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Iron Boulder is one of the Paradox Pokemon, which makes it extremely rare, and it’s not surprising, since you’ll only have one opportunity to catch it during the entire game. Compared to other Pokemon, you can’t just find it anywhere in the Terarium. Instead, you’ll need to fulfill several conditions, so below, we are going to tell you how to get Iron Boulder in Pokemon Scarlet and Violet: The Indigo Disk. It’s worth noting that you need to be prepared enough both to access this Pokemon and to catch it.
Pokemon Scarlet and Violet: The Indigo Disk – How to Unlock Iron Boulder
As mentioned above, this Pokemon will not spawn randomly. Instead, you will have to complete Perrin’s quest, which will lead you to Bloodmoon Ursaluna in Kitakami. After talking to her, the next step is to register 200 Pokemon in the Blueberry Pokedex. If you haven’t reached this point yet, then continue to progress, walk around, and catch more Pokemon as usual.
Once you’ve registered 200 Pokemon in the Blueberry Pokedex, head to Savanna Rest Area 1 to find Perrin and talk to her. As a result of the conversation, you will get some photos of Iron Boulder and learn that it can be found in Area Zero. This way, you’ll have enough information to go searching for this Pokemon.
Pokemon Scarlet and Violet: The Indigo Disk – How to Find Iron Boulder
As mentioned above, Iron Boulder is located in Area Zero. This is useful information, but aside from a few photos, you don’t have any other landmarks, so it can be difficult to find the right place. To avoid a long search, follow these steps:
- Teleport to Research Station 2 and exit it.
- Next, you will need to go to the level below Research Station 2. To accomplish this, walk forward a bit and jump down.
- Look around, and you should notice the Iron Boulder on the grass between the rocks.
If you follow these steps, you will eventually catch it.
Pokemon Scarlet and Violet: The Indigo Disk – How to Catch Iron Boulder
Iron Boulder is a legendary Pokemon, but there is no need to use Master Ball on it. Instead, you can catch it with regular Timer or Ultra Balls if you come up with a good battle strategy.
When fighting against Iron Boulder, it is recommended to use Pokemon that can deal some damage to it, and then someone who can hypnotize or put it to sleep. Then, just pull out your Pokeballs and try to catch it. If it doesn’t work, deal more damage and then debuff it again. After a certain amount of time, you will definitely succeed.
Pokemon Scarlet and Violet: The Indigo Disk is available now on Nintendo Switch.
