#0968

Orthworm

Steel

📏 2.5 m ⚖️ 310 kg 🎯 25 · Hard to catch

This Pokémon lives in arid deserts. It maintains its metal body by consuming iron from the soil.

Orthworm is a Steel-type Pokémon. It takes double damage from Fire, Fighting and Ground, resists ten types, and is immune to Poison. Its base stats add up to 480: the highest is Defense (145) and the lowest is Special Defense (55).

It does not evolve, and no other Pokémon evolves into it. Its ability is Earth Eater, and its Hidden Ability is Sand Veil. It is in the Field egg group and can breed with 277 species. In Scarlet and Violet it learns 14 moves by level-up and 37 by TM.

BASE STATS

AT LV 100

HP 70

250-344

Attack 85

157-295

Defense 145

265-427

Sp. Atk 60

112-240

Sp. Def 55

103-229

Speed 65

121-251

TOTAL 480

EVs on defeat: Defense +2

ABILITIES

Earth Eater

If hit by a Ground-type move, the Pokémon has its HP restored instead of taking damage.

Sand Veil (hidden)

Boosts the Pokémon's evasiveness in a sandstorm.

BREEDING

GroupsField

Gender50% ♂ / 50% ♀

Breeds with277

MOVES

Data from Scarlet/Violet 14 moves

Lv. 1 Tackle Normal Physical 40 100% 35

Lv. 1 Wrap Normal Physical 15 90% 20

Lv. 1 Harden Normal Status — — 30

Lv. 7 Mud-Slap Ground Special 20 100% 10

Lv. 12 Smack Down Rock Physical 50 100% 15

Lv. 16 Bulldoze Ground Physical 60 100% 20

Lv. 21 Iron Head Steel Physical 80 100% 15

Lv. 26 Take Down Normal Physical 90 85% 20

Lv. 30 Dig Ground Physical 80 100% 10

Lv. 34 Sandstorm Rock Status — — 10

Lv. 38 Iron Defense Steel Status — — 15

Lv. 43 Iron Tail Steel Physical 100 75% 15

Lv. 47 Earthquake Ground Physical 100 100% 10

Lv. 52 Shed Tail Normal Status 0 — 10

WEAKNESSES & RESISTANCES

EVOLUTION LINE

This Pokemon does not evolve