Is Ferrothorn Good in Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon Playthrough?
Grass/Steel with AbilityIron Barbs and sky-high Defense and Special Defense. Resists 9 types and punishes every physical attacker that touches it. Handles Olivia, Mina, and Hapu. Quad Fire weakness is the only real danger. A defensive anchor for any team.
Ferroseed trades roughly evenly with Ilima's team.
Ferrothorn trades roughly evenly with Hala's team.
Ferrothorn trades roughly evenly with Lana's team.
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Kiawe's Pokemon outpace and outclass Ferroseed here.
Mallow's team hits Ferroseed's weaknesses hard.
Ferroseed has the type edge here and should clean up Olivia's team.
Sophocles's Pokemon outpace and outclass Ferroseed here.
Ferroseed trades roughly evenly with Acerola's team.
Ferrothorn has the type edge here and should clean up Nanu's team.
Ferrothorn trades roughly evenly with Mina's team.
Ferrothorn has the type edge here and should clean up Hapu's team.
Molayne's team hits Ferrothorn's weaknesses hard.
Ferrothorn has the type edge here and should clean up Olivia's team.
Ferrothorn trades roughly evenly with Acerola's team.
Ferrothorn trades roughly evenly with Kahili's team.
Ferrothorn trades roughly evenly with Kukui's team.
Ferrothorn cannot be caught in this game. It must be traded in from a compatible game where it appears in the wild. Cross-region trading typically becomes available after defeating the Elite Four. Alternatively, transfer the pre-evolution and level it up to Lv 40.
How to Get Ferrothorn in Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon
Ferrothorn isn't available in the wild in Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon. Start by transferring Ferroseed from Black & White, Black 2 & White 2, or Sword & Shield. The evolution path from Ferroseed to Ferrothorn is covered in the steps below.
How to Obtain Ferrothorn in USUM
Step 1Obtain FerroseedLATER APPEARANCEfrom Black & WhiteNot TradeableAppears in Black & White via Walking · Chargestone Cave. Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.LATER APPEARANCEfrom Black 2 & White 2Not TradeableAppears in Black 2 & White 2 via Walking · Chargestone Cave. Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.LATER APPEARANCEfrom X & YNot TradeableAppears in X & Y via Walking · Glittering Cave · Shaking spot. Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.LATER APPEARANCEfrom Sword & ShieldNot TradeableAppears in Sword & Shield via Overworld · Lakeside Cave · All Weather. Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.- Step 2Ferrothorn ✓
Ferrothorn Weakness
Type-wise, Ferrothorn takes extra damage from Fire and Fighting. Watch out for Fire attacks, those deal 4x damage. Poison moves do nothing thanks to a full immunity. With 9 resistances, the defensive profile is strong. Ferrothorn's overall bulk (74/131/116) lets it take a hit or two from most weaknesses before going down.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 4x (Critical) | Fire |
| 2x (Weak) | Fighting |
| 0.5x (Resist) | Normal, Water, Electric, Psychic, Rock, Dragon, Steel, Fairy |
| 0.25x (Resist) | Grass |
| 0x (Immune) | Poison |
What is Ferrothorn Weak Against
ExcellentBest Pokemon Against Ferrothorn
 Charmeleon Fire | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Ferrothorn View Charmeleon builds →Ember 4x56-67% Brick Break 2x28-33% | ||
 Hawlucha Fighting | A | |
 Litten Fire | C | |
Obtain MethodRoute 1 Gift Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Ferrothorn View Litten builds →Fire Fang 4x74-89% Double Kick 2x11-15% | ||
 Machop Fighting | C | |
 Crabrawler Fighting | C | |
 Flareon Fire | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Eevee (Paniola Ranch Gift) | ||
 Arcanine Fire | B | |
 Magmar Fire | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Ferrothorn View Magmar builds →Flame Burst 4x100-118%KO Brick Break 2x31-37% | ||
 Torracat Fire | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Litten (Route 1 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Ferrothorn View Torracat builds →Fire Fang 4x79-93% Double Kick 2x14-17% | ||
 Salazzle PoisonFire | B | |
Obtain MethodHeahea Beach Gift | ||
Flareon Fire | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Eevee (Paniola Ranch Gift) | ||
Arcanine Fire | B | |
Torracat Fire | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Litten (Route 1 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Ferrothorn View Torracat builds →Fire Fang 4x86-102%KO Double Kick 2x15-18% | ||
Salazzle PoisonFire | B | |
Obtain MethodHeahea Beach Gift | ||
Hawlucha Fighting | A | |
Flareon Fire | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Eevee (Paniola Ranch Gift) | ||
Arcanine Fire | B | |
Salazzle PoisonFire | B | |
Obtain MethodHeahea Beach Gift Available Move Moves
Damage vs Ferrothorn View Salazzle builds →Flame Burst 4x107-126%KO | ||
Magmar Fire | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Ferrothorn View Magmar builds →Flame Burst 4x100-118%KO Brick Break 2x30-37% | ||
Torracat Fire | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Litten (Route 1 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Ferrothorn View Torracat builds →Fire Fang 4x80-95% Double Kick 2x13-16% | ||
Flareon Fire | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Eevee (Paniola Ranch Gift) | ||
Arcanine Fire | B | |
Salazzle PoisonFire | B | |
Obtain MethodHeahea Beach Gift Available Move Moves
Damage vs Ferrothorn View Salazzle builds →Flame Burst 4x109-130%KO | ||
Magmar Fire | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Ferrothorn View Magmar builds →Flame Burst 4x103-123%KO Brick Break 2x31-36% | ||
Torracat Fire | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Litten (Route 1 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Ferrothorn View Torracat builds →Fire Fang 4x75-89% Double Kick 2x13-16% | ||
 Turtonator FireDragon | C | |
Salazzle PoisonFire | B | |
Obtain MethodHeahea Beach Gift | ||
 Houndoom DarkFire | C | |
 Incineroar FireDark | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Litten (Route 1 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Ferrothorn View Incineroar builds →Overheat 4x152-179%KO Brick Break 2x36-43% | ||
Flareon Fire | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Eevee (Paniola Ranch Gift) | ||
 Volcarona BugFire | A | |
 Charizard Fire | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Ferrothorn View Charizard builds →Overheat 4x185-218%KO Brick Break 2x27-32% | ||
 Blaziken FireFighting | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Ferrothorn View Blaziken builds →Overheat 4x189-223%KO High Jump Kick 2x92-109%KO | ||
Turtonator FireDragon | C | |
 Infernape FireFighting | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Ferrothorn View Infernape builds →Flare Blitz 4x150-177%KO Close Combat 2x75-89% | ||
 Chandelure GhostFire | B | |
Turtonator FireDragon | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Ferrothorn View Turtonator builds →Shell Trap 4x184-218%KO Focus Blast 2x49-59% | ||
Volcarona BugFire | A | |
Flareon Fire | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Eevee (Paniola Ranch Gift) Available Move Moves
Damage vs Ferrothorn View Flareon builds →Flare Blitz 4x178-210%KO | ||
 Pyroar FireNormal | C | |
Chandelure GhostFire | B | |
Incineroar FireDark | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Litten (Route 1 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Ferrothorn View Incineroar builds →Flare Blitz 4x163-192%KO Brick Break 2x35-41% | ||
Volcarona BugFire | A | |
Turtonator FireDragon | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Ferrothorn View Turtonator builds →Shell Trap 4x187-220%KO Focus Blast 2x50-59% | ||
Blaziken FireFighting | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Ferrothorn View Blaziken builds →Flare Blitz 4x171-201%KO High Jump Kick 2x92-108%KO | ||
B | ||
Recommended Build AbilitySand Stream ItemSmoothrock NatureAdamant Moves
Damage vs Ferrothorn View Gigalith builds →Earthquake27-32% Stone Edge14-16% | ||
C | ||
Recommended Build AbilityWonderguard ItemFocus Sash NatureJolly Moves
Damage vs Ferrothorn View Shedinja builds →Shadow Sneak8-9% | ||
C | ||
Recommended Build AbilityStatic ItemLightball NatureHasty Moves
Damage vs Ferrothorn View Pikachu builds →Thunderbolt3-4% | ||
C | ||
Recommended Build AbilityStormdrain ItemLeftovers NatureSassy Moves
Damage vs Ferrothorn View Gastrodon builds →Scald5-6% Earthquake14-16% | ||
C | ||
Recommended Build AbilityWaterabsorb ItemLeftovers NatureCareful Moves
Damage vs Ferrothorn View Seismitoad builds →Scald4-5% Earthquake15-18% | ||
Ferrothorn Evolutions
Evolved from Ferroseed. Ferrothorn is the final form in this two-stage line. Plenty of partners for breeding via two egg groups. Eggs are average hatch time. Attack grew the most through evolution (+44 over Ferroseed), and Ferrothorn peaks at 489 total stats. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
Breeding
Breed with Ferrothorn to get Ferroseed eggs easily using 67 partners from the Plant and Mineral egg groups. Notable egg moves include Acid Spray, Bullet Seed, Gravity and 6 more.
USUM Ferrothorn Best Moveset
131 Defense and 116 Sp. Def with Grass/Steel typing resisting nine types. AbilityIron Barbs deals damage on every physical contact hit. MoveStealth Rock, MoveSpikes, and MoveLeech Seed drain opponents passively. MovePower Whip provides physical Grass TermStab. 20 Speed acts dead last. The moveset holds S-tier through the most punishing defensive identity in the format, damaging everything that touches it.
Best Build
Ferrothorn best EVs are HP and Sp. Def
Wall Moveset
- Leech Seed
- Power Whip
- Gyro Ball
- Stealth Rock
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
Breeding's the move. Acid Spray and Bullet Seed give Ferrothorn options it can't learn any other way, and coverage across 9 types already covers a decent range on top of Power Whip and Solar Beam. The egg moves push it further.
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
Ferrothorn Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon Guide
For Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon, we rate Ferrothorn A-Tier: a strong pick in Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon's competitive scene. At 489 BST, it fits the hazard setter role. Leech Seed with Leftovers is the standard set.
In Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon, Ferrothorn's biggest threats include Infernape (Fire) and Lucario (Fighting), all carrying super-effective STAB moves. Infernape is the most dangerous since Fire moves deal 4x damage. Only 2 weaknesses means fewer dedicated counters to worry about. At base 20 Speed, Ferrothorn won't outrun any of these threats so switching to a resist is usually the safer play.
Iron Barbs is the go-to ability for Ferrothorn. It damages attacking Pokémon for 1/8 their max HP on contact. Its hidden ability Anticipation can work in specific setups.
Base 20 Speed is low. Priority moves or Trick Room are the way to go. On offense, Ferrothorn is a physical attacker with base 94 Attack. Defensively? Tanky enough to absorb a few hits. Best used as a hazard setter.
In Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon, the best way to handle Ferrothorn: Super-effective STAB from faster Pokemon is the simplest answer. Fire and Fighting-type attackers hit hardest.
Game Availability
Ferrothorn joined the series in Black & White and has been available in 7 titles so far. With 6 generations of appearances, it's established itself despite the later start.
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- 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