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This is a guide to movesets and best builds for using Torterra in competitive play for the games Pokemon Scarlet and Violet (SV). Read on for tips on the best Nature, EV spreads, Movesets, Tera Type, and Held Items to use with Torterra, as well as its strengths and weaknesses.
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| Blueberry #193 | Type | |
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Torterra
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| Abilities | ||
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Overgrow Shell Armor (Hidden) |
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| Weak to: | (4x) | |
| (2x) | ||
| Damaged Normally By: |
(1x) | |
| Resists: | (0.5x) | |
| (0.25x) | ||
| Ability Name | Description | |
|---|---|---|
| Overgrow | Increases the damage of Grass-type moves by 50% when the user's HP is below 1/3 its max. | |
| Shell Armor (Hidden) |
The user is protected from critical hits. | |
| Stat | Value | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| HP | 95 | 132 |
| Atk | 109 | 166 |
| Def | 105 | 107 |
| SpAtk | 75 | 345 |
| SpDef | 85 | 226 |
| Speed | 56 | 537 |
| Total | 525 | 196 |
| Stat | Max | 0Nat | 0EV | -Nat | Min |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HP | 202 | 202 | 170 | 170 | 155 |
| Atk | 177 | 161 | 129 | 116 | 102 |
| Def | 172 | 157 | 125 | 112 | 99 |
| SpAtk | 139 | 127 | 95 | 85 | 72 |
| SpDef | 150 | 137 | 105 | 94 | 81 |
| Spd | 118 | 108 | 76 | 68 | 54 |
| Best Natures | ||
|---|---|---|
| Adamant (+Atk, -Sp. Atk) |
Jolly (+Spe, -Sp. Atk) |
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| Build Name | Recommendation |
|---|---|
| White Herb | ★★★★★ |
| Loaded Dice | ★★★★ |
| Nature | Adamant (+Atk, -Sp. Atk) |
|---|---|
| EV Spread | Atk 252 / Sp. Def 4 / Spe 252 |
| Final Stat Values | HP 170 / Atk 177 / Def 125 / Sp. Def 106 / Spe 108 |
| Ability | Overgrow or Shell Armor |
| Tera Type |
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| Held Item | White Herb |
| Moveset | ・
Headlong Rush
・ Wood Hammer ・ Stone Edge ・ Shell Smash |
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|---|---|---|
| Ability | Held Item | |
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Overgrow
or Shell Armor |
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Torterra can flexibly use either of its abilities. Take Overgrow if you would prefer a damage boost to its Grass-type attacks at low HP, otherwise use Shell Armor to become immune to critical hits, especially from moves like Wicked Blow, Surging Strikes, or Ivy Cudgel.
The item chosen for Torterra for this build is White Herb. This allows it to negate the defense drops from using Shell Smash.
| Headlong Rush | Wood Hammer |
| Stone Edge | Shell Smash |
Headlong Rush is its strongest Ground-type STAB attack with the only downside of it lowering Torterra's defenses by one stage.
Wood Hammer is its strongest Grass-type STAB attack at the cost of taking some recoil damage.
Stone Edge is the coverage option for this build in order to hit all of the Pokemon that would threaten it for super effective damage.
Shell Smash allows for Torterra to become a speedy offensive threat. With a White Herb, it does not need to worry about the defense drops.
| Water Tera Type Matchup | ||
|---|---|---|
| Weak to: | ||
| (2x) | ||
| Damaged Normally By: |
(1x) | |
| Resists: | (0.5x) | |
Water is the best Tera Type for this build because it removes Torterra's weaknesses and is a generally good defensive typing.
A full 252 EVs are put into its Attack and Speed EVs in order to make it hit as hard and fast as possible. The rest of the 4 EVs are put into its Special Defense to help round out its bulk.
Torterra needs at least 244 Speed EVs to outspeed Dragapult, meaning that it can only be threatened by other Pokemon that have their speed boosted.
An Adamant nature is ideal to maximize Torterra's damage output.
| Earthquake | Does less damage but doesn't have the drawback of having its defenses lowered. |
|---|---|
| Seed Bomb | Does less damage but doesn't have recoil damage. |
| Item: Rocky Helmet | +2 Headlong Rush 216-254 (137.5 - 161.7%) Guaranteed OHKO |
| Item: Leftovers | +2 Wood Hammer (94.6 - 112.2%) 75% Chance to OHKO 50.2% Recoil Damage |
Ability:
Multiscale
Item:
Rocky Helmet
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+2 Stone Edge 116-137 (58.5 - 69.1%) Guaranteed 2HKO OHKO if no Multiscale |
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| Nature | Adamant (+Atk, -Sp. Atk) |
|---|---|
| EV Spread | Atk 252 / Sp. Def 4 / Spe 252 |
| Final Stat Values | HP 170 / Atk 177 / Def 125 / Sp. Def 106 / Spe 108 |
| Ability | Overgrow or Shell Armor |
| Tera Type |
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| Held Item | Loaded Dice |
| Moveset | ・
Headlong Rush
・ Bullet Seed ・ Rock Blast ・ Shell Smash |
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|---|---|---|
| Ability | Held Item | |
|
Overgrow
or Shell Armor |
|
|
Torterra can flexibly use either of its abilities. Take Overgrow if you would prefer a damage boost to its Grass-type attacks at low HP, otherwise use Shell Armor to become immune to critical hits, especially from moves like Wicked Blow, Surging Strikes, or Ivy Cudgel.
The item chosen for is Loaded Dice. This allows Torterra's multi-hit moves to hit for a minimum of four times.
| Headlong Rush | Bullet Seed |
| Rock Blast | Shell Smash |
Headlong Rush is its strongest Ground-type STAB attack with the only downside of it lowering Torterra's defenses by one stage.
Bullet Seed is its strongest Grass-type STAB attack while it is holding a Loaded Dice.
Rock Blast is the coverage option for this build in order to hit all of the Pokemon that would threaten it for super effective damage.
Shell Smash allows for Torterra to become a speedy offensive threat.
| Rock Tera Type Matchup | ||
|---|---|---|
| Weak to: | ||
| (2x) | ||
| Damaged Normally By: |
(1x) | |
| Resists: | (0.5x) | |
Rock is the best Tera Type for this build because it removes Torterra's weaknesses and boosts the damage dealt by Rock Blast.
Alternatively, it could use a Stellar Tera Type as a more offensive option so that it can also boost the damage of its STAB moves when need be.
Best Rock (Tera) Type Pokemon for Ranked Battles
A full 252 EVs are put into its Attack and Speed EVs in order to make it hit as hard and fast as possible. The rest of the 4 EVs are put into its Special Defense to help round out its bulk.
Torterra needs at least 244 Speed EVs to outspeed Dragapult, meaning that it can only be threatened by other Pokemon that have their speed boosted.
An Adamant nature is ideal to maximize Torterra's damage output.
| Earthquake | Does less damage but doesn't have the drawback of having its defenses lowered. |
|---|
Put Torterra in a safe spot to use Shell Smash. Don't put it in a spot where the opponent can freely knock it out or get a free speed boost.
Have teammates that can boost Torterra's bulk or give your team speed control.
| Screens Lead | Physical Attacker | Physical Attacker |
|---|---|---|
Alolan Ninetales
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Torterra
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Chien-Pao
|
Alolan Ninetales helps support Torterra by increasing the team's bulk by using Aurora Veil, and Chien-Pao can help deal with matchups that Torterra would have difficulty with.
| Pokemon | Description |
|---|---|
Iron Bundle
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Ranking: ★★★★★
・Booster Energy set will always outspeed Torterra. ・Difficult to resist with Hydro Pump and Freeze-Dry combo. ▶️ Iron Bundle Best Movesets |
Landorus (Therian Forme)
|
Ranking: ★★★★
・Choice Scarf set will always outspeed Torterra. ・Immune to Torterra's Ground-type attacks. ▶️ Landorus Therian Best Movesets |
Baxcalibur
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Ranking: ★★★
・Will outspeed Torterra after a Dragon Dance or Scale Shot. ・Forces Torterra to Tera or it'll get KO'd by Icicle Spear. ▶️ Baxcalibur Best Movesets |

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