Elite Redux LeafGreen
#598

Ferrothorn

The Thorn Pod Pokémon

Grass Steel

It fights by swinging around its three spiky feelers and shooting spikes. A hit from these steel spikes can reduce a boulder to rubble.

Base stat total
489
Height
1 m
Weight
110 kg
Catch rate
90

Base stats

489 total
HP 74 289 352
Atk 94 201 315
Def 131 268 397
SpA 54 129 227
SpD 116 241 364
Spe 20 68 152

At level 100, from no EVs and a hindering nature to 252 EVs and a beneficial one. Every Pokémon here has perfect IVs, so they are not part of the spread — except Speed, which the Iron Pill can drop to zero.

Type matchups

defending
Takes more
Fire 4× Fighting 2×
Takes less
Grass ¼× Normal ½× Rock ½× Steel ½× Water ½× Electric ½× Psychic ½× Dragon ½× Fairy ½×
No effect
Poison 0×

The other 6 types deal normal damage. Full chart

Impenetrable and Fort Knox change incoming damage too, but only in situations a type chart cannot show, so they are not in the numbers above.

Abilities

3 selectable · 3 innate
Main choose one, switch any time Impenetrable Only direct attacks can damage it. Rough Skin Hurts to touch. Fort Knox Blocks most damage boosting and multihit abilities.
Innate always active, all of them Iron Barbs Hurts to touch. Let's Roll Casts Defense Curl on entry. Battle Armor Blocks critical hits.

Evolution line

Ferroseed Ferroseed BST 305
Ferrothorn Ferrothorn BST 489 Level · 40

Changed from vanilla

Main abilities new Impenetrable Rough Skin Fort Knox now innate Iron Barbs removed Anticipation
Innates added Let's RollBattle Armor

Details

Height
1 m
Weight
110 kg
Gender
50% male · 50% female
Egg groups
Grass, Mineral
Egg cycles
20
Catch rate
90
Base exp
171
Growth rate
Medium Fast
EV yield
2 Def
Base friendship
50
Wild held item
Sticky Barb
Colour
Gray

Moves

15 level-up · 0 egg · 76 teachable
LvMoveTypeCatPwrAccPP
1 Rock Climb Rock Physical 90 95 20
Tackle Normal Physical 40 100 35
Harden Normal Status — ∞ 30
Rollout Rock Physical 40 100 20
Curse Ghost Status — ∞ 10
6 Rollout Rock Physical 40 100 20
9 Curse Ghost Status — ∞ 10
14 Metal Claw Steel Physical 65 100 20
18 Pin Missile Bug Physical 25 95 20
21 Gyro Ball Steel Physical 1 100 5
26 Iron Defense Steel Status — ∞ 15
30 Mirror Shot Steel Special 65 100 10
35 Ingrain Grass Status — ∞ 20
38 Self-Destruct Normal Physical 200 100 5
40 Power Whip Grass Physical 120 85 10
46 Iron Head Steel Physical 80 100 15
53 Payback Dark Physical 50 100 10
61 Flash Cannon Steel Special 80 100 10
67 Explosion Normal Physical 250 100 5

No egg moves.

MoveTypeCatPwrAccPP
Acid Spray Poison Special 40 100 20
Aerial Ace Flying Physical 60 ∞ 20
Assurance Dark Physical 60 100 10
Attract Normal Status — 90 15
Block Normal Status — ∞ 5
Body Press Fighting Physical 80 100 10
Brutal Swing Dark Physical 60 100 20
Bulldoze Ground Physical 60 100 20
Bullet Seed Grass Physical 25 100 30
Confide Normal Status — ∞ 20
Curse Ghost Status — ∞ 10
Cut Steel Physical 60 100 20
Double Team Normal Status — ∞ 15
Endeavor Normal Physical 1 100 5
Endure Normal Status — ∞ 10
Energy Ball Grass Special 90 100 10
Explosion Normal Physical 250 100 5
Facade Normal Physical 70 100 20
Flash Electric Special 60 100 20
Flash Cannon Steel Special 80 100 10
Frustration Dark Physical 75 100 10
Giga Drain Grass Special 75 100 10
Giga Impact Normal Physical 150 90 5
Grass Knot Grass Special 1 100 20
Gravity Psychic Status — ∞ 5
Gyro Ball Steel Physical 1 100 5
Harden Normal Status — ∞ 30
Heavy Slam Steel Physical 1 100 10
Hidden Power Normal Special 60 100 15
Hone Claws Dark Status — ∞ 15
Hyper Beam Normal Special 150 90 5
Ingrain Grass Status — ∞ 20
Iron Defense Steel Status — ∞ 15
Iron Head Steel Physical 80 100 15
Knock Off Dark Physical 65 100 20
Leech Seed Grass Status — 90 10
Magnet Rise Electric Status — ∞ 10
Metal Claw Steel Physical 65 100 20
Mirror Shot Steel Special 65 100 10
Nature Power Normal Status 1 ∞ 20
Payback Dark Physical 50 100 10
Pin Missile Bug Physical 25 95 20
Poison Jab Poison Physical 80 100 20
Power Whip Grass Physical 120 85 10
Protect Normal Status — ∞ 10
Rest Psychic Status — ∞ 5
Return Normal Physical 102 100 20
Revenge Fighting Physical 60 100 10
Rock Climb Rock Physical 90 95 20
Rock Polish Rock Status — ∞ 20
Rock Smash Fighting Physical 60 100 15
Rollout Rock Physical 40 100 20
Round Normal Special 60 100 15
Sandstorm Rock Status — ∞ 10
Secret Power Normal Physical 70 100 20
Seed Bomb Grass Physical 80 100 15
Self-Destruct Normal Physical 200 100 5
Shadow Claw Ghost Physical 70 100 15
Sleep Talk Normal Status — ∞ 10
Snore Normal Special 85 100 15
Solar Beam Grass Special 120 100 10
Spikes Ground Status — ∞ 20
Stealth Rock Rock Status — ∞ 20
Steel Beam Steel Special 140 95 5
Steel Roller Steel Physical 80 100 15
Strength Normal Physical 80 100 15
Substitute Normal Status — ∞ 10
Sunny Day Fire Status — ∞ 5
Swagger Normal Status — 85 15
Swords Dance Normal Status — ∞ 20
Tackle Normal Physical 40 100 35
Thunder Electric Special 110 70 10
Thunderbolt Electric Special 90 100 15
Thunder Wave Electric Status — 90 20
Toxic Poison Status — 90 10
Worry Seed Grass Status — 100 10

Where to find it

Not in any wild encounter table. Evolve Ferroseed instead.