Is Orthworm Good in Scarlet & Violet Playthrough?
Pure Steel Orthworm with Earth Eater turning Ground moves into free healing. The Lurking Steel Titan is an Orthworm. Nemona uses one in her Champion-level team. Massive Defense and the Ground immunity through Earth Eater make it nearly indestructible physically. A defensive wall.
Orthworm resists most of Katy's coverage and hits back hard.
Orthworm resists most of Brassius's coverage and hits back hard.
Orthworm trades roughly evenly with Iono's team.
Orthworm trades roughly evenly with Kofu's team.
Orthworm has the type edge here and should clean up Larry's team.
Orthworm trades roughly evenly with Ryme's team.
Orthworm trades roughly evenly with Tulip's team.
Orthworm has the type edge here and should clean up Grusha's team.
Orthworm trades roughly evenly with Rika's team.
Orthworm trades roughly evenly with Poppy's team.
Orthworm trades roughly evenly with Larry's team.
Orthworm trades roughly evenly with Hassel's team.
Orthworm trades roughly evenly with Geeta's team.
Catch Orthworm on West Province (Area Two) (overworld, Lv 22-65).
Scarlet & Violet Orthworm Locations
Orthworm starts showing up in early-game routes at moderate rates across 20 encounter spots. The list below is sorted so you can pick what fits your current progress without scrolling through everything.
Best Locations to Catch Orthworm in Scarlet & Violet
Which version you're playing matters for Orthworm. 10 walking spots at Lv. 7-65 spread across Scarlet and Violet, and some routes only appear in one cartridge. Check the version badges below.
Orthworm Weakness
Orthworm is weak to Fire, Fighting, and Ground. On the flip side, it's immune to Poison-type moves entirely. It resists 10 types, so it can switch into a lot of moves safely. Orthworm's physical bulk (base 145 Def) helps cushion physical weakness hits, but special attackers are the bigger threat.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 2x (Weak) | Fire, Fighting, Ground |
| 0.5x (Resist) | Normal, Grass, Ice, Flying, Psychic, Bug, Rock, Dragon, Steel, Fairy |
| 0x (Immune) | Poison |
What is Orthworm Weak Against
ExcellentBest Pokemon Against Orthworm
 Flareon Fire | C | |
 Fuecoco Fire | D | |
Obtain MethodCabo Poco Gift | ||
 Crabrawler Fighting | C | |
 Salandit PoisonFire | C | |
 Houndour DarkFire | C | |
 Arcanine Fire | B | |
 Crocalor Fire | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Fuecoco (Cabo Poco Gift) | ||
Flareon Fire | C | |
 Fletchinder Fire | C | |
 Flamigo Fighting | C | |
Arcanine Fire | B | |
Crocalor Fire | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Fuecoco (Cabo Poco Gift) | ||
 Scovillain GrassFire | C | |
 Hariyama Fighting | B | |
 Houndoom DarkFire | C | |
Arcanine Fire | B | |
Crocalor Fire | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Fuecoco (Cabo Poco Gift) | ||
Scovillain GrassFire | C | |
Hariyama Fighting | B | |
Houndoom DarkFire | C | |
Arcanine Fire | B | |
 Camerupt FireGround | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Orthworm View Camerupt builds →Eruption 2x193-227%KO Earth Power 2x116-137%KO | ||
 Talonflame Fire | C | |
 Pyroar FireNormal | C | |
 Skeledirge FireGhost | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Fuecoco (Cabo Poco Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Orthworm View Skeledirge builds →Flamethrower 2x121-143%KO Earth Power 2x80-95% | ||
Hariyama Fighting | B | |
Pyroar FireNormal | C | |
Skeledirge FireGhost | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Fuecoco (Cabo Poco Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Orthworm View Skeledirge builds →Overheat 2x170-200%KO Earth Power 2x78-93% | ||
 Salazzle PoisonFire | B | |
Houndoom DarkFire | C | |
Hariyama Fighting | B | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Orthworm View Hariyama builds →Focus Punch 2x101-119%KO | ||
Skeledirge FireGhost | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Fuecoco (Cabo Poco Gift) Available Move Moves
Damage vs Orthworm View Skeledirge builds →Flamethrower 2x122-144%KO | ||
Camerupt FireGround | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Orthworm View Camerupt builds →Eruption 2x196-231%KO Earth Power 2x118-140%KO | ||
Arcanine Fire | B | |
Pyroar FireNormal | C | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Orthworm View Pyroar builds →Flamethrower 2x122-144%KO | ||
Hariyama Fighting | B | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Orthworm View Hariyama builds →Focus Punch 2x100-118%KO | ||
Pyroar FireNormal | C | |
Skeledirge FireGhost | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Fuecoco (Cabo Poco Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Orthworm View Skeledirge builds →Overheat 2x174-206%KO Earth Power 2x81-96% | ||
Salazzle PoisonFire | B | |
Houndoom DarkFire | C | |
 Breloom GrassFighting | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Orthworm View Breloom builds →Focus Punch 2x106-126%KO Bulldoze 2x30-35% | ||
 Volcarona BugFire | B | |
 Chi-Yu DarkFire | B | |
Obtain MethodNorth Province Area Two Interact Encounter | ||
Hariyama Fighting | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Orthworm View Hariyama builds →Focus Punch 2x101-119%KO Headlong Rush 2x53-63% | ||
 Quaquaval WaterFighting | B | |
Breloom GrassFighting | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Orthworm View Breloom builds →Focus Punch 2x103-122%KO Bulldoze 2x28-33% | ||
Volcarona BugFire | B | |
 Incineroar FireDark | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Orthworm View Incineroar builds →Flare Blitz 2x75-88% Cross Chop 2x41-49% Bulldoze 2x25-30% | ||
 Emboar FireFighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Orthworm View Emboar builds →Flare Blitz 2x79-93% Hammer Arm 2x66-78% Bulldoze 2x27-32% | ||
 Torkoal Fire | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Orthworm View Torkoal builds →Eruption 2x159-188%KO Earth Power 2x64-76% Body Press 2x26-31% | ||
Breloom GrassFighting | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Orthworm View Breloom builds →Focus Punch 2x105-124%KO Bulldoze 2x28-33% | ||
Volcarona BugFire | B | |
Incineroar FireDark | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Orthworm View Incineroar builds →Flare Blitz 2x76-90% Cross Chop 2x42-50% Bulldoze 2x26-31% | ||
Emboar FireFighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Orthworm View Emboar builds →Flare Blitz 2x80-95% Hammer Arm 2x67-79% Bulldoze 2x27-32% | ||
Torkoal Fire | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Orthworm View Torkoal builds →Eruption 2x162-191%KO Earth Power 2x65-77% Body Press 2x26-31% | ||
A | ||
Recommended Build AbilityVesselofruin ItemLeftovers NatureCareful Moves
Damage vs Orthworm View Ting-Lu builds →Earthquake 2x26-30% | ||
A | ||
Recommended Build AbilityQuarkdrive ItemBooster Energy NatureJolly Moves
Damage vs Orthworm View Iron Treads builds →Rapid Spin4-5% Earthquake 2x32-38% Knock Off10-13% | ||
A | ||
Recommended Build AbilityToxicdebris ItemFocus Sash NatureTimid Moves
Damage vs Orthworm View Glimmora builds →Power Gem20-24% | ||
B | ||
Recommended Build AbilityUnaware ItemLeftovers NatureCareful Moves
Damage vs Orthworm View Clodsire builds →Earthquake 2x19-22% | ||
B | ||
Recommended Build AbilitySandrush ItemAir Balloon NatureAdamant Moves
Damage vs Orthworm View Excadrill builds →Earthquake 2x40-47% Rapid Spin5-6% | ||
Orthworm Evolutions
Breeding is the whole story for Orthworm. A massive partner pool through one egg group, eggs are slow to hatch, and you won't need to evolve anything. It's got 3 egg moves worth looking into. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
SV Orthworm Best Moveset
Pure Steel at 145 Defense and 85 Attack with AbilityEarth Eater granting Ground immunity and healing 25% HP when hit by Ground. Steel typing already resists 10 types, and Earth Eater removes the biggest weakness. The moveset is a physical wall that heals from Ground attacks. 55 Sp. Def means special hits bypass the fortress. MoveShed Tail creates a substitute for teammates.
Best Build
Orthworm best EVs are HP and Defense
Hazard Setter Moveset
- Body Press
- Iron Defense
- Stealth Rock
- Spikes
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
Breeding opens up real options for Orthworm. Coil and Curse come exclusively from egg moves, and they're worth the effort. The rest of the kit covers basics through Steel Beam and Iron Tail and Normal and Ground coverage and more.
How to Read the Moves Table
Tabs
- Level-Up
- Learned by leveling up.
- TM
- Taught by a Technical Machine.
- Egg
- Inherited via breeding.
- Tutor
- NPC tutor (cost: items, BP, money).
- Reminder
- An NPC reteaches any move this Pokemon could have learned by leveling up.
- Transfer
- Carried over from an older game using Pokemon HOME.
- Event
- Given out through Mystery Gift events.
Visual Signals
CAT (Category)
How the move deals damage and which stats it uses.
A small dot on the icon's corner marks the move as contact. That triggers abilities like Static, Flame Body, Rough Skin, or Iron Barbs, plus items like Rocky Helmet and Sticky Barb.
Tier (S to D)
Each move's competitive rank in RankedBoost's system. TM, Egg, and Tutor sort by tier by default (best first). On Level-Up, click the Tier header to do the same.
PWR (Power)
Base damage. Numbers shown in a type color include STAB (base × 1.5). Hover any colored number to see the math.
— means no power (status moves) or variable power.
Sorting & Filter
Click any column header to sort. Level-Up opens with Lv 1 at the top. TM, Egg, and Tutor open with the highest-tier moves at the top.
Search filters by move name or type. The Filter button limits the list to STAB, Physical, Special, or Status moves.
Level-Up Moves
TM Moves
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Event Moves
Base Stats
When attacked, this Pokémon will wield the tendrils on its body like fists and pelt the opponent with a storm of punches.
This Pokémon lives in arid deserts. It maintains its metal body by consuming iron from the soil.
Orthworm Scarlet & Violet Guide
In Scarlet & Violet, Orthworm works as a hazard setter with 480 BST behind it. C-Tier on our list: a niche pick in Scarlet & Violet's meta. Bodypress with Leftovers is the standard set.
Earth Eater is the go-to ability for Orthworm. It restores HP when hit by a Ground-type move. Its hidden ability Sand Veil can work in specific setups.
Orthworm is a physical attacker with base 85 Attack. Enough bulk to take a hit or two, too. Speed tells the real story. At base 65 Speed, it won't be moving first often. Fits the hazard setter role.
For Scarlet & Violet, the core moveset is Bodypress, Iron Defense, Stealth Rock, and Spikes. Bodypress leads at 0% usage. This set covers the hazard setter role with a mix of damage and utility.
Game Availability
Since Scarlet & Violet, Orthworm has been obtainable in 1 games. A Generation 9 debut means a shorter history, but Orthworm has appeared steadily across every generation since.
Click a game to view version-specific details
- Gen 1RB
Red & Blue - Gen 1Y
Yellow - Gen 2GS
Gold & Silver - Gen 2C
Crystal - Gen 3RS
Ruby & Sapphire - Gen 3E
Emerald - Gen 3FRLG
FireRed & LeafGreen - Gen 4DP
Diamond & Pearl - Gen 4Pt
Platinum - Gen 4HGSS
HeartGold & SoulSilver - Gen 5BW
Black & White - Gen 5B2W2
Black 2 & White 2 - Gen 6XY
X & Y - Gen 6ORAS
Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire - Gen 7SM
Sun & Moon - Gen 7USUM
Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon - Gen 7LGPE
Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee - Gen 8SwSh
Sword & Shield - Gen 8BDSP
Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl - Gen 8PLA
Legends: Arceus - Gen 9SVDebut
Scarlet & Violet - Gen 9LZA
Legends: Z-A - Gen 10WW
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