#0968
Orthworm
Earthworm Pokémon
This Pokémon lives in arid deserts. It maintains its metal body by consuming iron from the soil.
Details
Height2.5 m
Weight310.0 kg
Gender50.0% ♂ · 50.0% ♀
Catch rate25
Base friendship50
Growth rateslow
Appears in these games
Base stats
HP
70
Attack
85
Defense
145
Sp. Atk
60
Sp. Def
55
Speed
65
Total
480
Base Stat Total
Competitive movesets
Smogon · Gen 9Recommended battle-ready sets by competitive tier. A “/” means either option works in that slot.
Shed Tail
- Item
- Sitrus Berry / Mental Herb
- Nature
- Impish
- EVs
- 248 HP / 252 Def / 8 SpD
- Tera
- WaterGhost
Evolution
This Pokémon does not evolve.
Notable moves
The strongest damaging moves Orthworm can learn — same-type (STAB) moves get a 1.5× power bonus in battle.
Sprites & renders
8 sprites & renders for Orthworm.
Across the games
Moves
| Lv. | Move | Type | Class | Power | Acc. | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Harden | Normal | Status | — | — | 30 |
| 1 | Tackle | Normal | Physical | 40 | 100 | 35 |
| 1 | Wrap | Normal | Physical | 15 | 90 | 20 |
| 7 | Mud-Slap | Ground | Special | 20 | 100 | 10 |
| 12 | Smack Down | Rock | Physical | 50 | 100 | 15 |
| 16 | Bulldoze | Ground | Physical | 60 | 100 | 20 |
| 21 | Iron Head | Steel | Physical | 80 | 100 | 15 |
| 26 | Take Down | Normal | Physical | 90 | 85 | 20 |
| 30 | Dig | Ground | Physical | 80 | 100 | 10 |
| 34 | Sandstorm | Rock | Status | — | — | 10 |
| 38 | Iron Defense | Steel | Status | — | — | 15 |
| 43 | Iron Tail | Steel | Physical | 100 | 75 | 15 |
| 47 | Earthquake | Ground | Physical | 100 | 100 | 10 |
| 52 | Shed Tail | Normal | Status | 0 | — | 10 |
Breeding & egg moves
Orthworm can inherit these egg moves by breeding with a compatible parent that knows the move and shares an egg group.
