Ferroseed • Generation VIII Pokédex • Marriland.com

Ferroseed's Type

GRASS

STEEL

Ferroseed's Pokédex #s

National #: 597

Galar #: 189

Armor #: --

Crown #: 179

Ferroseed's Base Stats

HP:: 44

Attack:: 50

Defense:: 91

Sp. Atk:: 24

Sp. Def:: 86

Speed:: 10

Total:: 305

Misc. Info

Height:: 2'0" (0.6m)

Weight:: 41.4 lbs. (18.8 kg)

Gender Ratio:

Egg Groups:: Grass / Mineral

EXP At Lv. 100:: 1,000,000

EV Yield:: 1 Defense

Base EXP:: 61

Catch Rate:: 255

Base Happiness:: 70

Ferroseed's Abilities

Here is what ability Ferroseed has, along with its effect.

Iron Barbs: When Ferroseed is damaged by a contact move, the attacker takes 1/8 its maximum HP in damage afterwards.

Weaknesses & Resistances

Below is a list of what Ferroseed's weakness and resistance is to various types.

4×: FIRE

2×: FIGHTING

½: NORMAL

WATER

ELECTRIC

PSYCHIC

ROCK

DRAGON

STEEL

FAIRY

¼: GRASS

immune: POISON

Ferroseed's Evolution Line

Below you'll find a list of all Pokémon Ferroseed evolves from or into, along with its evolution method.

Ferroseed: starting form

Ferrothorn: at level 40

Ferroseed's Moves in Sword & Shield

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Below is a list of all of the moves that Ferroseed can learn, along with what level it learns the move, the TM or TR number, and what egg moves it can learn, if any. Hover over a move (desktop/laptop) or click the ? button next to the move (mobile/tablet) to find out more about the move.

Level Up Moves

Here are all of the moves Ferroseed learns via level up. Anything marked "Evo." means it learns it upon evolving. If the level is 1, it can be relearned at a Pokémon Center.

Lv.	Move	Type	Power	Acc.%	PP	Target
1	Tackle Damages the target.	NORMAL	40	100%	35	One Target
1	Harden Raises Ferroseed's Defense by one stage.	NORMAL	--	--	30	User
5	Metal Claw Has a 10% chance of raising Ferroseed's Attack by one stage.	STEEL	50	95%	35	One Target
10	Pin Missile Hits the target two to five times in a row.	BUG	25	95%	20	One Target
15	Ingrain Heals Ferroseed by 1/16 its max HP each turn and it can't switch out or be forced out.	GRASS	--	--	20	User
20	Flash Cannon 10% chance of lowering the target's Sp. Def by one stage.	STEEL	80	100%	10	One Target
25	Iron Head Has a 30% chance of causing the target to flinch.	STEEL	80	100%	15	One Target
30	Self-Destruct Ferroseed is knocked out after using Self-Destruct.	NORMAL	200	100%	5	All But Self
35	Iron Defense Raises Ferroseed's Defense by two stages.	STEEL	--	--	15	User
41	Curse Raises Ferroseed's Attack and Defense by one stage, but lowers its Speed by one stage.	GHOST	--	--	10	Counter
45	Gyro Ball Does more damage based on how much lower Ferroseed's Speed is compared to the target's.	STEEL	varies	100%	5	One Target
50	Explosion Ferroseed is knocked out after using Explosion.	NORMAL	250	100%	5	All But Self

TM Moves

Here are all of the moves that Ferroseed can learn via TM (Technical Machine). These moves can be taught an unlimited number of times once the TM is obtained.

TM	Move	Type	Power	Acc.%	PP	Target
TM07	Pin Missile Hits the target two to five times in a row.	BUG	25	95%	20	One Target
TM11	Solar Beam Charges for a turn, attacks on the second turn. No charge time in the sun; half damage in the rain.	GRASS	120	100%	10	One Target
TM14	Thunder Wave Paralyzes the target.	ELECTRIC	--	90%	20	One Target
TM20	Self-Destruct Ferroseed is knocked out after using Self-Destruct.	NORMAL	200	100%	5	All But Self
TM21	Rest Ferroseed restores its HP to full and falls asleep for two turns.	PSYCHIC	--	--	10	User
TM24	Snore Can only be used while asleep. 30% chance of making the target flinch.	NORMAL	50	100%	15	One Target
TM25	Protect Protects Ferroseed from attacks for a turn. Low chance of working on consecutive turns.	NORMAL	--	--	10	User
TM28	Giga Drain Heals Ferroseed by half the damage dealt.	GRASS	75	100%	10	One Target
TM31	Attract Infatuates Pokémon of the opposite gender.	NORMAL	--	100%	15	One Target
TM34	Sunny Day Changes the weather to sunny for 5 turns.	FIRE	--	--	5	Entire Field
TM39	Facade Does double damage if Ferroseed is poisoned, burned, or paralyzed.	NORMAL	70	100%	20	One Target
TM42	Revenge Attacks last; if damaged this turn, hits for double damage.	FIGHTING	60	100%	10	One Target
TM50	Bullet Seed Hits the target two to five times in a row.	GRASS	25	100%	30	One Target
TM57	Payback Does double damage if Ferroseed attacks after the target.	DARK	50	100%	10	One Target
TM58	Assurance Does double damage if the target was already damaged this turn.	DARK	60	100%	10	One Target
TM76	Round Deals double damage if Round has already been used and causes any other Pokémon using Round to use it immediately afterward.	NORMAL	60	100%	15	One Target

TR Moves

Here are all of the moves that Ferroseed can learn via TR (Technical Record). These moves can be taught only once per TR, but TRs can be obtained in the Wild Area and other locations.

TR	Move	Type	Power	Acc.%	PP	Target
TR08	Thunderbolt Has a 10% chance to paralyze the target.	ELECTRIC	90	100%	15	One Target
TR20	Substitute Costs 25% of Ferroseed's max HP. Sets up a Substitute to block effects and damage.	NORMAL	--	--	10	User
TR23	Spikes Sets a layer of spikes to do damage upon switching in. Up to three layers can be set.	GROUND	--	--	20	Enemy Field
TR26	Endure Will survive any hit with at least 1 HP left this turn. 50% chance of working on consecutive turns.	NORMAL	--	--	10	User
TR27	Sleep Talk Can only be used while asleep. Uses one of Ferroseed's moves at random.	NORMAL	--	--	10	User
TR46	Iron Defense Raises Ferroseed's Defense by two stages.	STEEL	--	--	15	User
TR52	Gyro Ball Does more damage based on how much lower Ferroseed's Speed is compared to the target's.	STEEL	varies	100%	5	One Target
TR57	Poison Jab Has a 30% chance to poison the target.	POISON	80	100%	20	One Target
TR59	Seed Bomb Damages the target.	GRASS	80	100%	15	One Target
TR65	Energy Ball 10% chance of lowering the target's Sp. Def by one stage.	GRASS	90	100%	10	One Target
TR70	Flash Cannon 10% chance of lowering the target's Sp. Def by one stage.	STEEL	80	100%	10	One Target
TR74	Iron Head Has a 30% chance of causing the target to flinch.	STEEL	80	100%	15	One Target
TR76	Stealth Rock Sets floating rocks on the enemy's field. Does 1/8 max HP to enemies that switch in. Weakness/resistance to Rock affects this damage.	ROCK	--	--	20	Enemy Field

Egg Moves

Here are all of the moves that Ferroseed can learn as Egg Moves. In the case of evolved Pokémon, it shows what Egg Moves it can learn in its lowest evolutionary stage. Click the word EGG to find compatible breeding Pokémon to get that Egg Move onto Ferroseed.

	Move	Type	Power	Acc.%	PP	Target
EGG	Leech Seed Leeches the target by 1/8 its max HP each turn and heals Ferroseed by that much.	GRASS	--	90%	10	One Target
EGG	Gravity Lowers all Pokémon's base evasion by 30% and grounds all Pokémon for the next 5 turns.	PSYCHIC	--	--	5	Entire Field
EGG	Acid Spray Lowers the target's Special Defense by two stages.	POISON	40	100%	20	One Target
EGG	Toxic Badly poisons the target. 100% accuracy if used by a Poison-type Pokémon.	POISON	--	90%	10	One Target
EGG	Knock Off Double damage if the target has a held item and knocks it off.	DARK	65	100%	20	One Target

Move Tutor Moves

Here are all of the moves that Ferroseed can learn from Move Tutors. Most of these require the Expansion Pass and can be found in the Isle of Armor's Dojo, costing some Armorite Ore to teach. However, there are a few moves that can be taught aside from this.

	Move	Type	Category	Power	Acc.%	PP	Target	Info
TUTOR	Steel Roller Steel Roller fails if used while there is no Terrain in effect. After doing damage, any active Terrain effect is removed.	STEEL		130	100%	5	One Target

Ferroseed's Detailed Stats

Below you'll find a more detailed table containing Ferroseed's calculated stats, which are the stats that you actually see displayed in game. These are affected by a variety of things, such as level, Effort Values (EVs), Individual Values (IVs), and Ferroseed's Nature.

By default, the stats you see in the table below show four different possibilities, all assuming Ferroseed is level 100: its stats with 0 EVs, 252+ (max) EVs, 0 IVs, and 31 (max) IVs. Nature is not shown by default, so its maximum is 10% higher than shown here, and minium 10% lower.

Stats at level 100	0 EVs		252+ EVs		Base Stat
Stats at level 100	Min	Max	Min	Max	Base Stat
HP	198	229	261	292	44
Attack	105	136	168	199	50
Defense	187	218	250	281	91
Sp. Atk	53	84	116	147	24
Sp. Def	177	208	240	271	86
Speed	25	56	88	119	10
Total					305

Where to Find Ferroseed in Sword & Shield

If you're looking for where to find Ferroseed, you'll find the various methods listed down below, along with any notes or special locations. This should help you figure out how to get Ferroseed in Pokémon Sword & Shield. (Currently this does not show most "strong" static encounters or Max Raid Battles.)

Ferroseed in the Wild

Galar Route 4

Random Encounters

Any Weather
1%			Lv. 13-15

Motostoke Riverbank

Random Encounters

Norm.	Over.	Rain	Strm.	Sun	Snow	Bliz.	Sand.	Fog
--	--	--	--	--	--	10%	--	--
						Lv. 26-28

Bridge Field

Random Encounters

Norm.	Over.	Rain	Strm.	Sun	Snow	Bliz.	Sand.	Fog
5%	5%	5%	5%	5%	5%	5%	5%	5%
Lv. 26-28	Lv. 26-28	Lv. 26-28	Lv. 26-28	Lv. 26-28	Lv. 26-28	Lv. 26-28	Lv. 26-28	Lv. 26-28

Stony Wilderness

Overworld Encounters

Norm.	Over.	Rain	Strm.	Sun	Snow	Bliz.	Sand.	Fog
--	--	--	--	--	--	5%	--	--
						Lv. 28-30

Stony Wilderness (Brown Grass)

Overworld Encounters

Norm.	Over.	Rain	Strm.	Sun	Snow	Bliz.	Sand.	Fog
--	--	--	--	--	--	5%	--	--
						Lv. 28-30

Stony Wilderness (Northwest Grass)

Overworld Encounters

Norm.	Over.	Rain	Strm.	Sun	Snow	Bliz.	Sand.	Fog
--	--	--	--	--	--	5%	--	--
						Lv. 28-30

Lakeside Cave

Overworld Encounters

Any Weather
10%			Lv. 60-65

Pokédex Entries for Ferroseed

Generation 8 Pokédex Entries

Sword

It defends itself by launching spikes, but its aim isn't very good at first. Only after a lot of practice will it improve.

Shield

Mossy caves are their preferred dwellings. Enzymes contained in mosses help Ferroseed's spikes grow big and strong.

Generation 6 Pokédex Entries

X Omega Ruby

When threatened, it attacks by shooting a barrage of spikes, which gives it a chance to escape by rolling away.

Y Alpha Sapphire

It absorbs the iron it finds in the rock while clinging to the ceiling. It shoots spikes when in danger.

Generation 5 Pokédex Entries

Black

When threatened, it attacks by shooting a barrage of spikes, which gives it a chance to escape by rolling away.

White

They stick their spikes into cave walls and absorb the minerals they find in the rock.

Black 2 White 2

It absorbs the iron it finds in the rock while clinging to the ceiling. It shoots spikes when in danger.