Ferroseed
Thorn Seed Pokémon
When threatened, it attacks by shooting a barrage of spikes, which gives it a chance to escape by rolling away.
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Strategy Overview
With great bulk and a decent movepool, Ferroseed acts as a solid wall in the metagame, taking on a multitude of threats such as Staryu, Tirtouga, and Magnemite. Additionally, its learnset includes both Spikes and Stealth Rock, making it one of LC's best entry hazard stackers. Ferroseed's ability, Iron Barbs, works well with its role as a wall, wearing foes down and discouraging them from making contact. However, Ferroseed has several downsides that limit its potential. While its typing grants it many resistances, its typing also gives it a weakness to the incredibly common Fighting-types like Mienfoo and Timburr, along with a 4x weakness to Fire, which leaves it vulnerable to any Pokemon with Fire-type coverage, such as Ponyta and Pumpkaboo-XL. Additionally, it has rather underwhelming offenses and a low Speed stat, so it is forced to primarily rely on its support moves to contribute to the battle, making it setup bait for Pokemon like Scraggy. The prevalence of Knock Off means that Ferroseed can easily lose its Eviolite or Berry Juice, limiting its defensive capabilities. Ferroseed also lacks a recovery move aside from Rest, so it gets gradually worn down throughout the battle.
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