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Tirtouga's Type

WATER

ROCK

Tirtouga's Pokédex #s

National #: 564

Galar #: --

Armor #: --

Crown #: 147

Tirtouga's Base Stats

HP:: 54

Attack:: 78

Defense:: 103

Sp. Atk:: 53

Sp. Def:: 45

Speed:: 22

Total:: 355

Misc. Info

Height:: 2'4" (0.7m)

Weight:: 36.4 lbs. (16.5 kg)

Gender Ratio:

Egg Groups:: Water 1 / Water 3

EXP At Lv. 100:: 1,000,000

EV Yield:: 1 Defense

Base EXP:: 71

Catch Rate:: 45

Base Happiness:: 70

Tirtouga's Abilities

Here are what abilities Tirtouga can possibly have, along with their effects.

Solid Rock: Reduces the damage of super-effective moves that hit Tirtouga by 25%.

Sturdy: If Tirtouga has full HP and would be knocked out by a single hit, it survives with 1 HP. Also protects against OHKO moves.

Swift Swim: Doubles Tirtouga's Speed while the weather is rainy.

Weaknesses & Resistances

Below is a list of what Tirtouga's weakness and resistance is to various types.

4×: GRASS

2×: ELECTRIC

FIGHTING

GROUND

½: NORMAL

ICE

POISON

FLYING

¼: FIRE

Tirtouga's Evolution Line

Below you'll find a list of all Pokémon Tirtouga evolves from or into, along with its evolution method.

Tirtouga: starting form

Carracosta: at level 37

Tirtouga's Moves in Sword & Shield

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Below is a list of all of the moves that Tirtouga can learn, along with what level it learns the move, the TM or TR number, and what egg moves it can learn, if any. Hover over a move (desktop/laptop) or click the ? button next to the move (mobile/tablet) to find out more about the move.

Level Up Moves

Here are all of the moves Tirtouga learns via level up. Anything marked "Evo." means it learns it upon evolving. If the level is 1, it can be relearned at a Pokémon Center.

Lv.	Move	Type	Power	Acc.%	PP	Target
1	Water Gun Damages the target.	WATER	40	100%	25	One Target
1	Withdraw Raises Tirtouga's Defense by one stage.	WATER	--	--	40	User
3	Protect Protects Tirtouga from attacks for a turn. Low chance of working on consecutive turns.	NORMAL	--	--	10	User
6	Aqua Jet Has higher priority.	WATER	40	100%	20	One Target
9	Smack Down The target can be hit by Ground-type moves after being hit by Smack Down.	ROCK	50	100%	15	One Target
12	Ancient Power Has a 10% chance of raising Tirtouga's Attack, Defense, Sp. Atk, Sp. Def, and Speed by one stage.	ROCK	60	100%	5	One Target
15	Bite Has a 30% chance of causing the target to flinch.	DARK	60	100%	25	One Target
18	Wide Guard Protects your team from moves that hit multiple targets for the turn.	ROCK	--	--	10	User's Field
21	Brine Does double damage if the target's HP is 50% or less.	WATER	65	100%	10	One Target
24	Rock Slide Has a 30% chance of causing all nearby enemies to flinch.	ROCK	75	90%	10	Nearby Enemies
27	Crunch 20% chance of lowering the target's Defense by one stage.	DARK	80	100%	15	One Target
30	Curse Raises Tirtouga's Attack and Defense by one stage, but lowers its Speed by one stage.	GHOST	--	--	10	Counter
33	Iron Defense Raises Tirtouga's Defense by two stages.	STEEL	--	--	15	User
36	Aqua Tail Damages the target.	WATER	90	90%	10	One Target
39	Rain Dance Changes the weather to rainy for 5 turns.	WATER	--	--	5	Entire Field
42	Hydro Pump Damages the target.	WATER	110	80%	5	One Target
45	Shell Smash Raises Tirtouga's Attack, Special Attack, and Speed by two stages. Lowers Tirtouga's Defense and Special Defense by one stage.	NORMAL	--	--	15	User

TM Moves

Here are all of the moves that Tirtouga can learn via TM (Technical Machine). These moves can be taught an unlimited number of times once the TM is obtained.

TM	Move	Type	Power	Acc.%	PP	Target
TM15	Dig Can't be hit on the first turn, attacks on the second turn.	GROUND	80	100%	10	One Target
TM21	Rest Tirtouga restores its HP to full and falls asleep for two turns.	PSYCHIC	--	--	10	User
TM22	Rock Slide Has a 30% chance of causing all nearby enemies to flinch.	ROCK	75	90%	10	Nearby Enemies
TM24	Snore Can only be used while asleep. 30% chance of making the target flinch.	NORMAL	50	100%	15	One Target
TM25	Protect Protects Tirtouga from attacks for a turn. Low chance of working on consecutive turns.	NORMAL	--	--	10	User
TM27	Icy Wind 100% chance of lowering all nearby enemies' Speed by one stage.	ICE	55	95%	15	Nearby Enemies
TM31	Attract Infatuates Pokémon of the opposite gender.	NORMAL	--	100%	15	One Target
TM32	Sandstorm Changes the weather to a sandstorm for 5 turns.	ROCK	--	--	10	Entire Field
TM33	Rain Dance Changes the weather to rainy for 5 turns.	WATER	--	--	5	Entire Field
TM36	Whirlpool Traps the target for 2–5 turns; does 1/16 max HP per turn. Deals extra damage to targets using Dive.	WATER	35	85%	15	One Target
TM39	Facade Does double damage if Tirtouga is poisoned, burned, or paralyzed.	NORMAL	70	100%	20	One Target
TM45	Dive Can't be hit on the first turn, attacks on the second turn.	WATER	80	100%	10	One Target
TM48	Rock Tomb 100% chance of lowering the target's Speed by one stage.	ROCK	60	95%	15	One Target
TM53	Mud Shot 100% chance of lowering the target's Speed by one stage.	GROUND	55	95%	15	One Target
TM54	Rock Blast Hits the target two to five times in a row.	ROCK	25	90%	10	One Target
TM55	Brine Does double damage if the target's HP is 50% or less.	WATER	65	100%	10	One Target
TM61	Guard Swap Tirtouga swaps any modifiers to its Defense and Special Defense stats with the target's.	PSYCHIC	--	--	10	One Target
TM76	Round Deals double damage if Round has already been used and causes any other Pokémon using Round to use it immediately afterward.	NORMAL	60	100%	15	One Target
TM81	Bulldoze 100% chance of lowering all nearby Pokémon's Speed by one stage.	GROUND	60	100%	20	All But Self

TR Moves

Here are all of the moves that Tirtouga can learn via TR (Technical Record). These moves can be taught only once per TR, but TRs can be obtained in the Wild Area and other locations.

TR	Move	Type	Power	Acc.%	PP	Target
TR01	Body Slam Has a 30% chance to paralyze the target.	NORMAL	85	100%	15	One Target
TR03	Hydro Pump Damages the target.	WATER	110	80%	5	One Target
TR04	Surf Deals extra damage to targets using Dive.	WATER	90	100%	15	All But Self
TR05	Ice Beam Has a 10% chance to freeze the target.	ICE	90	100%	10	One Target
TR06	Blizzard Has a 10% chance to freeze all nearby enemies. 100% accuracy while it is hailing.	ICE	110	70%	5	Nearby Enemies
TR10	Earthquake Does double damage against targets using Dig.	GROUND	100	100%	10	All But Self
TR16	Waterfall Has a 20% chance of causing the target to flinch.	WATER	80	100%	15	One Target
TR20	Substitute Costs 25% of Tirtouga's max HP. Sets up a Substitute to block effects and damage.	NORMAL	--	--	10	User
TR26	Endure Will survive any hit with at least 1 HP left this turn. 50% chance of working on consecutive turns.	NORMAL	--	--	10	User
TR27	Sleep Talk Can only be used while asleep. Uses one of Tirtouga's moves at random.	NORMAL	--	--	10	User
TR31	Iron Tail 30% chance of lowering the target's Defense by one stage.	STEEL	100	75%	15	One Target
TR32	Crunch 20% chance of lowering the target's Defense by one stage.	DARK	80	100%	15	One Target
TR45	Muddy Water 30% chance of lowering all nearby enemies' Accuracy by one stage.	WATER	90	85%	10	Nearby Enemies
TR46	Iron Defense Raises Tirtouga's Defense by two stages.	STEEL	--	--	15	User
TR67	Earth Power 10% chance of lowering the target's Sp. Def by one stage.	GROUND	90	100%	10	One Target
TR69	Zen Headbutt Has a 20% chance of causing the target to flinch.	PSYCHIC	80	90%	15	One Target
TR75	Stone Edge Has a higher critical hit rate. (+1 stage.)	ROCK	100	80%	5	One Target
TR76	Stealth Rock Sets floating rocks on the enemy's field. Does 1/8 max HP to enemies that switch in. Weakness/resistance to Rock affects this damage.	ROCK	--	--	20	Enemy Field
TR84	Scald Has a 30% chance to burn the target.	WATER	80	100%	15	One Target
TR98	Liquidation 20% chance of lowering the target's Defense by one stage.	WATER	85	100%	10	One Target

Egg Moves

Here are all of the moves that Tirtouga can learn as Egg Moves. In the case of evolved Pokémon, it shows what Egg Moves it can learn in its lowest evolutionary stage. Click the word EGG to find compatible breeding Pokémon to get that Egg Move onto Tirtouga.

	Move	Type	Power	Acc.%	PP	Target
EGG	Knock Off Double damage if the target has a held item and knocks it off.	DARK	65	100%	20	One Target
EGG	Rollout Lose control for up to 5 turns, with each hit doing 2× as much. Doubles damage if Defense Curl was used beforehand.	ROCK	30	90%	20	One Target
EGG	Rock Throw Damages the target.	ROCK	50	90%	15	One Target
EGG	Slam Damages the target.	NORMAL	80	75%	20	One Target
EGG	Water Pulse Has a 20% chance of confusing the target.	WATER	60	100%	20	One Target
EGG	Block Prevents the target from fleeing or switching out.	NORMAL	--	--	5	One Target

Move Tutor Moves

Here are all of the moves that Tirtouga can learn from Move Tutors. Most of these require the Expansion Pass and can be found in the Isle of Armor's Dojo, costing some Armorite Ore to teach. However, there are a few moves that can be taught aside from this.

	Move	Type	Category	Power	Acc.%	PP	Target	Info
TUTOR	Meteor Beam Raises Tirtouga's Sp. Atk by one stage. Charges for a turn, attacks on second turn.	ROCK		120	90%	10	One Target

Tirtouga's Detailed Stats

Below you'll find a more detailed table containing Tirtouga's calculated stats, which are the stats that you actually see displayed in game. These are affected by a variety of things, such as level, Effort Values (EVs), Individual Values (IVs), and Tirtouga's Nature.

By default, the stats you see in the table below show four different possibilities, all assuming Tirtouga is level 100: its stats with 0 EVs, 252+ (max) EVs, 0 IVs, and 31 (max) IVs. Nature is not shown by default, so its maximum is 10% higher than shown here, and minium 10% lower.

Stats at level 100	0 EVs		252+ EVs		Base Stat
Stats at level 100	Min	Max	Min	Max	Base Stat
HP	218	249	281	312	54
Attack	161	192	224	255	78
Defense	211	242	274	305	103
Sp. Atk	111	142	174	205	53
Sp. Def	95	126	158	189	45
Speed	49	80	112	143	22
Total					355

Where to Find Tirtouga in Sword & Shield

If you're looking for where to find Tirtouga, you'll find the various methods listed down below, along with any notes or special locations. This should help you figure out how to get Tirtouga in Pokémon Sword & Shield. (Currently this does not show most "strong" static encounters or Max Raid Battles.)

Tirtouga in the Wild

Frigid Sea

Overworld Encounters

Norm.	Over.	Rain	Strm.	Sun	Snow	Bliz.	Sand.	Fog
10%	10%	10%	10%	--	10%	10%	--	10%
Lv. 60-65	Lv. 60-65	Lv. 60-65	Lv. 60-65		Lv. 60-65	Lv. 60-65		Lv. 60-65
Surfing (w/ Rotom Bike)
Norm.	Over.	Rain	Strm.	Sun	Snow	Bliz.	Sand.	Fog
10%	10%	10%	10%	--	10%	10%	--	10%
Lv. 60-65	Lv. 60-65	Lv. 60-65	Lv. 60-65		Lv. 60-65	Lv. 60-65		Lv. 60-65

Pokédex Entries for Tirtouga

Generation 8 Pokédex Entries

Sword

This Pokémon inhabited ancient seas. Although it can only crawl, it still comes up onto land in search of prey.

Shield

Tirtouga is considered to be the ancestor of many turtle Pokémon. It was restored to life from a fossil.

Generation 7 Pokédex Entries

Sun

Based on studies of its skeletal structure, it can apparently dive to ocean depths of over half a mile.

Moon

Reputed to be the ancestor of most turtle Pokémon, it lived in warm seas approximately a hundred million years ago.

Ultra Sun

It was restored from an ancient fossil. Tirtouga lived in the sea but came up onto the land to search for prey.

Ultra Moon

Its hunting grounds encompassed a broad area, from the land to more than half a mile deep in the ocean.

Generation 6 Pokédex Entries

X Omega Ruby

About 100 million years ago, these Pokémon swam in oceans. It is thought they also went on land to attack prey.

Y Alpha Sapphire

Restored from a fossil, this Pokémon can dive to depths beyond half a mile.

Generation 5 Pokédex Entries

Black

Restored from a fossil, this Pokémon can dive to depths beyond half a mile.

White

About 100 million years ago, these Pokémon swam in oceans. It is thought they also went on land to attack prey.

Black 2 White 2

This Pokémon was restored from a fossil. It swam skillfully and dove to depths beyond half a mile.