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ferroseed
#597

Ferroseed

Thorn Seed Pokémon

GrassSteel

When threatened, it attacks by shooting a barrage of spikes, which gives it a chance to escape by rolling away.

Base Stats

HP 44
Attack 50
Defense 91
Sp. Atk 24
Sp. Def 86
Speed 10
Total 305

Type Effectiveness

Abilities

Held Items

Evolution Chain

Moves

Details

Category Thorn Seed Pokémon
Height 0.6 m
Weight 18.8 kg
Base Exp 61
Growth Rate Medium
Capture Rate 255
Base Happiness 70
Gender 50% ♂ / 50% ♀
Habitat
Egg Groups Plant ,Mineral

Sprites

ferroseed Front Front
ferroseed Back Back
ferroseed Front Shiny Front Shiny
ferroseed Back Shiny Back Shiny
ferroseed Official Art Official Art
ferroseed Official Art (Shiny) Official Art (Shiny)

Competitive

nu Usage: 2.7%
Defensive Hazard Setter
Moves
Spikes / Stealth Rock
Item
Eviolite
Nature
Relaxed
EVs
HP 252
Def 252
SpD 4

Strategy Overview

Ferroseed is a niche entry hazard setter thanks to its great Eviolite-boosted bulk and defensive typing letting it take on Flying-, Electric-, Water-, and Fairy-type Pokemon such as Aerodactyl, Heliolisk, Blastoise, and Whimsicott. Thanks to these qualities, Ferroseed has a lot of opportunities to set up Spikes or Stealth Rock. Iron Barbs lets it get some chip damage on physical attackers such as Togedemaru while also giving it a fantastic matchup against Dhelmise and Blastoise, punishing any attempt of using Rapid Spin. On top of this, Ferroseed has access to many utility moves such as Leech Seed, Protect, and Knock Off to cripple opposing Pokemon. However, its lackluster offensive stats make Ferroseed setup bait for Pokemon like Braviary and Delphox. It also depends on its Eviolite to deal with Pokemon, making it susceptible to Knock Off. Furthermore, its typing makes it vulnerable to Fire- and Fighting-type Pokemon such as Incineroar, Passimian, and Magmortar, the first two being some of the best Pokemon in the tier.

Most Used Moves

Gyro Ball
78.0%
Spikes
68.0%
Protect
46.7%
Knock Off
34.8%

Most Used Items

Eviolite
99.7%

Competitive data from Smogon University via data.pkmn.cc