Competitive Information for Turtonator [Sun/Moon]
Fire / Dragon
Abilities:
Movesets for Singles
What is a good competitive moveset for Turtonator? 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.
Turtonator is an extraordinary Fire and Dragon-typed Pokemon. It's not-uncommon to find yourself dealing with Turtonator when battling in the 7th generation meta. Turtonator is weak to Dragon, Ground, and Rock-typed attacks.
Item: Dragonium Z / Life Orb
Ability: Shell Armor
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 252 Hp / 252 Atk / 4 SpD
Moveset:
- Outrage / Dragon Claw
- Revenge / Return
- Earthquake / Stomping Tantrum
- Iron Head
Physical Sweeper Turtonator (Shell Armor)
Turtonator is a pretty decent Physical Sweeper. This moveset is designed to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Life Orb boosts the power of Turtonator's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Shell Armor, Turtonator cannot be struck by a critical hit. Revenge was added to provide additional threat coverage.
♦ Dragon Claw is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Dragon-type move that deals a large amount of damage.
♦ Revenge is a physical 60-base power Fighting-type move (power doubles if Turtonator is damaged by the target).
♦ Return is a physical 0-base power Normal-type move (max 102 power at maximum happiness).
♦ Earthquake is a physical 100-base power Ground-type move (hits adjacent pokemon).
♦ Stomping Tantrum is a physical 75-base power Ground-type move (power doubles if your Turtonator's last move failed).
♦ Iron Head is a physical 80-base power Steel-type move (30% chance to flinch the target).
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Item: Firium Z / Life Orb
Ability: Shell Armor
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 252 Hp / 252 SpA / 4 SpD
Moveset:
- Shell Trap / Overheat
- Draco Meteor / Dragon Pulse
- Hyper Voice / Hyper Beam
- Flash Cannon
Special Sweeper Turtonator (Shell Armor)
Turtonator is a pretty decent Special Sweeper. It was designed to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Life Orb boosts the power of Turtonator's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Shell Armor, Turtonator cannot be struck by a critical hit.
♦ Overheat is a special STAB-boosted 130-base power Fire-type move (lowers your Turtonator's special attack by 2 stages).
♦ Draco Meteor is a special STAB-boosted 130-base power Dragon-type move (lowers your Turtonator's special attack by 2 stages).
♦ Dragon Pulse is a special STAB-boosted 85-base power Dragon-type move that deals a decent amount of damage.
♦ Hyper Voice is a special 90-base power Normal-type move (no additional effect. hits adjacent foes).
♦ Hyper Beam is a special 150-base power Normal-type move (Turtonator cannot move next turn).
♦ Flash Cannon is a special 80-base power Steel-type move (10% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
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Movesets for Doubles
What is a good doubles moveset for Turtonator? 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.
Item: Dragonium Z / Expert Belt
Ability: Shell Armor
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 252 Hp / 252 Atk / 4 SpD
Moveset:
- Outrage / Dragon Claw
- Earthquake / Bulldoze
- Iron Head / Revenge
- Brutal Swing
Doubles Physical Sweeper Turtonator (Shell Armor)
Turtonator is a spectacular Physical Sweeper. It attempts to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. With Shell Armor, Turtonator cannot be struck by a critical hit. Iron Head or Revenge are added to provide additional threat coverage.
♦ Dragon Claw is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Dragon-type move that deals a great amount of damage.
♦ 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).
♦ Iron Head is a physical 80-base power Steel-type move (30% chance to flinch the target).
♦ Revenge is a physical 60-base power Fighting-type move (power doubles if Turtonator is damaged by the target).
♦ Brutal Swing is a physical 60-base power Dark-type move (no additional effect. hits adjacent pokemon).
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Item: Firium Z / Life Orb
Ability: Shell Armor
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 252 Hp / 252 SpA / 4 SpD
Moveset:
- Shell Trap / Heat Wave
- Hyper Voice / Hyper Beam
- Draco Meteor / Dragon Pulse
- Flash Cannon
Doubles Special Sweeper Turtonator (Shell Armor)
Turtonator is an astounding Special Sweeper. It tries to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Life Orb boosts the power of Turtonator's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Shell Armor, Turtonator cannot be struck by a critical hit.
♦ Heat Wave is a special STAB-boosted 95-base power Fire-type move (10% chance to burn the foes).
♦ Hyper Voice is a special 90-base power Normal-type move (no additional effect. hits adjacent foes).
♦ Hyper Beam is a special 150-base power Normal-type move (Turtonator cannot move next turn).
♦ Draco Meteor is a special STAB-boosted 130-base power Dragon-type move (lowers your Turtonator's special attack by 2 stages).
♦ Dragon Pulse is a special STAB-boosted 85-base power Dragon-type move that deals a mighty amount of damage.
♦ Flash Cannon is a special 80-base power Steel-type move (10% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
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Movepool
Wondering what moves can Turtonator 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 Turtonator 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 Turtonator
- Moves: Sunny day + Solar beam
- Moves: Endure + Flail
- Moves: Endure + Endeavor
- Moves: Rest + Sleep talk
- Moves: Rest + Snore
- Move: Swagger + Item: Mirror Herb
- Move: Fling + Item: King's Rock
- Move: Facade + Item: Flame Orb
- Move: Facade + Item: Toxic Orb
- Move: Endeavor + Item: Focus Sash
- Moves with Priority: Endure, Protect, Wide Guard
- Moves that inflict status: Toxic, Will-O-Wisp
Moves that boost Turtonator's stats
- Bulk Up
- Charge Beam
- Flame Charge
- Iron Defense
- Shell Smash
- Work Up
Most notable and possible best moves for Turtonator
- Earthquake
- Head Smash
- Protect
- Rest
- Taunt
- Toxic
Common Effort Values for Turtonator in Sun and Moon
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