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turtonator
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Turtonator

Blast Turtle Pokémon

FireDragon

Explosive substances coat the shell on its back. Enemies that dare attack it will be blown away by an immense detonation.

Base Stats

HP 60
Attack 78
Defense 135
Sp. Atk 91
Sp. Def 85
Speed 36
Total 485

Type Effectiveness

Abilities

Held Items

Evolution Chain

Moves

Details

Category Blast Turtle Pokémon
Height 2.0 m
Weight 212.0 kg
Base Exp 170
Growth Rate Medium
Capture Rate 70
Base Happiness 70
Gender 50% ♂ / 50% ♀
Habitat
Egg Groups Monster ,Dragon

Sprites

turtonator Front Front
turtonator Back Back
turtonator Front Shiny Front Shiny
turtonator Back Shiny Back Shiny
turtonator Official Art Official Art
turtonator Official Art (Shiny) Official Art (Shiny)

Competitive

pu Usage: 3.0%
Shell Smash
Item
White Herb / Heavy-Duty Boots
Nature
Timid
EVs
SpA 252
SpD 4
Spe 252

Strategy Overview

Turtonator carves a small niche as a Fire-type on hyper offensive teams over the more commonly seen Charizard thanks to a great boosting move in Shell Smash, which allows it to outspeed most of the unboosted metagame, making it difficult to revenge kill reliably. An excellent STAB combination along with high-powered STAB moves and valuable coverage in Flash Cannon makes it incredibly dangerous after a boost. However, Turtonator is held back by its low Speed, meaning it will most likely take heavy damage before safely setting up. It also has issues breaking through many top defensive Pokemon such as Gigalith, Wishiwashi, and Jellicent. Along with this, even after a Shell Smash it is still outsped by the commonly seen Ribombee as well as Choice Scarf Pokemon such as Mesprit, and it will either have a drop in its defensive stats after a boost or take heavy hazard damage upon switching in, depending on which item it's using.

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Most Used Items

Competitive data from Smogon University via data.pkmn.cc