Iron

Location
Iron is found by random encounter on the overworld map in the forest to the left of Madra, where it then must be battled to be acquired.

As an opponent
Iron has 223 HP, 20 PP, 49 Attack, 12 Defense, 37 Agility, and 7 Luck.

It can attack physically, cast the Venus Psynergies Quake and Growth, as well as flee.

When beaten Iron yields 73 EXP and 96 Coins.

Description
When Set, it increases base HP by 11, base Defense by 2, and base Agility by 3.

When used, Iron increases the Defense of all current battling Adepts by 25%.

Analysis
Raising your defence is always a good idea. 25% per Adept that early in the game can prove to help quite alot.

Name Origin
Iron is a type of metal and is one of the most common (perhaps the most common) element on Earth.