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