#0387 · Tiny Leaf Pokémon
Turtwig
Turtwig›
Grotle›
TorterraCommunity tiers (you can vote in all four)
Classic
Rank #236 · 7 votes · median B
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Rank #276 · 9 votes · median A
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Endless
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Tier history
3 recorded changes · 7 votes
7 recorded changes · 9 votes
7 recorded changes · 1 vote
Game data
Abilities
- Overgrow
Boosts the power of the Pokémon’s Grass-type moves by 50% when its HP drops to ⅓ or less of its max.
- Shell ArmorHidden
A hard shell protects the Pokémon from critical hits.
Reduces the damage the Pokémon takes from super effective moves by 25%.
Different passives in this line: Torterra: Thick Fat
Egg moves
- Shell SmashNormalStatus— · —
The user breaks its shell, which lowers its Defense and Sp. Def stats but sharply boosts its Attack, Sp. Atk, and Speed stats.
- Stone AxeRockPhysical65 pow · 90%
The user swings its stone axes at the target, leaving behind stone splinters that float around the opposing team. Any Pokémon that switch into battle will take damage equal to ⅛ of their max HP. The damage of these rocks differ depending on the Pokémon’s type matchup with the Rock type.
- Ice SpinnerIcePhysical80 pow · 100%
The user covers itself in thin ice and twirls around, slamming into the target. This move’s spinning motion also destroys the terrain.
- Sappy SeedGrassPhysical100 pow · 90%Rare egg move
The user grows a gigantic stalk that scatters seeds to attack the target. At the end of every turn, ⅛ of the target’s max HP gets absorbed by the user or any Pokémon that takes its place in battle.
Base stats
Turtwig · BST 318
Torterra · BST 525
BST in this line: Turtwig 318 · Grotle 405 · Torterra 525
Unlock costs
Candy needed for a cost-3 starter:
- Passive ability
- 35 🍬
- Cost reductions
- 20 / 50 🍬
- Same-species egg
- 25 🍬
- The price only drops once you have hatched enough Turtwig eggs: 22 🍬 after 20 hatches, 18 🍬 after 40 hatches, 12 🍬 after 80 hatches.
- Friendship needed per candy
- 75
Expensive starters ask for fewer candies, but earn them far more slowly: Turtwig needs 75 friendship per candy, while a cost-1 starter earns one every 25.