Is Aron Good in Platinum Playthrough?
Fuego Ironworks via PokeRadar at level 28. Steel/Rock with AbilitySturdy. Aggron at level 42 is the goal. Resists many types but weak to Fighting, Ground, and Water. PokeRadar timing is postgame.
Aron resists most of Roark's coverage and hits back hard.
Aron trades roughly evenly with Gardenia's team.
Aron trades roughly evenly with Fantina's team.
Maylene's team hits Aron's weaknesses hard.
Crasher Wake's team hits Aron's weaknesses hard.
Lairon trades roughly evenly with Byron's team.
Aggron has the type edge here and should clean up Candice's team.
Aggron trades roughly evenly with Volkner's team.
Aggron has the type edge here and should clean up Aaron's team.
Aggron trades roughly evenly with Bertha's team.
Aggron trades roughly evenly with Flint's team.
Aggron trades roughly evenly with Lucian's team.
Aggron resists most of Jupiter's coverage and hits back hard.
Aggron has the type edge here and should clean up Mars's team.
Aggron has the type edge here and should clean up Saturn's team.
Aggron trades roughly evenly with Cynthia's team.
Catchable
Catch Aron in Fuego Ironworks (Poké Radar, Lv 30-31, common).
Recommended Moves
- STARTING (Lv 30)
- LV 30SteelIron HeadPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 15
- After Gardenia
- TM26GroundEarthquakePower 100Accuracy 100%PP 10Wayward Cave (secret entrance under bike path)
- LV 39SteelIron TailPower 150Accuracy 75%PP 15
- LV 43NormalDouble-EdgePower 120Accuracy 100%PP 15
- After Candice
- TM80RockRock SlidePower 113Accuracy 90%PP 10Mt. Coronet
- Post-Game
- TUTORRockAncient PowerPower 90Accuracy 100%PP 5Survival Area
- TUTORFightingSuperpowerPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 5Survival Area
- TUTORGroundEarth PowerPower 90Accuracy 100%PP 10Survival Area
- 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
- TM26GroundEarthquakePower 100Accuracy 100%PP 10Wayward Cave (secret entrance under bike path)
- After Byron
- TM69RockRock PolishPower —Accuracy 100%PP 20Mt. Coronet
- 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
- TUTORRockAncient PowerPower 90Accuracy 100%PP 5Survival Area
- TUTORFightingSuperpowerPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 5Survival Area
- TUTORGroundEarth PowerPower 90Accuracy 100%PP 10Survival Area
- 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 Candice, at typical leveling pace.
Recommended Moves
- STARTING (Lv 42)
- LV 42SteelIron HeadPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 15
- After Fantina
- 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
- LV 57NormalDouble-EdgePower 120Accuracy 100%PP 15
- Post-Game
- TUTORRockAncient PowerPower 90Accuracy 100%PP 5Survival Area
- TUTORDragonOutragePower 120Accuracy 100%PP 15Survival Area
- TUTORFightingSuperpowerPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 5Survival Area
- TUTORWaterAqua TailPower 90Accuracy 90%PP 10Survival Area
- TUTORGroundEarth PowerPower 90Accuracy 100%PP 10Survival Area
- TM42NormalFacadePower 70Accuracy 100%PP 20Survival Area
How to Get Aron in Platinum
Unlike most Hoenn Steel types, Aron is a native catch here, pulled from a Poke Radar chain at Fuego Ironworks around level 30. The expanded dex means no second cartridge is needed for it.
Wild Aron 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.1 location to catch Aron
Badge 5Where To Catch Aron in Pt
- Step 1Aron ✓
- Step 3Evolve into Aggron
Want the exact numbers? Work out your catch odds in Platinum for Aron.
How to Get Shiny Aron in Platinum
Aron only clanks out of a Poké Radar chain at the Fuego Ironworks, so keep the chain to 40 for a shiny. Compare Shiny Aron odds across every game
Platinum Shiny Aron 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.
Curious how fast a hunt could go? Work out your Platinum shiny odds for Aron.
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
 Breloom GrassFighting | A | |
 Heracross BugFighting | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Aron View Heracross builds →Focus Punch 4x328-387%KO Earthquake 4x147-173%KO | ||
 Gallade PsychicFighting | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Aron View Gallade builds →Focus Punch 4x328-387%KO Earthquake 4x147-173%KO | ||
 Marowak Ground | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Aron View Marowak builds →Earthquake 4x157-185%KO Focus Punch 4x153-181%KO | ||
 Toxicroak PoisonFighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Aron View Toxicroak builds →Focus Punch 4x284-335%KO Earthquake 4x127-150%KO | ||
 Infernape FireFighting | A | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Chimchar (Route 201 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Aron View Infernape builds →Focus Punch 4x279-329%KO Earthquake 4x127-150%KO | ||
 Torterra GrassGround | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Aron View Torterra builds →Earthquake 4x196-231%KO Rock Smash 4x55-65% | ||
 Hippowdon Ground | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Aron View Hippowdon builds →Earthquake 4x201-237%KO Rock Smash 4x55-65% Water Pulse 2x54-63% | ||
 Gliscor Ground | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Aron View Gliscor builds →Earthquake 4x176-208%KO Brick Break 4x88-104%KO | ||
 Donphan Ground | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Aron View Donphan builds →Earthquake 4x215-254%KO Rock Smash 4x59-69% | ||
 Sandslash Ground | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Aron View Sandslash builds →Earthquake 4x186-219%KO Focus Punch 4x183-215%KO | ||
 Quagsire WaterGround | C | |
Obtain MethodGreat Marsh Surfing Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Aron View Quagsire builds →Earthquake 4x162-190%KO Focus Punch 4x160-188%KO Surf 2x122-144%KO | ||
 Empoleon WaterSteel | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Piplup (Route 201 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Aron View Empoleon builds →Earthquake 4x111-131%KO Surf 2x184-216%KO Brick Break 4x85-100%KO | ||
 Gastrodon WaterGround | C | |
Obtain MethodCanalave City Surfing Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Aron View Gastrodon builds →Earthquake 4x157-185%KO Surf 2x159-188%KO Rock Smash 4x45-54% | ||
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
Breeding
Breed Aron with 63 breeding partners from the Monster egg group. Pass egg moves like Body Slam, Curse, Dragon Rush and 5 more to offspring.
Pt Aron Best Moveset
Steel/Rock with 100 Defense for physical bulk, but 4x weaknesses to Fighting and Ground and 30 Speed leave the moveset exposed. AbilityRock Head removes recoil from physical hits. Push through to Aggron.
Best Build
Aron best EVs are Speed
Support Moveset
- Endeavor
- Protect
- Roar
- Stealth Rock
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 Iron Tail and Iron Head 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
32 of 34 TMs are obtainable before the Elite Four
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Base Stats
It usually lives deep in mountains. However, hunger may drive it to eat railroad tracks and cars.
Aron Platinum Guide
Yes. Wild Aron in Platinum can hold Hard Stone (5%). Use Thief (TM46) or Covet to swipe the held item without affecting your catch chance. Quickest way to farm rare items like Hard Stone.
For Platinum, 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 7 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 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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