Iron Moth (Pokémon)

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Iron Moth (Japanese: テツノドクガ Tetsunodokuga) is a dual-type Paradox Pokémon introduced in Generation IX.
It is not known to evolve into or from any other Pokémon.
It is said to be either a future relative of or a counterpart of it from a parallel timeline. It also has an ancient variant, .
==Biology==
Iron Moth is very similar to Volcarona in appearance, resembling a robotic moth. It has four small "feet", red compound eyes, red horns on the sides of its head, and white armor plating covering its thorax. Its abdomen is black and light blue with two black diamond spots on the outside. It has six diamond-shaped wings that are mostly orange with white speckles and a single black triangle marking, which levitate a short distance away from its body. 
In an article from an August issue of magazine, it is said that the name Iron Moth was borrowed from that of a flying object described in the Violet Book. Iron Moth is said to resemble , and it would descend from the skies, following people around and occasionally attacking them. Some point to Iron Moth's aggression as evidence supporting that it may be a UFO controlled by alien life. It is speculated that something out there may be using Iron Moth to observe the people of the Pokémon world in preparation for an invasion. In the TCG, it was shown to be capable of sending its "legs" flying by themselves independently of its body. It has been seen releasing attacks from its six connected wings similarly to a cannon. When it falls asleep, it turns itself off, connecting its wings to its back and causing the orange energy on its wings to turn black.
According to AI Turo, Iron Moth is a future Pokémon related to Volcarona. However, according to a Turo brought to the Crystal Pool by , Iron Moth is a counterpart of Volcarona from another timeline. Its true origin is unknown. Iron Moth were brought to the depths of Area Zero by a time machine built by Professor Turo ten years ago.
Iron Moth and its present day relative Volcarona, are the only known Pokémon capable of learning the move .
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==Trivia==
* Iron Moth and can be considered counterparts of one another.
** Both share one type with , but neither share the same type with each other.
** Both are the first Paradox Pokémon used by the AI Professors in their battles with the player.
** Both are the only Paradox Pokémon that can be naturally found in the same area as their relative.
* Iron Moth has the highest base stat of all Paradox Pokémon.
===Origin===
Iron Moth is based on . Its descriptions in the Pokédex and the magazine suggest it is based on a , specifically a , a type of UFO which was often described as a ball of fire, and whose name may have come from a corruption of the French word feu, meaning fire. Its appearance may also be based on satellites and space telescopes, particularly the , while its wings resemble s, heat , or s. It may specifically be based on Dyson swarms, the theoretical concept of sending solar panels to closely orbit the sun to send energy back to Earth, or , a similar concept that would use satellites orbiting Earth instead.
====Name origin====
Iron Moth is literally iron moth.
Tetsunodokuga can be taken literally as 鉄の毒蛾 tetsu no dokuga (iron venomous moth).
==In other languages==
==Related articles==
* Paradox Pokémon
* Violet Book
* Artificial Pokémon
* Extraterrestrial Pokémon
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Category:Future Pokémon
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