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torterra
#389

Torterra

Continent Pokémon

GrassGround

Ancient people imagined that beneath the ground, a gigantic Torterra dwelled.

Base Stats

HP 95
Attack 109
Defense 105
Sp. Atk 75
Sp. Def 85
Speed 56
Total 525

Type Effectiveness

Abilities

Evolution Chain

grotle Grotle Lv. 18
torterra Torterra Lv. 32

Moves

Details

Category Continent Pokémon
Height 2.2 m
Weight 310.0 kg
Base Exp 236
Growth Rate Medium Slow
Capture Rate 45
Base Happiness 70
Gender 87.5% ♂ / 12.5% ♀
Habitat
Egg Groups Monster ,Plant

Sprites

torterra Front Front
torterra Back Back
torterra Front Shiny Front Shiny
torterra Back Shiny Back Shiny
torterra Official Art Official Art
torterra Official Art (Shiny) Official Art (Shiny)

Competitive

ru Usage: 11.8%
Shell Smash
Moves
Headlong Rush / Earthquake
Bullet Seed / Wood Hammer
Rock Blast / Stone Edge
Item
Loaded Dice / White Herb
Nature
Jolly
EVs
Atk 252
SpD 4
Spe 252
Tera Type
FireSteel

Strategy Overview

Thanks to the addition of Shell Smash, Torterra is a powerful sweeper capable of devastating many Pokemon in the tier. Torterra's high-power STAB moves can cleanly deal with physical walls like Slowbro, Hippowdon, and Registeel, and its bulk allows it plenty of opportunities to set up against Pokemon such as Bisharp, Cyclizar, and Krookodile. However, Torterra's flaws, such as its poor typing and low Speed, keep it from being an incredible Pokemon. Flying- and Grass-types like Noivern, Talonflame, and Wo-Chien resist Torterra's STAB moves, and the coverage moves to hit them can be unreliable. Defensively, Torterra's weaknesses to Fire and Ice prevent it from setting up against common Pokemon like Armarouge and Mamoswine, and it is vulnerable to priority moves like Mamoswine's Ice Shard and Entei's Extreme Speed. Additionally, Torterra's Speed after a Shell Smash falls short of important thresholds in Choice Scarf Mienshao and Gengar, allowing these Pokemon to easily revenge kill it.

Most Used Moves

Seed Bomb
40.2%

Most Used Items

Competitive data from Smogon University via data.pkmn.cc