Competitive Information for Torterra [Black/White]
Grass / Ground
Abilities:
Movesets for Singles
What is a good competitive moveset for Torterra? These builds have been optimized for Pokemon competing in Black/White Single Battles. The movesets and EVs have been specifically calibrated to deal the most amount of damage to the largest group of potentially common opponents and typing threats for the Black/White generation metagame.
Torterra is a stupendous Grass and Ground-typed Pokemon. It's a not-uncommon sight to see Torterra out in the 5th generation battlefield. This Pokemon deserves to see more play in the meta. Torterra is weak to Bug, Fire, Flying, and Ice-typed attacks.
Item: Life Orb / Miracle Seed
Ability: Shell Armor
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 Atk / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Wood Hammer / Seed Bomb
- Earthquake / Bulldoze
- Superpower
- Double-Edge / Return
Physical Sweeper Torterra (Shell Armor)
Torterra is a phenomenal Physical Sweeper. It attempts to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. White Herb will reset Torterra's negative stat changes once (specifically for when it uses Superpower). Life Orb boosts the power of Torterra's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Shell Armor, Torterra cannot be struck by a critical hit.
♦ Seed Bomb is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Grass-type move that deals a great amount of damage.
♦ Earthquake is a physical STAB-boosted 100-base power Ground-type move (hits adjacent pokemon).
♦ Bulldoze is a physical STAB-boosted 60-base power Ground-type move (100% chance lower adjacent pkmn speed by 1 stage).
♦ Superpower is a physical 120-base power Fighting-type move (lowers your Torterra's attack and defense by 1 stage).
♦ Double-Edge is a physical 120-base power Normal-type move (has 33% recoil).
♦ Return is a physical 0-base power Normal-type move (max 102 power at maximum happiness).
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Item: Life Orb
Ability: Overgrow
Nature: Brave (+Atk, -Spe)
EVs: 20 Hp / 200 Atk / 145 Def / 145 SpD
Moveset:
- Seed Bomb
- Safeguard
- Rock Slide
- Thrash
Torterra Physical Tank (Safeguard + Thrash)
Torterra is a marvelous Physical Tank. It's designed to take a great amount of physical hits while dealing some decent damage. Life Orb boosts the power of Torterra's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Overgrow, at 1/3 or less of its max hp Torterra's attacking stat is 1.5x with grass attacks.
♦ Safeguard is a status move (for 5 turns, protects Torterra's party from status).
♦ Rock Slide is a physical 75-base power Rock-type move (30% chance to flinch the foes).
♦ Thrash is a physical 120-base power Normal-type move (lasts 2-3 turns. confuses your Torterra afterwards).
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Item: Red Card
Ability: Overgrow
Nature: Naughty (+Atk, -SpD)
EVs: 249 Hp / 43 Atk / 216 Def
Moveset:
- Seed Bomb
- Superpower
- Curse
- Swords Dance
Torterra Physical Wall (Terraryzing)
Torterra is a remarkable Physical Wall. It's purpose is to take a nice amount of physical hits while dealing some decent damage. With Overgrow, at 1/3 or less of its max hp Torterra's attacking stat is 1.5x with grass attacks.
♦ Superpower is a physical 120-base power Fighting-type move (lowers your Torterra's attack and defense by 1 stage).
♦ Curse is a status move (curses if ghost, else -1 spe, +1 atk, +1 def).
♦ Swords Dance is a status move (raises your Torterra's attack by 2 stages).
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Movesets for Doubles
What is a good doubles moveset for Torterra? These builds have been optimized for Black/White Double Battles. They have movesets and EVs specifically calibrated to generally work best versus multiple Pokemon at once as well as helping to support other team members and allys in the Black/White generation metagame.
Item: Life Orb / Soft Sand
Ability: Shell Armor
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 Atk / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Earthquake / Bulldoze
- Wood Hammer / Razor Leaf
- Rock Slide
- Superpower
Doubles Physical Sweeper Torterra (Shell Armor)
Torterra is an astounding Physical Sweeper. The purpose of this moveset is to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. White Herb will reset Torterra's negative stat changes once (specifically for when it uses Superpower). Life Orb boosts the power of Torterra's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Shell Armor, Torterra cannot be struck by a critical hit.
♦ Bulldoze is a physical STAB-boosted 60-base power Ground-type move (100% chance lower adjacent pkmn speed by 1 stage).
♦ Wood Hammer is a physical STAB-boosted 120-base power Grass-type move (has 33% recoil).
♦ Razor Leaf is a physical STAB-boosted 55-base power Grass-type move (high critical hit ratio. hits adjacent foes).
♦ Rock Slide is a physical 75-base power Rock-type move (30% chance to flinch the foes).
♦ Superpower is a physical 120-base power Fighting-type move (lowers your Torterra's attack and defense by 1 stage).
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Movepool
Wondering what moves can Torterra learn? Here is the list of moves this Pokemon can learn in this selected generation.
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Combo List
These are a list of several common move combinations Torterra can perform in Black/White. Not every combo going to be game-changing, but some can be pretty fun to play with. Sometimes these can be easily overlooked or forgotten, hence why we find and list them here. Discover what items, abilities, and moves this Pokemon can use in combination with each other to gain a strategic advantage in competitive battles.
Competitive BW Move and Ability Combos for Torterra
- Moves: Sunny day + Solar beam
- Moves: Sunny day + Growth
- Moves: Safeguard + Outrage
- Moves: Safeguard + Thrash
- Moves: Rest + Sleep talk
- Moves: Rest + Snore
- Moves: Substitute + Leech seed
- Moves: Toxic + Leech seed
- Moves: Stockpile + Spit up
- Moves: Stockpile + Swallow
- Ability: Overgrow + Item: Focus sash
- Move: Swagger + Item: Mirror Herb
- Move: Facade + Item: Flame Orb
- Move: Facade + Item: Toxic Orb
- Moves with Priority: Endure, Protect, Wide Guard
- Moves that inflict status: Toxic
Moves that boost Torterra's stats
- Amnesia
- Curse
- Growth
- Rock Polish
- Stockpile
- Swords Dance
- Withdraw
Most notable and possible best moves for Torterra
- Earthquake
- Frenzy Plant
- Light Screen
- Protect
- Reflect
- Rest
- Stealth Rock
- Toxic
Common Effort Values for Torterra in Black and White
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