#0389

Torterra

Continent Pokémon

This remarkable, large-bodied Pokémon would serve beautifully as borrowed scenery for a garden, and its strength is peerless. Torterra roams the wilderness in search of clean water.

In Pokémon GO · 2934 max CP 1 TCG Pocket card

Details

Height2.2 m

Weight310.0 kg

Gender87.5% ♂ · 12.5% ♀

Catch rate45

Base friendship70

Growth ratemedium slow

Abilities

Overgrow

Strengthens Grass moves to inflict 1.5× damage at 1/3 max HP or less.

Shell ArmorHidden

Protects against critical hits.

Egg groups: Monster, Grass

Appears in these games

Diamond · Pearl#003 Platinum · BDSP#003 Legends: Arceus#132 SV — The Indigo Disk#193

Base stats

Attack

109

Defense

105

Sp. Atk

Sp. Def

Speed

Total

525

Base Stat Total

Type defenses

Damage taken from each attacking type.

Competitive movesets

Smogon · Gen 9

Recommended battle-ready sets by competitive tier. A “/” means either option works in that slot.

Shell Smash

Item: Loaded Dice / White Herb
Nature: Jolly
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Tera: FireSteel

Evolution

#0387Turtwig

Lv. 18

#0388Grotle

Lv. 32

#0389Torterra

Notable moves

The strongest damaging moves Torterra can learn — same-type (STAB) moves get a 1.5× power bonus in battle.

Sprites & renders

17 sprites & renders for Torterra.

Across the games

Moves

Lv.	Move	Type	Class	Power	Acc.	PP
0	Earthquake	Ground	Physical	100	100	10
1	Absorb	Grass	Special	20	100	25
1	Razor Leaf	Grass	Physical	55	95	25
1	Tackle	Normal	Physical	40	100	35
1	Withdraw	Water	Status	—	—	40
1	Wood Hammer	Grass	Physical	120	100	15
6	Leafage	Grass	Physical	40	100	40
10	Growth	Normal	Status	—	—	20
17	Curse	Ghost	Status	—	—	10
18	Bulldoze	Ground	Physical	60	100	20
22	Bite	Dark	Physical	60	100	25
25	Sleep Powder	Grass	Status	—	75	15
27	Mega Drain	Grass	Special	40	100	15
33	Leech Seed	Grass	Status	—	90	10
34	Leaf Blade	Grass	Physical	90	100	15
39	Synthesis	Grass	Status	—	—	5
43	Double-Edge	Normal	Physical	120	100	15
45	Crunch	Dark	Physical	80	100	15
51	Giga Drain	Grass	Special	75	100	10
57	Leaf Storm	Grass	Special	130	90	5
63	Headlong Rush	Ground	Physical	120	100	5