Is Ferrothorn viable in Gen 7 OU?

Ferrothorn is ranked #8 in Gen 7 OU with 15.93% usage according to Smogon Feb 2026 - Apr 2026 data.

What beats Ferrothorn in Gen 7 OU?

The best counter for Ferrothorn in Gen 7 OU is Charizard-Mega-X with a 87.3% win rate when they meet. Based on Smogon's Feb 2026 - Apr 2026 usage data, the top Pokémon that beat Ferrothorn include Charizard-Mega-X, Volcarona, Hawlucha, Heatran, Charizard-Mega-Y.

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

Charizard-Mega-X is the best counter for Ferrothorn in Gen 7 OU, KOing or forcing it out in 87.3% of their encounters.

Ferrothorn counters

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

#0598 Ferrothorn

GrassSteel

USAGE 15.9% #8

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 74.0% Leech Seed 72.8% Power Whip 71.8% Gyro Ball 49.7% Stealth Rock 48.7% Knock Off 35.3% Protect 25.0% Thunder Wave 18.6%

Items

Leftovers 73.8% Chople Berry 12.7% Figy Berry 5.7% Aguav Berry 3.7% Iapapa Berry 2.4% Wiki Berry 0.8% Rocky Helmet 0.5% Eject Button 0.2%

Abilities

Iron Barbs100.0%Anticipation0.0%

Common Teammates

Greninja38.3%

Landorus-Therian33.2%

Pelipper28.2%

Tornadus-Therian28.1%

Checks & Counters

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

# Checker Encounters Reliability KO Rate

Charizard-Mega-X

FireDragon OFFENSIVE CHECK

33.626

87.3% dies 5.73%

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

49.856

84.3% dies 6.78%

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 →

Hawlucha

FightingFlying OFFENSIVE CHECK

55.581

83.8% dies 6.95%

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 →

Heatran

FireSteel OFFENSIVE CHECK

231.121

83.6% dies 4.18%

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

79.216

82.7% dies 7.12%

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 →

Medicham-Mega

FightingPsychic OFFENSIVE CHECK

145.745

80.0% dies 5.67%

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

62.762

78.7% dies 7.31%

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 →

Mawile-Mega

SteelFairy DEFENSIVE COUNTER

63.999

77.9% dies 7.26%

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 →

Kommo-o

DragonFighting DEFENSIVE COUNTER

35.697

75.9% dies 7.16%

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 →

Magnezone

ElectricSteel OFFENSIVE CHECK

22.243

73.4% dies 9.37%

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 →

Victini

PsychicFire DEFENSIVE COUNTER

70.349

71.2% dies 7.60%

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 →

Venusaur-Mega

GrassPoison DEFENSIVE COUNTER

43.194

71.1% dies 6.90%

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 →

Zapdos

ElectricFlying OFFENSIVE CHECK

133.237

69.7% dies 6.75%

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 →

Kartana

GrassSteel OFFENSIVE CHECK

233.858

68.3% dies 5.24%

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

108.931

68.2% dies 7.62%

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 →

Garchomp

DragonGround OFFENSIVE CHECK

20.079

60.4% dies 10.91%

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 →

Dragonite

DragonFlying OFFENSIVE CHECK

43.797

60.4% dies 10.01%

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 →

Scizor-Mega

BugSteel OFFENSIVE CHECK

74.52

58.1% dies 7.86%

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 →

Alakazam-Mega

Psychic OFFENSIVE CHECK

66.02

57.7% dies 8.56%

DAMAGE CALC

252+ SpA Alakazam-Mega Hidden Power Fire vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Ferrothorn: 236-280 (67 - 79.5%) -- guaranteed 2HKO after Leftovers recovery

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

Tyranitar-Mega

RockDark SOFT CHECK

25.119

54.0% dies 9.94%

DAMAGE CALCSand

252+ Atk Tyranitar-Mega Fire Punch vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Ferrothorn: 340-404 (96.5 - 114.7%) -- 81.3% chance to OHKO

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

Clefable

Fairy SOFT CHECK

97.558

53.3% dies 8.66%

DAMAGE CALC

252+ SpA Clefable Moonblast vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Ferrothorn: 45-53 (12.7 - 15%)

View Clefable counters → Teams with Clefable →

Kyurem-Black

DragonIce SOFT CHECK

147.06

53.1% dies 7.03%

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 →

Serperior

Grass SOFT CHECK

31.854

51.1% dies 8.86%

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 →

Tornadus-Therian

Flying SOFT CHECK

219.177

50.7% dies 5.81%

DAMAGE CALC

252+ SpA Tornadus-Therian Heat Wave vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Ferrothorn: 264-312 (75 - 88.6%) -- guaranteed 2HKO after Leftovers recovery

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

Magearna

SteelFairy SOFT CHECK

250.872

48.3% dies 5.39%

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 →

Pelipper

WaterFlying SOFT CHECK

25.398

48.3% dies 9.92%

DAMAGE CALCRain

0- SpA Pelipper Hurricane vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Ferrothorn: 67-79 (19 - 22.4%) -- possible 6HKO

View Pelipper counters → Teams with Pelipper →

Ferrothorn

GrassSteel SOFT CHECK

260.457

47.4% dies 5.32%

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 →

Landorus-Therian

GroundFlying SOFT CHECK

335.647

47.2% dies 4.66%

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 →

Tapu Lele

PsychicFairy SOFT CHECK

142.87

47.2% dies 7.17%

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 →

Skarmory

SteelFlying SOFT CHECK

121.381

45.0% dies 7.64%

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 →

Ranked #8 with 15.93% usage. Sorted by reliability score.