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The best Torterra Tera Raid Build in Pokemon Scarlet and Violet (SV) is a bulky offensive set that has the Shell Armor ability. Read on to learn what the best Torterra Tera Raid Build is and how to use it.
Torterra - Related Guides | ||
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Evolution and Learnset | Moveset for Ranked Battle | Tera Raid Build |
List of Contents
Best Torterra Tera Builds | ||
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Ground Tera Build | Grass Tera Build | Body Press Build |
Torterra |
Tera Type | Nature | ||||
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Adamant (↑Atk, ↓Sp. Atk) |
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EV Spread | ||||||
HP: 252 |
Atk: 252 |
Def: 4 |
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Ability | Moveset | |||||
Shell Armor | ・
Earthquake
・ Sunny Day ・ Growth ・ Synthesis |
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Held Item | ||||||
Shell Bell |
Amazing for Electric Raids of Pokemon that know Water Moves. Synthesis and Growth have amazing Synergy under Sun. Earthquake is an amazing reliable Physical attacking move. |
The best ability for Torterra in Tera Raid Battles is Shell Armor, so that you won't have to worry about critical hits. This is especially helpful against Raid Bosses who have access to moves with high critical hit rate.
We also recommend getting a Torterra with a Ground Tera type to boost the power of Earthquake. As a Physical Attacker, Adamant nature would be best.
Best Tera Types: Best Pokemon to Terastallize
Tera Raid EV spreads should lean towards Bulky Offense. Max out your HP and Atk EVs, while adding the remaining EVs into Def. Give it a Shell Bell to help Torterra recover HP when dealing damage.
Torterra Tera Raid Turn-by-Turn Counter Strategy | |
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Turn 1 | Use Sunny Day to set up Sun. |
Turns 2~4 | Use Growth until your Attack is at +6. |
Low HP Turns | Use Synthesis to bring your HP back up while setting up. |
Turns 5+ | Use Earthquake until you defeat the raid boss. Terastallize when possible and feel free to set back up any buffs you may have lost. |
Focus on boosting your Defense first using Sunny Day to gain an upper hand with your buffs. Once Sun is up, boost your Attack using Growth.
Once your set-up is complete, simply use Earthquake until the Raid Boss is defeated. Make sure to Terastallize once you've built up enough Tera Orb charges with Earthquake.
If Torterra's HP gets low at any point, make sure to use either Synthesis or a Heal Cheer.
Damage Dealt by Torterra |
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Earthquake (+6 Atk, Ground Tera) 1,276 ~ 1,504 (16.7 ~ 19.7%) |
Super Effective (2x) |
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Not Very Effective (x0.5) | |
No Effect (x0) |
This Torterra Tera Raid Build is an effective counter to Fire, Electric, Poison, Rock, and Steel Type Tera Raid Bosses. If the Tera Raid Boss is usually a Grass Type outside of Terastallization, perhaps consider a different build, as Torterra will be weak to these Types as a Ground-Type attacker.
Type Chart: All Matchups and Effectiveness
Torterra |
Tera Type | Nature | ||||
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Adamant (↑Atk, ↓Sp. Atk) |
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EV Spread | ||||||
HP: 252 |
Atk: 252 |
Def: 4 |
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Ability | Moveset | |||||
Shell Armor | ・
Seed Bomb
・ Reflect ・ Swords Dance ・ Synthesis |
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Held Item | ||||||
Miracle Seed |
Shell Armor prevents the Raid Boss from landing critical hits. Can heal itself with Synthesis, allowing it to use a different item than Shell Bell. Tera Grass and Miracle Seed greatly boost the power of Seed Bomb. |
The best ability for Torterra in Tera Raid Battles is Shell Armor, so that you won't have to worry about critical hits. This is especially helpful against Raid Bosses who have access to moves with high critical hit rate.
With max Defense, the ability to set up with Reflect, and Shell Armor preventing critical hits, Torterra should be a reliably tanky Pokemon.
If you want to have an extra move slot, Reflect and Swords Dance can be substituted with Curse instead.
We also recommend getting a Torterra with a Grass Tera Type to further boost the power of its Grass-type moves and resist the Raid Boss's Water-type attacks. As a Physical Attacker, an Adamant nature would be best.
Best Tera Types: Best Pokemon to Terastallize
Tera Raid EV spreads should lean towards bulky offense. Max out your Attack and HP EVs, while adding the remaining EVs into Def. Give it a Miracle Seed to boost the damage output of Seed Bomb.
Torterra Tera Raid Turn-by-Turn Counter Strategy | |
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Turn 1 | Use Reflect to raise your capability to take Physical Hits |
Turns 2~4 | Use Swords Dance until your Attack is at +6. |
Turns 5+ | Use Seed Bomb until you defeat the raid boss. Terastallize when possible. |
Low HP Turns | Heal up using Synthesis or a Heal Cheer. |
Focus on boosting your Defense first using Reflect in order to minimize the damage you take. Once you've maxed out your Defense, boost your Attack using Swords Dance.
Once your set-up is complete, simply use Seed Bomb until the Raid Boss is defeated. Make sure to Terastallize once you've built up enough Tera Orb charges with Seed Bomb.
If Torterra's HP gets low at any point, make sure to use either Synthesis or a Heal Cheer.
Damage Dealt by Torterra |
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Seed Bomb (+6 Atk, Grass Tera) 1,948 ~ 2,296 (20.2 ~ 23.8%) |
Super Effective (2x) |
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Not Very Effective (x0.5) | |
No Effect (x0) |
None |
This Torterra Tera Raid Build is an effective counter to Water, Ground and Rock Type Tera Raid Bosses. If the Tera Raid Boss has a different Tera Type which Torterra is weak against, consider using a different build.
Type Chart: All Matchups and Effectiveness
Torterra |
Tera Type | Nature | ||||
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Impish (↑Def, ↓Sp. Atk) |
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EV Spread | ||||||
HP: 252 |
Atk: 4 |
Def: 252 |
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Ability | Moveset | |||||
Shell Armor | ・
Body Press
・ Reflect ・ Iron Defense ・ Synthesis |
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Held Item | ||||||
Shell Bell |
Consistent build that you can rely on for Fighting weak Raid Bosses. Reflect and Iron Defense ensures you won't recieve any significant damage. Shell Armor prevents ciritical hits, so the Raid boss can't go through your Defense buffs. |
The best ability for Torterra in Tera Raid Battles is Shell Armor, so that you won't have to worry about critical hits. This is especially helpful against Raid Bosses who have access to moves with high critical hit rate.
Fighting Tera Type is best for this build to give it STAB on Body Press. Impish Nature is chosen here since the move Body Press uses Torterra's Defense stat to calculate damage.
Tera Raid EV spreads should lean towards bulky offense to help with survivability. Max out your HP and Def EVs, while adding the remaining EVs into Atk. Give it a Shell Bell so that Torterra restores HP when dealing damage.
Torterra Tera Raid Turn-by-Turn Counter Strategy | |
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Turn 1 | Use Reflect to let yourself tank more hits while setting up. |
Turns 2~4 | Use Iron Defense until your Defense is at +6. |
Low HP Turns | Use Synthesis to bring your HP back up while setting up. |
Turns 5+ | Use Body Press until you defeat the raid boss. Terastallize when possible and feel free to set back up any buffs you may have lost. |
Start the battle off by using Reflect to reduce damage while you set up. Once Raid Boss resets all stat changes, use Iron Defense three times to raise Torterra's Defense by 6 stages.
Use Body Press to deal damage and accumulate Tera Orb Charge. Next, once you have enough Tera Orb Charge, terastallize into a Fighting-type and use boosted Body Press to deal damage to Raid Boss' shield and finish the battle.
If Torterra's HP gets low at any point, make sure to use either Synthesis or a Heal Cheer.
Damage Dealt by Torterra |
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Body Press (+6 Def, Fighting Tera) 4304 ~ 5066 (42 ~ 49.5%) |
Super Effective (2x) |
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Not Very Effective (x0.5) | |
No Effect (x0) |
This Torterra Tera Raid Build is an effective counter to Normal, Rock, Ice, Dark, and Steel-type Tera Raid Bosses. If the Tera Raid Boss has a different type, consider using a different Pokemon.
Type Chart: All Matchups and Effectiveness
How to Make Best Torterra Tera Raid Build |
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You can catch a Turtwig with a Grass Tera Type at the Canyon Biome.
In order to get Turtwig in the Terarium, you need to complete Terry's Boost biodiversity in the Canyon Biome request on the Support Board for 3000 BP
Make sure to bring a Pokemon that has False Swipe and can inflict a status effect to make it easier to catch.
You have a chance to get a Turtwig by hatching the egg that Jacq gives you in the Teal Mask DLC. However, this egg can hatch into any of the three Sinnoh starter Pokemon, not just Turtwig.
If you do get Turtwig, you can evolve this to get Grotle and then Torterra.
How to Get Sinnoh Starter Eggs
Turtwig in Other Pokemon Games | |||
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SV | BDSP | PLA |
If you don't get Turtwig from this egg, or if you don't have the Teal Mask DLC, you can get Torterra by transferring it from a previous Pokemon game. Of the Pokemon games on the Nintendo Switch, Torterra can be found in Pokemon BDSP and Pokemon Legends Arceus.
All Pokemon HOME Transferable Pokemon
If the Torterra build you are following requires it to have a different Tera type, you will need to have 50 Tera Shards of the type you need, and bring it to Medali to have your Pokemon's Tera Type changed.
If it has a different nature, you can use an Adamant Mint to change its nature to Adamant.
The easiest way to get this is by buying it from the Chansey Supply shop at Mesagoza for ₽20,000.
How to Change a Pokemon's Nature
If its ability is different from our recommendation, you can use an Ability Capsule to change it.
This item can be bought at Chansey Supply shops for ₽100,000.
Ability Capsule Location and How to Get
If the build you are following requires it to have its Hidden Ability, you can use an Ability Patch to give Torterra its Hidden Ability.
Ability Patch Location and How to Get
EV train Torterra according to the build's EV spread using Vitamins, Mochis, or the traditional way with Power Items and battling Pokemon with the right EV yield.
Vitamins can be bought at any Chansey Supply shop and it will cost you ₽530,000 to fully train a Pokemon. Meanwhile, Mochi can be obtained through the Ogre Oustin' Minigame.
If you have the money for it, you can just use 26 Protein, 26 Iron, and 1 HP Up.
Alternatively, you can use Power Items that you can buy at a Delibird Presents shop for ₽10,000 each. Have your Pokemon hold the respective Power Item while defeating the Pokemon listed below.
Held Item | Number of Pokemon to Defeat | Defeat Any of These Pokemon |
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Power Weight
(For HP EVs) |
1 in Total (To get 4 HP EVs) |
・Azurill ・Lechonk ・Paldean Wooper Location: South of Los Platos |
Power Bracer
(For Attack EVs) |
28 in Total (To get 252 Attack EVs) |
・Shinx ・Growlithe ・Yungoos ・Nymble Location: South Province (Area 3) |
Power Belt
(For Defense EVs) |
28 in Total (To get 252 Defense EVs) |
・Tarountula Location: South of Lost Platos |
After EV training it, head to Montenevera and talk to the man with an Abomasnow near the Pokemon Center. He will hyper train your Pokemon using Bottle Caps.
A Bottle Cap can be bought at the Delibird Presents shops for ₽20,000 after getting 6 Gym Badges. 1 Bottle Cap is needed for each stat that will be maxed out.
Hyper Training: How to Increase IVs
Next, level it up to 100 to maximize its stats. The easiest way to do this is by farming Exp candies from Tera Raid Battles.
How to Level Up Fast: EXP Farming Guide
You can also give your Torterra a Held Item to help it when facing off against various Raid Pokemon.
Learn how to find the recommended held item and price from the table below!
Item Name | Location | Price |
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Miracle Seed | Mesagoza Delibird Presents | ₽3,000 |
Delibird Presents Locations and All Items
The table below includes all the moves Torterra learns through level up needed for our recommended builds. Choose the moves depending on the build you are trying to make.
Level | Move | Type |
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17 | Curse | |
39 | Synthesis |
You can have Torterra remember moves by going to the "Moves and Stats" menu and pressing A.
The table below includes all the moves Torterra learns from TMs needed for our recommended builds. Choose the moves depending on the build you are trying to make.
TM / Move Name | How to Get Materials |
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TM049 Sunny Day |
Can be found along the road from the northwest exit of Cortondo. Follow the road west out of the town until you head up the cliffside. You will see the TM near a rock on the cliff overlooking Cortondo. Required League Points: 3000 LP Required Pokemon Materials: ・Sunkern Leaf x3 ・Torkoal Coal x3 ・Litleo Tuft x3 |
TM071 Seed Bomb |
Available for Crafting through TM Machine after defeating Team Star's Fairy Crew Required League Points: 8000 LP Required Pokemon Materials: ・Shroomish Spores x5 ・Bramblin Twig x3 ・Smoliv Oil x3 |
TM074 Reflect |
Inside the scaffolding on the northern side of East Province (Area Three). Required League Points: 800 LP Required Pokemon Materials: ・Drowzee Fur x3 ・Flittle Down x3 |
TM088 Swords Dance |
Available for Crafting through TM Machine after defeating Team Star's Fighting Crew Required League Points: 5000 LP Required Pokemon Materials: ・Zangoose Claw x3 ・Gible Scales x3 ・Scyther Claw x3 |
TM089 Body Press |
Available for Crafting through TM Machine after defeating Team Star's Fighting Crew Required League Points: 8000 LP Required Pokemon Materials: ・Pawniard Blade x3 ・Hawlucha Down x3 ・Cetoddle Grease x5 |
TM104 Iron Defense |
On one of the sunken terrains near Tagtree Thicket on East Province Area Three. Required League Points: 1500 LP Required Pokemon Materials: ・Bronzor Fragment x3 ・Pineco Husk x3 |
TM149 Earthquake |
Rewarded by the Battle League Rep at the Pokemon Center after defeating 5 Trainers in Asado Desert. Required League Points: 12000 LP Required Pokemon Materials: ・Phanpy Nail x5 ・Diglett Dirt x3 ・Barboach Slime x3 |
Recommended Pokemon to Get Torterra's Egg Moves | |
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Sunkern
Learn: Growth |
Cloyster
Learn: Shell Smash |
1 | Catch the Pokemon you wish to obtain the Egg Move from, then make sure it has the move in its moveset. |
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2 | Buy a Mirror Herb at Delibird Presents in Cascarrafa. The item costs ₽30,000 so make sure you have enough money. |
3 | Remove everyone from your party except for the Pokemon with the specific move and Torterra. There should only be two Pokemon in your party. |
4 | Delete one of Torterra's move, then let it hold the Mirror Herb. |
5 | Have a picnic with the Pokemon with the specific move and Torterra. Wait for a few minutes, then pack up. Check Torterra's summary to see that it now has the move you want to learn! |
How to Learn and Transfer Egg Moves
Tera Raid Battle Mechanics Explained
How to Increase Tera Raid Star Level
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