Stats & Training
Defense leads and Speed gets almost nothing. That's Ferrothorn's stat line in a nutshell. 3 stats sit in respectable range, but the spread is brutal. Moderately hard to find and yields 2 Defense EVs.
This Pokémon scrapes its spikes across rocks, and then uses the tips of its feelers to absorb the nutrients it finds within the stone.
Its spikes are harder than steel. This Pokémon crawls across rock walls by stabbing the spikes on its feelers into the stone.
Ferrothorn Weakness
Type-wise, Ferrothorn takes extra damage from Fire and Fighting. Watch out for Fire attacks, those deal 4x damage. Poison moves do nothing thanks to a full immunity. With 9 resistances, the defensive profile is strong. Ferrothorn's overall bulk (74/131/116) lets it take a hit or two from most weaknesses before going down.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 4x (Critical) | Fire |
| 2x (Weak) | Fighting |
| 0.5x (Resist) | Normal, Water, Electric, Psychic, Rock, Dragon, Steel, Fairy |
| 0.25x (Resist) | Grass |
| 0x (Immune) | Poison |
 Growlithe Fire | D | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Ferrothorn View Growlithe builds →Flame Wheel 4x69-83% Ember 4x54-65% | ||
 Sizzlipede FireBug | D | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Ferrothorn View Sizzlipede builds →Flame Wheel 4x69-83% Ember 4x46-55% | ||
 Vulpix Fire | D | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Ferrothorn View Vulpix builds →Incinerate 4x62-74% Ember 4x46-55% | ||
 Pancham Fighting | D | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Ferrothorn View Pancham builds →Low Sweep 2x43-51% Circle Throw 2x38-46% Arm Thrust 2x15-18% | ||
 Machop Fighting | D | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Ferrothorn View Machop builds →Low Sweep 2x38-46% Revenge 2x38-46% | ||
Growlithe Fire | D | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Ferrothorn View Growlithe builds →Fire Fang 4x67-79% Flame Wheel 4x67-79% Ember 4x46-55% | ||
Sizzlipede FireBug | D | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Ferrothorn View Sizzlipede builds →Flame Wheel 4x59-71% Ember 4x39-47% | ||
Vulpix Fire | D | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Ferrothorn View Vulpix builds →Incinerate 4x53-63% Ember 4x39-47% | ||
 Croagunk PoisonFighting | D | |
Pancham Fighting | D | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Ferrothorn View Pancham builds →Low Sweep 2x37-43% Circle Throw 2x33-39% Arm Thrust 2x13-16% | ||
Growlithe Fire | D | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Ferrothorn View Growlithe builds →Fire Fang 4x66-78% Flame Wheel 4x60-71% Ember 4x47-56% | ||
 Salandit PoisonFire | D | |
Sizzlipede FireBug | D | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Ferrothorn View Sizzlipede builds →Flame Wheel 4x60-71% Ember 4x41-49% | ||
Vulpix Fire | D | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Ferrothorn View Vulpix builds →Incinerate 4x53-64% Ember 4x41-49% | ||
Croagunk PoisonFighting | D | |
 Torkoal Fire | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Ferrothorn View Torkoal builds →Lava Plume 4x97-115%KO Flame Wheel 4x69-82% Ember 4x51-60% | ||
 Heatmor Fire | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Ferrothorn View Heatmor builds →Fire Lash 4x102-120%KO Incinerate 4x87-104%KO | ||
 Carkol RockFire | D | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Ferrothorn View Carkol builds →Incinerate 4x60-71% Flame Charge 4x46-55% | ||
Growlithe Fire | D | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Ferrothorn View Growlithe builds →Fire Fang 4x65-76% Flame Wheel 4x60-71% Ember 4x46-55% | ||
Salandit PoisonFire | D | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Ferrothorn View Salandit builds →Incinerate 4x65-76% Ember 4x46-55% | ||
Torkoal Fire | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Ferrothorn View Torkoal builds →Lava Plume 4x101-119%KO Flame Wheel 4x70-83% Ember 4x53-62% | ||
Heatmor Fire | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Ferrothorn View Heatmor builds →Fire Lash 4x101-119%KO Incinerate 4x88-103%KO | ||
 Ponyta Fire | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Ferrothorn View Ponyta builds →Flame Wheel 4x70-83% Flame Charge 4x57-67% Ember 4x44-52% Fire Spin 4x39-47% | ||
Carkol RockFire | D | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Ferrothorn View Carkol builds →Incinerate 4x61-72% Flame Charge 4x48-57% | ||
Growlithe Fire | D | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Ferrothorn View Growlithe builds →Fire Fang 4x66-78% Flame Wheel 4x61-72% Ember 4x48-57% | ||
Torkoal Fire | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Ferrothorn View Torkoal builds →Flamethrower 4x108-128%KO Lava Plume 4x96-113%KO Flame Wheel 4x68-80% Ember 4x52-61% | ||
Heatmor Fire | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Ferrothorn View Heatmor builds →Fire Lash 4x96-113%KO Incinerate 4x84-99% | ||
Ponyta Fire | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Ferrothorn View Ponyta builds →Flame Wheel 4x68-80% Flame Charge 4x56-66% Ember 4x44-52% Fire Spin 4x35-43% | ||
Carkol RockFire | D | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Ferrothorn View Carkol builds →Incinerate 4x56-66% Flame Charge 4x44-52% | ||
Growlithe Fire | D | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Ferrothorn View Growlithe builds →Flamethrower 4x92-109%KO Fire Fang 4x60-71% Flame Wheel 4x56-66% Ember 4x44-52% | ||
Torkoal Fire | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Ferrothorn View Torkoal builds →Flamethrower 4x108-127%KO Lava Plume 4x96-114%KO Flame Wheel 4x65-77% Ember 4x50-59% | ||
Heatmor Fire | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Ferrothorn View Heatmor builds →Fire Lash 4x96-114%KO Incinerate 4x89-105%KO | ||
Ponyta Fire | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Ferrothorn View Ponyta builds →Flame Wheel 4x65-77% Flame Charge 4x58-68% Ember 4x42-50% Fire Spin 4x39-45% | ||
Carkol RockFire | D | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Ferrothorn View Carkol builds →Incinerate 4x58-68% Flame Charge 4x46-55% | ||
Growlithe Fire | D | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Ferrothorn View Growlithe builds →Flamethrower 4x92-109%KO Fire Fang 4x61-73% Flame Wheel 4x58-68% Ember 4x46-55% | ||
 Ninetales Fire | A | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Ferrothorn View Ninetales builds →Fire Blast 4x128-151%KO Inferno 4x117-138%KO Flamethrower 4x103-122%KO Incinerate 4x71-84% | ||
 Arcanine Fire | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Ferrothorn View Arcanine builds →Burn Up 4x174-206%KO Flare Blitz 4x160-189%KO Flamethrower 4x124-147%KO Fire Fang 4x89-105%KO | ||
Torkoal Fire | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Ferrothorn View Torkoal builds →Heat Wave 4x114-134%KO Flamethrower 4x110-130%KO Lava Plume 4x96-113%KO Flame Wheel 4x67-80% | ||
 Coalossal RockFire | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Ferrothorn View Coalossal builds →Incinerate 4x71-84% Flame Charge 4x53-63% | ||
Heatmor Fire | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Ferrothorn View Heatmor builds →Fire Lash 4x99-117%KO Incinerate 4x89-105%KO | ||
 | A | |
Recommended Build AbilitySand Stream ItemLeftovers NatureImpish Moves
Damage vs Ferrothorn View Hippowdon builds →Earthquake20-24% | ||
 | B | |
Recommended Build AbilityTorrent ItemLeftovers NatureSassy Moves
Damage vs Ferrothorn View Swampert builds →Earthquake20-24% Flip Turn6-7% | ||
 | B | |
Recommended Build AbilityNatural Cure ItemEviolite NatureBold Moves View Chansey builds →
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 | B | |
Recommended Build AbilityTrace ItemEviolite NatureModest Moves
Damage vs Ferrothorn View Porygon2 builds →Ice Beam23-28% | ||
 | C | |
Recommended Build AbilityWaterbubble ItemLeftovers NatureImpish Moves
Damage vs Ferrothorn View Araquanid builds →Liquidation6-7% | ||
Sword & Shield Evolution
Evolved from Ferroseed. Ferrothorn is the final form in this two-stage line. A decent partner pool for breeding via two egg groups. Eggs are average hatch time. Attack grew the most through evolution (+44 over Ferroseed), and Ferrothorn peaks at 489 total stats. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
Breeding
Breed with Ferrothorn to get Ferroseed eggs easily using 50 partners from the Plant and Mineral egg groups. Notable egg moves include Acid Spray, Gravity, Knock Off and 2 more.
Sword & Shield Ferrothorn Best Moveset
The build centers on Spikes and survivability. Leftovers means passive recovery each turn, and max HP and Defense EVs give Ferrothorn the bulk to set up repeatedly. Iron Barbs adds another layer of staying power.
Best Build
Ferrothorn best EVs are HP and Defense
Wall Moveset
- Leech Seed
- Knock Off
- Spikes
- Gyro Ball
Recommended Teammates
Doubles Wall Moveset
- Gyro Ball
- Leech Seed
- Protect
- Stealth Rock
Recommended Teammates
Moves
Breeding's the move. Acid Spray and Gravity give Ferrothorn options it can't learn any other way, and coverage across 8 types already covers a decent range on top of Steel Roller and Power Whip. The egg moves push it further.
Level-Up Moves
TM Moves
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
How to Get Ferrothorn in Sword & Shield
2 encounter spots for Ferrothorn at moderate rates starting from late-game routes. Best and Earliest sort options below help narrow down your approach based on odds vs. Accessibility.
Where To Catch Ferrothorn in Sword & Shield
To get Ferrothorn, start by catching Ferroseed through walking encounters at Lv. 13-65. The chain covers 2 catchable stages before reaching the final form.
Step 1Catch FerroseedRoute 4ShieldGrass Lv.13-15 Route1%EarlyAll WeatherRoute 4SwordGrass Lv.13-15 Route1%EarlyAll WeatherMotostoke RiverbankShieldGrass Lv.26-2810%MidSnowstormMotostoke RiverbankSwordGrass Lv.26-2810%MidSnowstormBridge FieldShieldGrass Lv.26-285%MidNormal WeatherBridge FieldSwordGrass Lv.26-285%MidIntense SunBridge FieldShieldGrass Lv.26-285%MidSnowstormBridge FieldSwordGrass Lv.26-285%MidSnowingBridge FieldSwordGrass Lv.26-285%MidSandstormBridge FieldSwordGrass Lv.26-285%MidRainingBridge FieldShieldGrass Lv.26-285%MidThunderstormBridge FieldSwordGrass Lv.26-285%MidHeavy FogBridge FieldShieldGrass Lv.26-285%MidIntense SunBridge FieldSwordGrass Lv.26-285%MidOvercastBridge FieldShieldGrass Lv.26-285%MidSnowingBridge FieldSwordGrass Lv.26-285%MidNormal WeatherBridge FieldShieldGrass Lv.26-285%MidSandstormBridge FieldSwordGrass Lv.26-285%MidSnowstormBridge FieldShieldGrass Lv.26-285%MidRainingBridge FieldShieldGrass Lv.26-285%MidHeavy FogBridge FieldShieldGrass Lv.26-285%MidOvercastBridge FieldSwordGrass Lv.26-285%MidThunderstormStony WildernessSwordOverworld Lv.28-305%MidSnowstormStony WildernessShieldOverworld Lv.28-305%MidSnowstormStony Wilderness - 2SwordOverworld Lv.28-305%MidSnowstormStony Wilderness - 2ShieldOverworld Lv.28-305%MidSnowstormStony Wilderness - 3SwordOverworld Lv.28-305%MidSnowstormStony Wilderness - 3ShieldOverworld Lv.28-305%MidSnowstormLakeside CaveShieldOverworld Lv.60-65 Cave10%PostAll WeatherLakeside CaveSwordOverworld Lv.60-65 Cave10%PostAll Weather
Step 2Ferrothorn ✓Dusty BowlShieldGrass Lv.40-4510%LateSnowstormDusty BowlSwordGrass Lv.40-4510%LateSnowstormor evolve from Ferroseed (Step 1)
Ferrothorn Guide
For Sword & Shield, we rate Ferrothorn A-Tier: a strong pick in Sword & Shield's competitive scene. At 489 BST, it fits the hazard setter role. Leech Seed with Leftovers is the standard set.
In Sword & Shield, Ferrothorn's biggest threats include Infernape (Fire) and Lucario (Fighting), all carrying super-effective STAB moves. Infernape is the most dangerous since Fire moves deal 4x damage. Only 2 weaknesses means fewer dedicated counters to worry about. At base 20 Speed, Ferrothorn won't outrun any of these threats so switching to a resist is usually the safer play.
Iron Barbs is the go-to ability for Ferrothorn. It damages attacking Pokémon for 1/8 their max HP on contact. Its hidden ability Anticipation can work in specific setups.
Base 20 Speed is low. Priority moves or Trick Room are the way to go. On offense, Ferrothorn is leaning toward the physical side (base 94 Attack). Defensively? Tanky enough to absorb a few hits. Best used as a hazard setter.
In Sword & Shield, the best way to handle Ferrothorn: Super-effective STAB from faster Pokemon is the simplest answer. Fire and Fighting-type attackers hit hardest.
Game Availability
Ferrothorn joined the series in Black & White and has been available in 7 titles so far. With 6 generations of appearances, it's established itself despite the later start.
Click a game to view version-specific details
- Gen 1Y
Yellow - Gen 1RB
Red & Blue - Gen 2GS
Gold & Silver - Gen 2C
Crystal - Gen 3RS
Ruby & Sapphire - Gen 3FRLG
FireRed & LeafGreen - Gen 3E
Emerald - Gen 4Pt
Platinum - Gen 4HGSS
HeartGold & SoulSilver - Gen 4DP
Diamond & Pearl - Gen 5BWDebut
Black & White - Gen 5B2W2
Black 2 & White 2 - Gen 6XY
X & Y - Gen 6ORAS
Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire - Gen 7USUM
Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon - Gen 7SM
Sun & Moon - Gen 7LGPE
Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee - Gen 8SwSh
Sword & Shield - Gen 8PLA
Legends: Arceus - Gen 8BDSP
Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl - Gen 9SV
Scarlet & Violet - Gen 9LZA
Legends: Z-A - Gen 10WW
Winds & Waves