Ferrothorn in Pokémon Sword & Shield
Galar Pokédex #190 • Thorn Pod Pokémon
Ferrothorn in the National Pokédex
Pokédex entries
Sword
This Pokémon scrapes its spikes across rocks, and then uses the tips of its feelers to absorb the nutrients it finds within the stone.
Shield
Its spikes are harder than steel. This Pokémon crawls across rock walls by stabbing the spikes on its feelers into the stone.
Pokémon details
Types
Category
Height
Weight
National Pokédex
Pokédex
Ferrothorn in Other Games
National Dex pageMin
Max
HP
74
258
352
Attack
94
173
315
Defense
131
240
397
Sp. Atk
54
101
227
Sp. Def
116
213
364
Speed
20
40
152
Total
489
Ranges are for Level 100. Max assumes a beneficial nature, 252 EVs, and 31 IVs; min assumes a hindering nature, 0 EVs, and 0 IVs.
| Pokédexes | Galar #190Crown Tundra #180 |
|---|---|
| EV yield | 2 Def |
| Catch rate | 90 |
| Base Exp. | 171 |
| Pokémon | Requires | Evolution |
|---|---|---|
 Ferroseed Galar #189 | Level 40 |  Ferrothorn Galar #190 |
| Class | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Evo. | Power Whip The user violently whirls its vines, tentacles, or the like to harshly lash the target. | |  | 120 | 85 | 10 |
| Start | Tackle A physical attack in which the user charges and slams into the target with its whole body. |  | | 40 | 100 | 35 |
| Start | Pin Missile Sharp spikes are shot at the target in rapid succession. They hit two to five times in a row. |  | | 25 | 95 | 20 |
| Start | Harden The user stiffens all the muscles in its body to raise its Defense stat. | |  | - | - | 30 |
| Start | Metal Claw The target is raked with steel claws. This may also raise the user’s Attack stat. | | | 50 | 95 | 35 |
| Start | Power Whip The user violently whirls its vines, tentacles, or the like to harshly lash the target. | | | 120 | 85 | 10 |
| 15 | Ingrain The user lays roots that restore its HP on every turn. Because it’s rooted, it can’t switch out. | | | - | - | 20 |
| 20 | Flash Cannon The user gathers all its light energy and releases it all at once. This may also lower the target’s Sp. Def stat. | |  | 80 | 100 | 10 |
| 25 | Iron Head The user slams the target with its steel-hard head. This may also make the target flinch. | | | 80 | 100 | 15 |
| 30 | Self-Destruct The user attacks everything around it by causing an explosion. The user faints upon using this move. | | | 200 | 100 | 5 |
| 35 | Iron Defense The user hardens its body’s surface like iron, sharply raising its Defense stat. | | | - | - | 15 |
| 43 | Curse A move that works differently for the Ghost type than for all other types. |  | | - | - | 10 |
| 49 | Gyro Ball The user tackles the target with a high-speed spin. The slower the user compared to the target, the greater the move’s power. | | | - | 100 | 5 |
| 56 | Explosion The user attacks everything around it by causing a tremendous explosion. The user faints upon using this move. | | | 250 | 100 | 5 |
| Class | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TM07 | Pin Missile Sharp spikes are shot at the target in rapid succession. They hit two to five times in a row. | | | 25 | 95 | 20 |
| TM08 | Hyper Beam The target is attacked with a powerful beam. The user can’t move on the next turn. | | | 150 | 90 | 5 |
| TM09 | Giga Impact The user charges at the target using every bit of its power. The user can’t move on the next turn. | | | 150 | 90 | 5 |
| TM11 | Solar Beam In this two-turn attack, the user gathers light, then blasts a bundled beam on the next turn. | | | 120 | 100 | 10 |
| TM14 | Thunder Wave The user launches a weak jolt of electricity that paralyzes the target. |  | | - | 90 | 20 |
| TM20 | Self-Destruct The user attacks everything around it by causing an explosion. The user faints upon using this move. | | | 200 | 100 | 5 |
| TM21 | Rest The user goes to sleep for two turns. This fully restores the user’s HP and heals any status conditions. |  | | - | - | 10 |
| TM24 | Snore This attack can be used only if the user is asleep. The harsh noise may also make the target flinch. | | | 50 | 100 | 15 |
| TM25 | Protect This move enables the user to protect itself from all attacks. Its chance of failing rises if it is used in succession. | | | - | - | 10 |
| TM28 | Giga Drain A nutrient-draining attack. The user’s HP is restored by half the damage taken by the target. | | | 75 | 100 | 10 |
| TM31 | Attract If it is the opposite gender of the user, the target becomes infatuated and less likely to attack. | | | - | 100 | 15 |
| TM32 | Sandstorm A five-turn sandstorm is summoned to hurt all combatants except Rock, Ground, and Steel types. It raises the Sp. Def stat of Rock types. |  | | - | - | 10 |
| TM34 | Sunny Day The user intensifies the sun for five turns, powering up Fire-type moves. It lowers the power of Water-type moves. |  | | - | - | 5 |
| TM39 | Facade This attack move doubles its power if the user is poisoned, burned, or paralyzed. | | | 70 | 100 | 20 |
| TM42 | Revenge This attack move’s power is doubled if the user has been hurt by the opponent in the same turn. |  | | 60 | 100 | 10 |
| TM50 | Bullet Seed The user forcefully shoots seeds at the target two to five times in a row. | | | 25 | 100 | 30 |
| TM57 | Payback The user stores power, then attacks. If the user moves after the target, this attack’s power will be doubled. |  | | 50 | 100 | 10 |
| TM58 | Assurance If the target has already taken some damage in the same turn, this attack’s power is doubled. | | | 60 | 100 | 10 |
| TM65 | Shadow Claw The user slashes with a sharp claw made from shadows. Critical hits land more easily. | | | 70 | 100 | 15 |
| TM76 | Round The user attacks the target with a song. Others can join in the Round to increase the power of the attack. | | | 60 | 100 | 15 |
| TM81 | Bulldoze The user strikes everything around it by stomping down on the ground. This lowers the Speed stats of those hit. |  | | 60 | 100 | 20 |
| TM97 | Brutal Swing The user swings its body around violently to inflict damage on everything in its vicinity. | | | 60 | 100 | 20 |
| TR00 | Swords Dance A frenetic dance to uplift the fighting spirit. This sharply raises the user’s Attack stat. | | | - | - | 20 |
| TR08 | Thunderbolt A strong electric blast crashes down on the target. This may also leave the target with paralysis. | | | 90 | 100 | 15 |
| TR09 | Thunder A wicked thunderbolt is dropped on the target to inflict damage. This may also leave the target with paralysis. | | | 110 | 70 | 10 |
| TR20 | Substitute The user creates a substitute for itself using some of its HP. The substitute serves as the user’s decoy. | | | - | - | 10 |
| TR23 | Spikes The user lays a trap of spikes at the opposing team’s feet. The trap hurts Pokémon that switch into battle. | | | - | - | 20 |
| TR26 | Endure The user endures any attack with at least 1 HP. Its chance of failing rises if it is used in succession. | | | - | - | 10 |
| TR27 | Sleep Talk While it is asleep, the user randomly uses one of the moves it knows. | | | - | - | 10 |
| TR46 | Iron Defense The user hardens its body’s surface like iron, sharply raising its Defense stat. | | | - | - | 15 |
| TR52 | Gyro Ball The user tackles the target with a high-speed spin. The slower the user compared to the target, the greater the move’s power. | | | - | 100 | 5 |
| TR57 | Poison Jab The target is stabbed with a tentacle, arm, or the like steeped in poison. This may also poison the target. |  | | 80 | 100 | 20 |
| TR59 | Seed Bomb The user slams a barrage of hard-shelled seeds down on the target from above. | | | 80 | 100 | 15 |
| TR65 | Energy Ball The user draws power from nature and fires it at the target. This may also lower the target’s Sp. Def stat. | | | 90 | 100 | 10 |
| TR70 | Flash Cannon The user gathers all its light energy and releases it all at once. This may also lower the target’s Sp. Def stat. | | | 80 | 100 | 10 |
| TR72 | Power Whip The user violently whirls its vines, tentacles, or the like to harshly lash the target. | | | 120 | 85 | 10 |
| TR74 | Iron Head The user slams the target with its steel-hard head. This may also make the target flinch. | | | 80 | 100 | 15 |
| TR76 | Stealth Rock The user lays a trap of levitating stones around the opposing team. The trap hurts opposing Pokémon that switch into battle. | | | - | - | 20 |
| TR77 | Grass Knot The user snares the target with grass and trips it. The heavier the target, the greater the move’s power. | | | - | 100 | 20 |
| TR79 | Heavy Slam The user slams into the target with its heavy body. The more the user outweighs the target, the greater the move’s power. | | | - | 100 | 10 |
| TR99 | Body Press The user attacks by slamming its body into the target. The higher the user’s Defense, the more damage it can inflict on the target. | | | 80 | 100 | 10 |
| Class | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steel Beam The user fires a beam of steel that it collected from its entire body. This also damages the user. | | | 140 | 95 | 5 |
| Steel Roller The user attacks while destroying the terrain. This move fails when the ground hasn’t turned into a terrain. | | | 130 | 100 | 5 |
| Class | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Acid Spray The user spits fluid that works to melt the target. This harshly lowers the target’s Sp. Def stat. Import from an eligible earlier game through Pokémon HOME; Bank/Transporter where required. The Battle Ready symbol removes these imported moves. Later games use separate HOME movesets. | | | 40 | 100 | 20 |
| Acid Spray The user spits fluid that works to melt the target. This harshly lowers the target’s Sp. Def stat. Nursery sharing: leave two Pokémon of the same species together, with an empty move slot on the recipient. | | | 40 | 100 | 20 |
| Acid Spray The user spits fluid that works to melt the target. This harshly lowers the target’s Sp. Def stat. Learn as Ferroseed, then retain through evolution. | | | 40 | 100 | 20 |
| Aerial Ace The user confounds the target with speed, then slashes. This attack never misses. Import from an eligible earlier game through Pokémon HOME; Bank/Transporter where required. The Battle Ready symbol removes these imported moves. Later games use separate HOME movesets. |  | | 60 | - | 20 |
| Block The user blocks the target’s way with arms spread wide to prevent escape. Import from an eligible earlier game through Pokémon HOME; Bank/Transporter where required. The Battle Ready symbol removes these imported moves. Later games use separate HOME movesets. | | | - | - | 5 |
| Confide The user tells the target a secret, and the target loses its ability to concentrate. This lowers the target’s Sp. Atk stat. Import from an eligible earlier game through Pokémon HOME; Bank/Transporter where required. The Battle Ready symbol removes these imported moves. Later games use separate HOME movesets. | | | - | - | 20 |
| Cut The target is cut with a scythe or claw. Import from an eligible earlier game through Pokémon HOME; Bank/Transporter where required. The Battle Ready symbol removes these imported moves. Later games use separate HOME movesets. | | | 50 | 95 | 30 |
| Double Team By moving rapidly, the user makes illusory copies of itself to raise its evasiveness. Import from an eligible earlier game through Pokémon HOME; Bank/Transporter where required. The Battle Ready symbol removes these imported moves. Later games use separate HOME movesets. | | | - | - | 15 |
| Endeavor This attack move cuts down the target’s HP to equal the user’s HP. Import from an eligible earlier game through Pokémon HOME; Bank/Transporter where required. The Battle Ready symbol removes these imported moves. Later games use separate HOME movesets. | | | - | 100 | 5 |
| Gravity This move enables Flying-type Pokémon or Pokémon with the Levitate Ability to be hit by Ground-type moves. Moves that involve flying can’t be used. Import from an eligible earlier game through Pokémon HOME; Bank/Transporter where required. The Battle Ready symbol removes these imported moves. Later games use separate HOME movesets. | | | - | - | 5 |
| Gravity This move enables Flying-type Pokémon or Pokémon with the Levitate Ability to be hit by Ground-type moves. Moves that involve flying can’t be used. Nursery sharing: leave two Pokémon of the same species together, with an empty move slot on the recipient. | | | - | - | 5 |
| Gravity This move enables Flying-type Pokémon or Pokémon with the Levitate Ability to be hit by Ground-type moves. Moves that involve flying can’t be used. Learn as Ferroseed, then retain through evolution. | | | - | - | 5 |
| Hone Claws The user sharpens its claws to boost its Attack stat and accuracy. Import from an eligible earlier game through Pokémon HOME; Bank/Transporter where required. The Battle Ready symbol removes these imported moves. Later games use separate HOME movesets. | | | - | - | 15 |
| Knock Off The user slaps down the target’s held item, and that item can’t be used in that battle. The move does more damage if the target has a held item. Import from an eligible earlier game through Pokémon HOME; Bank/Transporter where required. The Battle Ready symbol removes these imported moves. Later games use separate HOME movesets. | | | 65 | 100 | 20 |
| Knock Off The user slaps down the target’s held item, and that item can’t be used in that battle. The move does more damage if the target has a held item. Nursery sharing: leave two Pokémon of the same species together, with an empty move slot on the recipient. | | | 65 | 100 | 20 |
| Knock Off The user slaps down the target’s held item, and that item can’t be used in that battle. The move does more damage if the target has a held item. Learn as Ferroseed, then retain through evolution. | | | 65 | 100 | 20 |
| Leech Seed A seed is planted on the target. It steals some HP from the target every turn. Import from an eligible earlier game through Pokémon HOME; Bank/Transporter where required. The Battle Ready symbol removes these imported moves. Later games use separate HOME movesets. | | | - | 90 | 10 |
| Leech Seed A seed is planted on the target. It steals some HP from the target every turn. Nursery sharing: leave two Pokémon of the same species together, with an empty move slot on the recipient. | | | - | 90 | 10 |
| Leech Seed A seed is planted on the target. It steals some HP from the target every turn. Learn as Ferroseed, then retain through evolution. | | | - | 90 | 10 |
| Magnet Rise The user levitates using electrically generated magnetism for five turns. Import from an eligible earlier game through Pokémon HOME; Bank/Transporter where required. The Battle Ready symbol removes these imported moves. Later games use separate HOME movesets. | | | - | - | 10 |
| Nature Power This attack makes use of nature’s power. Its effects vary depending on the user’s environment. Import from an eligible earlier game through Pokémon HOME; Bank/Transporter where required. The Battle Ready symbol removes these imported moves. Later games use separate HOME movesets. | | | - | - | 20 |
| Rock Polish The user polishes its body to reduce drag. This sharply raises the Speed stat. Import from an eligible earlier game through Pokémon HOME; Bank/Transporter where required. The Battle Ready symbol removes these imported moves. Later games use separate HOME movesets. | | | - | - | 20 |
| Rock Smash The user attacks with a punch. This may also lower the target’s Defense stat. Import from an eligible earlier game through Pokémon HOME; Bank/Transporter where required. The Battle Ready symbol removes these imported moves. Later games use separate HOME movesets. | | | 40 | 100 | 15 |
| Rollout The user continually rolls into the target over five turns. It becomes more powerful each time it hits. Import from an eligible earlier game through Pokémon HOME; Bank/Transporter where required. The Battle Ready symbol removes these imported moves. Later games use separate HOME movesets. | | | 30 | 90 | 20 |
| Strength The target is slugged with a punch thrown at maximum power. Import from an eligible earlier game through Pokémon HOME; Bank/Transporter where required. The Battle Ready symbol removes these imported moves. Later games use separate HOME movesets. | | | 80 | 100 | 15 |
| Swagger The user enrages and confuses the target. However, this also sharply raises the target’s Attack stat. Import from an eligible earlier game through Pokémon HOME; Bank/Transporter where required. The Battle Ready symbol removes these imported moves. Later games use separate HOME movesets. | | | - | 85 | 15 |
| Toxic A move that leaves the target badly poisoned. Its poison damage worsens every turn. Import from an eligible earlier game through Pokémon HOME; Bank/Transporter where required. The Battle Ready symbol removes these imported moves. Later games use separate HOME movesets. | | | - | 90 | 10 |
| Toxic A move that leaves the target badly poisoned. Its poison damage worsens every turn. Nursery sharing: leave two Pokémon of the same species together, with an empty move slot on the recipient. | | | - | 90 | 10 |
| Toxic A move that leaves the target badly poisoned. Its poison damage worsens every turn. Learn as Ferroseed, then retain through evolution. | | | - | 90 | 10 |
| Worry Seed A seed that causes worry is planted on the target. It prevents sleep by making the target’s Ability Insomnia. Import from an eligible earlier game through Pokémon HOME; Bank/Transporter where required. The Battle Ready symbol removes these imported moves. Later games use separate HOME movesets. | | | - | 100 | 10 |
Iron Barbs
Ability Slot 1
Inflicts damage on the attacker upon contact with iron barbs.
Damages attacking Pokémon for 1/8 their max HP on contact.
Anticipation(Hidden Ability)
The Pokémon can sense an opposing Pokémon’s dangerous moves.
Signals eligible super-effective damaging moves or one-hit KO moves on an opponent.
