Skip to content
No. 598 · National Pokédex

Ferrothorn

ナットレイ · Nutrey · Noacier
⚙️ Steel 🌿 Grass
Height
1.0 m
Weight
110.0 kg
Category
Thorn Pod Pokémon
Generation
Generation 5
Ferrothorn
🔊 Cry

⚡The Essentials on Ferrothorn

Types
Steel Grass
Weaknesses
×4 Fire · ×2 Fighting Table
Resistances
×¼ Grass · ×½ Normal, Water, Electric, Psychic, Rock, Dragon, Steel, Fairy · immune: Poison
Evolution
Ferroseed → Ferrothorn (Lv. 40)
Shiny
Shiny FerrothornAlternate, rare colors: in the main games since X and Y, an encounter has a 1 in 4,096 chance of being Shiny, excluding hunting bonuses. Available as a Shiny in Pokémon GO. View
Stats
Total 489 · top stat: Defense (131) Detail
In Current Games
Other Names
Noacier in French · ナットレイ, Nutrey in Japanese · Tentantel in German All Languages

📋Overview

Ferrothorn is a Steel and Grass-type Pokémon, No. 598 in the National Pokédex. Original generation: Generation 5. Category: Thorn Pod Pokémon. Height: 1 m, weight: 110 kg.

Ferrothorn evolves from Ferroseed and does not evolve further.

Ability: Iron Barbs. Hidden Ability: Anticipation. Ferrothorn is weak to Fighting-type moves (×2 damage). Ferrothorn is very weak to Fire-type moves (×4 damage). Ferrothorn takes no damage from Poison-type moves.

Generation
Generation 5
Black / White
National No.
#598
National Pokédex
Category
Thorn Pod Pokémon
Status
Standard

📊Base Stats

The total determines a Pokémon's overall power.

HP
74
255
Attack
94
255
Defense
131
255
Special Attack
54
255
Special Defense
116
255
Speed
20
255
Total
489
Min HP (Lv. 100)
258
0 IV, 0 EV, neutral nature
Max HP (Lv. 100)
352
31 IV, 252 EV, beneficial nature
Gen Changes
Stable
Unchanged recently

🛡️Type Effectiveness

Multipliers received depending on the type of the opposing move (Steel / Grass). See the type chart

Very weak (×4) — 1 type
Fire
×4
Weak (×2) — 1 type
Fighting
×2
Normal (×1) — 6 types
Ice
×1
Ground
×1
Flying
×1
Bug
×1
Ghost
×1
Dark
×1
Resistant (×0.5) — 8 types
Normal
×½
Water
×½
Electric
×½
Psychic
×½
Rock
×½
Dragon
×½
Steel
×½
Fairy
×½
Resistant (×0.25) — 1 type
Grass
×¼
Immune (×0) — 1 type
Poison
×0

✨Abilities

Iron Barbs
Ability 1
Inflicts damage on the attacker upon contact with iron barbs.
Anticipation
The Pokémon can sense an opposing Pokémon's dangerous moves.

🌱Ferrothorn Evolution

Ferroseed
#597
Ferroseed
Steel Grass
Level 40 →
Ferrothorn
#598
Ferrothorn
Steel Grass

🔮Ferrothorn Forms and Shiny

Ferrothorn
Standard Form
Steel · Grass
Shiny Availability
Shiny Ferrothorn
Shiny form available
Base rate (Gen VI+): 1/4096. With Shiny Charm: 1/1365. Masuda Method: 1/683.

⚔️Ferrothorn Moves

Moves this Pokémon can learn, by method.

Lv.
Move
Type · Cat.
Accuracy
Pow.
PP
—
Power Whip
Grass Phys.
85%
120
10
1
Harden
Normal Stat
—
—
30
1
Tackle
Normal Phys.
100%
40
35
1
Pin Missile
Bug Phys.
95%
25
20
1
Rock Climb
Normal Phys.
85%
90
20
1
Metal Claw
Steel Phys.
95%
50
35
1
Rollout
Rock Phys.
90%
30
20
15
Ingrain
Grass Stat
—
—
20
20
Flash Cannon
Steel Spec.
100%
80
10
25
Iron Head
Steel Phys.
100%
80
15
30
Self-Destruct
Normal Phys.
100%
200
5
30
Mirror Shot
Steel Spec.
85%
65
10
35
Iron Defense
Steel Stat
—
—
15
43
Curse
Ghost Stat
—
—
10
49
Gyro Ball
Steel Phys.
100%
—
5
53
Payback
Dark Phys.
100%
50
10
56
Explosion
Normal Phys.
100%
250
5

🥚Advanced Breeding

Egg Groups
Grass · Mineral
Gender
♂ 50.0 / ♀ 50.0%
Ditto Compatibility
✓ Yes
Pokérus
Susceptible
EV ×2 if infected
Max Characteristic
Defense
Highest base stat
Hyper Training & Mints
Available from level 50. Cost: 1 Gold Bottle Cap per IV set to 31 or 3 Silver Bottle Caps per IV. Mints let you change the effect of a Nature without changing the base Nature.

🗺️Where to Find Ferrothorn

Available in 2 games, 2 recorded encounters. Click a game to see the details.

Natively obtainable: Shield Sword

Generation VIII

🛡️
Shield 1 encounter
Available ▼
Wild Area (1)
Wild Area / Galar
⚔️
Sword 1 encounter
Available ▼
Wild Area (1)
Wild Area / Galar

🔄Transfer to Pokémon HOME

How to bring this Pokémon to HOME depending on the game of origin.

Sword
→ Pokémon HOME HOME (direct)
Shield
→ Pokémon HOME HOME (direct)
Note: Some transfers are irreversible (Bank → HOME). Check the legality of moves in the target game — HOME may replace an illegal move with a basic move.

🏆Competitive & Meta

📱Ferrothorn in Pokémon GO

Ferrothorn in Pokémon GO
  • 2,321Max CP (Lv. 40)
  • 1,326Perfect CP in Raids
  • 3 kmper Candy as Buddy
  • ✨ Shiny available
  • 🟣 Exists as Shadow
Pokémon GO entry: Ferrothorn →

📖Pokédex Entries

Description by game, with language selection.

Black
“It fights by swinging around its three spiky feelers. A hit from these steel spikes can reduce a boulder to rubble.”
White
“They attach themselves to cave ceilings, firing steel spikes at targets passing beneath them.”
Black 2
“By swinging around its three spiky feelers and shooting spikes, it can obliterate an opponent.”
White 2
“By swinging around its three spiky feelers and shooting spikes, it can obliterate an opponent.”
X
“By swinging around its three spiky feelers and shooting spikes, it can obliterate an opponent.”
Y
“They attach themselves to cave ceilings, firing steel spikes at targets passing beneath them.”
Omega Ruby
“By swinging around its three spiky feelers and shooting spikes, it can obliterate an opponent.”
Alpha Sapphire
“They attach themselves to cave ceilings, firing steel spikes at targets passing beneath them.”
Sword
“This Pokémon scrapes its spikes across rocks, and then uses the tips of its feelers to absorb the nutrients it finds within the stone.”
Shield
“Its spikes are harder than steel. This Pokémon crawls across rock walls by stabbing the spikes on its feelers into the stone.”

🌍Multilingual Names

🇫🇷 Français
Noacier
🇬🇧 English
Ferrothorn
🇯🇵 漢字
ナットレイ
🇯🇵 Kana
ナットレイ
🇯🇵 Romaji
Nutrey
🇩🇪 Deutsch
Tentantel
🇪🇸 Español
Ferrothorn
🇮🇹 Italiano
Ferrothorn
🇰🇷 한국어
너트령
🇨🇳 ZH-Hans
坚果哑铃
🇹🇼 ZH-Hant
堅果啞鈴
Category (Genus)
🇫🇷 FR
Pokémon Boule Épine
🇬🇧 EN
Thorn Pod Pokémon
🇯🇵 JP
とげだまポケモン
🇩🇪 DE
Dornkugel-Pokémon

🎬Media & Gallery

Official artwork
Dream World
Pokémon HOME
Gen V (animated)
Back sprite
Shiny
Gen I
Gen II
Gen III
Gen IV
Audio Cries

❓Frequently asked questions about Ferrothorn

What type is Ferrothorn?

Ferrothorn is a Steel and Grass-type Pokémon.

Can Ferrothorn still evolve?

Ferrothorn is the final stage of its evolutionary line: coming from Ferroseed, it does not evolve further.

What are Ferrothorn's weaknesses?

Ferrothorn is weak to Fighting-type moves (×2 damage). Ferrothorn is very weak to Fire-type moves (×4 damage). Ferrothorn takes no damage from Poison-type moves.

What is Ferrothorn's Hidden Ability?

Ferrothorn's Hidden Ability is Anticipation. Its regular Ability is Iron Barbs.

Can you get a Shiny Ferrothorn in Pokémon GO?

Yes, Shiny Ferrothorn is available in Pokémon GO. Its Pokémon GO entry