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Team Magma's Lairon card from the Double Crisis set
Illustration by Masakazu Fukuda. Card image via the Pokémon TCG API.
Stage 1 Pokémon

Team Magma's Lairon

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A sturdy Fighting type that deals heavy damage at the cost of its own health.

Fighting90 HPStage 1Intermediate to play

What this card does

The card has 90 hit points and evolves from Team Magma's Aron.

It can use Gnaw to deal 30 damage for one Fighting and one Colorless energy.

It can use Take Down to deal 60 damage for one Fighting and two Colorless energies but takes 10 damage itself.

Signature attack

Take Down

This Pokémon does 10 damage to itself. (60 damage)

Take Down allows this Pokemon to deal significant damage quickly. You must accept that your Pokemon will hurt itself in the process of dealing that damage.

Attacks

FC
Gnaw30
FCC
Take Down60

This Pokémon does 10 damage to itself.

Which deck it belongs in

This card suits a deck built around Fighting energy and high risk strategies. It works well if you have ways to heal it after using Take Down.

Strengths
  • High damage output
  • Simple attacks
  • Stage 1 evolution
Watch out for
  • Susceptible to Grass types
  • Self damage risk
  • Low hit points for its stage
Pro tip

Use Take Down only when you can afford to lose 10 hit points or when it ends the game.

From the Pokédex

Lairon has a body that is extremely hard and resistant to all sorts of attacks.

Note for the parent

Explain to your child that powerful moves often come with a penalty so they understand the trade off.

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