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Aggron in Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire: locations, stats and moves

Find Aggron’s Ruby/Sapphire encounters, original Steel/Rock typing, Generation III stats, ability slots, evolutions, breeding and exact-version moves.

Edition covered

Original Pokémon Ruby Version and Pokémon Sapphire Version for Game Boy Advance. Version-specific encounters and story roles are labelled. Emerald and the Nintendo 3DS remakes have separate rules and progression.

01

Generation III identity and base stats

Aggron is Hoenn #072 and National #306. Its original Ruby/Sapphire typing is Steel / Rock. The picture and base stats describe its original Generation III form on Game Boy Advance. Later Fairy typing, stat increases and evolutions are excluded.

Base stats describe the species; level, IVs, EVs and nature determine an individual’s actual battle stats.

Aggron
Aggron: original Generation III form, Hoenn #072.
Aggron original Ruby/Sapphire base stats
StatBase value
HP70
Attack110
Defense180
Sp. Atk60
Sp. Def60
Speed50
Total530
02

Where to obtain it in Ruby and Sapphire

Match the game version, area and method before traveling. Ordinary grass, fishing, gifts, fossil revival and trades are separate acquisition routes.

No direct Ruby/Sapphire encounter is recorded for this form. Use the evolution family below, breed an eligible obtained parent or arrange a compatible external specimen as appropriate.

Encounter methods · Legendaries and event access · Gifts, fossils and trades

03

Evolution family and original requirements

Aggron original Hoenn evolution family
FromIntoRuby / Sapphire method
AronLaironLevel 32
LaironAggronLevel 42

Friendship evolution uses the original threshold of 220. Trade evolutions require a compatible second game and system. These are original cartridge methods: Feebas uses Beauty, Wurmple uses personality and Nincada can create an extra party member.

All original Hoenn evolution methods

04

Abilities, breeding and training reference

Aggron original ability slots
AbilitySlot
SturdyRegular slot 1
Rock HeadRegular slot 2

Ruby/Sapphire have no Hidden Abilities. Many abilities gained additional battle or overworld effects in later games; use the original effect in the linked ability reference.

Aggron breeding and training facts
PropertyValue
Gender ratio50% female / 50% male
Egg group(s)Monster
Base hatch cycles35
Experience growthSlow
Base capture rate45 /255 (not a percentage chance)
EV yield when defeatedDefense +3

Use the Route 117 Day Care. Eggs hatch at Lv.5; Undiscovered-group Pokémon do not breed. Incense changes the baby result for the Marill and Wobbuffet families. Ruby/Sapphire do not have Emerald’s Everstone nature inheritance or Volt Tackle breeding, and no native Ditto catch is available.

Original breeding, EV, IV and nature rules

05

Ruby and Sapphire level-up moves

Aggron exact Ruby/Sapphire level-up learnset
LevelMove
1 / starting moveHarden
1 / starting moveHeadbutt
1 / starting moveMud Slap
1 / starting moveTackle
4Harden
7Mud Slap
10Headbutt
13Metal Claw
17Iron Defense
21Roar
25Take Down
29Iron Tail
37Protect
50Metal Sound
63Double-Edge

Every row uses the original Ruby/Sapphire version group. Lv.1 entries include starting or reminder moves; a caught specimen need not know all listed moves. The Fallarbor Move Reminder charges a Heart Scale for an eligible level-up move.

06

Compatible TMs and HMs

Aggron compatible original machines
MachineMoveTypeOriginal category
TM05RoarNormalStatus
TM06ToxicPoisonStatus
TM12TauntDarkStatus
TM14BlizzardIceSpecial
TM17ProtectNormalStatus
TM21FrustrationNormalPhysical
TM24ThunderboltElectricSpecial
TM25ThunderElectricSpecial
TM26EarthquakeGroundPhysical
TM27ReturnNormalPhysical
TM28DigGroundPhysical
TM35FlamethrowerFireSpecial
TM37SandstormRockStatus
TM42FacadeNormalPhysical
TM44RestPsychicStatus
TM45AttractNormalStatus
HM01CutNormalPhysical
HM03SurfWaterSpecial
HM04StrengthNormalPhysical

Original TMs are consumed after use; HMs are reusable and require the relevant badges for field use. The Lilycove Move Deleter can remove HM moves. Generation III assigns damaging moves by type: Normal, Fighting, Flying, Poison, Ground, Rock, Bug, Ghost and Steel use Attack; Fire, Water, Grass, Electric, Psychic, Ice, Dragon and Dark use Sp. Atk. Status moves remain status moves.

All 50 TM and 8 HM locations

07

Egg moves and original move services

No Ruby/Sapphire Egg moves are recorded for this form.

The father passes eligible Egg moves and compatible TM/HM moves; both parents knowing an eligible level-up move can also pass it. The Fallarbor reminder does not teach arbitrary Egg moves. Emerald’s additional move tutors and Battle Frontier are absent from Ruby/Sapphire.

For this Pokémon’s types, damaging Steel moves are physical; Rock moves are physical. A move’s individual modern damage class must not replace the original type rule.

Move Reminder, Deleter and original services

08

Related species and return to the Pokédex

Return to Aggron in the illustrated Hoenn Pokédex.

FIELD NOTE

Use Aggron’s exact Ruby or Sapphire location and condition. Original game rules determine evolution, breeding and move damage categories.

References