Pokémon · Mega Evolution
Iron Defender
Mega Evolution · #118 · Uncommon · 2025
Listings
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From
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Market reference
$0.11
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Current listings on The Game Traders
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 118 / 188
- Release year
- 2025
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Subtype
- Item
- Regulation mark
- I
- Series
- Mega Evolution
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
Also does
Competitive performance
From real Standard tournament decks over the last 180 days.
- Meta inclusion
- 0% of decks
- 2.08 copies on average · 78 decks
- Match win rate
- 40.7%
- -6.5 pts vs the 47.2% field average
Plays well with
Cards most often run alongside this one in tournament decks over the last 180 days — ranked by how distinctive the pairing is.
Building around Iron Defender?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
During your opponent's next turn, all of your Metal Pokémon take 30 less damage from attacks from your opponent's Pokémon (after applying Weakness and Resistance). (This includes new Pokémon that come into play.)
You may play any number of Item cards during your turn.
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
Upcoming events
View calendar →Tournaments and releases relevant to Iron Defender or Mega Evolution.
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Recent tournament results
View calendar →Tournaments from the past 30 days where Iron Defender was legal.
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Tournament play
Decklist data from the past 30 days of competitive Pokémon TCG tournaments (sourced from Limitless TCG).
Recent decks
48
ran Iron Defender
Tournaments scanned
291
past 30 days
Competitive note
Seeing competitive play.
4 top-cut decks · best finish 1st
Top decks running Iron Defender
Pricing reference
Latest snapshot from the upstream catalog. Actual marketplace prices fluctuate by condition, edition, and grade — use this as a reference, not a quote.
TCGPlayer (USD)
Updated 2026/07/09| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Normal | $0.01 | $0.15 | $19.98 | $0.11 | $0.05 |
| Reverse Holofoil | $0.01 | $0.21 | $19.98 | $0.20 | $0.06 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Iron Defender is real?
Iron Defender is not on our list of commonly-counterfeited cards, but counterfeits exist across every set. Check the back-light test (real cards have a black inner layer that blocks light; counterfeits glow through), the rosette dot pattern on the back under magnification, font weight and kerning on the card name, and the holofoil pattern if applicable. For high-value copies we recommend submitting to a professional grader (PSA, BGS, CGC) for tamper-evident authentication.
What is Iron Defender worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Iron Defender is $0.11; there are no active listings on The Game Traders right now. Actual value depends on condition, grading, edition and printing variant — graded high-condition copies (PSA 9–10) trade at a substantial premium over raw copies.
What set is Iron Defender from?
Iron Defender is from the Pokémon set "Mega Evolution" in the Mega Evolution series, released in 2025.
What rarity is Iron Defender?
Iron Defender is a Uncommon card in the Mega Evolution set.
Other Iron Defender printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
