6, adding new dimensions to its competitive identity.
Click a game to view version-specific details
- Gen 1RB
Red & Blue - Gen 1Y
Yellow - Gen 2GS
Gold & Silver - Gen 2C
Crystal - Gen 3RSDebut
Ruby & Sapphire - Gen 3E
Emerald - Gen 3FRLG
FireRed & LeafGreen - Gen 4DP
Diamond & Pearl - Gen 4Pt
Platinum - Gen 4HGSS
HeartGold & SoulSilver - Gen 5BW
Black & White - Gen 5B2W2
Black 2 & White 2 - Gen 6XY
X & Y - Gen 6ORASMega
Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire - Gen 7SM
Sun & Moon - Gen 7USUM
Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon - Gen 7Let's Go
Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee - Gen 8SwSh
Sword & Shield - Gen 8BDSP
Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl - Gen 8PLA
Legends: Arceus - Gen 9SV
Scarlet & Violet - Gen 9LZA
Legends: Z-A - Gen 10WW
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