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carracosta
#565

Carracosta

Prototurtle Pokémon

WaterRock

They can live both in the ocean and on land. A slap from one of them is enough to open a hole in the bottom of a tanker.

Base Stats

HP 74
Attack 108
Defense 133
Sp. Atk 83
Sp. Def 65
Speed 32
Total 495

Type Effectiveness

Abilities

Evolution Chain

Moves

Details

Category Prototurtle Pokémon
Height 1.2 m
Weight 81.0 kg
Base Exp 173
Growth Rate Medium
Capture Rate 45
Base Happiness 70
Gender 87.5% ♂ / 12.5% ♀
Habitat
Egg Groups Water1 ,Water3

Sprites

carracosta Front Front
carracosta Back Back
carracosta Front Shiny Front Shiny
carracosta Back Shiny Back Shiny
carracosta Official Art Official Art
carracosta Official Art (Shiny) Official Art (Shiny)

Competitive

ru Usage: 0.3%
Shell Smash
Moves
Waterfall / Ice Beam
Aqua Jet / Ice Beam
Item
Life Orb / Lum Berry
Ability
Solid Rock / Sturdy
Nature
Jolly
EVs
Atk 252
Def 4
Spe 252
Tank
Item
Leftovers
Nature
Adamant
EVs
HP 252
Atk 252
Def 4

Strategy Overview

Carracosta is a commonly overlooked and unloved Pokemon in RU, lacking the effectiveness that other more common Pokemon that share its typing, such as Kabutops and Omastar, have. On the other hand, Carracosta definitely is solidly useful in its own right, with access to two excellent abilities that aide it in taking advantage of its strong offensive prowess. In addition, if Carracosta manages to set up, it can be incredibly difficult for many teams to stop due to its solid type coverage and priority in Aqua Jet. Sadly, Carracosta's typing gives it a number of flaws, most notably a weakness to Fighting-, Electric-, and Ground-types, all of which are fairly common in RU. Regardless, Carracosta is definitely a solid, if somewhat difficult to support, Pokemon that can be quite effective for a number of teams.

Most Used Moves

Aqua Jet
77.7%
Waterfall
61.4%
Surf
38.6%

Most Used Items

Water Gem
38.6%

Competitive data from Smogon University via data.pkmn.cc