Ferroseed
GrassSteel
Best attacking moveset: Metal Claw and Flash Cannon, worth 5.3 damage per second against a neutral target.
Best moveset
Ferroseed can learn 6 combinations. Metal Claw with Flash Cannon does the most damage per second of them, at level 40 with a perfect attack stat. Same-type moves get the 1.2× bonus, and the cycle assumes the charged attack fires the moment it has the energy.
Stats and moves come straight from the game's own data files. Every number on this page is a raid and gym number, not a PvP one.
Type matchups
| Fast attack | Type | Power | Duration | Energy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Metal Claw | Steel | 6 | 0.5s | +5 |
| Tackle | Normal | 5 | 0.5s | +5 |
| Charged attack | Type | Power | Duration | Energy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flash Cannon | Steel | 100 | 2.5s | -100 |
| Gyro Ball | Steel | 85 | 3.5s | -50 |
| Iron Head | Steel | 60 | 2.0s | -50 |
Shiny
Yes. Shiny Ferroseed has been released. Players have found it from: wild, raid, research, photobomb.
Evolution family
Numbers
| Max CP | 1,064 at level 50, 941 at level 40 |
|---|---|
| Raid catch | 537 CP at level 20, or 672 if weather boosted (perfect IVs) |
| Lowest possible raid catch | 493 CP. Raid encounters can't roll below 10/10/10 |
| Base stats | 82 attack · 155 defense · 127 stamina |
What it costs
| Candy to evolve | 25 Candy |
|---|---|
| Second charged move | 75,000 Stardust and 75 Candy |
| Buddy distance | 3 km per Candy |
| Purify a Shadow one | 3,000 Stardust and 3 Candy |
| Size | 0.6 m and 18.8 kg |
Best moveset against each type
Ferroseed does not have one best moveset, it has 2. Which one wins depends on what you are attacking, because a move only gets its bonus against something weak to it. Best against Rock, Ice, Fairy.
| Against | Best moveset | DPS |
|---|---|---|
| Rock | Metal Claw + Flash Cannon | 8.1 |
| Ice | Metal Claw + Flash Cannon | 8.1 |
| Fairy | Metal Claw + Flash Cannon | 8.1 |
| Normal | Metal Claw + Flash Cannon | 5.3 |
| Fighting | Metal Claw + Flash Cannon | 5.3 |
| Metal Claw + Flash Cannon | 5.3 | |
| Poison | Metal Claw + Flash Cannon | 5.3 |
| Ground | Metal Claw + Flash Cannon | 5.3 |
| Bug | Metal Claw + Flash Cannon | 5.3 |
| Ghost | Metal Claw + Flash Cannon | 5.3 |
| Grass | Metal Claw + Flash Cannon | 5.3 |
| Psychic | Metal Claw + Flash Cannon | 5.3 |
| Dragon | Metal Claw + Flash Cannon | 5.3 |
| Dark | Metal Claw + Flash Cannon | 5.3 |
| Fire | Tackle + Flash Cannon | 4.5 |
| Water | Tackle + Flash Cannon | 4.5 |
| Electric | Tackle + Flash Cannon | 4.5 |
| Steel | Metal Claw + Flash Cannon | 2.9 |
Same maths as the headline number, run once per defending type: level 40, perfect attack IV, and the target's own type taken into account. Sorted by damage, so the top of this table is what Ferroseed is actually for.
Counters: what beats Ferroseed
| Attacker | Type | Moveset | DPS |
|---|---|---|---|
 Blacephalon | FireGhost | Incinerate + Mind Blown Legacy | 68.5 |
 Reshiram | DragonFire | Fire Fang + Fusion Flare Legacy | 56.9 |
 Chandelure | GhostFire | Fire Spin + Overheat | 52.1 |
 Cinderace | Fire | Fire Spin + Pyroball | 51.3 |
 Volcarona | BugFire | Fire Spin + Overheat | 50.8 |
 Darmanitan | Fire | Fire Fang + Overheat | 50.6 |
 Blaziken | FireFighting | Fire Spin + Blast Burn Legacy | 48.9 |
 Moltres | Fire | Fire Spin + Overheat | 48.4 |
 Volcanion | FireWater | Incinerate + Overheat | 48.0 |
 Heatran | FireSteel | Fire Spin + Magma Storm Legacy | 47.8 |
Ranked by damage per second against Ferroseed's own defense, at level 40 with a 15 attack IV, one per evolution family.