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ferrothorn
#598

Ferrothorn

Thorn Pod Pokémon

GrassSteel

It fights by swinging around its three spiky feelers. A hit from these steel spikes can reduce a boulder to rubble.

Base Stats

HP 74
Attack 94
Defense 131
Sp. Atk 54
Sp. Def 116
Speed 20
Total 489

Type Effectiveness

Abilities

Held Items

Evolution Chain

Moves

Details

Category Thorn Pod Pokémon
Height 1.0 m
Weight 110.0 kg
Base Exp 171
Growth Rate Medium
Capture Rate 90
Base Happiness 70
Gender 50% ♂ / 50% ♀
Habitat
Egg Groups Plant ,Mineral

Sprites

ferrothorn Front Front
ferrothorn Back Back
ferrothorn Front Shiny Front Shiny
ferrothorn Back Shiny Back Shiny
ferrothorn Official Art Official Art
ferrothorn Official Art (Shiny) Official Art (Shiny)

Competitive

Standard
Moves
Leech Seed / Spikes
Protect / Thunder Wave
Gyro Ball / Power Whip
Item
Shed Shell / Leftovers
Nature
Relaxed
EVs
HP 252
Def 88
SpD 168

Strategy Overview

Ferrothorn has always enjoyed a spot in the top 5 in standard OU thanks to its incredible bulk, access to an array of support moves, and unique defensive typing giving it resistances to the top threats in the tier. One would think, then, that a metagame infested by Shadow Tag Chandelure makes it incredibly difficult to do its job. However, this is not the case. Sure, Chandelure obliterates Ferrothorn with any Fire-type attack bar a rain-soaked Flamethrower, but with the proper precautions, such as the vital item Shed Shell, Ferrothorn can work around Chandelure to perform its regular duties, from laying down hazards to dealing nasty status to your opponents. Ferrothorn is just one of those Pokemon that can fit into just about any team style, since the support it supplies is universally important.

Competitive data from Smogon University via data.pkmn.cc