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Table of Contents

Click for Shadow Ferrothorn
How Shiny is Acquired
Evolution
  • Original
  • Shiny

Pokemon Ratings

Great League PVP Rating See all 3.5 / 5
Ultra League PVP Rating See all 2.5 / 5
Master League PVP Rating See all 0 / 5

Pokemon Stats

Type
110.00 kg Weight
1.00 m Height
Pokemon Max CP
Level 50: 2,624
Level 40: 2,321
Level 25: 1,658 (Raid + Weather)
Level 20: 1,326 (Raid)
Level 15: 995 (Research Tasks)
ATK 158
DEF 223
STA 179

Pokemon Family

PVE Movesets Grades

Quick Charge ATK DEF
Bullet Seed
Power Whip
A
A
Metal Claw
Power Whip
B-
A
Bullet Seed
Thunder
X
B
Metal Claw
Thunder
X
B-
Bullet Seed
Flash Cannon
B-
C
Metal Claw
Flash Cannon
A-
X
Bullet Seed
Mirror Shot
X
A
Metal Claw
Mirror Shot
C
B-
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PVE Offensive Moves Explanation

  • Bullet Seed pairs with Power Whip to give Ferrothorn its best Grass type moveset.
  • Metal Claw pairs with Flash Cannon to make Ferrothorn a Steel type attacker. 
  • Acid Spray is worthless on attack.
  • Thunder and Mirror Shot give Ferrothorn no advantages on attack.

PVE Defensive Moves Explanation

  • Bullet Seed and Metal Claw have similar power. However, the former's superior energy gains gives it an edge, while the latter's off-typing with Power Whip makes it viable as well.
  • Mirror Shot comes out frequently and has decent power thanks to STAB.
  • Power Whip is a good move with STAB and 2-bars, making it a good choice.
  • Thunder is hard to dodge and is fairly powerful, though being 1-bar makes it less likely to see use.
  • Flash Cannon doesn't offer any appreciable advantages.
  • Acid Spray is 3-bar, but far too weak to be worth anything.

PVE Overview

Ferrothorn is fairly bulky, but that's about all that can be said for the Thorn Pod Pokemon. Its power is far too low for raids, and its moveset options aren't the best. On the other hand, it's a decent option for defense because of its unique typing and decent moveset. That said; its weakness to Fighting puts it at a disadvantage to one of the gym-cleaning kings, while its double-weakness to Fire can make it little more than a bump in the road.

PVP Movesets Grades

Quick Charge ATK
Bullet Seed
Power Whip
Flash Cannon
A
Bullet Seed
Power Whip
Thunder
A-

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

Durians are noted for having a foul odor, and our Durian friend has that odor on full display in the Master League!

Fast Moves

8
Bullet Seed
More Info

Grass

1.6x DamageVS
1.6x DamageVS
1.6x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
0.7 secs
CD DW EPS EPU DPS DPS w/STAB True DPS
1.10
0.20
12.73
7.27
9.09
8
Metal Claw
More Info

Steel

1.6x DamageVS
1.6x DamageVS
1.6x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
0.7 secs
CD DW EPS EPU DPS DPS w/STAB True DPS
0.70
0.20
10.00
11.43
14.29

Charge Moves

90
Power Whip
More Info

Grass

1.6x DamageVS
1.6x DamageVS
1.6x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
0.7 secs
CD DW EPS DPE DPS DPS w/STAB DPE*DPS
2.60
1.10
0.00
 1.80
34.62
43.27
 62.31
100
Flash Cannon
More Info

Steel

1.6x DamageVS
1.6x DamageVS
1.6x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
0.7 secs
CD DW EPS DPE DPS DPS w/STAB DPE*DPS
2.70
0.90
0.00
 1.00
37.04
46.30
 37.04
20
Acid Spray
More Info

Poison

1.6x DamageVS
1.6x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.51x DamageVS
0.7 secs
CD DW EPS DPE DPS DPS w/STAB DPE*DPS
3.00
0.70
0.00
 0.40
6.67
8.33
 2.67
100
Thunder
More Info

Electric

1.6x DamageVS
1.6x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.51xDamageVS
0.7 secs
CD DW EPS DPE DPS DPS w/STAB DPE*DPS
2.40
1.00
0.00
 1.00
41.67
52.08
 41.67
50
Mirror Shot
More Info

Steel

1.6x DamageVS
1.6x DamageVS
1.6x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
0.7 secs
CD DW EPS DPE DPS DPS w/STAB DPE*DPS
2.40
0.40
0.00
 1.52
20.83
26.04
 31.57

Other

Flee Rate 10.0 %
Evolution Requirements 50 Candy
Egg Distance to Hatch
10 km
Buddy Distance 3 km
Capture Rate12.5 %

Pokemon Type Chart

Vulnerable

160% damage
256% damage

Resistant

62.5% damage
62.5% damage
62.5% damage
39.1% damage
62.5% damage
62.5% damage
62.5% damage
62.5% damage
62.5% damage
62.5% damage

Raid Boss Catch Rate

Grass Medal

None
Bronze
Silver
Gold

Steel Medal

None
Bronze
Silver
Gold
Normal Nice! Great! Excellent!
No Berry -
Curve
Razz Berry -
Curve
Golden Razz Berry -
Curve

Pokemon Min/Max CP Values

How to use: You need to know your Pokemon's exact level. To find exactly what level your Pokémon is, power up your Pokémon following this chart until you're certain of your level from Stardust cost changes.

A Pokémon's minimum level is 1.

Every time you power up, your Pokémon gains half a level.

StardustLevelMin CPMax CP
20012732
2001.55767
200287102
2002.5117137
4003146173
4003.5176208
4004206243
4004.5236278
6005265313
6005.5295348
6006325383
6006.5355418
8007384453
8007.5414488
8008444523
8008.5474558
10009503593
10009.5533628
100010563663
100010.5591696
130011619729
130011.5647763
130012676796
130012.5704829
160013732862
160013.5760895
160014788928
160014.5816961
190015845995
190015.58731028
1900169011061
190016.59291094
2200179571127
220017.59851160
22001810131194
220018.510421227
25001910701260
250019.510981293
25002011261326
250020.511541359
30002111821393
300021.512111426
30002212391459
300022.512671492
35002312951525
350023.513231558
35002413511592
350024.513801625
40002514081658
400025.514361691
40002614641724
400026.514921757
45002715211791
450027.515491824
45002815771857
450028.516051890
50002916331923
500029.516611957
50003016901990
500030.517042006
60003117182023
600031.517322039
60003217462056
600032.517602073
70003317742089
700033.517882106
70003418022122
700034.518162139
80003518302156
800035.518442172
80003618582189
800036.518732205
90003718872222
900037.519012238
90003819152255
900038.519292272
100003919432288
1000039.519572305
100004019712321
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