What is a good competitive moveset for Tirtouga? These builds have been optimized for Pokemon competing in Sun/Moon 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 Sun/Moon generation metagame.
Tirtouga is a wonderful Water and Rock-typed Pokemon. Tirtouga is not a Pokemon anyone usually expects sees on the battlefield. Tirtouga can be quite a contender in the LC tier (Little Cup). Tirtouga is weak to Electric, Fighting, Grass, and Ground-typed attacks.
Species: Tirtouga Item: Waterium Z / Rindo Berry Ability: Swift Swim Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA) EVs: 112 Hp / 252 Atk / 144 SpD Moveset: - Liquidation / Aqua Tail - Zen Headbutt / Return - Rock Slide / Rock Tomb - Earthquake / Bulldoze
Physical Sweeper Tirtouga (Swift Swim)
Tirtouga is a wonderful Physical Sweeper. The purpose of this moveset is to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. With Swift Swim, Tirtouga's speed is doubled during rainy weather. Zen Headbutt was added to provide additional threat coverage.
♦ Liquidation is a physical STAB-boosted 85-base power Water-type move (20% chance to lower the target's defense by 1 stage). ♦ Aqua Tail is a physical STAB-boosted 90-base power Water-type move that deals a substantial amount of damage. ♦ Zen Headbutt is a physical 80-base power Psychic-type move (20% chance to flinch the target). ♦ Return is a physical 0-base power Normal-type move (max 102 power at maximum happiness). ♦ Rock Slide is a physical STAB-boosted 75-base power Rock-type move (30% chance to flinch the foes). ♦ Rock Tomb is a physical STAB-boosted 60-base power Rock-type move (100% chance to lower the target's speed by 1 stage). ♦ Earthquake is a physical 100-base power Ground-type move (hits adjacent pokemon). ♦ Bulldoze is a physical 60-base power Ground-type move (100% chance lower adjacent pkmn speed by 1 stage).
No additional EV spread were found for this set at this time.Array
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Movesets for Doubles
What is a good doubles moveset for Tirtouga? These builds have been optimized for Sun/Moon 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 Sun/Moon generation metagame.
Species: Tirtouga Item: Rockium Z / Rindo Berry Ability: Swift Swim Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA) EVs: 112 Hp / 252 Atk / 144 SpD Moveset: - Rock Slide / Rock Tomb - Earthquake / Bulldoze - Liquidation / Aqua Tail - Zen Headbutt / Return
Doubles Physical Sweeper Tirtouga (Swift Swim)
Tirtouga is an astounding Physical Sweeper. It was designed to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. With Swift Swim, Tirtouga's speed is doubled during rainy weather. Zen Headbutt was added to provide additional threat coverage.
♦ Rock Slide is a physical STAB-boosted 75-base power Rock-type move (30% chance to flinch the foes). ♦ Rock Tomb is a physical STAB-boosted 60-base power Rock-type move (100% chance to lower the target's speed by 1 stage). ♦ Earthquake is a physical 100-base power Ground-type move (hits adjacent pokemon). ♦ Bulldoze is a physical 60-base power Ground-type move (100% chance lower adjacent pkmn speed by 1 stage). ♦ Liquidation is a physical STAB-boosted 85-base power Water-type move (20% chance to lower the target's defense by 1 stage). ♦ Aqua Tail is a physical STAB-boosted 90-base power Water-type move that deals a considerable amount of damage. ♦ Zen Headbutt is a physical 80-base power Psychic-type move (20% chance to flinch the target). ♦ Return is a physical 0-base power Normal-type move (max 102 power at maximum happiness).
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Movepool
Wondering what moves can Tirtouga 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.
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Note: The damage listed here under Versus is not actually calculated using the in-game damage formula. It is simply calculated using typing weaknesses and resistances from the selected type-matchup modifier along with STAB (if applied) to help sort through and give a general idea as to how powerful certain moves might be towards that selected typing after modifiers are applied. Several moves listed here may have additional effects that might alter actual damage output which are not factored on this specific list. Use damage calculators to find actual damage amounts.
Combo List
These are a list of several common move combinations Tirtouga can perform in Sun/Moon. 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 SM Move and Ability Combos for Tirtouga
Moves: Rest + Sleep talk
Moves: Rest + Snore
Move: Swagger + Item: Mirror Herb
Move: Facade + Item: Flame Orb
Move: Facade + Item: Toxic Orb
Moves with Priority: Bide, Protect, Aqua Jet, Wide Guard
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