Competitive Information for Wartortle [Diamond/Pearl]
Water
Abilities:
Movesets for Singles
What is a good competitive moveset for Wartortle? These builds have been optimized for Pokemon competing in Diamond/Pearl 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 Diamond/Pearl generation metagame.
Wartortle is a stupendous Water-typed Pokemon. Wartortle is not a Pokemon anyone usually expects sees on the battlefield. Wartortle's only type-related weaknesses are Electric and Grass.
Item: Shell Bell / Life Orb
Ability: Torrent
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 Atk / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Aqua Tail / Waterfall
- Double-Edge / Return
- Brick Break / Seismic Toss
- Ice Punch
Physical Sweeper Wartortle
Wartortle is a remarkable Physical Sweeper. It's designed to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Life Orb boosts the power of Wartortle's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Torrent, at 1/3 or less of its max hp Wartortle's water-type attacks have 1.5x power.
♦ Waterfall is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Water-type move (20% chance to flinch the target).
♦ Double-Edge is a physical 120-base power Normal-type move (has 1/3 recoil).
♦ Return is a physical 0-base power Normal-type move (max 102 power at maximum happiness).
♦ Brick Break is a physical 75-base power Fighting-type move (destroys screens, even if the target is immune).
♦ Seismic Toss is a physical 0-base power Fighting-type move (does damage equal to your Wartortle's level).
♦ Ice Punch is a physical 75-base power Ice-type move (10% chance to freeze the target).
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Item: Life Orb / Choice Specs
Ability: Torrent
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Surf / Water Spout
- Ice Beam / Icy Wind
- Snore
- Mud-Slap
Special Sweeper Wartortle
Wartortle is a marvelous Special Sweeper. It's designed to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Choice Specs will increase the damage of Wartortle's special moves by 1.5x but will lock you into the first move you pick. Life Orb boosts the power of Wartortle's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Torrent, at 1/3 or less of its max hp Wartortle's water-type attacks have 1.5x power.
♦ Water Spout is a special STAB-boosted 150-base power Water-type move (less power as Wartortle's hp decreases).
♦ Ice Beam is a special 95-base power Ice-type move (10% chance to freeze the target).
♦ Icy Wind is a special 55-base power Ice-type move (100% chance to lower the foes speed by 1 stage).
♦ Snore is a special 40-base power Normal-type move (Wartortle must be asleep. 30% chance to flinch target).
♦ Mud-Slap is a special 20-base power Ground-type move (100% chance to lower the target's accuracy by 1 stage).
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Item: Life Orb
Ability: Torrent
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 199 Hp / 200 Atk / 111 Spe
Moveset:
- Aqua Jet
- Gyro Ball
- Iron Defense
- Ice Punch
Wartortle Physical Tank (Physiturtle)
Wartortle is a spectacular Physical Tank. It tries to take a hefty amount of physical hits while dealing some decent damage. Life Orb boosts the power of Wartortle's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Torrent, at 1/3 or less of its max hp Wartortle's water-type attacks have 1.5x power.
♦ Gyro Ball is a physical 0-base power Steel-type move (more power the slower your Wartortle than the target).
♦ Iron Defense is a status move (raises your Wartortle's defense by 2 stages).
♦ Ice Punch is a physical 75-base power Ice-type move (10% chance to freeze the target).
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Movesets for Doubles
What is a good doubles moveset for Wartortle? These builds have been optimized for Diamond/Pearl 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 Diamond/Pearl generation metagame.
Item: Shell Bell / Life Orb
Ability: Torrent
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 Atk / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Aqua Tail / Waterfall
- Double-Edge / Return
- Brick Break / Seismic Toss
- Ice Punch
Doubles Physical Sweeper Wartortle
Wartortle is pretty popular Physical Sweeper. This moveset is designed to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Life Orb boosts the power of Wartortle's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Torrent, at 1/3 or less of its max hp Wartortle's water-type attacks have 1.5x power.
♦ Waterfall is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Water-type move (20% chance to flinch the target).
♦ Double-Edge is a physical 120-base power Normal-type move (has 1/3 recoil).
♦ Return is a physical 0-base power Normal-type move (max 102 power at maximum happiness).
♦ Brick Break is a physical 75-base power Fighting-type move (destroys screens, even if the target is immune).
♦ Seismic Toss is a physical 0-base power Fighting-type move (does damage equal to your Wartortle's level).
♦ Ice Punch is a physical 75-base power Ice-type move (10% chance to freeze the target).
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Item: Life Orb / Choice Specs
Ability: Torrent
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Water Spout / Surf
- Icy Wind / Ice Beam
- Snore
- Mud-Slap
Doubles Special Sweeper Wartortle
Wartortle is a phenomenal Special Sweeper. The purpose of this moveset is to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Choice Specs will increase the damage of Wartortle's special moves by 1.5x but will lock you into the first move you pick. Life Orb boosts the power of Wartortle's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Torrent, at 1/3 or less of its max hp Wartortle's water-type attacks have 1.5x power.
♦ Surf is a special STAB-boosted 95-base power Water-type move (hits adjacent pokemon. power doubles on dive).
♦ Icy Wind is a special 55-base power Ice-type move (100% chance to lower the foes speed by 1 stage).
♦ Ice Beam is a special 95-base power Ice-type move (10% chance to freeze the target).
♦ Snore is a special 40-base power Normal-type move (Wartortle must be asleep. 30% chance to flinch target).
♦ Mud-Slap is a special 20-base power Ground-type move (100% chance to lower the target's accuracy by 1 stage).
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Movepool
Wondering what moves can Wartortle learn? Here is the list of moves this Pokemon can learn in this selected generation.
Sort and organize the learnset by move type, category, accuracy, and power. Bolded moves will gain the same-type attack bonus (STAB) if this Pokemon uses them.
Damage Modifiers:
Combo List
These are a list of several common move combinations Wartortle can perform in Diamond/Pearl. 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 DP Move and Ability Combos for Wartortle
- Moves: Defense curl + Rollout
- Moves: Endure + Flail
- Moves: Rest + Sleep talk
- Moves: Rest + Snore
- Moves: Yawn + Protect
- Ability: Torrent + Item: Focus sash
- Move: Swagger + Item: Mirror Herb
- Move: Fling + Item: King's Rock
- Move: Facade + Item: Flame Orb
- Move: Facade + Item: Toxic Orb
- Item: Blunder Policy + Move: Dynamic Punch
- Moves with Priority: Endure, Protect, Fake Out, Aqua Jet
- Moves that Break Screens: Brick Break
- Moves that inflict status: Toxic, Yawn
Moves that boost Wartortle's stats
- Defense Curl
- Iron Defense
- Rapid Spin
- Skull Bash
- Withdraw
Most notable and possible best moves for Wartortle
- Fake Out
- Hydro Pump
- Ice Beam
- Protect
- Rapid Spin
- Rest
- Toxic
- Water Spout
Common Effort Values for Wartortle in Diamond and Pearl
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