Competitive Information for Turtonator [Sword/Shield]
Fire / Dragon
Abilities:
Movesets for Singles
What is a good competitive moveset for Turtonator? These builds have been optimized for Pokemon competing in Sword/Shield 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 Sword/Shield generation metagame.
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Turtonator is a phenomenal Fire and Dragon-typed Pokemon. Turtonator are common Pokemon to see in the SS metagame. Turtonator is weak to Dragon, Ground, and Rock-typed attacks.
Item: Assault Vest / Grassy Seed
Ability: Shell Armor
Nature: Quiet (+SpA, -Spe)
EVs: 252 Hp / 252 SpA / 4 Spe
Moveset:
- Shell Trap
- Draco Meteor / Dragon Pulse
- Heat Wave / Flamethrower
- Flash Cannon
Special Tank Turtonator (Popular/Trending)
Turtonator is pretty popular Special Tank. It's goal is to take a substantial amount of hits from special attacks while dealing some decent damage. With Shell Armor, Turtonator cannot be struck by a critical hit.
♦ 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 great amount of damage.
♦ Heat Wave is a special STAB-boosted 95-base power Fire-type move (10% chance to burn the foes).
♦ Flamethrower is a special STAB-boosted 90-base power Fire-type move (10% chance to burn the target).
♦ Flash Cannon is a special 80-base power Steel-type move (10% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
Item: Life Orb / Choice Band
Ability: Shell Armor
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 252 Hp / 252 Atk / 4 SpD
Moveset:
- Outrage / Dragon Claw
- Earthquake / Stomping Tantrum
- Body Press / Body Slam
- Iron Head
Physical Sweeper Turtonator (Shell Armor)
Turtonator is a notable Physical Sweeper. It's primary goal is to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Choice Band will increase the damage of Turtonator's physical moves by 1.5x at the cost of locking you into the first move you pick. 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. Body Press was 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).
♦ Stomping Tantrum is a physical 75-base power Ground-type move (power doubles if your Turtonator's last move failed).
♦ Body Press is a physical 80-base power Fighting-type move (uses Turtonator's defense stat as attack in damage calculation).
♦ Body Slam is a physical 85-base power Normal-type move (30% chance to paralyze the target).
♦ Iron Head is a physical 80-base power Steel-type move (30% chance to flinch the target).
Item: Eject Pack / Choice Specs
Ability: Shell Armor
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 252 Hp / 252 SpA / 4 SpD
Moveset:
- Shell Trap / Overheat
- Draco Meteor / Dragon Pulse
- Scorching Sands / Hyper Voice
- Flash Cannon
Special Sweeper Turtonator (Shell Armor)
Turtonator is a marvelous Special Sweeper. It is designed to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Choice Specs will increase the damage of Turtonator's special moves by 1.5x but will lock you into the first move you pick. With Shell Armor, Turtonator cannot be struck by a critical hit. Scorching Sands was added to provide additional threat coverage.
♦ 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 nice amount of damage.
♦ Scorching Sands is a special 70-base power Ground-type move (30% chance to burn the target. thaws target).
♦ Hyper Voice is a special 90-base power Normal-type move (no additional effect. hits adjacent foes).
♦ Flash Cannon is a special 80-base power Steel-type move (10% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
Movesets for Doubles
What is a good doubles moveset for Turtonator? These builds have been optimized for Sword/Shield 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 Sword/Shield generation metagame.
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Item: Expert Belt / Choice Band
Ability: Shell Armor
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 252 Hp / 252 Atk / 4 SpD
Moveset:
- Outrage / Dragon Claw
- Earthquake / Bulldoze
- Brutal Swing / Lash Out
- Iron Head / Body Press
Doubles Physical Sweeper Turtonator (Shell Armor)
Turtonator is a stupendous Physical Sweeper. This moveset is designed to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Choice Band will increase the damage of Turtonator's physical moves by 1.5x at the cost of locking you into the first move you pick. With Shell Armor, Turtonator cannot be struck by a critical hit. Iron Head or Body Press are added to provide additional threat coverage.
♦ Dragon Claw is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Dragon-type move that deals a good 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).
♦ Brutal Swing is a physical 60-base power Dark-type move (no additional effect. hits adjacent pokemon).
♦ Lash Out is a physical 75-base power Dark-type move (2x power if your Turtonator had a stat lowered this turn).
♦ Iron Head is a physical 80-base power Steel-type move (30% chance to flinch the target).
♦ Body Press is a physical 80-base power Fighting-type move (uses Turtonator's defense stat as attack in damage calculation).
Item: Throat Spray / Eject Pack
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 extraordinary Special Sweeper. The purpose of this moveset is to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Throat Spray activates when a Pokemon uses a sound-based move (in this case Hyper Voice) and raises Turtonator's special attack stat by 2 stages. 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 good 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).
Movepool
Wondering what moves can Turtonator learn? Here is the list of moves this Pokemon can learn in this selected generation.
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Damage Modifiers:
Combo List
These are a list of several common move combinations Turtonator can perform in Sword/Shield. 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 SS Move and Ability Combos for Turtonator
- Moves: Sunny Day + Solar Beam
- Moves: Endure + Flail
- Moves: Endure + Endeavor
- Moves: Rest + Sleep talk
- 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
Most notable and possible best moves for Turtonator
- Body Press
- Burning Jealousy
- Draco Meteor
- Dragon Pulse
- Flamethrower
- Flash Cannon
- Heat Wave
- Iron Defense
- Protect
- Scorching Sands
- Shell Trap
- Wide Guard
Common Effort Values for Turtonator in Sword and Shield
- Quiet Nature ( 252/0/0/252/0/4 )
- Modest Nature ( 248/0/0/252/8/0 )
- Optimize Turtonator's EV spread for Pokemon Sword and Shield
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