Is Carracosta Good in Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon Playthrough?
Water/Rock with AbilitySolid Rock and high physical stats. Handles Kiawe and Kahili. Breed-only fossil that arrives too late to be a team staple for most players.
Tirtouga has the type edge here and should clean up Ilima's team.
Hala's team hits Tirtouga's weaknesses hard.
Tirtouga trades roughly evenly with Lana's team.
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Tirtouga has the type edge here and should clean up Kiawe's team.
Mallow's team hits Tirtouga's weaknesses hard.
Tirtouga trades roughly evenly with Olivia's team.
Sophocles's team hits Tirtouga's weaknesses hard.
Tirtouga trades roughly evenly with Acerola's team.
Tirtouga trades roughly evenly with Nanu's team.
Carracosta has the type edge here and should clean up Mina's team.
Hapu's team hits Tirtouga's weaknesses hard.
Molayne's team hits Carracosta's weaknesses hard.
Carracosta trades roughly evenly with Olivia's team.
Carracosta trades roughly evenly with Acerola's team.
Carracosta has the type edge here and should clean up Kahili's team.
Carracosta trades roughly evenly with Kukui's team.
Tirtouga can be revived from a fossil obtained on Route 8. Revive Cover Fossil. Restore from a fossil at the Fossil Restoration Center on Route 8
Your Tirtouga should hit Level 37 before you reach Mina, at typical leveling pace.
How to Get Carracosta in Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon
Carracosta doesn't appear wild. Catch Tirtouga instead, it shows up at moderate rates. Evolve it at level 37 to get Carracosta. The 2-stage line is mapped in the step cards below.
How to Obtain Carracosta in USUM
Step 1Catch TirtougaRoute 8 - Fossil Restoration CenterLv.15Gift from NPCRevive 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
 Hawlucha Fighting | A | |
 Petilil Grass | C | |
 Ivysaur GrassPoison | C | |
 Crabrawler Fighting | C | |
 Machop Fighting | C | |
 Leafeon Grass | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Eevee (Paniola Ranch Gift) | ||
 Grovyle Grass | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Carracosta View Grovyle builds →Mega Drain 4x144-169%KO Brick Break 2x24-28% | ||
Hawlucha Fighting | A | |
 Vikavolt BugElectric | B | |
Obtain MethodHeahea Beach Gift Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Carracosta View Vikavolt builds →Thunderbolt 2x125-148%KO Mud-Slap 2x21-25% | ||
Ivysaur GrassPoison | C | |
Leafeon Grass | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Eevee (Paniola Ranch Gift) | ||
Grovyle Grass | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Carracosta View Grovyle builds →Mega Drain 4x157-185%KO Brick Break 2x26-31% | ||
Hawlucha Fighting | A | |
Vikavolt BugElectric | B | |
Obtain MethodHeahea Beach Gift Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Carracosta View Vikavolt builds →Thunderbolt 2x137-162%KO Mud-Slap 2x23-28% | ||
Ivysaur GrassPoison | C | |
 Gallade PsychicFighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Carracosta View Gallade builds →Leaf Blade 4x89-105%KO Brick Break 2x57-67% Thunderbolt 2x46-55% | ||
Leafeon Grass | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Eevee (Paniola Ranch Gift) | ||
Ivysaur GrassPoison | C | |
Grovyle Grass | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Carracosta View Grovyle builds →Energy Ball 4x174-205%KO Brick Break 2x24-29% | ||
 Passimian Fighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Carracosta View Passimian builds →Brick Break 2x57-67% Energy Ball 4x71-84% | ||
Gallade PsychicFighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Carracosta View Gallade builds →Leaf Blade 4x92-109%KO Brick Break 2x58-68% Bulldoze 2x31-36% Thunderbolt 2x48-57% | ||
Grovyle Grass | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Carracosta View Grovyle builds →Energy Ball 4x174-205%KO Brick Break 2x25-30% | ||
Ivysaur GrassPoison | C | |
 Poliwrath WaterFighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Carracosta View Poliwrath builds →Brick Break 2x45-55% Bulldoze 2x25-30% | ||
Leafeon Grass | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Eevee (Paniola Ranch Gift) | ||
 Venusaur GrassPoison | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Carracosta View Venusaur builds →Petal Dance 4x262-308%KO Bulldoze 2x21-26% | ||
 Decidueye GrassGhost | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Rowlet (Route 1 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Carracosta View Decidueye builds →Leaf Storm 4x280-331%KO Low Sweep 2x30-36% | ||
 Lilligant Grass | C | |
Poliwrath WaterFighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Carracosta View Poliwrath builds →Brick Break 2x48-56% Bulldoze 2x25-30% | ||
Gallade PsychicFighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Carracosta View Gallade builds →Leaf Blade 4x92-108%KO Brick Break 2x57-67% Bulldoze 2x32-37% Thunderbolt 2x48-56% | ||
Ivysaur GrassPoison | C | |
 Torterra GrassGround | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Carracosta View Torterra builds →Wood Hammer 4x155-182%KO Earthquake 2x65-77% | ||
Decidueye GrassGhost | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Rowlet (Route 1 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Carracosta View Decidueye builds →Leaf Storm 4x274-323%KO Low Sweep 2x28-33% | ||
Lilligant Grass | C | |
Poliwrath WaterFighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Carracosta View Poliwrath builds →Brick Break 2x44-52% Bulldoze 2x24-29% | ||
 Chesnaught GrassFighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Carracosta View Chesnaught builds →Solar Beam 4x331-390%KO Hammer Arm 2x64-75% Bulldoze 2x25-30% | ||
Lilligant Grass | C | |
Venusaur GrassPoison | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Carracosta View Venusaur builds →Solar Beam 4x421-495%KO Bulldoze 2x21-25% | ||
 Sceptile Grass | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Carracosta View Sceptile builds →Solar Beam 4x439-518%KO Focus Blast 2x88-104%KO Bulldoze 2x21-25% | ||
Decidueye GrassGhost | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Rowlet (Route 1 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Carracosta View Decidueye builds →Solar Beam 4x421-495%KO Low Sweep 2x28-33% | ||
 Exeggutor GrassPsychic | C | |
Chesnaught GrassFighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Carracosta View Chesnaught builds →Solar Beam 4x336-396%KO Hammer Arm 2x64-75% Earthquake 2x42-50% | ||
 Xurkitree Electric | B | |
Obtain MethodUltra Space Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Carracosta View Xurkitree builds →Solar Beam 4x459-540%KO Thunderbolt 2x156-184%KO | ||
 Virizion GrassFighting | B | |
Obtain MethodUltra Space Wilds Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Carracosta View Virizion builds →Solar Beam 4x392-462%KO Close Combat 2x66-79% | ||
Lilligant Grass | C | |
In Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon, Rapidash deals 58-68% with Wild Charge.
B | ||
Recommended Build AbilityDrought ItemHeatrock NatureBold Moves
Damage vs Carracosta View Torkoal builds →Rapid Spin4-4% | ||
C | ||
Recommended Build AbilitySwarm ItemFocus Sash NatureHardy Moves
Damage vs Carracosta View Ariados builds →Sucker Punch16-19% Lunge18-22% | ||
C | ||
Recommended Build AbilityFlashfire ItemLife Orb NatureJolly Moves
Damage vs Carracosta View Rapidash builds →Flare Blitz9-11% Wild Charge 2x58-68% Megahorn38-45% | ||
C | ||
Recommended Build AbilitySturdy ItemMental Herb NatureSassy Moves
Damage vs Carracosta View Carbink builds →Explosion14-17% | ||
C | ||
Recommended Build AbilityRegenerator ItemLeftovers NatureCalm Moves View Audino builds →
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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 95 partners from the Water1 and Water3 egg groups. Notable egg moves include Bide, Body Slam, Flail and 8 more.
USUM Carracosta Best Moveset
108 Attack and 133 Defense with AbilitySolid Rock reducing super-effective damage by 25%% and AbilitySwift Swim doubling Speed in rain as a hidden ability. MoveShell Smash boosts offenses and Speed. Water/Rock TermStab at boosted power. The moveset sits at D-tier through Shell Smash potential on real physical bulk, limited by rain dependence for Speed.
Best Build
Carracosta best EVs are Attack and Speed
Physical Sweeper Moveset
- Earthquake
- Shell Smash
- Liquidation
- Rock Slide
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
Without breeding, Carracosta misses out on Bide and Body Slam. That's 11 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
Its jaws are terrifyingly powerful. It could eat Omastar and Omanyte whole and not be bothered in the slightest by their shells.
Carracosta eats every last bit of the prey it catches, even the shells and bones, to further strengthen its sturdy shell.
Carracosta Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon Guide
In Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon, Swift Swim changes the entire equation for Carracosta. The 495 BST doesn't tell the full story. Ranked C-Tier as a trick room. Earthquake with Salacberry is the standard set.
In Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon, 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 physical attacker with base 108 Attack. Defensively? Enough bulk to take a hit or two. Best used as a trick room.
In Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon, run Earthquake, Shellsmash, Liquidation, and Rock Slide on Carracosta. Earthquake is the most common pick at 0% usage. Liquidation 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