Hydro Pump
Learned at Lv. 51
Black White
Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.

Prototurtle Pokémon
Restored from a fossil, this Pokémon can dive to depths beyond half a mile.
Core species facts, alternate varieties, and Pokédex placements at a glance.
| National | #564 |
| Crown Tundra | #147 |
| Original Akala | #121 |
| Original Alola | #194 |
| Original Unova | #70 |
| Updated Akala | #142 |
| Updated Alola | #241 |
| Updated Unova | #126 |
Battle-ready training facts pulled from EV yield, growth curve, and wild held item data.
x³No wild held item data available.

Understanding damage taken from different types is crucial for battles. Plan your team accordingly!
Tip: Build your team with Pokémon that cover each other's weaknesses!
Damage multipliers from all 18 attacking types
Tirtouga's Water / Rock typing gives it 4 weaknesses but strong offensive coverage against ground, rock, fire, flying, bug, ice types
With a base stat total of 355, Tirtouga plays as a balanced Pokémon with a flexible stat spread. Its standout stat is Defense at 103, while Speed (22) is the clear soft spot — build sets that protect that weakness.
Its Water, Rock typing leaves Tirtouga with 4 weaknesses against 5 resistances. Watch out for Grass moves in particular — they land for 4× damage. On offense, its STAB moves threaten 6 types for super-effective damage.
A low catch rate of 45 makes Tirtouga a genuinely tough catch; bring strong balls and status moves. It levels on the Medium experience curve. Defeating it grants Defense +1 EVs, which is worth remembering when EV-training your own team.
0.7 m
16.5 kg
Decreases damage taken from super-effective moves by 1/4.
Prevents being KOed from full HP, leaving 1 HP instead. Protects against the one-hit KO moves regardless of HP.
Doubles Speed during rain.
7,650
Hatch Counter: 30
45
Higher values mean easier to catch
70
Initial friendship level
Medium Fast
Experience points needed to level up
Tirtouga is a dual-type Water, Rock Pokémon.
Tirtouga takes 4× damage from Grass type moves and takes 2× damage from Fighting, Ground, Electric type moves.
Tirtouga evolves into Carracosta at level 37. Full evolution line: Tirtouga → Carracosta.
Tirtouga has a base stat total of 355: HP 54, Attack 78, Defense 103, Sp. Atk 53, Sp. Def 45, Speed 22. Its highest stat is Defense (103).
| English | Tirtouga |
| Japanese | プロトーガ |
| Japanese (Kanji) | プロトーガ |
| Roomaji | Protoga |
| Korean | 프로토가 |
| French | Carapagos |
| German | Galapaflos |
| Spanish | Tirtouga |
| Italian | Tirtouga |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 原蓋海龜 |
| Chinese (Simplified) | 原盖海龟 |





High-signal moves surfaced from learnsets and move metadata, grouped by battle purpose.
Reliable same-type attacks that match this Pokémon's typing.
Learned at Lv. 51
Black White
Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
Learned at Lv. 41
X Y
Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
Learned at Lv. 45
X Y
Has a chance to make the target flinch.
Off-type attacks that expand what this Pokémon can threaten.
TM/TR Moves
X Y
Has a chance to freeze the target.
TM/TR Moves
Sword Shield
Has a chance to paralyze the target.
Tutor Moves
Ultra Sun Ultra Moon
Target drops its held item.
Support, disruption, and setup tools worth noticing.
TM/TR Moves
X Y
Target falls in love if it has the opposite gender, and has a 50% chance to refuse attacking the user.
TM/TR Moves
Sword Shield
Has a chance to paralyze the target.
TM/TR Moves
X Y
Has a chance to freeze the target.
TM/TR Moves
X Y
Has a chance to lower the target’s Speed by one stage.
Tirtouga can have the Solid Rock, Sturdy abilities. Its hidden ability is Swift Swim.
Where this Pokémon appears in supported games, including method, level range, and encounter conditions.