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Orthworm

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Orthworm Weaknesses & Counters

Steel

Orthworm is weak to Fire, Fighting and Ground. It resists Normal, Grass, Ice, Flying, Psychic, Bug, Rock, Dragon, Steel and Fairy and is immune to Poison.

Build a team with OrthwormType chart

Type matchups

2× — weakFireFightingGround
1× — normal damageWaterElectricGhostDark
½× — resistsNormalGrassIceFlyingPsychicBugRockDragonSteelFairy
0× — immunePoison

Abilities that change this

Earth Eater: Ground 2× → 0×

Best counters

Popular Pokémon that resist Orthworm's STAB attacks and hit it super-effectively.

Iron TreadsIron TreadsGroundSteelUrshifu-Rapid-StrikeUrshifu-Rapid-StrikeFightingWaterHeatranHeatranFireSteelCharizard-Mega-YMega Charizard YFireFlyingVolcaronaVolcaronaBugFireMoltresMoltresFireFlyingCeruledgeCeruledgeFireGhostCinderaceCinderaceFire

Other Steel Pokémon

Aggron-MegaMega AggronRegisteelRegisteelArceus-SteelArceus-SteelKlinklangKlinklangSilvally-SteelSilvally-SteelMeltanMeltanMelmetalMelmetalPerrserkerPerrserker

Orthworm weakness FAQ

What is Orthworm weak to?

Orthworm is a Steel type, so it takes super-effective damage from Fire, Fighting and Ground.

What does Orthworm resist?

Orthworm resists Normal, Grass, Ice, Flying, Psychic, Bug, Rock, Dragon, Steel and Fairy and is immune to Poison.

Do Orthworm's abilities change its weaknesses?

With Earth Eater: Ground 2× → 0×.

What are good counters to Orthworm?

Popular Pokémon that resist Orthworm's Steel attacks and hit it super-effectively include Iron Treads, Urshifu-Rapid-Strike, Heatran, Mega Charizard Y and Volcarona.