Ferrothorn

#598 (Unova)

#599 Klink ›

Pokémon type

Grass

Steel

Boosted in Sunny / Clear and Snow weather

Ferrothorn weaknesses

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

256%

160%

Resistances

Ferrothorn 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 Ferrothorn

The best moves for Ferrothorn are Metal Claw and Power Whip when attacking Pokémon in Gyms. This move combination has the highest total DPS. In Trainer Battles, Bullet Seed and Power Whip deal the most damage per turn.

Attacking

Metal Claw

14.4DPS

Power Whip

43.2DPS

Defending

Bullet Seed

8.4DPS

Power Whip

43.2DPS

Trainer Battles

Bullet Seed

4.3EPT

Power Whip

2.16DPE

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Evolution

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

Ferroseed

Ferrothorn

Game images

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

Summary

Ferrothorn is a Grass & Steel Pokémon which evolves from Ferroseed. It is weak to Fire and Fighting moves. Ferrothorn's best moveset is Metal Claw & Power Whip and it has a Max CP of 2,624.

About

"They attach themselves to cave ceilings, firing steel spikes at targets passing beneath them."

Moves & Movesets

All moves

Raids

Trainer Battles

Quick move	Damage	EPS	DPS
Metal Claw	6	10	14.4
Bullet Seed	7	13	8.4

Main move	Damage	Energy	DPE
Power Whip	90	2	2.16
Mirror Shot	50	3	1.82
Flash Cannon	100	1	1.2
Thunder	100	1	1
Return Purified	25	3	0.76
Acid Spray	20	2	0.4
Frustration Shadow	10	3	0.3

Quick move	Damage	Turns	DPT	EPT
Bullet Seed	5	3	2	4.3
Metal Claw	5	2	3	3.5

Main move	Damage	Energy	DPE
Power Whip	90	50	2.16
Flash Cannon	110	65	2.03
Return Purified	130	70	1.86
Thunder	100	60	1.67
Mirror Shot ▼ att	35	35	1.2
Acid Spray ▼▼ def	20	45	0.44
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	Power Whip 43.2 DPS	9.9	100%
Metal Claw 14.4 DPS	Flash Cannon 48 DPS	8.8	89%
Bullet Seed 8.4 DPS	Power Whip 43.2 DPS	8.8	89%
Metal Claw 14.4 DPS	Return Purified 50 DPS	8.3	84%
Metal Claw 14.4 DPS	Thunder 40 DPS	8.2	83%
Metal Claw 14.4 DPS	Mirror Shot 24 DPS	7.7	78%
Bullet Seed 8.4 DPS	Flash Cannon 48 DPS	7.1	72%
Bullet Seed 8.4 DPS	Mirror Shot 24 DPS	6.5	66%
Metal Claw 14.4 DPS	Acid Spray 6.7 DPS	6.5	66%
Metal Claw 14.4 DPS	Frustration Shadow 5 DPS	6.5	66%
Bullet Seed 8.4 DPS	Thunder 40 DPS	6.4	65%
Bullet Seed 8.4 DPS	Return Purified 50 DPS	6.4	65%
Bullet Seed 8.4 DPS	Acid Spray 6.7 DPS	3.7	37%
Bullet Seed 8.4 DPS	Frustration Shadow 5 DPS	3.7	37%

Quick move	Main move	DPS	Relative
Bullet Seed 8.4 DPS	Power Whip 43.2 DPS	3.4	100%
Bullet Seed 8.4 DPS	Mirror Shot 24 DPS	2.7	78%
Bullet Seed 8.4 DPS	Flash Cannon 48 DPS	2.5	73%
Metal Claw 14.4 DPS	Power Whip 43.2 DPS	2.5	73%
Bullet Seed 8.4 DPS	Thunder 40 DPS	2.3	66%
Metal Claw 14.4 DPS	Mirror Shot 24 DPS	2.1	62%
Metal Claw 14.4 DPS	Flash Cannon 48 DPS	2	58%
Bullet Seed 8.4 DPS	Return Purified 50 DPS	1.9	55%
Metal Claw 14.4 DPS	Thunder 40 DPS	1.9	55%
Metal Claw 14.4 DPS	Return Purified 50 DPS	1.7	48%
Metal Claw 14.4 DPS	Acid Spray 6.7 DPS	1.4	39%
Bullet Seed 8.4 DPS	Acid Spray 6.7 DPS	1.4	39%
Metal Claw 14.4 DPS	Frustration Shadow 5 DPS	1.3	36%
Bullet Seed 8.4 DPS	Frustration Shadow 5 DPS	1.2	34%

Quick move	Main move	Turns	DPT	Relative
Bullet Seed 4.3 EPT	Power Whip 2.16 DPE	12	11.4	100%
Bullet Seed 4.3 EPT	Flash Cannon 2.03 DPE	15	10.8	95%
Metal Claw 3.5 EPT	Power Whip 2.16 DPE	16	10.6	93%
Metal Claw 3.5 EPT	Flash Cannon 2.03 DPE	20	10.1	89%
Bullet Seed 4.3 EPT	Return Purified 1.86 DPE	18	10.1	88%
Metal Claw 3.5 EPT	Return Purified 1.86 DPE	20	9.5	84%
Bullet Seed 4.3 EPT	Thunder 1.67 DPE	15	9.2	81%
Metal Claw 3.5 EPT	Thunder 1.67 DPE	18	8.8	78%
Metal Claw 3.5 EPT	Mirror Shot ▼ att 1.2 DPE	10	7.2	63%
Bullet Seed 4.3 EPT	Mirror Shot ▼ att 1.2 DPE	9	7.2	63%
Metal Claw 3.5 EPT	Acid Spray ▼▼ def 0.44 DPE	14	4.6	40%
Bullet Seed 4.3 EPT	Acid Spray ▼▼ def 0.44 DPE	12	3.9	35%
Metal Claw 3.5 EPT	Frustration Shadow 0.14 DPE	20	3.5	31%
Bullet Seed 4.3 EPT	Frustration Shadow 0.14 DPE	18	2.6	23%

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

Top Ferrothorn counters

For the full ranking, the boss's moves and a raid simulator, see best Ferrothorn Raid Counters »

Pokémon Moveset Trainers

1
Reshiram (Shadow)

Fire Fang

Fusion Flare

0.39
2
Blacephalon

Incinerate

Mind Blown

0.42
3
Chandelure (Shadow)

Fire Spin

Overheat

0.45
4
Heatran (Shadow)

Fire Spin

Magma Storm

0.45
5
Darmanitan (Standard Mode) (Shadow)

Fire Fang

Overheat

0.46

The best Mega or Primal to bring is Mega Delphox with Fire Spin and Mystical Fire+.

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Stats & IVs

Base stats

Attack		158
Defense		223
Stamina		179

Max HP

Level 40	153
Level 50	163

Average size

Height	1 m
Weight	110 kg

Second charged move cost

Stardust	75,000
Candy	75

Purification cost

Stardust	3,000
Candy	3

Other

Buddy walk distance

3 km

Max CP

Level 15 Research encounters	995
Level 20 Max hatched / raids	1,326
Level 30 Max wild	1,990
Level 40	2,321
Level 50	2,624

Max CP with weather boost

Level 25 (raids)	1,658
Level 35 (wild)	2,155