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#0968 · Gen 9 · 480 BST

Orthworm

SteelNone Earth EaterSand Veil

A Steel-type Pokémon from Generation 9 with an exceptional 145 base Defense. Common ability: Earth Eater.

Orthworm sprite

Base stats

HP 70
Attack 85
Defense 145
Sp. Atk 60
Sp. Def 55
Speed 65

Level 50, min EVs/IVs, − nature

145/94/148/72/67/76

Level 50, 252 EVs, 31 IVs, + nature

177/150/216/123/117/128

Abilities

Earth Eater

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

Sand Veil

Boosts the Pokémon's evasion in a sandstorm.

Orthworm's learnset

40 moves in Gen 9 (Scarlet/Violet). Click any move for full data and damage calc.

Move Type Cat BP Acc
Body Press fighting physical 80 100
Body Slam normal physical 85 100
Bulldoze ground physical 60 100
Coil poison other — 101
Curse ghost other — 101
Dig ground physical 80 100
Earth Power ground special 90 100
Earthquake ground physical 100 100
Endure normal other — 101
Facade normal physical 70 100
Flash Cannon steel special 80 100
Giga Impact normal physical 150 90
Harden normal other — 101
Heavy Slam steel physical 1 100
Helping Hand normal other — 101
Hyper Beam normal special 150 90
Iron Defense steel other — 101
Iron Head steel physical 80 100
Iron Tail steel physical 100 75
Metal Burst steel physical 1 100
Mud-Slap ground special 20 100
Mud Shot ground special 55 95
Protect normal other — 101
Rest psychic other — 101
Rock Blast rock physical 25 90
Rock Slide rock physical 75 90
Rock Tomb rock physical 60 95
Sandstorm rock other — 101
Shed Tail normal other — 101
Sleep Talk normal other — 101
Smack Down rock physical 50 100
Spikes ground other — 101
Stealth Rock rock other — 101
Steel Beam steel special 140 95
Stomping Tantrum ground physical 75 100
Substitute normal other — 101
Tackle normal physical 40 100
Take Down normal physical 90 85
Tera Blast normal physical/special 80 100
Wrap normal physical 15 90

Type effectiveness

Takes 2× damage from

FireFightingGround

Takes ½× damage from

NormalGrassIceFlyingPsychicBugRockDragonSteelFairy

Takes 0× damage from

Poison

Use the type chart for the full 18×18 matchup grid.

About Orthworm

Orthworm is a Steel/None-type Pokémon from Generation 9 with a Base Stat Total of 480. A Steel-type Pokémon from Generation 9 with an exceptional 145 base Defense. Common ability: Earth Eater.

Best stat: Defense (145 base)

Orthworm's standout stat informs its competitive role. With 85 base Attack and 65 base Speed, the standard offensive set will invest 252 EVs into Attack and 252 into Speed — though its low Speed often warrants Trick Room support instead.

Abilities

  • Earth Eater
  • Sand Veil

How to use Orthworm competitively

Open the damage calculator with Orthworm selected to test offensive matchups. For an EV spread that hits key benchmarks, use the EV calculator — Orthworm appears in the species dropdown. Drop Orthworm into the team builder to check coverage with five teammates.

Pokédex data summary

National Dex ##0968
GenerationGen 9
TypeSteel / None
AbilitiesEarth Eater, Sand Veil
Base Stat Total480
HP / Atk / Def / SpA / SpD / Spe70 / 85 / 145 / 60 / 55 / 65