Ferrothorn counters

Gen 6 Doubles OU · Sorted by reliability score · Smogon · Mar 2026 - May 2026

Ferrothorn
#0598 Ferrothorn
GrassSteel
USAGE 6.9% #23
ABILITYIron Barbs
BASE STATS
HP 74
ATK 94
DEF 131
SPA 54
SPD 116
SPE 20
BST489
TYPE MATCHUPS
4×
Fire
2×
Fighting
½×
NormalWaterElectricPsychicRockDragonSteelFairy
¼×
Grass
0×
Poison
Moves
Gyro Ball 84.3% Leech Seed 74.8% Protect 60.6% Stealth Rock 43.3% Thunder Wave 38.2% Power Whip 38.0% Curse 26.7% Seed Bomb 24.5%
Items
Leftovers 79.0% Rocky Helmet 20.3% Occa Berry 0.7% Big Root 0.0% Sitrus Berry 0.0% Focus Sash 0.0% Air Balloon 0.0% Life Orb 0.0%
Abilities
Iron Barbs100.0%Anticipation0.0%
Common Teammates
Landorus-Therian52.5%Salamence-Mega43.7%Cresselia38.6%Kangaskhan-Mega28.8%Volcanion28.1%Thundurus26.5%Zapdos26.2%Thundurus-Therian26.2%
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Checks & Counters

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Ranked #23 with 6.86% usage. Sorted by reliability score.