0598 Ferrothorn

Performance

Status

  • Ranking Score:
    87.5
  • Main moves:
    Bullet Seed, Power Whip, Thunder
  • Type
    GRASS
    STEEL
  • Level:
    22.5-26.5
  • Rank:
    Lvl 25 0/13/13CP 1500
  • Buddy Distance:
    3km
  • Charged Move Cost:
    75,000 Stardust
  • Attack:
    107.3
  • Defense:
    155.1
  • Stamina:
    125
  • Overall:
    2081

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Traits

Moves

Properties

Registeel has the following traits and playstyles:
  • + Bulky
    Takes hits well.
  • + Spammy
    Reaches Charged Moves quickly.
  • + Shield Pressure
    Pressures opponents to shield its strong or rapid attacks.
  • + Defensive
    Resists attacks from a wide variety of types.
  • - Low Fast Move Pressure
    Deals low Fast Move damage. It may struggle to bring down weakened opponents.
  • - Volatile
    Susceptible to one or more double weaknesses.
Move stats include same type and Shadow attack bonuses.
Recommended Move:
*Event or Elite TM exclusive*Unobtainable via TM
No.Move TypesMoveAccuracyPowerDamageAverageFast MoveCountRemark
1FastBullet Seed4.3323Fast Charge
2FastMetal Claw332Low Quality
3ChargedPower Whip501082.164 - 4 - 4 - 4General
4ChargedMirror Shot30% chance -1 Atk opponent35421.23 - 3 - 3 - 2Debuff Spam/Bait
5ChargedThunder601001.675 - 5 - 4 - 5High Energy Coverage
6ChargedFlash Cannon701321.896 - 5 - 6 - 5Nuke
7ChargedReturn†701301.866 - 5 - 6 - 5Neutral Nuke
8ChargedAcid Spray100% chance -2 Def opponent45200.444 - 3 - 4 - 3Debuff
Weaknesses
fire
x2.56
fighting
x1.6
Resistances
grass
x0.39
water
x0.625
steel
x0.625
rock
x0.625
psychic
x0.625
poison
x0.625
normal
x0.625
fairy
x0.625
electric
x0.625
dragon
x0.625

Character Introduction

Summary

Ferrothorn is a Grass & Steel Pokémon which evolves from Ferroseed. It is vulnerable to Fire and Fighting moves. Ferrothorn's strongest moveset is Metal Claw & Power Whip and it has a Max CP of 2,321.

About

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

Suggested Teammates
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PVP Mode Explanatory Notes

PvP Moveset Explanation
Bullet Seed + Power Whip and Flash Cannon Thunder or Acid Spray

Bullet Seed is recommended due to its significantly better energy generation, following the rebalance from April 2020. 

Power Whip (90 Power/50 Energy) is Ferrothorn's bread-and-butter move, sporting good power for reasonable energy cost. Flash Cannon takes advantage of STAB to provide relatively neutral damage, though its coverage typing isn't as valuable. Thunder (100 Power/60 Energy) provides Ferrothorn with an answer to Flying-types meant to counter it. Acid Spray (20 Power/50 Energy) is an objectively weak move, but it has the huge advantage of dropping the opponent's defense by 2 stages, either leaving them highly susceptible to future attacks or forcing a switch, which grants a large tactical advantage to its user.

PvP Rating Explanation
Great League: 3.5 / 5

Ferrothorn is a bulky Grass Pokemon that stands out with its useful Steel sub-typing. Its access to coverage against various Flying-types, in addition to not being weak to most of them and also not being weak to most Water-type coverage attacks, gives Ferrothorn a lot of play in a role that's already heavily contested. While its weakness to Fighting-types makes it difficult to pair with other Steel-type Pokemon, its overall individual performance is not to be underestimated. Just keep this thing away from fire. 

Ultra League: 2.5 / 5

Ferrothorn can operate in the Ultra League by virtue of its resistance list, where it has positive matchup against several bit-names such as Swampert and Venusaur. However, its overall performance is generally too weak to be considered worthwhile out of a few shallow niches.

Master League: 0 / 5

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