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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

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

Competitive

Defensive
Moves
Gyro Ball / Power Whip
Spikes / Stealth Rock
Toxic / Thunder Wave / Protect
Item
Leftovers
Nature
Sassy / Careful
EVs
HP 252
Def 4
SpD 252
Specially Defensive
Moves
Gyro Ball / Power Whip
Toxic / Thunder Wave
Item
Leftovers
Nature
Sassy
EVs
HP 252
Def 4
SpD 252

Strategy Overview

A Grass / Steel typing and impressive bulk allow Ferrothorn to be a prominent support Pokemon in Anything Goes. Importantly, these attributes allow Ferrothorn to be one of the only reliable Kyogre answers in the metagame. Ferrothorn is also a reliable answer to common support Arceus formes such as Arceus-Fairy and Arceus-Water, walling them without much trouble. In addition to this, Ferrothorn's access to Spikes, Stealth Rock, and a myriad of other viable support moves makes it very useful as a support Pokemon, capable of being fit on many defensive archetypes. However, unlike other defensive Pokemon, Ferrothorn is crippled by its lack of reliable recovery. Due to this, Ferrothorn is forced to rely on Leech Seed and Leftovers to regain its health. It also bears a massive 4x weakness to Fire and 2x weakness to Fighting, meaning that common threats in Primal Groudon, Ho-Oh, and Marshadow force it out easily. Additionally, many Pokemon can run Fire-type coverage and effectively deal with Ferrothorn as well.

Most Used Moves

Gyro Ball
83.9%
Spikes
43.7%
Protect
34.8%
Knock Off
22.7%

Most Used Items

Leftovers
46.9%

Competitive data from Smogon University via data.pkmn.cc