#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

Weak to

fire 4x fighting 2x

Resistant to

grass ¼x normal ½x rock ½x steel ½x water ½x electric ½x psychic ½x dragon ½x fairy ½x

Immune to

poison 0x

Abilities

Iron Barbs Anticipation (Hidden)

Held Items

Sticky Barb 5%

Evolution Chain

Ferroseed

→

Ferrothorn Lv. 40

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

Front

Back

Front Shiny

Back Shiny

Official Art

Official Art (Shiny)

Competitive

ubers Usage: 8.1%

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Defensive

Moves

Toxic / Protect

Spikes

Leech Seed

Gyro Ball / Power Whip

Item

Leftovers

Nature

Sassy / Careful

EVs

HP 252

Def 4

SpD 252

Strategy Overview

Thanks to its solid bulk and Grass / Steel typing, Ferrothorn can act as a check to Primal Kyogre, the majority of support Arceus formes, and some Xerneas variants.
While Ferrothorn lacks reliable recovery, its immunity to Toxic and resistance to Stealth Rock, combined with Leftovers, Leech Seed and Protect, can make it frustratingly hard to wear down over the match.
It is also one of the very few Pokemon in the metagame that can provide Spikes support, something that not many teams are able to afford but is highly appreciated.
Access to strong STAB move in Power Whip and Gyro Ball keeps Ferrothorn from being too passive against Mega Gengar, Xerneas, and Primal Kyogre with Substitute, meaning it can't easily be turned into setup fodder.
However, Ferrothorn will be overwhelmed by repeated strong neutral hits from the likes of Yveltal.
Despite having only two weaknesses, there is an abundance of Pokemon in Ubers that can threaten Ferrothorn. Fire-types like Ho-Oh, Blaziken, and, most notably, Primal Groudon can easily force it out or outright OHKO it. Fighting-types like Marshadow and Mega Lucario can use Ferrothorn as setup fodder.
Coverage moves that are aimed to hit Ferrothorn will hamper its role as a wall; while scouting with Protect can alleviate this issue, one should always be aware of Fire- and Fighting-type coverage moves from the likes of Xerneas, Yveltal, Rayquaza, Deoxys-A, Lunala, Dialga, and Palkia.
Its low Speed forces Ferrothorn to move last and leaves it susceptible to Taunt from users like Mega Gengar and Yveltal, and it is almost completely helpless against threats that are behind Substitute, with examples being Zygarde-C and Zekrom.