Ferroseed

#597 (Unova)

#598 Ferrothorn ›

Pokémon type

Grass

Steel

Ferroseed weaknesses

Ferroseed is weak to Fighting-type moves, and doubly weak to Fire-type moves.

256%

160%

Resistances

Ferroseed is resistant to Normal, Poison, Rock, Steel, Water, Electric, Psychic, Dragon and Fairy-type moves, and doubly resistant to Grass-type moves.

63%

39%

Best moveset for Ferroseed

The best moves for Ferroseed are Metal Claw and Flash Cannon when attacking Pokémon in Gyms. This move combination has the highest total DPS. In Trainer Battles, Metal Claw and Iron Head deal the most damage per turn.

Attacking

Metal Claw

14.4DPS

Flash Cannon

48DPS

Defending

Metal Claw

14.4DPS

Gyro Ball

29.1DPS

Trainer Battles

Metal Claw

3.5EPT

Iron Head

2.04DPE

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Evolution calculator »

Evolution

There are 2 Pokémon in the Ferroseed family. Ferroseed evolves into Ferrothorn for 50 Candy.

Ferroseed

Ferrothorn

Game images

Ferroseed, with the shiny version on the right. There is a very low chance of getting a shiny one.

Events

Steeled Resolve

28th Apr

Summary

Ferroseed is a Grass & Steel Pokémon. It is weak to Fire and Fighting moves. Ferroseed's best moveset is Metal Claw & Flash Cannon and it has a Max CP of 1,064. Ferroseed evolves into Ferrothorn.

About

"It absorbs the iron it finds in the rock while clinging to the ceiling. It shoots spikes when in danger."

Moves & Movesets

All moves

Raids

Trainer Battles

Quick move	Damage	EPS	DPS
Metal Claw	6	10	14.4
Tackle	5	10	10

Main move	Damage	Energy	DPE
Gyro Ball	85	2	2.04
Iron Head	60	2	1.44
Flash Cannon	100	1	1.2
Return Purified	25	3	0.76
Frustration Shadow	10	3	0.3

Quick move	Damage	Turns	DPT	EPT
Metal Claw	5	2	3	3.5
Tackle	3	1	3	3

Main move	Damage	Energy	DPE
Iron Head	85	50	2.04
Flash Cannon	110	65	2.03
Gyro Ball	80	50	1.92
Return Purified	130	70	1.86
Frustration Shadow	10	70	0.14

The moves highlighted in green benefit from the Same Type Attack Bonus, and deal 20% more damage.

All movesets

Attacking

Defending

Trainer Battles

Quick move	Main move	DPS	Relative
Metal Claw 14.4 DPS	Flash Cannon 48 DPS	5.3	100%
Metal Claw 14.4 DPS	Iron Head 36 DPS	5.2	97%
Metal Claw 14.4 DPS	Return Purified 50 DPS	5.1	95%
Metal Claw 14.4 DPS	Gyro Ball 29.1 DPS	5	94%
Tackle 10 DPS	Flash Cannon 48 DPS	4.6	86%
Tackle 10 DPS	Iron Head 36 DPS	4.5	85%
Tackle 10 DPS	Gyro Ball 29.1 DPS	4.5	84%
Tackle 10 DPS	Return Purified 50 DPS	4.3	80%
Metal Claw 14.4 DPS	Frustration Shadow 5 DPS	4.1	77%
Tackle 10 DPS	Frustration Shadow 5 DPS	3.1	59%

Quick move	Main move	DPS	Relative
Metal Claw 14.4 DPS	Gyro Ball 29.1 DPS	1.4	100%
Metal Claw 14.4 DPS	Iron Head 36 DPS	1.3	89%
Tackle 10 DPS	Gyro Ball 29.1 DPS	1.2	89%
Metal Claw 14.4 DPS	Flash Cannon 48 DPS	1.2	86%
Tackle 10 DPS	Iron Head 36 DPS	1.1	78%
Tackle 10 DPS	Flash Cannon 48 DPS	1	74%
Metal Claw 14.4 DPS	Return Purified 50 DPS	1	72%
Tackle 10 DPS	Return Purified 50 DPS	0.9	61%
Metal Claw 14.4 DPS	Frustration Shadow 5 DPS	0.8	56%
Tackle 10 DPS	Frustration Shadow 5 DPS	0.6	45%

Quick move	Main move	Turns	DPT	Relative
Metal Claw 3.5 EPT	Iron Head 2.04 DPE	16	10.1	100%
Metal Claw 3.5 EPT	Flash Cannon 2.03 DPE	20	10.1	100%
Metal Claw 3.5 EPT	Gyro Ball 1.92 DPE	16	9.7	96%
Metal Claw 3.5 EPT	Return Purified 1.86 DPE	20	9.5	94%
Tackle 3 EPT	Iron Head 2.04 DPE	17	9.1	90%
Tackle 3 EPT	Flash Cannon 2.03 DPE	22	9.1	90%
Tackle 3 EPT	Gyro Ball 1.92 DPE	17	8.8	86%
Tackle 3 EPT	Return Purified 1.86 DPE	24	8.6	85%
Metal Claw 3.5 EPT	Frustration Shadow 0.14 DPE	20	3.5	35%
Tackle 3 EPT	Frustration Shadow 0.14 DPE	24	3.4	34%

A rough guide only. Turns is how many turns of Fast Attacks it takes to reach the Charged Attack; DPT is the damage per turn over repeated Fast and Charged Attacks, from move power and STAB. It leaves out shields, stat changes and matchups.

Counters & Raids

What counters Ferroseed?

Ferroseed is weak to Fighting moves, and doubly weak to Fire moves.

The best counter to Ferroseed is Blacephalon with Incinerate and Mind Blown, followed by Mega Delphox, Mega Blaziken and Mega Charizard Y.

The top Ferroseed counters, ranked by the damage each Pokémon and moveset does to it. Filter the list to see how your own Pokémon compare.

Pokémon	Moveset	Effective damage
Blacephalon	Incinerate Mind Blown	100%
Mega Delphox	Fire Spin Mystical Fire+	98%
Mega Delphox	Fire Spin Blast Burn	97%
Mega Blaziken	Fire Spin Blast Burn	97%
Mega Charizard Y	Fire Spin Blast Burn	94%
Mega Chandelure	Fire Spin Overheat	92%
Blacephalon	Astonish Mind Blown	91%
Mega Blaziken	Ember Blast Burn	91%
Mega Blaziken	Fire Spin Overheat	91%
Mega Chandelure	Incinerate Overheat	89%

These moves are calculated using type advantages / disadvantages, and including STAB. Click here for more info »

Stats & IVs

Base stats

Attack		82
Defense		155
Stamina		127

Max HP

Level 40

112

Size

Height	0.6 m
Weight	18.8 kg

Other

Base capture rate	0%
Base flee rate	0%
Buddy walk distance	3 km

Max CP

Level 15 Research encounters	403
Level 20 Max hatched / raids	537
Level 30 Max wild	806
Level 40	941
Level 50	1,064

Max CP with weather boost

Level 25 (raids)	672
Level 35 (wild)	874