Best Ferrothorn counters in Pokémon GO

Looking for the best ways to take down Ferrothorn in Pokémon GO Raid Battles? Our guide has got you covered with a comprehensive list of the top Ferrothorn counters, including the highest DPS and tankiest options.

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Best Ferrothorn counters

#	Name	Fast Attack	Charged Attack	DPS	TDO	Faints	TTW	Score
1	Mega Blaziken	Fire Spin	Blast Burn *	52.17	2197.61	2	84.3s	132.9
2	Mega Y Charizard	Fire Spin	Blast Burn *	50.30	2436.00	2	96.9s	132.7
3	Reshiram	Fire Fang	Fusion Flare *	44.68	2979.72	2	133.4s	127.7
4	Mega X Charizard	Fire Spin	Blast Burn *	43.10	2646.25	2	122.8s	120.6
5	Shadow Entei	Fire Fang	Overheat	44.07	2067.87	2	93.9s	115.3
6	Heatran	Fire Spin	Magma Storm *	38.60	2945.22	2	152.6s	114.1
7	Shadow Moltres	Fire Spin	Overheat	45.41	1799.57	3	118.9s	113.9
8	Shadow Blaziken	Fire Spin	Blast Burn *	47.28	1451.72	3	92.1s	111.3
9	Mega Houndoom	Fire Fang	Flamethrower	41.49	1885.21	2	90.9s	107.7
10	Shadow Ho-Oh	Incinerate	Sacred Fire *	39.98	2107.92	2	105.5s	107.7
11	Volcarona	Fire Spin	Overheat	39.54	2116.97	2	107.1s	107.0
12	Shadow Charizard	Fire Spin	Blast Burn *	43.79	1511.72	3	103.6s	106.1
13	Shadow Typhlosion	Incinerate	Blast Burn *	42.67	1528.16	3	107.4s	104.4
14	Primal Groudon	Mud Shot	Fire Punch *	35.98	2541.22	2	141.3s	104.3
15	Shadow Infernape	Fire Spin	Blast Burn *	43.78	1375.90	3	94.3s	103.7
16	Mega Salamence	Fire Fang	Fire Blast	36.37	2156.85	2	118.6s	100.9
17	Standard Darmanitan	Fire Fang	Overheat	40.94	1509.71	3	110.6s	100.9
18	Darmanitan	Fire Fang	Overheat	40.94	1509.71	3	110.6s	100.9
19	Entei	Fire Fang	Overheat	36.73	2037.93	2	111.0s	100.3
20	Shadow Arcanine	Fire Fang	Flamethrower	40.23	1536.11	3	114.6s	100.0

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About the results

Our guide provides detailed information on recommended Pokémon and moves that are most effective against Ferrothorn in Raid Battles. Whether you're looking for the best counters to take Ferrothorn down quickly with high DPS, or the tankiest counters that can withstand its attacks, our guide has something for every trainer.

This table displays a list of best Ferrothorn counters in Pokémon GO with their Fast Attacks, Charged Attacks, DPS (damage per second), TDO (total damage output), faints, TTW (time to win), and score. The list is sorted by the score, which is calculated based on the DPS, TDO, faints, and TTW.

The top-ranked Ferrothorn counter is Mega Blaziken, followed by Mega Y Charizard, Reshiram, and Mega X Charizard. The table also includes Shadow Entei, Heatran, Shadow Moltres, and Shadow Blaziken, among others. Each Pokemon's type is indicated by an icon beside their name.

Ferrothorn type chart

When fighting Ferrothorn, keep in mind the following that Grass and Steel-type Pokémon are weak to Fire, and Fighting type moves. They take reduced damage from Dragon, Electric, Fairy, Normal, Poison, Psychic, Rock, Steel, Water, and Grass type moves.

Weaknesses

Fire	256.0%
Fighting	160.0%

Resistances

Grass	39.1%
Dragon	62.5%
Electric	62.5%
Fairy	62.5%
Normal	62.5%
Poison	62.5%
Psychic	62.5%
Rock	62.5%
Steel	62.5%
Water	62.5%

Type chart shows the percentage (%) of damage taken from an incoming attack of a particular type.