#0598
Ferrothorn
Thorn Pod Pokémon
Its spikes are harder than steel. This Pokémon crawls across rock walls by stabbing the spikes on its feelers into the stone.
Details
Height1.0 m
Weight110.0 kg
Gender50.0% ♂ · 50.0% ♀
Catch rate90
Base friendship70
Growth ratemedium
Appears in these games
Base stats
HP
74
Attack
94
Defense
131
Sp. Atk
54
Sp. Def
116
Speed
20
Total
489
Base Stat Total
Competitive movesets
Smogon · Gen 9Recommended battle-ready sets by competitive tier. A “/” means either option works in that slot.
Specially Defensive
- Item
- Leftovers
- Nature
- Sassy
- EVs
- 248 HP / 8 Def / 252 SpD
- IVs
- —
- Tera
- WaterGrass
Evolution
Notable moves
The strongest damaging moves Ferrothorn can learn — same-type (STAB) moves get a 1.5× power bonus in battle.
Sprites & renders
12 sprites & renders for Ferrothorn.






Across the games






Moves
| Lv. | Move | Type | Class | Power | Acc. | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | Power Whip | Grass | Physical | 120 | 85 | 10 |
| 1 | Harden | Normal | Status | — | — | 30 |
| 1 | Metal Claw | Steel | Physical | 50 | 95 | 35 |
| 1 | Pin Missile | Bug | Physical | 25 | 95 | 20 |
| 1 | Rock Climb | Normal | Physical | 90 | 85 | 20 |
| 1 | Rollout | Rock | Physical | 30 | 90 | 20 |
| 1 | Tackle | Normal | Physical | 40 | 100 | 35 |
| 15 | Ingrain | Grass | Status | — | — | 20 |
| 20 | Flash Cannon | Steel | Special | 80 | 100 | 10 |
| 25 | Iron Head | Steel | Physical | 80 | 100 | 15 |
| 30 | Mirror Shot | Steel | Special | 65 | 85 | 10 |
| 30 | Self-Destruct | Normal | Physical | 200 | 100 | 5 |
| 35 | Iron Defense | Steel | Status | — | — | 15 |
| 43 | Curse | Ghost | Status | — | — | 10 |
| 49 | Gyro Ball | Steel | Physical | — | 100 | 5 |
| 53 | Payback | Dark | Physical | 50 | 100 | 10 |
| 56 | Explosion | Normal | Physical | 250 | 100 | 5 |