Is Carracosta Good in Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire Playthrough?
Water/Rock fossil with 133 Defense, 108 Attack, and AbilitySolid Rock. Handles Flannery and Winona defensively. AbilitySturdy is the alternative for surviving one big hit. A tank with enough power to hit back.
Tirtouga resists most of Roxanne's coverage and hits back hard.
Tirtouga has the type edge here and should clean up Brawly's team.
Wattson's team hits Tirtouga's weaknesses hard.
Tirtouga has the type edge here and should clean up Flannery's team.
Tirtouga trades roughly evenly with Norman's team.
Tirtouga trades roughly evenly with Winona's team.
Tirtouga trades roughly evenly with Tate & Liza's team.
Wallace's team hits Tirtouga's weaknesses hard.
Carracosta trades roughly evenly with Sidney's team.
Carracosta trades roughly evenly with Phoebe's team.
Carracosta has the type edge here and should clean up Glacia's team.
Carracosta trades roughly evenly with Drake's team.
Carracosta trades roughly evenly with Steven's team.
Tirtouga can be revived from a fossil obtained on Rustboro City. LIMITED; Revive Cover Fossil. Revive from a fossil at the Devon Corporation in Rustboro City. Fossils found by Rock Smash in Mirage Spots.
Your Tirtouga should hit Level 37 before you reach Sidney, at typical leveling pace.
How to Get Carracosta in Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire
You're catching Tirtouga first, not Carracosta. Tirtouga appears at moderate rates in the encounters below. The step cards map the full 2-stage line with evolution methods between each stage.
How to Obtain Carracosta in ORAS
Step 1Catch TirtougaRustboro City - Devon CorporationLv.20Gift from NPCOne-timeRevive Cover Fossil
Step 2Carracosta ✓
Carracosta Weakness
Grass, Electric, Fighting, and Ground moves hit Carracosta for super-effective damage. Grass hits land at 4x, so they're the biggest threat. 5 resistances help offset the weaknesses. Solid Rock reduces SE moves damage, further improving the defensive spread. Carracosta's physical bulk (base 133 Def) helps cushion physical weakness hits, but special attackers are the bigger threat.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 4x (Critical) | Grass |
| 2x (Weak) | Electric, Fighting, Ground |
| 0.5x (Resist) | Normal, Ice, Poison, Flying |
| 0.25x (Resist) | Fire |
What is Carracosta Weak Against
VulnerableBest Pokemon Against Carracosta
 Leafeon Grass | C | |
 Ludicolo WaterGrass | C | |
 Grovyle Grass | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Treecko (Route 101 Gift) | ||
 Grotle Grass | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Turtwig (Route 101 Gift) | ||
 Bayleef Grass | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Chikorita (Route 101 Gift) Available Move Moves
Damage vs Carracosta View Bayleef builds →Magical Leaf 4x93-111%KO | ||
 Bellossom Grass | C | |
Leafeon Grass | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Carracosta View Leafeon builds →Razor Leaf 4x79-93% Dig 2x36-42% Rock Smash 2x19-22% | ||
 Roselia GrassPoison | C | |
 Hitmonlee Fighting | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Carracosta View Hitmonlee builds →High Jump Kick 2x90-107%KO Bulldoze 2x30-36% | ||
 Breloom GrassFighting | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Carracosta View Breloom builds →Low Sweep 2x50-60% Mega Drain 4x62-73% | ||
Bellossom Grass | C | |
Roselia GrassPoison | C | |
Leafeon Grass | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Carracosta View Leafeon builds →Razor Leaf 4x79-94% Dig 2x35-42% Rock Smash 2x19-23% | ||
Hitmonlee Fighting | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Carracosta View Hitmonlee builds →High Jump Kick 2x93-109%KO Bulldoze 2x29-35% | ||
 Nuzleaf GrassDark | D | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Carracosta View Nuzleaf builds →Leaf Blade 4x90-106%KO Dig 2x26-31% Low Sweep 2x21-25% | ||
 Torterra GrassGround | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Turtwig (Route 101 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Carracosta View Torterra builds →Wood Hammer 4x160-188%KO Earthquake 2x67-79% Rock Smash 2x20-24% | ||
 Meganium Grass | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Chikorita (Route 101 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Carracosta View Meganium builds →Petal Dance 4x225-265%KO Bulldoze 2x23-27% Rock Smash 2x17-20% | ||
Bellossom Grass | C | |
Leafeon Grass | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Carracosta View Leafeon builds →Razor Leaf 4x75-88% Dig 2x36-43% Rock Smash 2x20-24% | ||
 Cacturne GrassDark | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Carracosta View Cacturne builds →Needle Arm 4x84-100%KO Revenge 2x27-33% | ||
Torterra GrassGround | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Turtwig (Route 101 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Carracosta View Torterra builds →Wood Hammer 4x159-187%KO Earthquake 2x66-78% Rock Smash 2x19-22% | ||
 Roserade GrassPoison | B | |
 Vileplume GrassPoison | C | |
Cacturne GrassDark | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Carracosta View Cacturne builds →Solar Beam 4x294-347%KO Focus Blast 2x98-116%KO | ||
Breloom GrassFighting | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Carracosta View Breloom builds →Seed Bomb 4x124-147%KO Sky Uppercut 2x66-78% | ||
Torterra GrassGround | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Turtwig (Route 101 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Carracosta View Torterra builds →Wood Hammer 4x155-183%KO Earthquake 2x64-76% Rock Smash 2x18-22% | ||
Roserade GrassPoison | B | |
Vileplume GrassPoison | C | |
Cacturne GrassDark | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Carracosta View Cacturne builds →Solar Beam 4x284-335%KO Focus Blast 2x94-112%KO | ||
Breloom GrassFighting | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Carracosta View Breloom builds →Seed Bomb 4x122-143%KO Sky Uppercut 2x64-76% | ||
 Tangrowth Grass | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Carracosta View Tangrowth builds →Solar Beam 4x278-327%KO Earthquake 2x40-47% Focus Blast 2x92-109%KO | ||
Torterra GrassGround | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Turtwig (Route 101 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Carracosta View Torterra builds →Wood Hammer 4x153-180%KO Earthquake 2x64-76% Rock Smash 2x17-21% | ||
 Virizion GrassFighting | B | |
Obtain MethodMirage Spots Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Carracosta View Virizion builds →Solar Beam 4x236-278%KO Close Combat 2x66-77% | ||
Roserade GrassPoison | B | |
Vileplume GrassPoison | C | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Carracosta View Vileplume builds →Petal Dance 4x278-327%KO | ||
In Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire, Excadrill can KO Carracosta with Earthquake (91-108%). Breloom's Bullet Seed hits Carracosta for 46-54%. Raikou's Thunderbolt also KOs at 133-156%.
 Excadrill GroundSteel | S | |
Recommended Build AbilityMold Breaker ItemLeftovers NatureJolly Moves
Damage vs Carracosta View Excadrill builds →Earthquake 2x91-108%KO Rapid Spin8-9% | ||
Breloom GrassFighting | B | |
Recommended Build AbilityTechnician ItemFocus Sash NatureJolly Moves
Damage vs Carracosta View Breloom builds →Mach Punch 2x36-42% Bullet Seed 4x46-54% | ||
 Raikou Electric | B | |
Recommended Build AbilityPressure ItemLeftovers NatureTimid Moves
Damage vs Carracosta View Raikou builds →Volt Switch 2x103-122%KO Thunderbolt 2x133-156%KO Shadow Ball39-47% | ||
 Lucario FightingSteel | B | |
Recommended Build AbilitySteadfast ItemLife Orb NatureJolly Moves
Damage vs Carracosta View Lucario builds →Close Combat 2x123-145%KO Extreme Speed13-16% Aura Sphere 2x112-132%KO Flash Cannon56-66% | ||
Carracosta Evolutions
Evolved from Tirtouga. Carracosta is the final form in this two-stage line. Plenty of partners for breeding via two egg groups. Eggs are slow to hatch. Attack grew the most through evolution (+30 over Tirtouga), and Carracosta peaks at 495 total stats. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
Breeding
Breed with Carracosta to get Tirtouga eggs using 87 partners from the Water1 and Water3 egg groups. Notable egg moves include Bide, Body Slam, Flail and 7 more.
ORAS Carracosta Best Moveset
Water/Rock at 108 Attack and 133 Defense. AbilitySolid Rock reduces super-effective damage. AbilitySwift Swim doubles Speed in rain. MoveShell Smash doubles offenses and Speed. The moveset earns C-tier through Shell Smash setup on a bulky frame, but 32 Speed without rain limits the pre-boost viability.
Best Build
Carracosta best EVs are Attack and Speed
Physical Sweeper Moveset
- Shell Smash
- Earthquake
- Waterfall
- Ice Beam
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
Without breeding, Carracosta misses out on Bide and Body Slam. That's 10 egg moves adding depth that the base kit lacks. STAB comes from Hydro Pump and Stone Edge, with coverage across 7 types rounding things out.
How to Read the Moves Table
Tabs
- Level-Up
- Learned by leveling up.
- TM
- Taught by a Technical Machine.
- Egg
- Inherited via breeding.
- Tutor
- NPC tutor (cost: items, BP, money).
- Reminder
- An NPC reteaches any move this Pokemon could have learned by leveling up.
- Transfer
- Carried over from an older game using Pokemon HOME.
- Event
- Given out through Mystery Gift events.
Visual Signals
CAT (Category)
How the move deals damage and which stats it uses.
A small dot on the icon's corner marks the move as contact. That triggers abilities like Static, Flame Body, Rough Skin, or Iron Barbs, plus items like Rocky Helmet and Sticky Barb.
Tier (S to D)
Each move's competitive rank in RankedBoost's system. TM, Egg, and Tutor sort by tier by default (best first). On Level-Up, click the Tier header to do the same.
PWR (Power)
Base damage. Numbers shown in a type color include STAB (base × 1.5). Hover any colored number to see the math.
— means no power (status moves) or variable power.
Sorting & Filter
Click any column header to sort. Level-Up opens with Lv 1 at the top. TM, Egg, and Tutor open with the highest-tier moves at the top.
Search filters by move name or type. The Filter button limits the list to STAB, Physical, Special, or Status moves.
Level-Up Moves
TM Moves
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Base Stats
They can live both in the ocean and on land. A slap from one of them is enough to open a hole in the bottom of a tanker.
It could knock out a foe with a slap from one of its developed front appendages and chew it up, shell or bones and all.
Carracosta Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire Guide
In Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire, Swift Swim changes the entire equation for Carracosta. The 495 BST doesn't tell the full story. Ranked C-Tier as a trick room. Shellsmash with Leftovers is the standard set.
In Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire, watch for Exeggutor (Grass), Raikou (Electric), and Hitmonlee (Fighting) when using Carracosta. They all hit it super-effectively with STAB. Exeggutor is the most dangerous since Grass moves deal 4x damage. Ground-type attackers are also a problem. At base 32 Speed, Carracosta won't outrun any of these threats so switching to a resist is usually the safer play.
Swift Swim is what you want on Carracosta. Every competitive set worth running is built with that ability in mind. The alternatives (Solid Rock, Sturdy) work on paper but Swift Swim is what makes Carracosta worth using.
Base 32 Speed is low. Priority moves or Trick Room are the way to go. On offense, Carracosta is a mixed attacker with base 108 Attack and 83 Sp. Atk. Defensively? Enough bulk to take a hit or two. Best used as a trick room.
In Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire, run Shellsmash, Earthquake, Waterfall, and Ice Beam on Carracosta. Shellsmash is the most common pick at 0% usage. Waterfall provides reliable STAB damage.
Game Availability
Carracosta joined the series in Black & White and has been available in 7 titles so far. With 6 generations of appearances, it's established itself despite the later start.
Click a game to view version-specific details
- Gen 1RB
Red & Blue - Gen 1Y
Yellow - Gen 2GS
Gold & Silver - Gen 2C
Crystal - Gen 3RS
Ruby & Sapphire - Gen 3E
Emerald - Gen 3FRLG
FireRed & LeafGreen - Gen 4DP
Diamond & Pearl - Gen 4Pt
Platinum - Gen 4HGSS
HeartGold & SoulSilver - Gen 5BWDebut
Black & White - Gen 5B2W2
Black 2 & White 2 - Gen 6XY
X & Y - Gen 6ORAS
Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire - Gen 7SM
Sun & Moon - Gen 7USUM
Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon - Gen 7LGPE
Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee - Gen 8SwSh
Sword & Shield - Gen 8BDSP
Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl - Gen 8PLA
Legends: Arceus - Gen 9SV
Scarlet & Violet - Gen 9LZA
Legends: Z-A - Gen 10WW
Winds & Waves