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

Find Aron’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

Aron is Hoenn #070 and National #304. 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.

Aron
Aron: original Generation III form, Hoenn #070.
Aron original Ruby/Sapphire base stats
StatBase value
HP50
Attack70
Defense100
Sp. Atk40
Sp. Def40
Speed30
Total330
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.

These records include only Ruby and Sapphire. Story flags, field moves, historical access and exceptional encounters retain their conditions; a listed location is not necessarily open on a new save.

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

Aron original Ruby/Sapphire encounters
Location / areaVersionMethodLevelCondition
Granite Cave B1FRubyGrass / cave walking9–11No extra condition recorded
Granite Cave B1FSapphireGrass / cave walking9–11No extra condition recorded
Granite Cave B2FRubyGrass / cave walking10–12No extra condition recorded
Granite Cave B2FSapphireGrass / cave walking10–12No extra condition recorded
Granite Cave 1fsmall RoomRubyGrass / cave walking7–8No extra condition recorded
Granite Cave 1fsmall RoomSapphireGrass / cave walking7–8No extra condition recorded
Victory Road 1FRubyGrass / cave walking36No extra condition recorded
Victory Road 1FSapphireGrass / cave walking36No extra condition recorded
03

Evolution family and original requirements

Aron 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

Aron 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.

Aron breeding and training facts
PropertyValue
Gender ratio50% female / 50% male
Egg group(s)Monster
Base hatch cycles35
Experience growthSlow
Base capture rate180 /255 (not a percentage chance)
EV yield when defeatedDefense +1

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

Aron exact Ruby/Sapphire level-up learnset
LevelMove
1 / starting moveTackle
4Harden
7Mud Slap
10Headbutt
13Metal Claw
17Iron Defense
21Roar
25Take Down
29Iron Tail
34Protect
39Metal Sound
44Double-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

Aron compatible original machines
MachineMoveTypeOriginal category
TM05RoarNormalStatus
TM06ToxicPoisonStatus
TM17ProtectNormalStatus
TM21FrustrationNormalPhysical
TM26EarthquakeGroundPhysical
TM27ReturnNormalPhysical
TM28DigGroundPhysical
TM37SandstormRockStatus
TM42FacadeNormalPhysical
TM44RestPsychicStatus
TM45AttractNormalStatus
HM01CutNormalPhysical
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

Recorded Ruby/Sapphire Egg moves: Body Slam, Endeavor, SmellingSalt, Stomp.

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 Aron in the illustrated Hoenn Pokédex.

FIELD NOTE

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

References