Tirtouga

Contents
Info
Base stats
Evolution chart
Pokédex entries
Moves learned
Sprites
Locations
Language

Tirtouga is a Water/Rock type Pokémon introduced in Generation 5.

Pokédex data

National №	0564
Type	Water Rock
Species	Prototurtle Pokémon
Height	0.7 m (2′04″)
Weight	16.5 kg (36.4 lbs)
Abilities	1. Solid Rock 2. Sturdy Swift Swim (hidden ability)
Local №	0070 (Black/White) 0126 (Black 2/White 2) 0194 (Sun/Moon — Alola dex) 0241 (U.Sun/U.Moon — Alola dex) 0147 (The Crown Tundra)

Training

EV yield	1 Defense
Catch rate	45 (5.9% with PokéBall, full HP)
Base Friendship	50 (normal)
Base Exp.	71
Growth Rate	Medium Fast

Breeding

Egg Groups	Water 1, Water 3
Gender	87.5% male, 12.5% female
Egg cycles	30 (7,454–7,710 steps)

Base stats

HP	54	218	312
Attack	78	144	280
Defense	103	189	335
Sp. Atk	53	99	225
Sp. Def	45	85	207
Speed	22	44	157
Total	355	Min	Max

The ranges shown on the right are for a level 100 Pokémon. Maximum values are based on a beneficial nature, 252 EVs, 31 IVs; minimum values are based on a hindering nature, 0 EVs, 0 IVs.

Type defenses

The effectiveness of each type on Tirtouga.

Solid Rock ability Sturdy ability Swift Swim ability

Nor	Fir	Wat	Ele	Gra	Ice	Fig	Poi	Gro
½	¼		1½	3	½	1½	½	1½

Fly	Psy	Bug	Roc	Gho	Dra	Dar	Ste	Fai
½

Nor	Fir	Wat	Ele	Gra	Ice	Fig	Poi	Gro
½	¼		2	4	½	2	½	2

Fly	Psy	Bug	Roc	Gho	Dra	Dar	Ste	Fai
½

Nor	Fir	Wat	Ele	Gra	Ice	Fig	Poi	Gro
½	¼		2	4	½	2	½	2

Fly	Psy	Bug	Roc	Gho	Dra	Dar	Ste	Fai
½

Evolution chart

#0564
Tirtouga
Water · Rock

(Level 37)

#0565
Carracosta
Water · Rock

Tirtouga changes

In Generations 5-7, Tirtouga has a base Friendship value of 70.

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.
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.
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.
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.

Moves learned by Tirtouga

In other generations
5
6
7
8
9

Sword/Shield Ultra Sun/Ultra Moon

Moves learnt by level up

Tirtouga learns the following moves in Pokémon Sword & Shield at the levels specified.

Lv.	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
1	Water Gun	Water	40	100
1	Withdraw	Water	—	—
3	Protect	Normal	—	—
6	Aqua Jet	Water	40	100
9	Smack Down	Rock	50	100
12	Ancient Power	Rock	60	100
15	Bite	Dark	60	100
18	Wide Guard	Rock	—	—
21	Brine	Water	65	100
24	Rock Slide	Rock	75	90
27	Crunch	Dark	80	100
30	Curse	Ghost	—	—
33	Iron Defense	Steel	—	—
36	Aqua Tail	Water	90	90
39	Rain Dance	Water	—	—
42	Hydro Pump	Water	110	80
45	Shell Smash	Normal	—	—

Egg moves

Tirtouga learns the following moves via breeding in Pokémon Sword & Shield. Details and compatible parents can be found on the Tirtouga gen 8 learnset page.

Move	Type	Power	Acc.
Block	Normal	—	—
Knock Off	Dark	65	100
Rock Throw	Rock	50	90
Rollout	Rock	30	90
Slam	Normal	80	75
Water Pulse	Water	60	100

Move Tutor moves

Tirtouga can be taught these attacks in Pokémon Sword & Shield from move tutors (details):

Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.
Meteor Beam	Rock		120	90

Moves learnt by TM

Tirtouga is compatible with these Technical Machines in Pokémon Sword & Shield:

TM	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
15	Dig	Ground	80	100
21	Rest	Psychic	—	—
22	Rock Slide	Rock	75	90
24	Snore	Normal	50	100
25	Protect	Normal	—	—
27	Icy Wind	Ice	55	95
31	Attract	Normal	—	100
32	Sandstorm	Rock	—	—
33	Rain Dance	Water	—	—
36	Whirlpool	Water	35	85
39	Facade	Normal	70	100
45	Dive	Water	80	100
48	Rock Tomb	Rock	60	95
53	Mud Shot	Ground	55	95
54	Rock Blast	Rock	25	90
55	Brine	Water	65	100
61	Guard Swap	Psychic	—	—
76	Round	Normal	60	100
81	Bulldoze	Ground	60	100

Moves learnt by TR

Tirtouga is compatible with these Technical Records in Pokémon Sword & Shield:

TR	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
01	Body Slam	Normal	85	100
03	Hydro Pump	Water	110	80
04	Surf	Water	90	100
05	Ice Beam	Ice	90	100
06	Blizzard	Ice	110	70
10	Earthquake	Ground	100	100
16	Waterfall	Water	80	100
20	Substitute	Normal	—	—
26	Endure	Normal	—	—
27	Sleep Talk	Normal	—	—
31	Iron Tail	Steel	100	75
32	Crunch	Dark	80	100
45	Muddy Water	Water	90	85
46	Iron Defense	Steel	—	—
67	Earth Power	Ground	90	100
69	Zen Headbutt	Psychic	80	90
75	Stone Edge	Rock	100	80
76	Stealth Rock	Rock	—	—
84	Scald	Water	80	100
98	Liquidation	Water	85	100

Moves learnt by level up

Tirtouga learns the following moves in Pokémon Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon at the levels specified.

Lv.	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
1	Bide	Normal	—	—
1	Water Gun	Water	40	100
1	Withdraw	Water	—	—
5	Rollout	Rock	30	90
8	Bite	Dark	60	100
11	Protect	Normal	—	—
15	Aqua Jet	Water	40	100
18	Ancient Power	Rock	60	100
21	Crunch	Dark	80	100
25	Wide Guard	Rock	—	—
28	Brine	Water	65	100
31	Smack Down	Rock	50	100
35	Curse	Ghost	—	—
38	Shell Smash	Normal	—	—
41	Aqua Tail	Water	90	90
45	Rock Slide	Rock	75	90
48	Rain Dance	Water	—	—
50	Hydro Pump	Water	110	80

Egg moves

Tirtouga learns the following moves via breeding in Pokémon Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon. Details and compatible parents can be found on the Tirtouga gen 7 learnset page.

Move	Type	Power	Acc.
Bide	Normal	—	—
Body Slam	Normal	85	100
Flail	Normal	—	100
Guard Swap	Psychic	—	—
Iron Defense	Steel	—	—
Knock Off	Dark	65	100
Liquidation	Water	85	100
Rock Throw	Rock	50	90
Slam	Normal	80	75
Water Pulse	Water	60	100
Whirlpool	Water	35	85

Move Tutor moves

Tirtouga can be taught these attacks in Pokémon Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon from move tutors (details):

Move	Type	Power	Acc.
Aqua Tail	Water	90	90
Block	Normal	—	—
Earth Power	Ground	90	100
Icy Wind	Ice	55	95
Iron Defense	Steel	—	—
Iron Tail	Steel	100	75
Knock Off	Dark	65	100
Liquidation	Water	85	100
Snore	Normal	50	100
Stealth Rock	Rock	—	—
Water Pulse	Water	60	100
Zen Headbutt	Psychic	80	90

Moves learnt by TM

Tirtouga is compatible with these Technical Machines in Pokémon Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon:

TM	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
06	Toxic	Poison	—	90
10	Hidden Power	Normal	60	100
13	Ice Beam	Ice	90	100
14	Blizzard	Ice	110	70
17	Protect	Normal	—	—
18	Rain Dance	Water	—	—
21	Frustration	Normal	—	100
23	Smack Down	Rock	50	100
26	Earthquake	Ground	100	100
27	Return	Normal	—	100
32	Double Team	Normal	—	—
37	Sandstorm	Rock	—	—
39	Rock Tomb	Rock	60	95
42	Facade	Normal	70	100
44	Rest	Psychic	—	—
45	Attract	Normal	—	100
48	Round	Normal	60	100
55	Scald	Water	80	100
69	Rock Polish	Rock	—	—
71	Stone Edge	Rock	100	80
78	Bulldoze	Ground	60	100
80	Rock Slide	Rock	75	90
87	Swagger	Normal	—	85
88	Sleep Talk	Normal	—	—
90	Substitute	Normal	—	—
94	Surf	Water	90	100
98	Waterfall	Water	80	100
100	Confide	Normal	—	—

Transfer-only moves

Tirtouga can only learn these moves in previous generations. It must be taught the moves in the appropriate game and then transferred to Pokémon Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon.

Move	Type	Power	Acc.	Method
Dig	Ground	80	100	Generation 6 — TM
Rock Smash	Fighting	40	100	Generation 6 — TM
Secret Power	Normal	70	100	Generation 6 — TM
Dive	Water	80	100	Generation 6 — HM
Strength	Normal	80	100	Generation 6 — HM

In other generations
5
6
7
8
9

Tirtouga sprites

Type	Generation 5	Generation 6	Generation 7	Generation 8	Generation 9
Normal					—
Shiny				—	—

See all Tirtouga sprites

Where to find Tirtouga

Black White Black 2 White 2	Nacrene City
X Y	Ambrette Town
Omega Ruby Alpha Sapphire	Rustboro City
Sun Moon Ultra Sun Ultra Moon	Route 8
Let's Go Pikachu Let's Go Eevee	Not available in this game
Sword Shield	Frigid Sea
Brilliant Diamond Shining Pearl Legends: Arceus	Not available in this game
Scarlet Violet	Location data not yet available

Answers to Tirtouga questions

Other languages

English	Tirtouga
Japanese	プロトーガ (Protoga)
German	Galapaflos
French	Carapagos
Italian	Tirtouga
Spanish	Tirtouga
Korean	프로토가 (peurotoga)
Chinese (Simplified)	原盖海龟
Chinese (Traditional)	原蓋海龜

English	Prototurtle Pokémon
Japanese	こだいがめポケモン
German	Urzeitkröten-Pokémon
French	Pokémon Tortantique
Italian	Pokémon Ancestruga
Spanish	Pokémon Pretortuga
Korean	옛날거북포켓몬
Chinese (Simplified)	古代龟宝可梦
Chinese (Traditional)	古代龜寶可夢

Name origin

tortuga: spanish for turtle