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ferrothorn
#598

Ferrothorn

Thorn Pod Pokémon

GrassSteel

By swinging around its three spiky feelers and shooting spikes, it can obliterate an opponent.

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
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ferrothorn Official Art (Shiny) Official Art (Shiny)

Competitive

Defensive
Moves
Synthesis / Stealth Rock
Gyro Ball / Power Whip
Leech Seed / Spore
Spore / King's Shield
Item
Leftovers / Rocky Helmet
Nature
Relaxed
EVs
HP 248
Def 204
SpD 56

Strategy Overview

Ferrothorn's decent 74 / 131 / 116 bulk combined with access to reliable recovery in Synthesis and useful status moves such as Spore and Stealth Rock make it one of the premier walls of STABmons. In addition to this, Ferrothorn is both a fantastic check to Kyurem-B and one of the hardest Pokemon to switch into, as it has access to both Spore and Leech Seed to wear down its foes. Ferrothorn also has a decent Attack stat, and it can choose between a strong Gyro Ball, which hits hard thanks to its low Speed stat, and Power Whip, which allows it to hit Water-types such as Quagsire and Rock-types such as Tyranitar.

However, although Ferrothorn has a decent typing that allows it to switch in on threats such as Azumarill, its typing also gives it a troubling 4x weakness to Fire-type moves from Pokemon such as Heatran. In addition to this, Ferrothorn has four-moveslot syndrome, and it can be hard to fit in all of its options on one set at times. Thundurus's presence is a major issue, as it can shut Ferrothorn down and set up on it. Ferrothorn also has a bad matchup against defensive teams due to its reliance on Iron Barbs, Leech Seed, and King's Shield to deal damage and the prevalence of Mega Sableye.

Competitive data from Smogon University via data.pkmn.cc