high quality
[OVERVIEW]
- Adds a lot of defensive value to a team with an unique Grass / Steel typing, high mixed bulk, and an Iron Barbs ability to scare off many common physical attackers such as Mega Kangaskhan and Azumarill with its ability while also threatening Rotom-W, Mega Diancie, and Latios with its typing.
- Also has two powerful STAB attacks in Power Whip and Gyro Ball which combined with a decent Attack stat threatens a lot of Pokemon.
- Low base speed allows Ferrothorn to do well against Trick Room teams, power up Gyro Ball, and make it potentially good on Trick Room with powerful STAB attacks.
- Has a few supportive moves in Leech Seed and Thunder Wave which can slowly whittle down opponents and annoy them while also dealing damage with STAB attacks.
- Due to its inability to deal significant damage to opposing Steel- and Fire-types with its STAB attacks, it is Substitute bait for Heatran and Aegislash.
- Despite having many useful resistances due to its typing, it has a glaring 4x weakness to Fire-type attacks, which makes it easily forced out by Fire-types such as Heatran and Infernape. Ferrothorn needs a lot of team support to be able to deal with Heatran, Substitute variants especially..
[SET]
Name: Tank
move 1: Power Whip
move 2: Gyro Ball / Thunder Wave
move 3: Leech Seed
move 4: Protect
item: Leftovers / Rocky Helmet
ability: Iron Barbs
nature: Brave
evs: 252 HP / 176 Atk / 80 Def
[SET COMMENTS]
Moves
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- Power Whip is a powerful STAB attack that threatens Water-types such as Rotom-W and Keldeo.
- Gyro Ball is Ferrothorns second STAB attack, which deals a lot of damage to Fairy- and Ice-types such as Diancie, Gardevoir, and Kyurem-B, but also deals a lot of damage to fast frail opponents such as Latios and Gengar.
- Thunder Wave can be used to cripple threats such as Mega Kangaskhan, Hydreigon, and Latios by lowering their speed and allowing your partners to deal with them more easily. However, it should not be used together with Thunder Wave as Gyro Ball does more damage depending on how much faster the opponent is than Ferrothorn.
- Leech Seed can slowly whittle down opponents that have trouble harming Ferrothorn, such as Mega Kangaskhan and Suicune. It also allows Ferrothorn to recover, which allows it to spread its utility more easily, but also to function as a decent win-con when there are no checks left.
- im gonna put the protect thing in the write up eventually
ferrothorn isnt weak to speed control, so when talking about protect, mention that it is primarily used to have a turn for an ally take out an opponent threatening to ferrothorn
Set Details
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- Leftovers makes it tough to break down Ferrothorn in combination with Leech Seed and Protect, which makes Ferrothorn recover a lot which is annoying to deal with due to its bulk and ability to fully paralyze the foe with Thunder Wave.
- Rocky Helmet allows Ferrothorn to switch in to most contact moves, primarily Returns and Fake Outs from Mega Kangaskhan.
- 252 HP and 80 Def guarantees Ferrothorn can survive Virizion's Close Combat or two Breloom Mach Punches, even if using Rocky Helmet.
- The rest is put in Attack with a Brave Nature for more offensive presence, most notably OHKOing Choice Scarf Kyurem-B.
- A negative Speed nature together with 0 Speed IVs increases Gyro Ball damage and make it have a better matchup against Trick Room.
Usage Tips
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- Ferrothorn can easily switch into physical attacks from Mega Kangaskhan due to its Iron Barbs ability, which in combination with Rocky Helmet damages Mega Kangaskhan quite a lot.
- Ferrothorn is a strong Trick Room check, as it can easily stall out Trick Room with Leech Seed and Protect, while also checking common attackers such as Sylveon and Mega Abomasnow.
- Ferrothorn has an easy time switching into many attacks and thus can work as a strong pivot.
- Ferrothorn works best in the late-game, once all opposing Fire-types have been KOd, where it can Leech Seed easily on foes that have trouble harming them, such as Suicune, allowing Ferrothorn to recover a significant amount every turn, especially when using Leftovers.
- Ferrothorn excels in switching in to physical attacks, such as Mega Kangaskhan's Return. Especially combined with Rocky Helmet, Ferrothorn can be very difficult to check without dealing a lot of recoil back.
- Ferrothorn also easily switches in to special attacks it resists, such as Hydro Pump and Hyper Voice, due to its immense HP and Special Defense.
- Leech Seed on a predicted switch, so scouting the next turn is more effective with the Leech Seed recovery.
- Due to its defensive playstyler, Ferrothorn is most commonly found on teams that prefer defensive synergy over offense. Because of this, it is uncommon to see Ferrothorn on (hyper-)offensive teams.
Team Options
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- Pokemon that have trouble against Water-types such as Mega Diancie appreciate Ferrothorn's ability to beat Water-types with Power Whip.
- Heatran is a good switch-in to Fire-type attacks with Flash Fire. Other Fire-types such as Volcanion and Water-types such as Rotom-W and Keldeo can switch in to Fire-type attacks as well, which would normally be threatening to Ferrothorn.
- Politoed also switches in to Fire-type attacks severly weakens Fire-type attacks by setting rain, removing Ferrothorn's main weakness.
- Fire-types such as Heatran and Volcanion can beat opposing Steel-types which Ferrothorn struggles to beat with its STABs. Fighting-types such as Keldeo and Terrakion do this as well, and Landorus-T can use its powerful Earthquake to beat them as well.
- These Fire-types also appreciate Ferrothorn's ability to easily beat Rain, which reduces damage from these Fire-types STAB attacks.
- Spread attackers such as Mega Diancie, Mega Gardevoir, and Volcarona are great partners as Iron Barbs and Leech Seed chip damage can put the foe in KO range.
[STRATEGY COMMENTS]
Other Options
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- Stealth Rock can chip Fire-types such as Mega Charizard Y and Talonflame, but also chip common U-turn and Volt Switch users such as Landorus-T and Rotom-W by making them switch out all the time.
- Ferrothorn can also use Lum Berry to remove a status move once, such as Will-O-Wisp which cripples Ferrothorn by cutting its attack and negates Leech Seed recovery.
- Chople Berry can be used to mitigate a Fighting-type attack once, and attack in return. Most common Fighting-types are weak to its STAB attacks.
- Knock Off can hit Psychic-types effectively and annoy the foe by knocking off an important item.
- Explosion can be used as a catch-all, as there is very little that switches in on it.
Checks and Counters
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**Fire-type Pokemon**: Fire-type Pokemon such as Mega Charizard Y and Heatran can easily OHKO Ferrothorn with their Fire STABs while Ferrothorn has no ways of dealing significant damage back. Heatran can easily set up Substitutes, avoiding Leech Seed. Due to this weakness to Fire-typ attacks, Pokemon which tend to carry Fire-type moves such as Hydreigon and Salamence are threatening as well.
**Fighting-type Pokemon**: Fighting-type Pokemon such as Keldeo, Terrakion, and Conkeldurr can deal heavy damage to Ferrothorn with powerful Fighting STABs.
**Intimidate and Burns**: Getting burned is annoying for Ferrothorn as Leech Seeds recovery will be negated due to burn damage. Ferrothorn's already middling Attack will also be cut due to burns and Intimidate which makes it difficult for Ferrothorn to have an offensive presence.
**Taunts and Substitutes**: As mentioned above, Heatran and Aegislash can easily Substitute on Ferrothorn as it has no way of breaking it with its attacks. Substitute also blocks Leech Seed, which makes Ferrothorn waste a turn if it Leech Seed on a substitute. Taunt can also be crippling for Ferrothorn, especially when using Thunder Wave, as this will limit you to being able to use only one move.
[OVERVIEW]
- Adds a lot of defensive value to a team with an unique Grass / Steel typing, high mixed bulk, and an Iron Barbs ability to scare off many common physical attackers such as Mega Kangaskhan and Azumarill with its ability while also threatening Rotom-W, Mega Diancie, and Latios with its typing.
- Also has two powerful STAB attacks in Power Whip and Gyro Ball which combined with a decent Attack stat threatens a lot of Pokemon.
- Low base speed allows Ferrothorn to do well against Trick Room teams, power up Gyro Ball, and make it potentially good on Trick Room with powerful STAB attacks.
- Has a few supportive moves in Leech Seed and Thunder Wave which can slowly whittle down opponents and annoy them while also dealing damage with STAB attacks.
- Due to its inability to deal significant damage to opposing Steel- and Fire-types with its STAB attacks, it is Substitute bait for Heatran and Aegislash.
- Despite having many useful resistances due to its typing, it has a glaring 4x weakness to Fire-type attacks, which makes it easily forced out by Fire-types such as Heatran and Infernape. Ferrothorn needs a lot of team support to be able to deal with Heatran, Substitute variants especially..
[SET]
Name: Tank
move 1: Power Whip
move 2: Gyro Ball / Thunder Wave
move 3: Leech Seed
move 4: Protect
item: Leftovers / Rocky Helmet
ability: Iron Barbs
nature: Brave
evs: 252 HP / 176 Atk / 80 Def
[SET COMMENTS]
Moves
=======
- Power Whip is a powerful STAB attack that threatens Water-types such as Rotom-W and Keldeo.
- Gyro Ball is Ferrothorns second STAB attack, which deals a lot of damage to Fairy- and Ice-types such as Diancie, Gardevoir, and Kyurem-B, but also deals a lot of damage to fast frail opponents such as Latios and Gengar.
- Thunder Wave can be used to cripple threats such as Mega Kangaskhan, Hydreigon, and Latios by lowering their speed and allowing your partners to deal with them more easily. However, it should not be used together with Thunder Wave as Gyro Ball does more damage depending on how much faster the opponent is than Ferrothorn.
- Leech Seed can slowly whittle down opponents that have trouble harming Ferrothorn, such as Mega Kangaskhan and Suicune. It also allows Ferrothorn to recover, which allows it to spread its utility more easily, but also to function as a decent win-con when there are no checks left.
- im gonna put the protect thing in the write up eventually
ferrothorn isnt weak to speed control, so when talking about protect, mention that it is primarily used to have a turn for an ally take out an opponent threatening to ferrothorn
Set Details
=======
- Leftovers makes it tough to break down Ferrothorn in combination with Leech Seed and Protect, which makes Ferrothorn recover a lot which is annoying to deal with due to its bulk and ability to fully paralyze the foe with Thunder Wave.
- Rocky Helmet allows Ferrothorn to switch in to most contact moves, primarily Returns and Fake Outs from Mega Kangaskhan.
- 252 HP and 80 Def guarantees Ferrothorn can survive Virizion's Close Combat or two Breloom Mach Punches, even if using Rocky Helmet.
- The rest is put in Attack with a Brave Nature for more offensive presence, most notably OHKOing Choice Scarf Kyurem-B.
- A negative Speed nature together with 0 Speed IVs increases Gyro Ball damage and make it have a better matchup against Trick Room.
Usage Tips
=======
- Ferrothorn can easily switch into physical attacks from Mega Kangaskhan due to its Iron Barbs ability, which in combination with Rocky Helmet damages Mega Kangaskhan quite a lot.
- Ferrothorn is a strong Trick Room check, as it can easily stall out Trick Room with Leech Seed and Protect, while also checking common attackers such as Sylveon and Mega Abomasnow.
- Ferrothorn has an easy time switching into many attacks and thus can work as a strong pivot.
- Ferrothorn works best in the late-game, once all opposing Fire-types have been KOd, where it can Leech Seed easily on foes that have trouble harming them, such as Suicune, allowing Ferrothorn to recover a significant amount every turn, especially when using Leftovers.
- Ferrothorn excels in switching in to physical attacks, such as Mega Kangaskhan's Return. Especially combined with Rocky Helmet, Ferrothorn can be very difficult to check without dealing a lot of recoil back.
- Ferrothorn also easily switches in to special attacks it resists, such as Hydro Pump and Hyper Voice, due to its immense HP and Special Defense.
- Leech Seed on a predicted switch, so scouting the next turn is more effective with the Leech Seed recovery.
- Due to its defensive playstyler, Ferrothorn is most commonly found on teams that prefer defensive synergy over offense. Because of this, it is uncommon to see Ferrothorn on (hyper-)offensive teams.
Team Options
=======
- Pokemon that have trouble against Water-types such as Mega Diancie appreciate Ferrothorn's ability to beat Water-types with Power Whip.
- Heatran is a good switch-in to Fire-type attacks with Flash Fire. Other Fire-types such as Volcanion and Water-types such as Rotom-W and Keldeo can switch in to Fire-type attacks as well, which would normally be threatening to Ferrothorn.
- Politoed also switches in to Fire-type attacks severly weakens Fire-type attacks by setting rain, removing Ferrothorn's main weakness.
- Fire-types such as Heatran and Volcanion can beat opposing Steel-types which Ferrothorn struggles to beat with its STABs. Fighting-types such as Keldeo and Terrakion do this as well, and Landorus-T can use its powerful Earthquake to beat them as well.
- These Fire-types also appreciate Ferrothorn's ability to easily beat Rain, which reduces damage from these Fire-types STAB attacks.
- Spread attackers such as Mega Diancie, Mega Gardevoir, and Volcarona are great partners as Iron Barbs and Leech Seed chip damage can put the foe in KO range.
[STRATEGY COMMENTS]
Other Options
=============
- Stealth Rock can chip Fire-types such as Mega Charizard Y and Talonflame, but also chip common U-turn and Volt Switch users such as Landorus-T and Rotom-W by making them switch out all the time.
- Ferrothorn can also use Lum Berry to remove a status move once, such as Will-O-Wisp which cripples Ferrothorn by cutting its attack and negates Leech Seed recovery.
- Chople Berry can be used to mitigate a Fighting-type attack once, and attack in return. Most common Fighting-types are weak to its STAB attacks.
- Knock Off can hit Psychic-types effectively and annoy the foe by knocking off an important item.
- Explosion can be used as a catch-all, as there is very little that switches in on it.
Checks and Counters
==============
**Fire-type Pokemon**: Fire-type Pokemon such as Mega Charizard Y and Heatran can easily OHKO Ferrothorn with their Fire STABs while Ferrothorn has no ways of dealing significant damage back. Heatran can easily set up Substitutes, avoiding Leech Seed. Due to this weakness to Fire-typ attacks, Pokemon which tend to carry Fire-type moves such as Hydreigon and Salamence are threatening as well.
**Fighting-type Pokemon**: Fighting-type Pokemon such as Keldeo, Terrakion, and Conkeldurr can deal heavy damage to Ferrothorn with powerful Fighting STABs.
**Intimidate and Burns**: Getting burned is annoying for Ferrothorn as Leech Seeds recovery will be negated due to burn damage. Ferrothorn's already middling Attack will also be cut due to burns and Intimidate which makes it difficult for Ferrothorn to have an offensive presence.
**Taunts and Substitutes**: As mentioned above, Heatran and Aegislash can easily Substitute on Ferrothorn as it has no way of breaking it with its attacks. Substitute also blocks Leech Seed, which makes Ferrothorn waste a turn if it Leech Seed on a substitute. Taunt can also be crippling for Ferrothorn, especially when using Thunder Wave, as this will limit you to being able to use only one move.
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