Ferroseed Pokemon Guide

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Ferroseed Pokemon Guide

Ferroseed is a Grass and Steel-type Pokemon known for its defensive typing, Iron Barbs ability and evolution into Ferrothorn. This guide covers Ferroseed’s stats, best moves, abilities, evolution, shiny form, typing, weaknesses and locations.

Normal Form

Ferroseed

Shiny Form

Shiny Ferroseed

Ferroseed Description

Ferroseed is a defensive Grass and Steel-type Pokemon that stores energy in its spiky body. It evolves into Ferrothorn and is known for hazard support and contact punishment.

Ferroseed Quick Facts

Here are the key facts to know about Ferroseed, including its type, abilities, height, weight and species information.

Name

Ferroseed

National Dex

#0597

Type

Grass / Steel

Species

Thorn Seed Pokemon

Height

2’00” / 0.6 m

60 cm

Weight

41.4 lbs / 18.8 kg

18.8 kg

Abilities

Iron Barbs

Ferroseed Stats

Ferroseed has strong Defense and Special Defense for a basic Pokemon, but it has very low Speed and modest offense.

Ferroseed Best Moves Across Pokemon Games

Ferroseed uses defensive, Grass and Steel moves to support its team and punish contact.

Ferroseed All Moves

Ferroseed can learn a variety of moves across different Pokemon games. Use the section below to view Ferroseed’s move list by learn method.

Move data shown from: Pokemon Sword and Shield

Level-Up Moves

Level	Move	Type	Category	Power	Accuracy
1	Harden	Normal	Status	–	–
1	Tackle	Normal	Physical	40	100
5	Metal Claw	Steel	Physical	50	95
10	Pin Missile	Bug	Physical	25	95
15	Ingrain	Grass	Status	–	–
20	Flash Cannon	Steel	Special	80	100
25	Iron Head	Steel	Physical	80	100
30	Self Destruct	Normal	Physical	200	100
35	Iron Defense	Steel	Status	–	–
41	Curse	Ghost	Status	–	–
45	Gyro Ball	Steel	Physical	–	100
50	Explosion	Normal	Physical	250	100

TM Moves

Method	Move	Type	Category	Power	Accuracy
TM	Assurance	Dark	Physical	60	100
TM	Attract	Normal	Status	–	100
TM	Bullet Seed	Grass	Physical	25	100
TM	Endure	Normal	Status	–	–
TM	Energy Ball	Grass	Special	90	100
TM	Facade	Normal	Physical	70	100
TM	Flash Cannon	Steel	Special	80	100
TM	Giga Drain	Grass	Special	75	100
TM	Gyro Ball	Steel	Physical	–	100
TM	Iron Defense	Steel	Status	–	–
TM	Iron Head	Steel	Physical	80	100
TM	Payback	Dark	Physical	50	100
TM	Pin Missile	Bug	Physical	25	95
TM	Poison Jab	Poison	Physical	80	100
TM	Protect	Normal	Status	–	–
TM	Rest	Psychic	Status	–	–
TM	Revenge	Fighting	Physical	60	100
TM	Round	Normal	Special	60	100
TM	Seed Bomb	Grass	Physical	80	100
TM	Self Destruct	Normal	Physical	200	100
TM	Sleep Talk	Normal	Status	–	–
TM	Snore	Normal	Special	50	100
TM	Solar Beam	Grass	Special	120	100
TM	Spikes	Ground	Status	–	–
TM	Stealth Rock	Rock	Status	–	–
TM	Substitute	Normal	Status	–	–
TM	Sunny Day	Fire	Status	–	–
TM	Thunder Wave	Electric	Status	–	90
TM	Thunderbolt	Electric	Special	90	100

Egg Moves

Move	Type	Category	Power	Accuracy
Acid Spray	Poison	Special	40	100
Gravity	Psychic	Status	–	–
Knock Off	Dark	Physical	65	100
Leech Seed	Grass	Status	–	90
Toxic	Poison	Status	–	90

Tutor Moves

Move	Type	Category	Power	Accuracy
Steel Beam	Steel	Special	140	95
Steel Roller	Steel	Physical	130	100

Ferroseed Typing, Weaknesses and Resistances

Ferroseed is a Grass and Steel-type Pokemon. This gives it many resistances and a Poison immunity, but it has major trouble against Fire-type moves.

Type

Grass / Steel

Weaknesses

Fire, Fighting

Resistances

Normal, Water, Electric, Grass, Psychic, Rock, Dragon, Steel, Fairy

Immunity

Poison

Ferroseed Abilities

Ferroseed uses Iron Barbs to punish contact moves and support defensive strategies.

Ferroseed Evolution

Ferroseed evolves into Ferrothorn at Level 40.

Stage 1

Ferroseed

Starting form

Stage 2

Ferrothorn

Evolves from Ferroseed at Level 40

Where to Find Ferroseed in Pokemon Games

Ferroseed availability changes depending on the Pokemon game. In many games, Ferroseed is obtained through evolution, wild encounters, transfer or trade depending on the version.

Generation 1: Pokemon Red, Blue and Yellow

Game	Where to Find Ferroseed
Pokemon Red	Not available in this generation.
Pokemon Blue	Not available in this generation.
Pokemon Yellow	Not available in this generation.

Generation 2: Pokemon Gold, Silver and Crystal

Game	Where to Find Ferroseed
Pokemon Gold	Not available in this generation.
Pokemon Silver	Not available in this generation.
Pokemon Crystal	Not available in this generation.

Generation 3: Ruby, Sapphire, Emerald, FireRed and LeafGreen

Game	Where to Find Ferroseed
Pokemon Ruby	Not available in this generation.
Pokemon Sapphire	Not available in this generation.
Pokemon Emerald	Not available in this generation.
Pokemon FireRed	Not available in this generation.
Pokemon LeafGreen	Not available in this generation.

Generation 4: Diamond, Pearl, Platinum, HeartGold and SoulSilver

Game	Where to Find Ferroseed
Pokemon Diamond	Not available in this game.
Pokemon Pearl	Not available in this game.
Pokemon Platinum	Not available in this game.
Pokemon HeartGold	Not available in this game.
Pokemon SoulSilver	Not available in this game.

Generation 5: Black, White, Black 2 and White 2

Game	Where to Find Ferroseed
Pokemon Black	Evolve Ferroseed at Level 40 or find in select late-game areas.
Pokemon White	Evolve Ferroseed at Level 40 or find in select late-game areas.
Pokemon Black 2	Evolve Ferroseed at Level 40.
Pokemon White 2	Evolve Ferroseed at Level 40.

Generation 6: X, Y, Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire

Game	Where to Find Ferroseed
Pokemon X	Evolve Ferroseed at Level 40 or transfer from another game.
Pokemon Y	Evolve Ferroseed at Level 40 or transfer from another game.
Pokemon Omega Ruby	Trade or transfer from another game.
Pokemon Alpha Sapphire	Trade or transfer from another game.

Generation 7: Sun, Moon, Ultra Sun, Ultra Moon and Let’s Go

Game	Where to Find Ferroseed
Pokemon Sun	Transfer from Pokemon Bank.
Pokemon Moon	Transfer from Pokemon Bank.
Pokemon Ultra Sun	Transfer from Pokemon Bank.
Pokemon Ultra Moon	Transfer from Pokemon Bank.
Pokemon Let’s Go Pikachu	Not available in this game.
Pokemon Let’s Go Eevee	Not available in this game.

Generation 8: Sword, Shield, Brilliant Diamond, Shining Pearl and Legends: Arceus

Game	Where to Find Ferroseed
Pokemon Sword	Evolve Ferroseed at Level 40 or find in Max Raid Battles.
Pokemon Shield	Evolve Ferroseed at Level 40 or find in Max Raid Battles.
Pokemon Brilliant Diamond	Not available in this game.
Pokemon Shining Pearl	Not available in this game.
Pokemon Legends: Arceus	Not available in this game.

Generation 9: Scarlet, Violet and Legends Z-A

Game	Where to Find Ferroseed
Pokemon Scarlet	Transfer if available through Pokemon HOME.
Pokemon Violet	Transfer if available through Pokemon HOME.
Pokemon Legends Z-A	Location data not yet available.

Generation 10: Pokemon Winds and Waves

Game	Where to Find Ferroseed
Pokemon Winds and Waves	Coming soon once official location, encounter or transfer information is confirmed.

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