Ferrothorn counters

Gen 9 National Dex Monotype · Sorted by reliability score · Smogon · Feb 2026 - Apr 2026

Ferrothorn
#0598 Ferrothorn
GrassSteel
USAGE 5.3% #39
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
Leech Seed 98.7% Stealth Rock 63.6% Power Whip 51.4% Spikes 36.9% Thunder Wave 35.8% Body Press 31.3% Protect 29.2% Gyro Ball 24.7%
Items
Leftovers 58.2% Occa Berry 23.9% Rocky Helmet 17.6% nothing 0.1% Heavy-Duty Boots 0.1% Mental Herb 0.0% Focus Sash 0.0% Grassy Seed 0.0%
Abilities
Iron Barbs100.0%Anticipation0.0%
Common Teammates
Heatran61.6%Gholdengo60.4%Celesteela43.9%Venusaur-Mega37.5%Meowscarada36.7%Ogerpon-Cornerstone34.9%Excadrill32.3%Iron Treads28.0%

Checks & Counters

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

This Pokémon doesn't have enough usage for Smogon to compute meaningful Checks & Counters. Only the most-used Pokémon in a format receive this data.

Ranked #39 with 5.29% usage. Sorted by reliability score.