Is Ferrothorn viable in Gen 6 OU?

Ferrothorn is ranked #6 in Gen 6 OU with 17.91% usage according to Smogon Apr 2026 - Jun 2026 data.

What beats Ferrothorn in Gen 6 OU?

The best counter for Ferrothorn in Gen 6 OU is Heatran with a 95.7% win rate when they meet. Based on Smogon's Apr 2026 - Jun 2026 usage data, the top Pokémon that beat Ferrothorn include Heatran, Charizard-Mega-X, Talonflame, Lopunny-Mega, Zapdos.

What is the best counter for Ferrothorn in Gen 6 OU?

Heatran is the best counter for Ferrothorn in Gen 6 OU, KOing or forcing it out in 95.7% of their encounters.

Ferrothorn counters

Gen 6 OU · Sorted by reliability score · Smogon · Apr 2026 - Jun 2026

#0598 Ferrothorn

GrassSteel

USAGE 17.9% #6

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

Spikes 88.5% Power Whip 72.7% Leech Seed 67.4% Gyro Ball 41.6% Stealth Rock 34.1% Protect 24.1% Toxic 22.1% Knock Off 20.6%

Items

Leftovers 54.6% Rocky Helmet 32.9% Chople Berry 11.7% Eject Button 0.3% Custap Berry 0.2% Shed Shell 0.1% Life Orb 0.0% Choice Band 0.0%

Abilities

Iron Barbs100.0%Anticipation0.0%

Common Teammates

Clefable44.5%

Landorus-Therian38.2%

Rotom-Wash26.9%

Heatran26.4%

Charizard-Mega-X25.5%

Excadrill24.7%

Bisharp23.5%

Serperior21.5%

Browse Gen 6 OU teams using Ferrothorn →

Teams using Heatran 96% Teams using Talonflame 77% Teams using Zapdos 68% Teams using Garchomp 67%

Checks & Counters

Ranked by reliability — blends KO rate with how often each Pokémon is matched up.

# Checker Encounters Reliability KO Rate

Heatran

FireSteel OFFENSIVE CHECK

40.453

95.7% dies 3.20%

DAMAGE CALC

252+ SpA Heatran Magma Storm vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Ferrothorn: 468-552 (132.9 - 156.8%) -- guaranteed OHKO

View Heatran counters → Teams with Heatran →

Charizard-Mega-X

FireDragon OFFENSIVE CHECK

23.104

91.8% dies 5.70%

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Tough Claws Charizard-Mega-X Flare Blitz vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Ferrothorn: 888-1048 (252.2 - 297.7%) -- guaranteed OHKO

View Charizard-Mega-X counters → Teams with Charizard-Mega-X →

Talonflame

FireFlying OFFENSIVE CHECK

23.151

77.3% dies 8.70%

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Choice Band Talonflame Flare Blitz vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Ferrothorn: 744-880 (211.3 - 250%) -- guaranteed OHKO

View Talonflame counters → Teams with Talonflame →

Lopunny-Mega

NormalFighting OFFENSIVE CHECK

23.653

68.3% dies 9.56%

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Lopunny-Mega High Jump Kick vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Ferrothorn: 384-452 (109 - 128.4%) -- guaranteed OHKO

View Lopunny-Mega counters → Teams with Lopunny-Mega →

Zapdos

ElectricFlying OFFENSIVE CHECK

49.347

67.9% dies 6.64%

DAMAGE CALC

252+ SpA Zapdos Heat Wave vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Ferrothorn: 288-340 (81.8 - 96.5%) -- guaranteed 2HKO after Leftovers recovery

View Zapdos counters → Teams with Zapdos →

Garchomp

DragonGround OFFENSIVE CHECK

26.384

66.6% dies 9.18%

DAMAGE CALC

0- SpA Garchomp Fire Blast vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Ferrothorn: 156-184 (44.3 - 52.2%) -- guaranteed 3HKO after Leftovers recovery

View Garchomp counters → Teams with Garchomp →

Tornadus-Therian

Flying OFFENSIVE CHECK

25.728

61.1% dies 9.61%

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Tornadus-Therian Superpower vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Ferrothorn: 190-224 (53.9 - 63.6%) -- guaranteed 2HKO after Leftovers recovery

View Tornadus-Therian counters → Teams with Tornadus-Therian →

Clefable

Fairy DEFENSIVE COUNTER

97.106

57.8% dies 8.35%

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Ferrothorn Power Whip vs. 252 HP / 252+ Def Clefable: 153-180 (38.8 - 45.6%) -- guaranteed 3HKO after Leftovers recovery

View Clefable counters → Teams with Clefable →

Keldeo

WaterFighting OFFENSIVE CHECK

27.996

57.5% dies 9.34%

DAMAGE CALC

252+ SpA Keldeo Focus Blast vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Ferrothorn: 278-330 (78.9 - 93.7%) -- guaranteed 2HKO after Leftovers recovery

View Keldeo counters → Teams with Keldeo →

Bisharp

DarkSteel OFFENSIVE CHECK

28.501

56.9% dies 9.28%

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Bisharp Low Kick (100 BP) vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Ferrothorn: 184-218 (52.2 - 61.9%) -- 97.7% chance to 2HKO after Leftovers recovery

View Bisharp counters → Teams with Bisharp →

Skarmory

SteelFlying SOFT CHECK

28.353

54.0% dies 9.36%

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Skarmory Brave Bird vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Ferrothorn: 124-147 (35.2 - 41.7%) -- 80.8% chance to 3HKO after Leftovers recovery

View Skarmory counters → Teams with Skarmory →

Ferrothorn

GrassSteel SOFT CHECK

56.782

48.7% dies 6.63%

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Ferrothorn Knock Off (97.5 BP) vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Ferrothorn: 74-88 (21 - 25%) -- 0.1% chance to 4HKO

View Ferrothorn counters → Teams with Ferrothorn →

Scizor-Mega

BugSteel SOFT CHECK

25.659

48.4% dies 9.87%

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Scizor-Mega Superpower vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Ferrothorn: 254-300 (72.1 - 85.2%) -- guaranteed 2HKO after Leftovers recovery

View Scizor-Mega counters → Teams with Scizor-Mega →

Landorus-Therian

GroundFlying SOFT CHECK

32.197

40.8% dies 8.66%

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Landorus-Therian Earthquake vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Ferrothorn: 154-183 (43.7 - 51.9%) -- guaranteed 3HKO after Leftovers recovery

View Landorus-Therian counters → Teams with Landorus-Therian →

Excadrill

GroundSteel SOFT CHECK

139.39

38.9% dies 6.94%

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Excadrill Earthquake vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Ferrothorn: 147-174 (41.7 - 49.4%) -- guaranteed 3HKO after Leftovers recovery

View Excadrill counters → Teams with Excadrill →

Serperior

Grass SOFT CHECK

26.72

34.3% dies 9.18%

DAMAGE CALC

252+ SpA Serperior Hidden Power Fire vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Ferrothorn: 132-156 (37.5 - 44.3%) -- guaranteed 3HKO after Leftovers recovery

View Serperior counters → Teams with Serperior →

Rotom-Wash

ElectricWater SOFT CHECK

27.886

22.1% dies 7.86%

DAMAGE CALC

252+ SpA Rotom-Wash Hidden Power Fire vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Ferrothorn: 160-192 (45.4 - 54.5%) -- 5.1% chance to 2HKO after Leftovers recovery

View Rotom-Wash counters → Teams with Rotom-Wash →

Ranked #6 with 17.91% usage. Sorted by reliability score.