Is Aron Good in Black 2 & White 2 Playthrough?
Steel/Rock with AbilitySturdy. Wild in Mistralton Cave. Aggron at level 42 is a physical tank that Iris uses at her championship. Handles Skyla through Rock and Drayden through Steel resistance. One of the better cave catches in BW2.
Aron resists most of Cheren's coverage and hits back hard.
Aron has the type edge here and should clean up Roxie's team.
Aron has the type edge here and should clean up Burgh's team.
Aron trades roughly evenly with Elesa's team.
Clay's team hits Aron's weaknesses hard.
Lairon has the type edge here and should clean up Skyla's team.
Aggron trades roughly evenly with Drayden's team.
Aggron trades roughly evenly with Marlon's team.
Aggron trades roughly evenly with Shauntal's team.
Aggron trades roughly evenly with Grimsley's team.
Aggron has the type edge here and should clean up Caitlin's team.
Marshal's team hits Aggron's weaknesses hard.
Aggron trades roughly evenly with Iris's team.
Catch Aron on Mistralton Cave (walking, Lv 29-30, uncommon).
Your Aron should hit Level 32 before you reach Skyla, at typical leveling pace.
Your Lairon should hit Level 42 before you reach Drayden, at typical leveling pace.
How to Get Aron in Black 2 & White 2
6 encounter spots for Aron at decent spawn rates starting from mid-game routes. Best and Earliest sort options below help narrow down your approach based on odds vs. Accessibility.
Where To Catch Aron in B2W2
To get Aron, start by catching Aron through walking encounters at Lv. 29-57. The chain covers 2 catchable stages before reaching the final form.
Step 1Aron ✓Mistralton Cave - 1FLv.29-30CaveRate 20%AnyMistralton Cave - 2FLv.29-30CaveRate 20%AnyMistralton Cave - 3FLv.29-30CaveRate 20%Any
Step 2Catch or Evolve into LaironClay Tunnel - Room 1Lv.55-57CaveRate 15%AnyClay Tunnel - Room 2Lv.55-57CaveRate 15%AnyClay Tunnel - Room 3Lv.55-57CaveRate 15%AnyUnderground Ruins - All areasLv.55-57FloorRate 15%Anyor evolve from Aron (Step 1)
Step 3Evolve into Aggron
Aron Weakness
Aron is weak to Fighting, Ground, and Water. Watch out for Fighting and Ground attacks, those deal 4x damage. On the flip side, it's immune to Poison-type moves entirely. With 9 resistances, the defensive profile is strong. Aron's physical bulk (base 100 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 Aron Weak Against
GoodBest Pokemon Against Aron
 Oshawott Water | D | |
Obtain MethodAspertia City Gift | ||
 Riolu Fighting | C | |
 Jellicent WaterGhost | B | |
 Alomomola Water | B | |
 Azumarill Water | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Aron View Azumarill builds →Bubble Beam 2x84-100%KO Rock Smash 4x39-47% | ||
 Psyduck Water | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Aron View Psyduck builds →Water Pulse 2x78-94% Rock Smash 4x39-47% | ||
Riolu Fighting | C | |
 Pignite FireFighting | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Tepig (Aspertia City Gift) | ||
Jellicent WaterGhost | B | |
Alomomola Water | B | |
 Dewott Water | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Oshawott (Aspertia City Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Aron View Dewott builds →Razor Shell 2x58-69% Rock Smash 4x46-55% | ||
 Sandslash Ground | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Aron View Sandslash builds →Dig 4x154-182%KO Rock Smash 4x56-66% | ||
 Trapinch Ground | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Aron View Trapinch builds →Dig 4x154-182%KO Rock Smash 4x56-66% | ||
 Krokorok GroundDark | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Aron View Krokorok builds →Dig 4x135-159%KO Rock Smash 4x47-56% | ||
Alomomola Water | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Aron View Alomomola builds →Wake-Up Slap 4x65-76% Aqua Jet 2x32-38% | ||
 Scraggy DarkFighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Aron View Scraggy builds →Brick Break 4x115-137%KO Dig 4x81-96% | ||
 Heracross BugFighting | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Aron View Heracross builds →Close Combat 4x260-307%KO Dig 4x116-136%KO | ||
Sandslash Ground | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Aron View Sandslash builds →Dig 4x150-177%KO Brick Break 4x92-109%KO | ||
Alomomola Water | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Aron View Alomomola builds →Wake-Up Slap 4x61-73% Aqua Jet 2x32-38% | ||
Scraggy DarkFighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Aron View Scraggy builds →High Jump Kick 4x191-225%KO Dig 4x81-95% | ||
Pignite FireFighting | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Tepig (Aspertia City Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Aron View Pignite builds →Brick Break 4x133-157%KO Bulldoze 4x69-82% | ||
 Excadrill GroundSteel | A | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Aron View Excadrill builds →Earthquake 4x229-270%KO Brick Break 4x115-136%KO | ||
Heracross BugFighting | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Aron View Heracross builds →Close Combat 4x255-300%KO Dig 4x115-136%KO | ||
 Emboar FireFighting | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Tepig (Aspertia City Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Aron View Emboar builds →Hammer Arm 4x214-252%KO Bulldoze 4x88-104%KO | ||
Sandslash Ground | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Aron View Sandslash builds →Dig 4x147-174%KO Brick Break 4x91-108%KO | ||
 Gurdurr Fighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Aron View Gurdurr builds →Brick Break 4x142-168%KO Dig 4x102-120%KO | ||
Excadrill GroundSteel | A | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Aron View Excadrill builds →Earthquake 4x238-280%KO Brick Break 4x118-140%KO | ||
Heracross BugFighting | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Aron View Heracross builds →Close Combat 4x263-310%KO Dig 4x118-140%KO | ||
 Cobalion SteelFighting | B | |
Obtain MethodRoute 13 Interact Encounter | ||
Sandslash Ground | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Aron View Sandslash builds →Earthquake 4x187-220%KO Brick Break 4x93-110%KO | ||
 Timburr Fighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Aron View Timburr builds →Focus Punch 4x229-270%KO Dig 4x85-100%KO | ||
Excadrill GroundSteel | A | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Aron View Excadrill builds →Earthquake 4x232-274%KO Brick Break 4x117-139%KO | ||
Heracross BugFighting | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Aron View Heracross builds →Close Combat 4x265-312%KO Dig 4x117-139%KO | ||
Cobalion SteelFighting | B | |
Obtain MethodRoute 13 Interact Encounter | ||
 Mienshao Fighting | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Aron View Mienshao builds →Jump Kick 4x220-260%KO Dig 4x117-139%KO | ||
 Terrakion RockFighting | B | |
Obtain MethodRoute 22 Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Aron View Terrakion builds →Sacred Sword 4x205-241%KO Bulldoze 4x91-107%KO | ||
Gurdurr Fighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Aron View Gurdurr builds →Focus Punch 4x281-331%KO Dig 4x101-120%KO | ||
Excadrill GroundSteel | A | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Aron View Excadrill builds →Earthquake 4x233-274%KO Brick Break 4x117-138%KO | ||
Cobalion SteelFighting | B | |
Obtain MethodRoute 13 Interact Encounter | ||
Heracross BugFighting | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Aron View Heracross builds →Close Combat 4x262-309%KO Earthquake 4x145-171%KO | ||
Terrakion RockFighting | B | |
Obtain MethodRoute 22 Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Aron View Terrakion builds →Close Combat 4x268-316%KO Earthquake 4x149-176%KO | ||
In Black 2 & White 2, Excadrill can KO Aron with Earthquake (281-331%).
Excadrill GroundSteel | A | |
Recommended Build AbilitySandforce ItemChoice Scarf NatureJolly Moves
Damage vs Aron View Excadrill builds →Earthquake 4x281-331%KO Rapid Spin6-7% Rock Slide17-21% | ||
 Machamp Fighting | B | |
Recommended Build AbilityNoguard ItemLeftovers NatureAdamant Moves
Damage vs Aron View Machamp builds →Bullet Punch20-24% Stone Edge25-29% | ||
Aron Evolutions
Three stages ahead. Aron grows into Lairon, then pushes on to Aggron. Check the evolution methods below. For breeding, slow to hatch with plenty of partners via one egg group. Evolving adds up to 200 stat points total. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
B2W2 Aron Best Moveset
Steel/Rock at 100 Defense with AbilitySturdy surviving one hit from full HP. The moveset absorbs physical hits at pre-evolution levels and fires 70 Attack TermStab back. Four type weaknesses including 4x Fighting and Ground limit safe entries. Aggron two evolutions away.
Best Build
Aron best EVs are Speed
Utility Moveset
- Endeavor
- Protect
- Substitute
- Roar
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
Breeding opens up real options for Aron. Body Slam and Curse come exclusively from egg moves, and they're worth the effort. The rest of the kit covers basics through Head Smash and Iron Tail and coverage across 9 types.
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
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Transfer Moves
Base Stats
In order to build up its steel body, it eats iron ore. This pesky Pokémon is known to eat railroad tracks.
Aron Black 2 & White 2 Guide
For Black 2 & White 2, you can run Aron through the first few routes without issues. 330 BST won't carry you far though. Get it to Lairon as fast as you can.
Game Availability
Available in 15 titles since its debut in Ruby & Sapphire, Aron spans 8 generations of Pokemon games. It's accessible through catching or hatching as a base form in most mainline games.
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 6ORAS
Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire - Gen 7SM
Sun & Moon - Gen 7USUM
Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon - Gen 7LGPE
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
Winds & Waves