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If you\u2019ve ever looked at Tyranitar and thought that it would be really cool to see Pok\u00e9mon\u2019s <\/em>Godzilla become Mecha Godzilla, Pok\u00e9mon Scarlet <\/em>and Violet <\/em>have you covered.<\/p>

Paradox Pok\u00e9mon are completely different species out of time that share a striking resemblance to some familiar faces. And for players running through the Violet <\/em>version, Iron Thorns is their primary target.\u00a0<\/p>

Iron Thorns is that mechanized dream realized. A Rock\/Electric-type that \u201chas similarities to a Pok\u00e9mon introduced in a dubious magazine as a Tyranitar from 1 billion years into the future.\u201d And while that definition is a bit extreme, it is still a beast that a lot of players will want to catch as early as possible.\u00a0<\/p>

Unfortunately, that drive won\u2019t be able to match Iron Thorns\u2019 Quark Drive ability, as it falls into the same traps Tyranitar did when it was introduced in Gold <\/em>and Silver<\/em>. <\/p>