Level 18To Grotle

Level 32To Torterra

TorterraLast stage shown

#0389 · GENERATION 4

Torterra Build Guide

GrassGround

Physical setup attacker

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Starter moveset

Generation 9 · casual singles · base form

ITEMWhite Herb

ABILITYOvergrow

NATUREAdamant

Shell Smash

Earthquake

Seed Bomb

Rock Slide

How to play

Use a safe turn for Shell Smash, which raises Attack, Special Attack and Speed while lowering both defenses. White Herb can restore the lowered stats once.

Watch out for

Key risk. Ice attacks deal 4× damage. White Herb is consumed and setup remains risky; Flying types avoid Earthquake. Rock Slide can miss.

About this example

This editorial starting point is not a ranked-format recommendation or a legality check. It does not specify EVs or Tera type. Moves, items and abilities here do not change the builder score.

BATTLE PLAN

When to attack, set up or switch

Use a safe turn for Shell Smash, which raises Attack, Special Attack and Speed while lowering both defenses. White Herb can restore the lowered stats once.

You have a safe turn to boost

Shell Smash is the entire plan. Ice deals 4× damage and Flying targets avoid Earthquake, so confirm the opponent cannot answer before you set up.

White Herb has already been consumed

A second boost has no insurance left. Rock Slide can also miss, so weigh attacking immediately against gambling another setup turn.

What does a safe pivot mean?

A teammate uses a switching move to bring Torterra in. A slower pivot may take the opponent’s hit first. Turn order and the opponent’s move still matter.

ITEM & ABILITY

How this build works

Shell Smash raises Attack, Special Attack and Speed while lowering both defenses. White Herb restores those drops once and is consumed when it activates, so a second boost carries a different cost.

Watch the tradeoff. Ice attacks deal 4× damage. White Herb is consumed and setup remains risky; Flying types avoid Earthquake. Rock Slide can miss.

These battle mechanics do not change the builder’s type-and-base-stat score. The tool does not simulate moves, abilities, held items or damage.

COMPARE YOUR OPTIONS

Torterra or Swampert?

Swampert trades Grass typing and Shell Smash for Water typing and hazard support.

Base stats · standard forms in the local Generation 9 dataset
Stat	Torterra	Swampert
HP	95	100
Attack	109	110
Defense	105	90
Sp. Attack	75	85
Sp. Defense	85	90
Speed	56	60

Base stats are not final battle stats. Level, nature, IVs, EVs and battle effects affect the result. Check availability in your game before choosing an alternative.

Teammate ideas

A Steel teammate can cover Ice and Flying attacks. Add special damage so the team does not depend only on physical attacks.

Corviknight

Resists Flying and can pivot an attacker into play; Ice damage is neutral.

Read Corviknight guide →Compare teammates →

Milotic

Resists Fire and Ice and supplies a special attacking option.

Read Milotic guide →Compare teammates →

These are typing-based starting pairs, not a complete competitive team. Check the remaining four slots and your game’s rules.

Compare computed teammate suggestions →

Alternative: Swampert

Swampert trades Grass typing and Shell Smash for Water typing and hazard support.

Read Swampert guide →

Try Swampert →

Type matchups

Weak to

Fire2×Ice4×Flying2×Bug2×

Resistances and immunities

Electric0×Ground0.5×Rock0.5×

Typing only. Abilities, items and battle effects can change these matchups.

HP95

Attack109

Defense105

Sp. Attack75

Sp. Defense85

Speed56

Evolution chain

Turtwig#387
Level 18
Grotle#388
Level 32
Torterra#389

Standard main-series evolution conditions. Regional forms and games with special evolution systems can differ.

Build your Torterra team

Start with Torterra. Add teammates and compare your type-and-base-stat score.

Gen 9 · National Dex · Casual Settings & scope

GameFormat

Format scope · casual planning

Base species #001–1025, using Generation 9 data. A casual planning pool, not a VGC, ranked, or Showdown National Dex legality validator. Regional, Mega and alternate forms are not included yet.

SLOT 01#389

Torterra

GrassGround

SLOT 02

SLOT 03

SLOT 04

SLOT 05

SLOT 06

Understand your team

Offense79

Defense56

Coverage39

Synergy17

Types & base stats only · Not a win probability.

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Key insights

Ice attacks threaten 1 of 1 teammates, with no teammate resisting them by type.
Bug attacks threaten 1 of 1 teammates, with no teammate resisting them by type.
Torterra takes 4× damage from Ice attacks by type.
Your own types can hit 7 of 18 single-type targets super effectively. Actual move coverage can differ.
No teammate has a base Speed of 100 or higher. Consider adding a faster option.

Detailed type analysis · all 18 types

Incoming damage assumes typing only. 0× = immune, ½× / ¼× = resistant, 2× / 4× = weak. Resistance counts include immunities.

Incoming damage by attacking type
Attack	Torterra	Weak	Resist
Normal	1×	0	0
Fire	2×	1	0
Water	1×	0	0
Electric	0×	0	1
Grass	1×	0	0
Ice	4×	1	0
Fighting	1×	0	0
Poison	1×	0	0
Ground	½×	0	1
Flying	2×	1	0
Psychic	1×	0	0
Bug	2×	1	0
Rock	½×	0	1
Ghost	1×	0	0
Dragon	1×	0	0
Dark	1×	0	0
Steel	1×	0	0
Fairy	1×	0	0

Offensive type coverage

Against single-type targets, using only same-type attacks. This is not coverage against every dual-type species.

NormalNeutral

Fire✓ Super effective

Water✓ Super effective

Electric✓ Super effective

GrassResisted

IceNeutral

FightingNeutral

Poison✓ Super effective

Ground✓ Super effective

FlyingResisted

PsychicNeutral

BugResisted

Rock✓ Super effective

GhostNeutral

DragonNeutral

DarkNeutral

Steel✓ Super effective

FairyNeutral

How is the score calculated?

Offense (25%): neutral-or-better type coverage and strongest attacking base stats. Defense (30%): team resistances, unprotected and repeated weaknesses, and 4× vulnerabilities. Coverage (25%): fraction of 18 single-type targets hit super effectively by your own types. Synergy (20%): teammates resisting each other’s weaknesses, physical/special/bulk stat signals and base Speed ≥100. Scores are rounded to 0–100; the total uses the displayed subscores.

Rating bands: Excellent ≥80, Good ≥65, Fair ≥45, Poor below 45. An empty team has no rating.

Small teams are provisional and are not given a separate completion bonus. Adding a Pokémon can lower the score if it creates new weaknesses or lowers averages. These initial heuristics have not been calibrated against battle outcomes.