The Essentials on Orthworm
- Type
- Steel
- Weaknesses
- ×2 Fire, Fighting, Ground Table
- Resistances
- ×½ Normal, Grass, Ice, Flying, Psychic, Bug, Rock, Dragon, Steel, Fairy · immune: Poison
- Evolution
- Orthworm does not evolve and has no pre-evolution.
- Shiny
Alternate, 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. View- Stats
- Total 480 · top stat: Defense (145) Detail
- In Current Games
- Scarlet and Violet: No. 296 in the Paldea Pokédex, No. 96 in the Kitakami Pokédex
- Pokémon Champions: playable
- Pokémon GO: available
- Other Names
- Ferdeter in French · ミミズズ, Mimizuzu in Japanese · Schlurm in German All Languages
Overview
Orthworm is a Steel-type Pokémon, No. 968 in the National Pokédex. Original generation: Generation 9. Category: Earthworm Pokémon. Height: 2.5 m, weight: 310 kg.
Ability: Earth Eater. Hidden Ability: Sand Veil. Orthworm is weak to Fire, Fighting and Ground-type moves (×2 damage). Orthworm takes no damage from Poison-type moves.
Generation
Generation 9
Scarlet / Violet
National No.
#968
National Pokédex
Category
Earthworm Pokémon
Status
Standard
Base Stats
The total determines a Pokémon's overall power.
HP
70
255
Attack
85
255
Defense
145
255
Special Attack
60
255
Special Defense
55
255
Speed
65
255
Total
480
Min HP (Lv. 100)
250
0 IV, 0 EV, neutral nature
Max HP (Lv. 100)
344
31 IV, 252 EV, beneficial nature
Gen Changes
Stable
Unchanged recently
Type Effectiveness
Multipliers received depending on the type of the opposing move (Steel). See the type chart
Weak (×2) — 3 types
Fire
×2
Fighting
×2
Ground
×2
Normal (×1) — 4 types
Water
×1
Electric
×1
Ghost
×1
Dark
×1
Resistant (×0.5) — 10 types
Normal
×½
Grass
×½
Ice
×½
Flying
×½
Psychic
×½
Bug
×½
Rock
×½
Dragon
×½
Steel
×½
Fairy
×½
Immune (×0) — 1 type
Poison
×0
Abilities
Ability 1
If hit by a Ground-type move, the Pokémon has its HP restored instead of taking damage.
Boosts the Pokémon's evasiveness in a sandstorm.
Orthworm Evolution
This Pokémon does not evolve and does not come from any evolution.
Orthworm Forms and Shiny
Standard Form
Steel
Shiny Availability
Shiny form available
Base rate (Gen VI+): 1/4096.
With Shiny Charm: 1/1365.
Masuda Method: 1/683.
Orthworm Moves
Moves this Pokémon can learn, by method.
Lv.
Move
Type · Cat.
Accuracy
Pow.
PP
1
Harden
Normal
Stat
—
—
30
1
Tackle
Normal
Phys.
100%
40
35
1
Wrap
Normal
Phys.
90%
15
20
7
Mud-Slap
Ground
Spec.
100%
20
10
12
Smack Down
Rock
Phys.
100%
50
15
16
Bulldoze
Ground
Phys.
100%
60
20
21
Iron Head
Steel
Phys.
100%
80
15
26
Take Down
Normal
Phys.
85%
90
20
30
Dig
Ground
Phys.
100%
80
10
34
Sandstorm
Rock
Stat
—
—
10
38
Iron Defense
Steel
Stat
—
—
15
43
Iron Tail
Steel
Phys.
75%
100
15
47
Earthquake
Ground
Phys.
100%
100
10
52
Shed Tail
Normal
Stat
—
—
10
Advanced Breeding
Egg Groups
Field
Egg Cycles
35 cycles
≈ 8,995 steps
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 Orthworm
Available in 2 games, 2 recorded encounters. Click a game to see the details.
Natively obtainable:
Scarlet
Violet
Generation IX
Scarlet 1 encounter
Available
▼
Picnic
(1)
Paldea
Violet 1 encounter
Available
▼
Picnic
(1)
Paldea
Transfer to Pokémon HOME
How to bring this Pokémon to HOME depending on the game of origin.
Scarlet
→
Pokémon HOME
HOME (direct)
Violet
→
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
In Our Tier Lists
Orthworm in Pokémon GO
- 2,299Max CP (Lv. 40)
- 1,313Perfect CP in Raids
- 5 kmper Candy as Buddy
Pokédex Entries
Description by game, with language selection.
Scarlet
“When attacked, this Pokémon will wield the tendrils on its body like fists and pelt the opponent with a storm of punches.”
Violet
“This Pokémon lives in arid deserts. It maintains its metal body by consuming iron from the soil.”
Multilingual Names
🇫🇷 Français
Ferdeter
🇬🇧 English
Orthworm
🇯🇵 漢字
ミミズズ
🇯🇵 Kana
ミミズズ
🇯🇵 Romaji
Mimizuzu
🇩🇪 Deutsch
Schlurm
🇪🇸 Español
Orthworm
🇮🇹 Italiano
Orthworm
🇰🇷 한국어
꿈트렁
🇨🇳 ZH-Hans
拖拖蚓
🇹🇼 ZH-Hant
拖拖蚓
Category (Genus)
🇫🇷 FR
Ver de Terre
🇬🇧 EN
Earthworm Pokémon
🇯🇵 JP
ミミズポケモン
🇩🇪 DE
Regenwurm
Media & Gallery
Audio Cries
Frequently asked questions about Orthworm
What type is Orthworm?
Orthworm is a Steel-type Pokémon.
What are Orthworm's weaknesses?
Orthworm is weak to Fire, Fighting and Ground-type moves (×2 damage). Orthworm takes no damage from Poison-type moves.
What is Orthworm's Hidden Ability?
Orthworm's Hidden Ability is Sand Veil. Its regular Ability is Earth Eater.
Is Orthworm available in Pokémon Champions?
Yes, Orthworm is playable in Pokémon Champions.
