Ferrothorn counters

Gen 7 Doubles OU · Sorted by reliability score · Smogon · Mar 2026 - May 2026

Ferrothorn
#0598 Ferrothorn
GrassSteel
USAGE 16.5% #9
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 98.5% Protect 92.2% Leech Seed 78.0% Seed Bomb 49.7% Substitute 40.5% Stealth Rock 29.9% Power Whip 5.2% Spikes 2.9%
Items
Leftovers 56.4% Rocky Helmet 35.6% Choice Band 6.2% Wiki Berry 1.7% Chople Berry 0.1% Aguav Berry 0.0% Figy Berry 0.0% Focus Sash 0.0%
Abilities
Iron Barbs100.0%Anticipation0.0%
Common Teammates
Landorus-Therian80.9%Tapu Fini78.4%Incineroar50.7%Gardevoir-Mega43.4%Zeraora39.7%Salamence-Mega39.6%Volcarona33.9%Zapdos32.0%
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Checks & Counters

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Ranked #9 with 16.49% usage. Sorted by reliability score.