Is Ferrothorn viable in Gen 7 OU?

Ferrothorn is ranked #5 in Gen 7 OU with 18.44% usage according to Smogon Apr 2026 - Jun 2026 data.

What beats Ferrothorn in Gen 7 OU?

The best counter for Ferrothorn in Gen 7 OU is Mawile-Mega with a 89.5% win rate when they meet. Based on Smogon's Apr 2026 - Jun 2026 usage data, the top Pokémon that beat Ferrothorn include Mawile-Mega, Hawlucha, Charizard-Mega-X, Volcarona, Venusaur-Mega.

What is the best counter for Ferrothorn in Gen 7 OU?

Mawile-Mega is the best counter for Ferrothorn in Gen 7 OU, KOing or forcing it out in 89.5% of their encounters.

Ferrothorn counters

Gen 7 OU · Sorted by reliability score · Smogon · Apr 2026 - Jun 2026

#0598 Ferrothorn

GrassSteel

USAGE 18.4% #5

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

Power Whip 77.4% Spikes 70.2% Leech Seed 67.4% Gyro Ball 51.5% Stealth Rock 50.5% Knock Off 34.7% Thunder Wave 21.1% Protect 21.0%

Items

Leftovers 68.4% Chople Berry 16.3% Figy Berry 6.2% Aguav Berry 5.0% Iapapa Berry 2.0% Wiki Berry 0.9% Rocky Helmet 0.7% Choice Band 0.3%

Abilities

Iron Barbs100.0%Anticipation0.0%

Common Teammates

Greninja44.5%

Landorus-Therian38.0%

Pelipper34.0%

Swampert-Mega33.9%

Tornadus-Therian29.1%

Tapu Koko20.0%

Gliscor18.6%

Manaphy15.5%

Browse Gen 7 OU teams using Ferrothorn →

Teams using Hawlucha 89% Teams using Volcarona 88% Teams using Heatran 86%

Checks & Counters

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

# Checker Encounters Reliability KO Rate

Mawile-Mega

SteelFairy DEFENSIVE COUNTER

42.164

89.5% dies 4.72%

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Ferrothorn Power Whip vs. 252 HP / 252+ Def Mawile-Mega: 53-63 (17.4 - 20.7%) -- possible 5HKO

View Mawile-Mega counters → Teams with Mawile-Mega →

Hawlucha

FightingFlying OFFENSIVE CHECK

83.092

89.1% dies 5.86%

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Hawlucha High Jump Kick vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Ferrothorn: 290-344 (82.3 - 97.7%) -- guaranteed 2HKO after Leftovers recovery

View Hawlucha counters → Teams with Hawlucha →

Charizard-Mega-X

FireDragon OFFENSIVE CHECK

62.496

88.8% dies 5.62%

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 →

Volcarona

BugFire OFFENSIVE CHECK

88.084

87.7% dies 5.87%

DAMAGE CALC

252+ SpA Volcarona Fire Blast vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Ferrothorn: 528-624 (150 - 177.2%) -- guaranteed OHKO

View Volcarona counters → Teams with Volcarona →

Venusaur-Mega

GrassPoison DEFENSIVE COUNTER

20.98

86.8% dies 7.39%

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Ferrothorn Knock Off vs. 252 HP / 252+ Def Venusaur-Mega: 39-47 (10.7 - 12.9%) -- possible 8HKO

View Venusaur-Mega counters → Teams with Venusaur-Mega →

Heatran

FireSteel OFFENSIVE CHECK

260.949

85.9% dies 3.71%

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-Y

FireFlying OFFENSIVE CHECK

99.772

82.5% dies 6.56%

DAMAGE CALCSun

252+ SpA Charizard-Mega-Y Overheat vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Ferrothorn in Sun: 1056-1248 (300 - 354.5%) -- guaranteed OHKO

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

Reuniclus

Psychic OFFENSIVE CHECK

74.105

82.4% dies 5.79%

DAMAGE CALC

252+ SpA Reuniclus Focus Blast vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Ferrothorn: 182-216 (51.7 - 61.3%) -- 95.7% chance to 2HKO after Leftovers recovery

View Reuniclus counters → Teams with Reuniclus →

Kommo-o

DragonFighting DEFENSIVE COUNTER

69.202

80.8% dies 6.59%

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Ferrothorn Power Whip vs. 252 HP / 252+ Def Kommo-o: 53-63 (14.9 - 17.7%) -- possible 6HKO

View Kommo-o counters → Teams with Kommo-o →

Medicham-Mega

FightingPsychic OFFENSIVE CHECK

168.627

80.0% dies 5.31%

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Pure Power Medicham-Mega High Jump Kick vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Ferrothorn: 614-726 (174.4 - 206.2%) -- guaranteed OHKO

View Medicham-Mega counters → Teams with Medicham-Mega →

Sableye-Mega

DarkGhost DEFENSIVE COUNTER

32.197

79.1% dies 7.16%

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Ferrothorn Power Whip vs. 252 HP / 252+ Def Sableye-Mega: 106-126 (34.8 - 41.4%) -- guaranteed 3HKO

View Sableye-Mega counters → Teams with Sableye-Mega →

Magnezone

ElectricSteel OFFENSIVE CHECK

24.373

78.0% dies 8.40%

DAMAGE CALC

252+ SpA Magnezone Hidden Power Fire vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Ferrothorn: 188-224 (53.4 - 63.6%) -- guaranteed 2HKO after Leftovers recovery

View Magnezone counters → Teams with Magnezone →

Garchomp

DragonGround OFFENSIVE CHECK

47.643

74.5% dies 8.92%

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Garchomp Fire Fang vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Ferrothorn: 248-296 (70.4 - 84%) -- guaranteed 2HKO after Leftovers recovery

View Garchomp counters → Teams with Garchomp →

Kartana

GrassSteel OFFENSIVE CHECK

241.825

69.9% dies 5.04%

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Kartana Sacred Sword vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Ferrothorn: 220-260 (62.5 - 73.8%) -- guaranteed 2HKO after Leftovers recovery

View Kartana counters → Teams with Kartana →

Celesteela

SteelFlying DEFENSIVE COUNTER

109

69.5% dies 7.55%

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Ferrothorn Knock Off (97.5 BP) vs. 252 HP / 252+ Def Celesteela: 66-78 (16.5 - 19.5%) -- possible 6HKO

View Celesteela counters → Teams with Celesteela →

Victini

PsychicFire DEFENSIVE COUNTER

108.65

67.0% dies 7.76%

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Ferrothorn Knock Off (97.5 BP) vs. 252 HP / 252+ Def Victini: 136-160 (33.6 - 39.6%) -- guaranteed 3HKO

View Victini counters → Teams with Victini →

Zapdos

ElectricFlying OFFENSIVE CHECK

130.826

62.2% dies 7.29%

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 →

Dragonite

DragonFlying OFFENSIVE CHECK

46.748

61.8% dies 9.61%

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Dragonite Fire Punch vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Ferrothorn: 292-348 (82.9 - 98.8%) -- guaranteed 2HKO after Leftovers recovery

View Dragonite counters → Teams with Dragonite →

Alakazam-Mega

Psychic OFFENSIVE CHECK

67.641

61.7% dies 8.31%

DAMAGE CALC

252+ SpA Alakazam-Mega Focus Blast vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Ferrothorn: 234-276 (66.4 - 78.4%) -- guaranteed 2HKO after Leftovers recovery

View Alakazam-Mega counters → Teams with Alakazam-Mega →

Tyranitar-Mega

RockDark DEFENSIVE COUNTER

68.06

59.5% dies 10.19%

DAMAGE CALCSand

252+ Atk Ferrothorn Power Whip vs. 252 HP / 252+ Def Tyranitar-Mega: 186-222 (46 - 54.9%) -- 61.3% chance to 2HKO

View Tyranitar-Mega counters → Teams with Tyranitar-Mega →

Clefable

Fairy DEFENSIVE COUNTER

179.685

59.3% dies 6.23%

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 →

Scizor-Mega

BugSteel OFFENSIVE CHECK

68.948

58.4% dies 10.17%

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 →

Manaphy

Water DEFENSIVE COUNTER

28.253

56.8% dies 9.32%

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Ferrothorn Power Whip vs. 252 HP / 252+ Def Manaphy: 248-294 (61.3 - 72.7%) -- guaranteed 2HKO

View Manaphy counters → Teams with Manaphy →

Kyurem-Black

DragonIce OFFENSIVE CHECK

121.346

56.5% dies 7.75%

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Kyurem-Black Freeze Shock vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Ferrothorn: 244-288 (69.3 - 81.8%) -- guaranteed 2HKO after Leftovers recovery

View Kyurem-Black counters → Teams with Kyurem-Black →

Tapu Bulu

GrassFairy SOFT CHECK

45.04

54.2% dies 10.49%

DAMAGE CALCGrassy Terrain

252+ Atk Tapu Bulu Superpower vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Ferrothorn: 228-270 (64.7 - 76.7%) -- guaranteed 2HKO after Leftovers recovery and Grassy Terrain recovery

View Tapu Bulu counters → Teams with Tapu Bulu →

Gliscor

GroundFlying SOFT CHECK

194.244

51.6% dies 6.11%

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Gliscor Earthquake vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Ferrothorn: 115-136 (32.6 - 38.6%) -- 4.3% chance to 3HKO after Leftovers recovery

View Gliscor counters → Teams with Gliscor →

Tapu Lele

PsychicFairy SOFT CHECK

150.847

51.4% dies 6.98%

DAMAGE CALCPsychic Terrain

252+ SpA Choice Specs Tapu Lele Hidden Power Fire vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Ferrothorn: 280-332 (79.5 - 94.3%) -- guaranteed 2HKO after Leftovers recovery

View Tapu Lele counters → Teams with Tapu Lele →

Magearna

SteelFairy SOFT CHECK

345.652

49.4% dies 4.65%

DAMAGE CALC

252+ SpA Magearna Hidden Power Fire vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Ferrothorn: 188-224 (53.4 - 63.6%) -- guaranteed 2HKO after Leftovers recovery

View Magearna counters → Teams with Magearna →

Landorus-Therian

GroundFlying SOFT CHECK

424.655

49.0% dies 4.19%

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 →

Ferrothorn

GrassSteel SOFT CHECK

348.364

47.5% dies 4.62%

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 →

Ranked #5 with 18.44% usage. Sorted by reliability score.