Sawsbuck or Ferrothorn (X/Y)?

So yeah, who is better in-battle? Sawsbuck or Ferrothorn? I just can’t choose ;/

Pleaselog inorregisterto add a comment.

Well, it really depends on what suits your team better so yeah.

SAWSBUCKPros– Decent attack and speed, so it can function as a a sweeper.- gets horn leech, a good grass move that heals you.- Gets good abilities, being chlorophyll, sap sipper and serene grace.Cons– Doesn’t have a very good physical movepool- its stats are mediocre at best.- can’t make much use out of serene grace.FERROTHORNpros– Great defences allow it to take hits- Attack stat is pretty good for a defence based Pokemon.-Only two weaknesses- Iron barbs and Rocky helmet can deal HUGE damage to physical attackers after a couple of turns.Cons– Terrible special attack and speed, but that doesn’t matter.So, I’d choose depending on your team, but I like ferrothorn a bit more so it can take hits. movesets for the both of them

Sawsbuck@Life orb/choice bandJolly nature (+spd -spatt)EVS- 252 att 252 spd, 4spdef- Horn leech/Seed bomb- Wild charge/Megahorn- Jump kick- Double edge

Ferrothorn@Rocky helmet/Leftoverssassy nature (+spdef -spd)252 HP, 252 spdef, 4def- Leech seed- Stealth rock- Spikes/thunder wave/rest- Power whip/Gyro ball/explosion/payback

I hope I helped!!

Even though I answered your question, I guess you’ll still want me to compare them huh? Okay then here goes:

Ferrothorn’s unique Grass/Steel typing grants it nine resistances to Normal, Water, Electric, Grass, Psychic, Rock, Dragon, Steel and Fairy type moves respectively. It’s typing also grants Ferrothorn immunity to Poison type moves, with only Fire and Fighting type moves being super effective. Ferrothorn has both excellent Defense and Special Defense, moderate HP and decent Attack, this allows Ferrothorn to function well as a Support Role, as well as both a Wall and a potentially Tank. Ferrothorn also has a fantastic Ability in Iron Barbs, which when hit by a move that makes contact, the attacker will receive damage equal to 1⁄8 of their maximum HP. If Ferrothorn is holding a Rocky Helmet the damage will stack (dealing 7/24 of the attacker’s maximum HP). Ferrothorn does lack an extensive moveset, however it does learn notable moves which include: Power Whip, Gyro Ball, Knock Off, Thunder Wave, Leech Seed, Stealth Rock, Spikes, Toxic and Protect. Ferrothorn acts as an excellent Defensive Wall due to it’s fantastic Defense and Iron Barbs Ability, but also because of it’s resistance against common attacking moves such as Waterfall, Iron Head, Stone Edge, Rock Slide, Zen Headbutt and Play Rough etc.

What would you say if I told you that Ferrothorn was in OU, while Sawsbuck is in Smogon’s newest tier PU, which is basically the lowest ranking tier? Despite Sawsuck being in PU it does have some good features, it’s Attack and Speed are relatively good which allows Sawsbuck to function as a Physical Sweeper in PU. It also has okay Abilities in Chlorophyll, Sap Sipper and Serene Grace. Unfortunately though it does have six weaknesses to Fighting, Flying, Poison, Bug, Fire and Ice type moves respectively. It also has fewer resistances compared with Ferrothorn.

Well, Let’s Compare Them Shall We!

SawsbuckAbilities: Sap Sipper-Not very useful as Sawsbuck is a Grass TypeChlorophyll-Gives it a Speed Boost In the Sun making it FasterSerene Grace- Hmm…Cant Find any Moves that will benefit it.

Movepool: Basic MovePool,no Coverage apart from Nature Power.For Coverage: Nature Power(Earth Power)Pros and ConsBad:Small MovepoolOutclassed by Other Grass TypesIt’s Forms Are UselessGood:Horn Leech(Reliable Recovery + STAB)Pretty Fast With his AbiltySunny Day for his Abilty.

Strategy:Sawsbuck@Leftovers-Horn Leech-Toxic-Leech Seed-ProtectStall

FerrothornAbility:Iron Barb-Rocky Helmet and Iron Barns make Decent Damage.Anticipation-Warns you Of Super-Effective Moves(Or One hit KO’s)

Movepool:Same As Sawsbuck’sCoverage:Bulldoze

Pros And ConsGood:Few WeaknessesGyro Ball Paired with Speed Does worthwhile damageStealth RockHigh DefenseReliable STABBad:SlowNot Much CoverageBad Special Attack(Flash Cannon Won’t Be as StrongNot Many Grass Moves(Power Whip is Awesome)His poor Special Attack won’t allow him to Use Solarbeam Properly.

Ferrothorn@Rocky Helmet(For his Ability-Gyro Ball-Bulldoze-Power Whip-Thunder Wave

Soooo, It’s Really your Choice. Both Pokemon Can Be Used in a Good Way,See which one fits you Team or Strategy(Personally I Like Ferrothorn)

Hope this Helped- LoL(Legend of Lotad)