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Tirtouga
Prototurtle Pokémon
Tirtouga is considered to be the ancestor of many turtle Pokémon. It was restored to life from a fossil.
Details
Height0.7 m
Weight16.5 kg
Gender87.5% ♂ · 12.5% ♀
Catch rate45
Base friendship70
Growth ratemedium
Appears in these games
Base stats
HP
54
Attack
78
Defense
103
Sp. Atk
53
Sp. Def
45
Speed
22
Total
355
Base Stat Total
Evolution
Notable moves
The strongest damaging moves Tirtouga can learn — same-type (STAB) moves get a 1.5× power bonus in battle.
Sprites & renders
12 sprites & renders for Tirtouga.
Across the games
Moves
| Lv. | Move | Type | Class | Power | Acc. | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bide | Normal | Physical | — | — | 10 |
| 1 | Water Gun | Water | Special | 40 | 100 | 25 |
| 1 | Withdraw | Water | Status | — | — | 40 |
| 3 | Protect | Normal | Status | — | — | 10 |
| 5 | Rollout | Rock | Physical | 30 | 90 | 20 |
| 6 | Aqua Jet | Water | Physical | 40 | 100 | 20 |
| 9 | Smack Down | Rock | Physical | 50 | 100 | 15 |
| 12 | Ancient Power | Rock | Special | 60 | 100 | 5 |
| 15 | Bite | Dark | Physical | 60 | 100 | 25 |
| 18 | Wide Guard | Rock | Status | — | — | 10 |
| 21 | Brine | Water | Special | 65 | 100 | 10 |
| 24 | Rock Slide | Rock | Physical | 75 | 90 | 10 |
| 27 | Crunch | Dark | Physical | 80 | 100 | 15 |
| 30 | Curse | Ghost | Status | — | — | 10 |
| 33 | Iron Defense | Steel | Status | — | — | 15 |
| 36 | Aqua Tail | Water | Physical | 90 | 90 | 10 |
| 39 | Rain Dance | Water | Status | — | — | 5 |
| 42 | Hydro Pump | Water | Special | 110 | 80 | 5 |
| 45 | Shell Smash | Normal | Status | — | — | 15 |
Breeding & egg moves
Tirtouga can inherit these egg moves by breeding with a compatible parent that knows the move and shares an egg group.
