[Overview]
- Excellent defenses, allowing it to take almost any hit
- Excellent typing which allows it to resists 7 types and be immune to poison
- An great support move pool consisting of both spikes and stealth rock, and thunder wave
- Due to its bulk, its one of the best pokemon in the metagame to set up hazards
- Ability to take on most bulky waters
- Notable weakness to fighting, and a double weakness to fire
- No recovery outside of leech seed, so it can easily be worn down
name: Support
move 1: Spikes / Stealth Rock
move 2: Leech Seed
move 3: Protect / Toxic
move 4: Gyro Ball
item: Eviolite
nature: Relaxed
EVs: 252 HP / 252 Def / 4 Sdef
IVs: 0
[SET COMMENTS]
- Ferroseed has excellent bulk and typing, which allows it to come in easily and set up entry hazards easily
- Ferroseed can then proceed to set up entry hazards or status for opposing pokemon, crippling them
- Because Ferroseed’s excellent bulk, it makes an effective check for many pokemon, if not a counter
- leech seed is mandatory or else ferroseed has no other recovery and often looses stall wars
- protect works great in tandem with leech seed to heal health and scout
- but toxic can be used to stall things to death and in general, spreading status around
- gyro ball is your main attack option keeping it from bing taunt bait, ferroseed is the second slowest pokemon in RU, meaning most of the time it will has a base 150 power, it will still hit ok despite Ferroseed's base 50 attack
- The given evs maximize its defensiveness, maximum defensiveness helps ferroseed survive against offensive titans like Honchkrow, Rhydon, and Krookodile
- a more specially bulky spread can work well though, Sassy 252 HP / 4 Def / 252 SpD can work to ward off water types, mainly those using rain dance, it also helps against Rotom, Rotom-C, Sceptile, and Galavantula
- minimum speed ivs insure gyro ball will have its maximum power
- if one does opt for gyro ball, thunder wave and toxic can be used in place of it
- thunderwave allows you to shut down many incoming threats, or give paralysis support to sweep
- using toxic over gyro ball allows you to run both it and protect, which is a very effective stalling combo
- Ferroseed has no recovery outside of Leech Seed, so entry hazards can take there toll, its highly suggested you run a rapid spinner with it
- Claydol and Sandslash are good options as they take some defensive pressure off of ferrothorn, they set up stealth rocks allowing you to run spikes, and Ferroseed in return takes water hits aimed in there direction
- Ferroseed is a magnet for fire hits, so bulky waters can be great partners, some notable examples are Slowking which helps it out against fighting types, and Alomomola aids Ferroseed with wish support.
- Although not necessary, a spin blocking ghost makes a brilliant partner, not do they keep hazards down, but they aid in covering Ferroseed’s fighting weakness, Cofagrigus, Rotom, and Dusknoir are all good teammates.
- Any pokemon that appreciates hazards support to sweep appreciates Ferroseed, such as Honchrow, Sharpedo, Medicham
- Ferroseed also tends to become set-up fodder, so such pokemon become great checks.
- shed shell can be used if one fears losing Ferroseed to Magneton and Probopass, which may be a loss if played correctly
- Seed bomb can be used to deal with bulky water’s easier, but generally toxic is a better option
- Explosion can be used, buts its power is rather unsatisfactory.
- Sunny day can be used if your running a sunny day team and need Ferroseed for some reason
- Ferroseed has access to gravity, and can actually use it effectively, it should be noted that spikes is illegal with gravity.
- On the same note, leech seed + stealth rocks + spikes is illegal
- other grass types such as Tangrowth walk all over Ferroseed
- Any pokemon with taunt or substitute will be a pain for Ferroseed
- pokemon using trick can effectivly cripple ferroseed
- Clefable is immune or laughs at to whatever it throws as it
- Fighting types and fire types, or just pokemon with fire moves, make Ferroseed roll away as fast as it can
