Ferrothorn
GrassSteel
Best attacking moveset: Metal Claw and Power Whip, worth 9.6 damage per second against a neutral target.
Best moveset
Ferrothorn can learn 10 combinations. Metal Claw with Power Whip 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bullet Seed | Grass | 7 | 1.0s | +13 |
| Metal Claw | Steel | 6 | 0.5s | +5 |
| Charged attack | Type | Power | Duration | Energy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Acid Spray | Poison | 20 | 3.0s | -50 |
| Flash Cannon | Steel | 100 | 2.5s | -100 |
| Mirror Shot | Steel | 50 | 2.5s | -33 |
| Power Whip | Grass | 90 | 2.5s | -50 |
| Thunder | Electric | 100 | 2.5s | -100 |
Shiny
Yes. Shiny Ferrothorn has been released. Players have found it from: wild, research, evolution, photobomb.
Evolution family
Numbers
| Max CP | 2,624 at level 50, 2,321 at level 40 |
|---|---|
| Raid catch | 1,326 CP at level 20, or 1,658 if weather boosted (perfect IVs) |
| Lowest possible raid catch | 1,258 CP. Raid encounters can't roll below 10/10/10 |
| Base stats | 158 attack · 223 defense · 179 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 | 1 m and 110 kg |
Best moveset against each type
Ferrothorn does not have one best moveset, it has 4. Which one wins depends on what you are attacking, because a move only gets its bonus against something weak to it. Best against Rock, Ground, Water.
| Against | Best moveset | DPS |
|---|---|---|
| Rock | Metal Claw + Power Whip | 15.5 |
| Ground | Bullet Seed + Power Whip | 14.0 |
| Water | Bullet Seed + Power Whip | 14.0 |
| Ice | Metal Claw + Flash Cannon | 13.8 |
| Fairy | Metal Claw + Flash Cannon | 13.8 |
| Metal Claw + Thunder | 9.7 | |
| Normal | Metal Claw + Power Whip | 9.6 |
| Fighting | Metal Claw + Power Whip | 9.6 |
| Ghost | Metal Claw + Power Whip | 9.6 |
| Psychic | Metal Claw + Power Whip | 9.6 |
| Dark | Metal Claw + Power Whip | 9.6 |
| Electric | Bullet Seed + Power Whip | 9.0 |
| Poison | Metal Claw + Flash Cannon | 8.5 |
| Bug | Metal Claw + Flash Cannon | 8.5 |
| Grass | Metal Claw + Flash Cannon | 8.5 |
| Dragon | Metal Claw + Flash Cannon | 8.5 |
| Steel | Metal Claw + Thunder | 6.2 |
| Fire | Metal Claw + Thunder | 6.2 |
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 Ferrothorn is actually for.
Counters: what beats Ferrothorn
| Attacker | Type | Moveset | DPS |
|---|---|---|---|
 Blacephalon | FireGhost | Incinerate + Mind Blown Legacy | 48.9 |
 Reshiram | DragonFire | Fire Fang + Fusion Flare Legacy | 40.6 |
 Chandelure | GhostFire | Fire Spin + Overheat | 37.2 |
 Cinderace | Fire | Fire Spin + Pyroball | 36.7 |
 Volcarona | BugFire | Fire Spin + Overheat | 36.3 |
 Darmanitan | Fire | Fire Fang + Overheat | 36.1 |
 Blaziken | FireFighting | Fire Spin + Blast Burn Legacy | 34.9 |
 Moltres | Fire | Fire Spin + Overheat | 34.6 |
 Volcanion | FireWater | Incinerate + Overheat | 34.3 |
 Heatran | FireSteel | Fire Spin + Magma Storm Legacy | 34.1 |
Ranked by damage per second against Ferrothorn's own defense, at level 40 with a 15 attack IV, one per evolution family.