Ferrothorn counters

Gen 8 1v1 · Sorted by reliability score · Smogon · Mar 2026 - May 2026

Ferrothorn
#0598 Ferrothorn
GrassSteel
USAGE 10.8% #3
ABILITYAnticipation
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 99.8% Power Whip 51.9% Leech Seed 49.2% Body Press 45.3% Iron Defense 41.0% Endure 23.2% Payback 23.1% Knock Off 18.5%
Items
Chople Berry 40.8% Assault Vest 31.0% Custap Berry 23.2% Choice Band 4.3% Lum Berry 0.3% Occa Berry 0.2% Rocky Helmet 0.1% Leftovers 0.1%
Abilities
Anticipation0.0%
Common Teammates
Moltres-Galar132.0%Swampert94.0%Primarina78.2%Haxorus65.7%Crustle31.7%Landorus-Therian15.4%Darmanitan-Galar14.9%Tapu Fini12.4%
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Ranked #3 with 10.78% usage. Sorted by reliability score.