Is Ferroseed Good in Black 2 & White 2 Playthrough?
Grass/Steel with AbilityIron Barbs damaging attackers on contact. Wild in Chargestone Cave. Ferrothorn at level 40 resists nine types. Worth the investment.
Ferroseed has the type edge here and should clean up Cheren's team.
Ferroseed trades roughly evenly with Roxie's team.
Ferroseed trades roughly evenly with Burgh's team.
Elesa's team hits Ferroseed's weaknesses hard.
Ferroseed trades roughly evenly with Clay's team.
Skyla's typing presses Ferroseed's defenses.
Ferrothorn trades roughly evenly with Drayden's team.
Ferrothorn has the type edge here and should clean up Marlon's team.
Ferrothorn trades roughly evenly with Shauntal's team.
Ferrothorn trades roughly evenly with Grimsley's team.
Ferrothorn trades roughly evenly with Caitlin's team.
Ferrothorn trades roughly evenly with Marshal's team.
Ferrothorn trades roughly evenly with Iris's team.
Catch Ferroseed on Chargestone Cave (walking, Lv 26-27, uncommon).
Your Ferroseed should hit Level 40 before you reach Drayden, at typical leveling pace.
How to Get Ferroseed in Black 2 & White 2
6 encounter spots for Ferroseed at decent spawn rates starting from mid-game routes. Best and Earliest sort options below help narrow down your approach based on odds vs. Accessibility.
Where To Catch Ferroseed in B2W2
To get Ferroseed, start by catching Ferroseed through walking encounters at Lv. 26-31. The chain covers 1 catchable stage before reaching the final form.
Step 1Ferroseed ✓Chargestone Cave - 1FLv.26-27CaveRate 20%AnyChargestone Cave - B1FLv.29-30CaveRate 20%AnyChargestone Cave - B2FLv.30-31CaveRate 20%Any
Step 2Evolve into Ferrothorn
Ferroseed Weakness
Fire and Fighting moves hit Ferroseed for super-effective damage. Fire hits land at 4x, so they're the biggest threat. The upside? Poison-type moves can't touch it at all. 10 resistances give it solid defensive coverage on top of that. With 44 HP and balanced defenses, Ferroseed can afford to eat a neutral hit or two.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 4x (Critical) | Fire |
| 2x (Weak) | Fighting |
| 0.5x (Resist) | Normal, Water, Electric, Psychic, Rock, Ghost, Dragon, Dark, Steel |
| 0.25x (Resist) | Grass |
| 0x (Immune) | Poison |
- Fairy type does not exist — Dragon has fewer checks
- Physical / Special split now per-move (introduced Gen IV)
What is Ferroseed Weak Against
ExcellentBest Pokemon Against Ferroseed
 Tepig Fire | C | |
Obtain MethodAspertia City Gift | ||
 Growlithe Fire | D | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Ferroseed View Growlithe builds →Flame Wheel 4x104-122%KO Rock Smash 2x22-29% | ||
Tepig Fire | C | |
Obtain MethodAspertia City Gift Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Ferroseed View Tepig builds →Flame Charge 4x82-98% Rock Smash 2x22-29% | ||
 Riolu Fighting | C | |
 Pignite FireFighting | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Tepig (Aspertia City Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Ferroseed View Pignite builds →Flame Charge 4x106-126%KO Rock Smash 2x40-48% | ||
Growlithe Fire | D | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Ferroseed View Growlithe builds →Fire Fang 4x106-126%KO Rock Smash 2x24-29% | ||
Riolu Fighting | C | |
 Arcanine Fire | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Ferroseed View Arcanine builds →Fire Fang 4x156-184%KO Rock Smash 2x33-40% | ||
 Darumaka Fire | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Ferroseed View Darumaka builds →Fire Punch 4x156-184%KO Rock Smash 2x29-35% | ||
 Flareon Fire | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Ferroseed View Flareon builds →Fire Fang 4x176-208%KO Rock Smash 2x37-45% | ||
Pignite FireFighting | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Tepig (Aspertia City Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Ferroseed View Pignite builds →Flame Charge 4x108-128%KO Rock Smash 2x44-52% | ||
 Scraggy DarkFighting | C | |
Darumaka Fire | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Ferroseed View Darumaka builds →Flare Blitz 4x224-264%KO Brick Break 2x48-57% | ||
Arcanine Fire | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Ferroseed View Arcanine builds →Fire Fang 4x145-171%KO Rock Smash 2x32-38% | ||
 Heracross BugFighting | B | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Ferroseed View Heracross builds →Close Combat 2x145-171%KO | ||
Flareon Fire | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Ferroseed View Flareon builds →Fire Fang 4x169-200%KO Rock Smash 2x36-43% | ||
 Simisear Fire | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Ferroseed View Simisear builds →Flame Burst 4x151-179%KO Brick Break 2x50-60% | ||
 Darmanitan Fire | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Ferroseed View Darmanitan builds →Flare Blitz 4x322-379%KO Hammer Arm 2x89-105%KO | ||
Arcanine Fire | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Ferroseed View Arcanine builds →Fire Fang 4x144-171%KO Rock Smash 2x29-36% | ||
 Emboar FireFighting | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Tepig (Aspertia City Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Ferroseed View Emboar builds →Flame Charge 4x123-145%KO Hammer Arm 2x120-142%KO | ||
Heracross BugFighting | B | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Ferroseed View Heracross builds →Close Combat 2x144-171%KO | ||
Simisear Fire | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Ferroseed View Simisear builds →Flame Burst 4x149-177%KO Brick Break 2x49-59% | ||
Darmanitan Fire | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Ferroseed View Darmanitan builds →Flare Blitz 4x328-386%KO Superpower 2x109-129%KO | ||
 Chandelure GhostFire | B | |
 Volcarona BugFire | A | |
Obtain MethodRelic Castle Interact Encounter | ||
 Cobalion SteelFighting | B | |
Obtain MethodRoute 13 Interact Encounter Available Move Moves
Damage vs Ferroseed View Cobalion builds →Sacred Sword 2x86-102%KO | ||
Arcanine Fire | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Ferroseed View Arcanine builds →Fire Blast 4x257-303%KO Rock Smash 2x30-37% | ||
Darmanitan Fire | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Ferroseed View Darmanitan builds →Flare Blitz 4x328-387%KO Superpower 2x109-129%KO | ||
Chandelure GhostFire | B | |
Volcarona BugFire | A | |
Obtain MethodRelic Castle Interact Encounter | ||
Cobalion SteelFighting | B | |
Obtain MethodRoute 13 Interact Encounter Available Move Moves
Damage vs Ferroseed View Cobalion builds →Sacred Sword 2x86-102%KO | ||
Arcanine Fire | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Ferroseed View Arcanine builds →Fire Blast 4x257-302%KO Rock Smash 2x31-36% | ||
 Heatran FireSteel | A | |
Obtain MethodReversal Mountain Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Ferroseed View Heatran builds →Overheat 4x376-443%KO Rock Smash 2x26-31% | ||
Chandelure GhostFire | B | |
Volcarona BugFire | A | |
Obtain MethodRelic Castle Interact Encounter | ||
Darmanitan Fire | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Ferroseed View Darmanitan builds →Flare Blitz 4x329-388%KO Superpower 2x110-129%KO | ||
Emboar FireFighting | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Tepig (Aspertia City Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Ferroseed View Emboar builds →Flare Blitz 4x294-346%KO Hammer Arm 2x122-144%KO | ||
In Black 2 & White 2, Blaziken can KO Ferroseed with Flare Blitz (234-275%). Lucario threatens a KO with Close Combat (100-117%).
 Blaziken FireFighting | B | |
Recommended Build AbilitySpeed Boost ItemLife Orb NatureAdamant Moves
Damage vs Ferroseed View Blaziken builds →Flare Blitz 4x234-275%KO | ||
 Lucario FightingSteel | B | |
Recommended Build AbilityJustified ItemLife Orb NatureJolly Moves
Damage vs Ferroseed View Lucario builds →Close Combat 2x100-117%KO Extreme Speed11-13% | ||
Ferroseed Evolutions
Ferroseed evolves into Ferrothorn. It's a two-stage chain with the method shown below. Plenty of partners for breeding via two egg groups. Eggs are average hatch time. The evolved forms gain up to 184 total stats over Ferroseed. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
Breeding
Breed Ferroseed easily with 57 breeding partners from the Plant and Mineral egg groups. Pass egg moves like Bullet Seed, Gravity, Leech Seed and 5 more to offspring.
B2W2 Ferroseed Best Moveset
Grass/Steel with AbilityIron Barbs damaging everything that makes physical contact, and Held ItemEviolite pushing 91/86 defenses to 136/129 effective. MoveStealth Rock and MoveSpikes set hazards. The moveset punishes physical contact while stacking hazards. Ferrothorn one evolution away is one of the format's best Pokemon.
Best Build
Ferroseed best EVs are HP and Sp. Def
Wall Moveset
- Stealth Rock
- Spikes
- Leech Seed
- Thunder Wave
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
Without breeding, Ferroseed misses out on Bullet Seed and Gravity. That's 8 egg moves adding depth that the base kit lacks. STAB comes from Solar Beam and Energy Ball, with coverage across 7 types rounding things out.
How to Read the Moves Table
Tabs
- Level-Up
- Learned by leveling up.
- TM
- Taught by a Technical Machine.
- Egg
- Inherited via breeding.
- Tutor
- NPC tutor (cost: items, BP, money).
- Reminder
- An NPC reteaches any move this Pokemon could have learned by leveling up.
- Transfer
- Carried over from an older game using Pokemon HOME.
- Event
- Given out through Mystery Gift events.
Visual Signals
CAT (Category)
How the move deals damage and which stats it uses.
A small dot on the icon's corner marks the move as contact. That triggers abilities like Static, Flame Body, Rough Skin, or Iron Barbs, plus items like Rocky Helmet and Sticky Barb.
Tier (S to D)
Each move's competitive rank in RankedBoost's system. TM, Egg, and Tutor sort by tier by default (best first). On Level-Up, click the Tier header to do the same.
PWR (Power)
Base damage. Numbers shown in a type color include STAB (base × 1.5). Hover any colored number to see the math.
— means no power (status moves) or variable power.
Sorting & Filter
Click any column header to sort. Level-Up opens with Lv 1 at the top. TM, Egg, and Tutor open with the highest-tier moves at the top.
Search filters by move name or type. The Filter button limits the list to STAB, Physical, Special, or Status moves.
Level-Up Moves
TM Moves
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Base Stats
It absorbs the iron it finds in the rock while clinging to the ceiling. It shoots spikes when in danger.
Ferroseed Black 2 & White 2 Guide
In Black 2 & White 2, Ferroseed does the job early-game if you need a Grass/Steel type on your team. Evolve it into Ferrothorn before the later gyms and it holds up fine through the story.
Game Availability
Introduced in Black & White, Ferroseed has appeared in 7 games across 6 generations. Later debuts mean fewer total appearances, but it's been a consistent presence since its introduction.
Click a game to view version-specific details
- Gen 1RB
Red & Blue - Gen 1Y
Yellow - Gen 2GS
Gold & Silver - Gen 2C
Crystal - Gen 3RS
Ruby & Sapphire - Gen 3E
Emerald - Gen 3FRLG
FireRed & LeafGreen - Gen 4DP
Diamond & Pearl - Gen 4Pt
Platinum - Gen 4HGSS
HeartGold & SoulSilver - Gen 5BWDebut
Black & White - Gen 5B2W2
Black 2 & White 2 - Gen 6XY
X & Y - Gen 6ORAS
Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire - Gen 7SM
Sun & Moon - Gen 7USUM
Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon - Gen 7LGPE
Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee - Gen 8SwSh
Sword & Shield - Gen 8BDSP
Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl - Gen 8PLA
Legends: Arceus - Gen 9SV
Scarlet & Violet - Gen 9LZA
Legends: Z-A - Gen 10WW
Winds & Waves