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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

pu Usage: 6.0%
Defensive
Moves
Spikes / Stealth Rock
Item
Eviolite
Nature
Relaxed
EVs
HP 252
Def 216
SpD 40

Strategy Overview

Ferroseed's typing, bulk, and ability to use Eviolite make it a solid entry hazard setter and a very reliable check to threats such as Kangaskhan, physical Skuntank, and Omastar. These attributes also give it a good matchup against common entry hazard removers like Alolan Sandslash and Cryogonal lacking Hidden Power Fire, as well as a clear niche over other entry hazard setters like Qwilfish, in addition to its ability to set both Spikes and Stealth Rock unlike other defensive Steel- and Grass-types like Metang and Tangela. Although Ferroseed has a low Attack stat, it can make up for it with Gyro Ball hitting frailer threats fairly hard due to its low Speed, which means that it can't be used as setup fodder by threats like Dodrio. However, while Ferroseed's typing is great, it leaves it open to threats like Gurdurr and Simisear, which can set up on it. It also finds itself unable to switch into threats like Eelektross, Victreebel, Silvally-Fairy, and Stoutland, which often run Fire and Fighting coverage to hit Steel-types, and it's also somewhat passive, which leaves it susceptible to Taunt users like Oricorio-E and Jellicent. Ferroseed faces competition from Tangela, which deals with threats like Stoutland and Kangaskhan better and has Regenerator, and other entry hazard setters like Qwilfish and Roselia, which are faster, have better utility, and, in the case of the latter, are less passive. Lastly, Ferroseed's lack of reliable recovery leaves it susceptible to repeated attacks and entry hazards, although this can be slightly alleviated by Leech Seed. It's also overly reliant on its Eviolite, which makes it extremely susceptible to Knock Off.

Most Used Moves

Spikes
70.2%
Protect
49.8%
Gyro Ball
47.0%
Knock Off
33.2%

Most Used Items

Eviolite
96.5%
Nothing
0.4%

Competitive data from Smogon University via data.pkmn.cc