What is a good moveset for Terapagos?

Question

If you have a good competitive moveset for Terapagos, post an answer below and upvote the best ones. Movesets for any of its pre-evolutions can also be shared on this thread.

Be sure to include full set details in your post, e.g. items, abilities, natures and EVs. Some explanation, including the intended game mode for your set, is also appreciated. Access the full list of guidelines here.

Terapagos Pokédex and learnset for reference.

Answer 1

Death

The Unkillable Offensive Menace

LOL I’m Broken (Terapagos) @ Leftovers
Ability: Tera Shift -> Tera Shell -> Teraform Zero
Tera Type: Stellar
EVs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Modest Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Tera Starstorm
- Rock Polish
- Calm Mind
- Protect / Stored Power / Rapid Spin / Substitute / ANYTHING!

Terapagos isn’t gonna be in OU long, so use the turtle while you can!!! Tera Starstorm is broken with Tera Stellar. So the plan is send it in and Tera Shift turns it into the Terestal form, then Rock Polish while your opponent does nothing back because of Tera Shell. Then Calm Mind. Protect with Leftovers allows you to reset Tera Shell, where you can continue to Calm Mind to your hearts content. Then Tera Stellar and sweep with your 120 BP unresisted STAB. Stored Power can also be used to take further advantage of boosts, although not much is surviving a +1 unresisted Tera Starstorm. Rapid Spin can provide utility as hazard removal and provides +1 Speed. Substitute can block status conditions. Or anything else really for the last move. The Hidden Treasure of Area Zero is OP.

Comments

Dang, this really IS terrifying...

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i used this set but with weather ball on a snow team....

Answer 2

Gen 9 OU (Not for long)

Terapagos @ Leftovers
Ability: Tera Shift
Tera Type: Stellar
EVs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Modest Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Rock Polish
- Tera Starstorm
- Dazzling Gleam
- Protect

Rock Polish is very good when the Tera Shell Ability is still in play, as you are probably going to survive the hit. Dazzling Gleam can take out most Fighting-Types that can hit you STAB super-effectively. Tera Starstorm is very broken where terastallised. Protect can be used for scouting, or to try and get some Leftovers recovery.

The plan

When you send out Terapagos, it will change into Terestal form with the Tera Shell Ability. To take advantage of this, Rock Polish to boost your speed. Then feel free to Terastallize, get 700 BST and sweep because there are no good counters for it in OU

Comments

Nooo it's ubers now try the set in ubers see if it works

Answer 3

Terapagos, The Hidden Treasure of Area Zero!

This is my first moveset on this site so I would appreciate any tips or feedback!

"Celestial" (Terapagos) @ Power Herb
Ability Tera Shift
Tera Type: Stellar
Evs 252 SpA 252 Hp 4 Spd (speed)
Nature: Timid
Ivs 0 Atk, (for Foul Play.)

-Tera Starstorm
-Meteor Beam
-Dazzling Gleam
-Rock Polish

Tera Starstorm is Terapagos's Signature move so why not? plus being able to hit Terastalized opponents for super Effective is INSANE
Meteor Beam gets Tera Stellar boost and hits really hard thanks to the SpA boost and bp 140 is nothing to laugh about
Dazzling Gleam is for coverage agianst Fighting types

and if you can predict a Switch, Rock Polish makes you an instant THREAT

again, any tips or feed back would be Amazing!

Answer 4

Candied Jewel (Terapagos)
VGC Reg G

Terapagos @Leftovers
Ability: Tera Shift -> Tera Shell -> Teraform Zero
Tera Type: Stellar
EVs: 252 SpAtk 4 SpDef 252 Spe
Modest Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
-Tera Starstorm
-Rock Polish
-Surf
-Stored Power

Partner:
Alcremie @Aguav Berry
Ability: Sweet Veil
EVs: 252 HP 252 SpDef 4 SpAtk
Calm Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
-Decorate
-Psych Up
-Dazzling Gleam
-Helping Hand

This is a pretty standard Terapagos set, but wait! With Alcremie, Terapagos can not only be speedy as a polished rock, but smite opponents with Decorate boosted Tera Starstorm. We can make this even more overkill by having Alcremie Psych Up to copy Terapagos Stat changes and Dazzling Gleam sturdy or focus sash Pokemon or offer a helping hand to further boost Tera Starstorm. One thing to be careful of is follow me/rage powder because it can redirect Decorate into the opposing Pokemon. Sweet Veil prevents Spore and Hypnosis from stopping Terapagos. Stored Power is for coverage, but pretty much useless when compared against Tera Starstorm. Who knew rock cakes would be so overkill?

Comments

Its regulation H now

Answer 5

Gen 9 National Dex

Terapagos @ Heavy-Duty Boots
Ability: Tera Shell
EVs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Modest / Timid Nature
- Tera Starstorm
- Rapid Spin
- Ice Beam
- Flamethrower / Earth Power

Terapagos is legal in Nat Dex now that it can't Terastalize into its insane Stellar form. It's a very promising Pokemon with practically infinite set variety between it's great coverage movepool and utility options, it has a strong STAB move to throw around, an ability that's just Multiscale but better since Fighting type moves are equivalent to a resist on the first hit, and a pure Normal typing that gives it a Ghost immunity. This set is a utility attacker and revenge killer that can utilize Rapid Spin effectively due to it being able to threaten popular hazard setters. Ice Beam is very important to hit Gliscor, Landorus-T, Dragapult, and Garchomp. The last slot is coverage, Flamethrower allows you to hit Ferrothorn and Mega Scizor but Earth Power is stronger into Mega Diancie and Garganacl.