Players can discover and catch Iron Thorns as a part of the endgame for Pokémon Violet after finishing the main-story, inside Area Zero.
Iron Thorns is among the new Paradox Pokémon launched to the franchise in Pokémon Scarlet and Violet, and this time as a mechanized Tyranitar. Taking clear design inspirations from Mecha Godzilla and different mechanical Kaiju, this Rock- and Electric-type possesses wonderful Attack and Defense stats, supplemented by a pleasant quantity of HP, at the price of its Sp. Attack, Sp. Defense, and Speed.
Like nearly each Paradox Pokémon introduced in Scarlet and Violet, Iron Thorns is locked inside Area Zero and is barely catchable after the principle story. Once the participant has accomplished Victory Road, Starfall Street, and the Path of Legends quests, they will begin The Way Home, which is able to take them deep into the guts of Paldea. However, aside from Koraidon/Miraidon and a plot-related wild encounter, the participant nonetheless will not be capable to catch any Paradox Pokémon till after the credit roll. Only as soon as the principle story is accomplished can the participant start wandering round, in search of different encounters.
Getting Iron Thorns in Pokémon Violet
First, gamers can be unable to catch Iron Thorns if they’ve Pokémon Scarlet, because the machine Paradox Pokémon are Pokémon Violet exclusive and must accept buying and selling. However, for Pokémon Violet gamers, Iron Thorns might be encountered utilizing the Zero Gate to Warp to Research Station No. 2, in line with Youtuber TechnoTrainer. From there, the participant must exit the constructing and head to the left, in direction of the rocky slope that’s clearly seen. Iron Thorns will spawn semi-regularly in some components of this small space of the crater. After wandering round and resetting spawns if want be, it is solely a matter of time to come across and catch it, particularly if the participant has one in every of Pokémon Scarlet and Violet’s sandwiches.
The participant has two teams of Pokémon they will use to try to catch Iron Thorns, sorts it’s weak towards and kinds it’s sturdy towards. The Pokémon Types it’s sturdy towards reduces the chance of by accident doing a one-hit knockout, a pertinent threat, particularly with a high-level crew. Types Iron Thorns is weak towards lets the participant chunk its well being down into yellow or crimson with just one or two assaults. As a Rock- and Electric-type, it’s weak to Fighting-, Ground-, Water-, and Grass-types, and powerful towards Normal-, Flying, Poison-, Fire-, and Electric-types. Once its well being is low, one or two of Pokémon Scarlet and Violet’s Ultra Balls needs to be sufficient to catch it.
Source: YouTube/TechnoTrainer