- Attack
- 82
- Defense
- 155
- HP
- 127
100% CP
- RaidsLv20
- 537
- min 493
- Weather boostLv25
- 672
- min 617
- MaxLv50
- 1,064
- Lv40 941
At a glance
Basics
Ferroseed is a Grass/Steel-type Pokémon. Its 100% IV CP is 537 at level 20 (raids, eggs and research), 672 at weather-boosted level 25 and up to 1,064 at level 50. It is most vulnerable to Fire attacks (2.56×) and also weak to Fighting attacks (1.6×). It resists Normal/Water/Electric/Poison/Psychic/Rock/Dragon/Steel/Fairy/Grass attacks. In raids, Tackle + Iron Head is its strongest moveset (level 40, 100% IVs). It evolves into Ferrothorn with 50 Candy. As your buddy, it earns 1 Candy every 3 km you walk together.
- Category
- Thorn Seed Pokémon
- Buddy distance
- 3 km
- Second Charged Attack
- 75,000 Stardust · 75 Candy
- Max CP · Lv50 / Lv51 (Best Buddy)
- 1,064 / 1,076
It absorbs the iron it finds in the rock while clinging to the ceiling. It shoots spikes when in danger.
All values are for Pokémon GO; main-series values are not listed. The Pokédex entry is the game's own English text.
Related tips
- How to read IVs and appraisalsIVs run from 0 to 15 for each of Attack, Defense and HP, and appraisal stars are set by the sum of the three (0–45).
- What to power up first (power-up priorities for beginners)Stardust is limited, so first power up strong counters you'll use for a long time across many raids.
- Choosing IVs for PvP (low Attack wins in Great and Ultra League)In leagues with a CP cap, the lower the Attack IV, the higher you can level up within the same CP, which makes Defense and HP bigger.
Best movesetsLv40 · 15/15/15 IVs
- 1
Tackle
Iron HeadBest100% efficiency5.5TDO 92 - 2Metal ClawIron Head100% efficiency5.5TDO 92
- 3TackleFlash Cannon99% efficiency5.5TDO 91
- 4Metal ClawFlash Cannon99% efficiency5.5TDO 91
- 5TackleGyro Ball98% efficiency5.4TDO 90
Top 5 of 6 movesets.
Raid and Gym efficiency against an ordinary neutral 5-star boss. DPS is damage per second, TDO is total damage dealt before fainting, and efficiency compares (DPS³ × TDO)^¼ with the top moveset. Against a specific boss, moves of the types it's weak to do more.
Learnable moves
Fast Attack2
| Moves | Power | Energy | DPS | EPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TackleBestNormal · 0.5s | 5 | +5 | 10 | 10 |
| Metal ClawSteel · 0.5s · STAB | 6 | +5 | 14.4 | 10 |
Charged Attack3
| Moves | Power | Energy | DPS | DPE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Iron HeadBestSteel · 2s · STAB | 60 | 50 | 36 | 1.44 |
| Flash CannonSteel · 2.5s · STAB | 100 | 100 | 48 | 1.2 |
| Gyro BallSteel · 3.5s · STAB | 85 | 50 | 29.1 | 2.04 |
- DPS is damage per second, EPS energy per second and DPE damage per energy. A Charged Attack costing 100 energy uses 1 bar, 50 uses 2 bars and 33 uses 3 bars.
- STAB (same-type attack bonus) applies to moves of the Pokémon's own type, which deal 1.2× damage (included in DPS, DPT and DPE).
Calculate with your Pokémon
Move the sliders or enter a CP and Ferroseed's stats, move performance and power-up cost update instantly.
Enter the CP shown in the game to find the closest level for these IVs.
- Actual Attack
- 57.9
- Actual Defense
- 101.6
- Actual HP
- 84
Actual stat = (base stat + IV) × level multiplier. Level 51 is the Best Buddy boost.
Move performance at these stats
Metal ClawIron HeadBest100% efficiencyThis is the best moveset at these stats. That's 88% of the same moveset's DPS at Lv40 with 15/15/15.
Raid calculation against a neutral 5-star boss. * Exclusive moves need an Elite TM.
Power-up cost
- Stardust
- 225,000
- Candy
- 248
- Candy XL
- 0
Lv 20 → 40: 40 power-ups, CP 941 after
Based on the game's power-up cost table. Shadow costs 1.2× and purified 0.9× (rounded up per power-up); Lucky Pokémon pay half the Stardust. Event bonuses are not included.
IV rankings by leagueBy stat product
Ferroseed only reaches CP 1,064 at level 50 with 100% IVs, so it can't reach this league's cap. In that case, higher IVs are better.
| Rank | Attack | Defense | HP | Level | CP | vs. #1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 50 | 1,064 | 100.0% |
| 2 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 50 | 1,061 | 99.4% |
| 3 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 50 | 1,060 | 99.2% |
| 4 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 50 | 1,053 | 99.0% |
| 5 | 15 | 13 | 15 | 50 | 1,057 | 98.8% |
| 6 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 50 | 1,057 | 98.6% |
| 7 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 50 | 1,050 | 98.4% |
| 8 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 50 | 1,056 | 98.3% |
| 9 | 15 | 12 | 15 | 50 | 1,054 | 98.2% |
| 10 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 50 | 1,049 | 98.1% |
Stat product = Attack × Defense × HP (up to level 50, excluding Best Buddy). It shows how long a Pokémon lasts under the same CP cap and doesn't include move matchups.
EvolutionFrom game data
- Base
- FerroseedViewingBest movesTackleIron Head
- Purified Pokémon need about 10% less Candy to evolve (e.g. 50 → 45 Candy).
- Best moves are the top raid moveset at level 40 with 15/15/15 IVs.
Damage takenGO multipliers
- ×2.56
Fire - ×1.6
Fighting - ×0.625Normal
Water
Electric
Poison
Psychic
Rock
DragonSteel
Fairy - ×0.39
Grass
Show all 18 types
- Normal×0.625
- Fire×2.56
- Water×0.625
- Electric×0.625
- Grass×0.39
Ice×1- Fighting×1.6
- Poison×0.625
Ground×1
Flying×1- Psychic×0.625
Bug×1- Rock×0.625
Ghost×1- Dragon×0.625
Dark×1- Steel×0.625
- Fairy×0.625
Offensive matchupsBased on learnable moves