Iron Plate

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The Iron Plate (Japanese: こうてつプレート Steel Plate) is a type of held item introduced in Generation IV. It is a Key Item in . It is one of the Plates, which are associated with .
==In the core series games==
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===Effect===
====In battle====
Boosts the power of the holder's moves by 20%. If the holder uses , it becomes a Steel-type move.
 changes an holding this item to its Steel-type . From Generation V onward, item-manipulating effects (such as and ) cannot give Arceus a Plate or remove a Plate from Arceus. In Generation IV, item-manipulating effects cannot affect Pokémon with Multitype.
====Outside of battle====
 changes an holding this item to its .
In Pokémon Legends: Arceus, the Iron Plate can used from the satchel on , changing it to the type.
The Iron Plate can be read, and has the following engraving: "That which fills the other side of the world can shape the rage and mold it."
===Description===
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===Acquisition===
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| Iron Island, Underground
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| S.S. Aqua (from the captain after obtaining all 16 Gym Badges)
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| Abyssal Ruins
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| Terminus Cave
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| Mossdeep City (held by 's )
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| Hau'oli City Mall (Antiquities of the Ages)
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| Iron Island
| Grand Underground
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| Lava Dome Sanctum (reward for catching during Mission 22: "The Plate of Firespit Island")
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| Porto Marinada auction (if the player owns an )
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====Distribution====
=====As a held item=====
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==In animation==
===Pokémon the Series===
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The Iron Plate, alongside the Draco Plate and Splash Plate, debuted in Journey to the Unown!, where Saturn and two s placed them in a room located in the Solaceon Ruins, in order to obtain the Spear Key and awaken the there. The Plates were used to power up the three types of and (, , and ) combined.
====Arceus and the Jewel of Life====
The Iron Plate, alongside the other 15 Plates at the time, appeared again in the Arceus and the Jewel of Life, where used them to change its type, and almost died when it lost all of the Plates after destroying a meteor that endangered the land that would become Michina Town. Damos found one of these lost Plates and returned it to Arceus, giving it the strength to recall the other 15 Plates.
====Pokémon: The Arceus Chronicles====
The Iron Plate, alongside the other 17 type-based Plates, appeared in The Arceus Chronicles (Part 4), under 's possession.
==In the manga==
===Pokémon Adventures===
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Petrel was collecting the Plates for Team Rocket's plan. After stole the few Plates he had managed to find, Petrel decided to let him gather all 16 Plates, just to get them back at once later. With his leaving messages for and across Johto, Silver soon indeed gathered all 16 Plates for himself. At the Sinjoh Ruins, surrendered the Plates to Archer, who used them to seemingly take control of , ordering it to recreate , , and . When the Pokédex holders used their Pokémon's ultimate attacks to stop the creation, all the Plates were absorbed by Arceus.
==In other languages==
==External links==
==Related articles==
* List of Key Items in Generation VIII
Category:Held items
Category:Type-enhancing held items
Category:Plates
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