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Orthworm is a Steel-type Pokémon in Pokémon GO. At level 50, Orthworm has a maximum CP of 2,599. It is weak to Fighting, Fire, and Ground-type attacks. The best raid moveset for Orthworm is Iron Tail and Iron Head.

Orthworm Stats and Max CP

Orthworm's Tier Ranking & Meta Analysis

Read meta analysis

PvE Analysis

Orthworm PvE Analysis

Recommended moves

• Steel Attacker:Iron TailIron Head

⚔️ Raids

Orthworm is a pure Steel-type Pokémon, with no evolutions or pre-evolutions. It's a fairly defensive Pokémon with a low attack stat, and despite being a Steel-type Pokémon it has a very limited selection of Steel-type attacks to choose from. As such, Orthworm does not make for a particularly good raid attacker.

PvP Analysis

Orthworm PvP Analysis

Recommended moves

• Great League:Mud-SlapRock TombIron Head
• Ultra League:Mud-SlapIron HeadRock Tomb

🔵 Great League

Orthworm is a solid off-meta pick with a lot of potential in the Great League. It is very bulky and Steel is one of the best defensive types in Pokémon GO, with ten whopping type resistances in exchange for just three weaknesses. As such, Orthworm plays similar to those specific extremely bulky Pokémon that do consistent Fast Attack damage while completely walling the opponent’s damage to it. However, lack of a solid STAB move and next to non-existent shield pressure holds it back somewhat.

🟡 Ultra League

If Orthworm is a solid off-meta pick in the Great League, then it’s an absolute menace in the Ultra League. Orthworm has a max CP of 2599, so in the 2500 Ultra League format Orthworm can achieve an extremely high stat total. This, along with the fact that Orthworm resists a lot of the dominant types in the Ultra League (Fairy, Psychic, Flying, Steel, Dragon, etc.), means that if Orthworm is positioned right, it alone can remove any chance the opponent has of winning.

🟣 Master League

Orthworm’s immense bulk unfortunately does not reach all the way to the Master League, which is dominated by Pokémon with extremely high stat products.

Raid Attacker

Not ranked

Gym Defender

D#97

Steel-type

E#121

Great League

B#167

Ultra League

B#87

Orthworm Type Chart

Orthworm takes increased damage from:

Fighting160.0%

Fire160.0%

Ground160.0%

Orthworm takes reduced damage from:

Poison39.1%

Bug62.5%

Dragon62.5%

Fairy62.5%

Flying62.5%

Grass62.5%

Ice62.5%

Normal62.5%

Psychic62.5%

Rock62.5%

Steel62.5%

Orthworm best moveset

Iron Tail + Iron Head

E

Iron Tail

Iron Head

The best Steel-type moveset for Orthworm is Iron Tail and Iron Head (9.10 DPS, 209.7 TDO). In raids, Orthworm ranks #121 among Steel-type attackers (E Tier).

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Data table

Sort: #	Sort: Fast Attack	Sort: Charged Attack	Sort: eDPS	Sort: DPS	Sort: TDO
1.	Iron Tail	Iron Head	8.23	9.10	209.7
2.	Iron Tail	Earthquake	8.05	8.91	205.2
3.	Mud-Slap	Iron Head	7.41	8.20	188.8
4.	Iron Tail	Rock Tomb	7.15	7.91	182.2
5.	Mud-Slap	Earthquake	7.13	7.89	181.8
6.	Mud-Slap	Rock Tomb	6.19	6.85	157.8

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Fast Attacks

• Mud-Slap19131.5s

  

  Type effectiveness chart

  Super effective against

  • Poison160%
  • Rock160%
  • Steel160%
  • Fire160%
  • Electric160%

  Resisted by

  • Flying39.1%
  • Bug62.5%
  • Grass62.5%

  Gym and Raid Battles

  Damage	19
  Energy	13
  Weather boost	Sunny
  Duration	1.5s
  Damage window	1.3s - 1.4s

  Trainer Battles

  Damage	11
  Energy	10

  
  

  Effects

  Mud-Slap has no special effects.

  See Mud-Slap details page ↗
• Iron Tail1461.0s

  

  Type effectiveness chart

  Super effective against

  • Rock160%
  • Ice160%
  • Fairy160%

  Resisted by

  • Steel62.5%
  • Fire62.5%
  • Water62.5%
  • Electric62.5%

  Gym and Raid Battles

  Damage	14
  Energy	6
  Weather boost	Snow
  Duration	1.0s
  Damage window	0.8s - 0.9s

  Trainer Battles

  Damage	10
  Energy	7

  
  

  Effects

  Iron Tail has no special effects.

  See Iron Tail details page ↗

Charged Attacks

• Earthquake1401003.5s

  

  Type effectiveness chart

  Super effective against

  • Poison160%
  • Rock160%
  • Steel160%
  • Fire160%
  • Electric160%

  Resisted by

  • Flying39.1%
  • Bug62.5%
  • Grass62.5%

  Gym and Raid Battles

  Damage	140
  Energy	100
  Weather boost	Sunny
  Duration	3.5s
  Damage window	2.6s - 3.4s

  Trainer Battles

  Damage	120
  Energy	65

  
  

  Effects

  Earthquake has no special effects.

  See Earthquake details page ↗
• Rock Tomb65503.0s

  

  Type effectiveness chart

  Super effective against

  • Flying160%
  • Bug160%
  • Fire160%
  • Ice160%

  Resisted by

  • Fighting62.5%
  • Ground62.5%
  • Steel62.5%

  Gym and Raid Battles

  Damage	65
  Energy	50
  Weather boost	Partly Cloudy
  Duration	3.0s
  Damage window	2.0s - 2.8s

  Trainer Battles

  Damage	75
  Energy	50

  
  

  Effects

  Special

  Rock Tomb has a 100.0% chance to:

  • Decrease Target's Attack by 20.0%

  See Rock Tomb details page ↗
• Iron Head60502.0s

  

  Type effectiveness chart

  Super effective against

  • Rock160%
  • Ice160%
  • Fairy160%

  Resisted by

  • Steel62.5%
  • Fire62.5%
  • Water62.5%
  • Electric62.5%

  Gym and Raid Battles

  Damage	60
  Energy	50
  Weather boost	Snow
  Duration	2.0s
  Damage window	1.4s - 1.8s

  Trainer Battles

  Damage	85
  Energy	50

  
  

  Effects

  Iron Head has no special effects.

  See Iron Head details page ↗

Orthworm CP Chart

At Level 50, Orthworm maxes out at 2,599 CP. Raid catches are 1,245 to 1,313 CP, or 1,557 to 1,642 CP weather boosted. Field and Special Research catches are 934 to 985 CP. The top of each range is a hundo.

Max CP	2599 CP
	Level 50, 15/15/15 IVs
Research	934 CP - 985 CP
	Level 15, 10/10/10 minimum IVs
Eggs	1245 CP - 1313 CP
	Level 20, 10/10/10 minimum IVs
Raids	1245 CP - 1313 CP
	Level 20, 10/10/10 minimum IVs
	1557 CP - 1642 CP
	Weather boosted, Level 25, 10/10/10 minimum IVs

More information

• Field and Special Research encounters are always Level 15, with a 10/10/10 IV floor.
• Pokémon hatched from Eggs are always Level 20, with a 10/10/10 IV floor.
• Raid Bosses caught without a weather boost are always Level 20, with a 10/10/10 IV floor.
  • 😈 Shadow Pokémon have 6/6/6 IV floor in raids.
• Raid Bosses caught with weather boost are always Level 25, with a 10/10/10 IV floor.
  • 😈 Shadow Pokémon have 6/6/6 IV floor in raids.
• Wild encounters range from Level 1 to 30, with no IV floor.
• Weather Boosted wild Pokémon encounters get a 5-level boost, to Level 6 to 35, and a 4/4/4 IV floor.

Mega Pokémon that boost Orthworm

Mega Pokémon that boost Orthworm’s Steel-type moves and give extra Candy and Candy XL when you catch Orthworm.

Steel

Pokédex information

Pokédex Number	#968
Height	2.5 m
Weight	310 kg
Region	Generation 9
Can be traded	Allowed
Gender	♂ 50% Male ♀ 50% Female
Buddy distance	5 km
Released	Yes
Shiny released	Yes
Pokémon Home transfer	Allowed
Base Flee Rate	0%
Catch rewards	3 100
Additional Move Cost	75 75000

Orthworm family

Orthworm’s evolutions, regional forms and other variants in Pokémon GO.

Orthworm

The illustration compares it with a 1.70 m (5′07″) Trainer.

XXS	XS	M	XL	XXL
1.23 m	1.25 m	2.5 m	3.75 m	5 m

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Size bounds

Orthworm's height ranges from 1.225 m to 5 m, with the average being 2.5 m.

Jump Time

1s

Attack Probability

10%

Dodge Probability

15%

Dodge Duration

1s

Action Frequency

0.2–1.6s

Power-up costs

LVL	Stardust	Candy	Candy XL
50	520,000	304	296
40	280,000	304	10
35	190,000	196	-
30	125,000	126	-
25	80,000	87	-
20	47,500	58	-
15	25,500	38	-
10	11,000	19	-
5	3,000	9	-

Stardust, Candy and Candy XL to power up Orthworm from Level 1 to 15, 20, 25, 30, 35, 40 and 50. Maxing it out costs 520,000 Stardust, 304 Candy and 296 Candy XL.

Sprites

Regular and Shiny Orthworm

• Regular OrthwormCopy shortcode
• Shiny OrthwormCopy shortcode

Orthworm high resolution sprites

High-resolution Pokémon HOME sprites for Orthworm. Labels are our best match for each sprite. Click one to download it at 512×512.

• #968
• #968

Official artwork

Wallpaper