Is Torterra Good in Platinum Playthrough?
Grass/Ground at level 32. AbilityOvergrow boosts Grass in a pinch. Torterra handles Volkner through Ground and Wake through Grass. But 4x Ice weakness makes Candice and Cynthia's Garchomp dangerous. Flint's all-Fire E4 also hits hard. Strong middle, rough finish.
Turtwig has the type edge here and should clean up Roark's team.
Gardenia's team hits Grotle's weaknesses hard.
Grotle trades roughly evenly with Fantina's team.
Grotle trades roughly evenly with Maylene's team.
Torterra has the type edge here and should clean up Crasher Wake's team.
Torterra resists most of Byron's coverage and hits back hard.
Torterra has the type edge here and should clean up Candice's team.
Torterra has the type edge here and should clean up Volkner's team.
Torterra trades roughly evenly with Aaron's team.
Torterra has the type edge here and should clean up Bertha's team.
Torterra trades roughly evenly with Flint's team.
Torterra trades roughly evenly with Lucian's team.
Torterra has the type edge here and should clean up Jupiter's team.
Torterra trades roughly evenly with Mars's team.
Torterra has the type edge here and should clean up Saturn's team.
Torterra trades roughly evenly with Cynthia's team.
Starter
Turtwig is available as a starter.
Recommended Moves
- After Fantina
- TM22GrassSolar BeamPower 180Accuracy 100%PP 10Veilstone Department Store
- LV 37DarkCrunchPower 80Accuracy 100%PP 15
- LV 41GrassGiga DrainPower 90Accuracy 100%PP 10
- LV 45GrassLeaf StormPower 210Accuracy 90%PP 5
- Post-Game
- TM53GrassEnergy BallPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 10Route 226
- TUTORGrassSeed BombPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 15Survival Area
- TUTORFightingSuperpowerPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 5Survival Area
- TUTORGroundEarth PowerPower 90Accuracy 100%PP 10Survival Area
- TM42NormalFacadePower 70Accuracy 100%PP 20Survival Area
Evolve Turtwig to Grotle
Turtwig evolves into Grotle at Level 18. Your Turtwig should hit Level 18 before you reach Gardenia, at typical leveling pace.
Recommended Moves
- After Fantina
- TM22GrassSolar BeamPower 180Accuracy 100%PP 10Veilstone Department Store
- LV 42DarkCrunchPower 80Accuracy 100%PP 15
- LV 47GrassGiga DrainPower 90Accuracy 100%PP 10
- LV 52GrassLeaf StormPower 210Accuracy 90%PP 5
- Post-Game
- TM53GrassEnergy BallPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 10Route 226
- TUTORGrassSeed BombPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 15Survival Area
- TUTORFightingSuperpowerPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 5Survival Area
- TUTORGroundEarth PowerPower 90Accuracy 100%PP 10Survival Area
- TM42NormalFacadePower 70Accuracy 100%PP 20Survival Area
Evolve Grotle to Torterra
Grotle evolves into Torterra at Level 32. Your Grotle should hit Level 32 before you reach Crasher Wake, at typical leveling pace.
Recommended Moves
- STARTING (Lv 32)
- LV 32GrassWood HammerPower 180Accuracy 100%PP 15
- LV 32GroundEarthquakePower 150Accuracy 100%PP 10
- After Fantina
- TM22GrassSolar BeamPower 180Accuracy 100%PP 10Veilstone Department Store
- TM68NormalGiga ImpactPower 150Accuracy 90%PP 5Veilstone Game Corner
- TM15NormalHyper BeamPower 150Accuracy 90%PP 5Veilstone Department Store
- LV 57GrassLeaf StormPower 210Accuracy 90%PP 5
- Post-Game
- TUTORGrassFrenzy PlantPower 225Accuracy 90%PP 5Route 228
- TUTORGroundEarth PowerPower 135Accuracy 100%PP 10Survival Area
- TM53GrassEnergy BallPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 10Route 226
- TUTORGrassSeed BombPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 15Survival Area
- TUTORDragonOutragePower 120Accuracy 100%PP 15Survival Area
- TUTORFightingSuperpowerPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 5Survival Area
- TUTORSteelIron HeadPower 80Accuracy 100%PP 15Survival Area
- TM42NormalFacadePower 70Accuracy 100%PP 20Survival Area
How to Get Torterra in Platinum
Since Turtwig is a one-time starter gift, the only way to a Torterra is to pick it and raise it, through Grotle at 18 and on to Torterra at 32. No wild grass holds the continent turtle.
Catch Turtwig at any of these 1 spot to eventually evolve into Torterra.
How to Obtain Torterra in Pt
- Step 2Evolve into GrotleBREEDINGAvailableLeave Torterra with a compatible partner at the Pokemon Day Care to receive a Turtwig egg.
- Step 3Torterra ✓
How to Get Shiny Torterra in Platinum
Torterra tops the Turtwig line, so hatch a shiny Turtwig from a foreign Ditto, then raise it up. Compare Shiny Torterra odds across every game
Platinum Shiny Torterra Calculator
2 MethodsThe best route is Masuda Method, about 1 in 1,639 on each try.
Masuda Method: Breed with a parent from a different-language game. Works on any breedable line.
Soft Reset: Save in front of a static, gift, or legendary encounter, then reset until it sparkles.
How many you have done, or plan to do.
| Chance | Encounters | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 10%lucky few | 173-- | -- |
| 25%one in four | 472-- | -- |
| 50%coin flip | 1,136-- | -- |
| 90%very likely | 3,773-- | -- |
Time assumes -- at your pace and does not change your shiny odds.
How is this calculated?
Every encounter has the same shiny chance, the Shiny Odds Per Try shown above. Each one is a separate roll that does not care how many you have already done, so the more you hunt, the higher your overall chance of at least one shiny. The formula below turns your odds and your number of tries into that combined chance.
chance after N tries = 1 − (1 − p)^N, where p = 1 / odds per try
Example at 1 in 8,192 (classic full odds): about 864 encounters for a 10 percent chance, 5,678 for 50 percent, and 18,862 for 90 percent.
The table above flips that around: it shows how many encounters it takes to reach a 10, 25, 50, and 90 percent chance at your current odds. Turning on boosts like the Shiny Charm, sandwiches, or chains improves your odds, so the encounter numbers drop.
These are estimates, not promises. Most games have no pity counter, meaning no guaranteed shiny no matter how many you hunt, so even Very Likely is not guaranteed: some hunters find one early, others go well past that point.
Curious how fast a hunt could go? Work out your Platinum shiny odds for Torterra.
Torterra Weakness
Ice, Fire, Flying, and Bug moves hit Torterra for super-effective damage. Ice hits land at 4x, so they're the biggest threat. The upside? Electric-type moves can't touch it at all. Torterra's overall bulk (95/105/85) lets it take a hit or two from most weaknesses before going down.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 4x (Critical) | Ice |
| 2x (Weak) | Fire, Flying, Bug |
| 0.5x (Resist) | Ground, Rock |
| 0x (Immune) | Electric |
- Fairy type does not exist — Dragon has fewer checks
- Physical / Special split now per-move (introduced Gen IV)
What is Torterra Weak Against
VulnerableBest Pokemon Against Torterra
 Glaceon Ice | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Eevee (Hearthome City Gift) | ||
 Regice Ice | B | |
Obtain MethodMt Coronet Interact Encounter | ||
 Scyther Bug | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Torterra View Scyther builds →U-turn 2x50-59% Wing Attack 2x43-51% | ||
 Vespiquen Bug | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Torterra View Vespiquen builds →U-turn 2x38-46% Gust 2x27-32% | ||
 Gliscor Ground | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Torterra View Gliscor builds →Ice Fang 4x54-64% U-turn 2x29-34% Fire Fang 2x27-32% | ||
 Golbat Poison | C | |
Obtain MethodMt Coronet Surfing Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Torterra View Golbat builds →Fly 2x50-59% U-turn 2x25-30% | ||
 Ninetales Fire | C | |
 Dodrio Normal | C | |
 Kricketune Bug | C | |
 Arcanine Fire | B | |
 Aerodactyl Rock | B | |
Obtain MethodOreburgh City Gift Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Torterra View Aerodactyl builds →Fly 2x61-72% Ice Fang 4x61-71% Fire Fang 2x30-36% | ||
 Monferno FireFighting | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Chimchar (Route 201 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Torterra View Monferno builds →Fire Blast 2x75-88% U-turn 2x25-30% | ||
 Drifblim Ghost | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Drifloon (Valley Windworks Interact Encounter) | ||
 Heracross BugFighting | B | |
Torterra Evolutions
The three-stage chain from Turtwig through Grotle ends here at Torterra. Want more? Breed for Turtwig eggs. A decent partner pool available via two egg groups. The evolution from Turtwig pushed Torterra to 525 total stats. Attack saw the largest single gain at +41. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
Breeding
Breed with Torterra to get Turtwig eggs easily using 45 partners from the Grass and Monster egg groups. Notable egg moves include Amnesia, Body Slam, Double-Edge and 7 more.
Pt Torterra Best Moveset
Ice attacks (4x effective) are everywhere, and 56 Speed guarantees Torterra takes the hit before the moveset responds. 109 Attack and 105 Defense deliver physical Grass/Ground power with real bulk, but that Ice weakness defines every matchup.
Best Build
Torterra best EVs are HP and Defense
Wall Moveset
- Earthquake
- Wood Hammer
- Leech Seed
- Stone Edge
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
Without breeding, Torterra misses out on Amnesia and Body Slam. That's 10 egg moves adding depth that the base kit lacks. STAB comes from Frenzy Plant and Leaf Storm, with Normal and Dark coverage and more 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
39 of 42 TMs are obtainable before the Elite Four
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Base Stats
Some Pokémon are born on a TORTERRA’s back and spend their entire life there.
Torterra Platinum Guide
In Platinum, use Torterra as a tank. Physical side carries the damage. Not the fastest, Earthquake is the primary attack.
For Platinum, run Impish on Torterra. +Defense is what matters, and the -Sp. Atk cut doesn't hurt this set. Fits the tank role.
Game Availability
Debuting in Diamond & Pearl, Torterra appears in 12 games across 6 generations. A reliable presence in a solid number of games, typically found through wild encounters.
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 4DPDebut
Diamond & Pearl - Gen 4Pt
Platinum - Gen 4HGSS
HeartGold & SoulSilver - Gen 5BW
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 7Let's Go
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
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