For the X & Y meta, At 580 BST, Terrakion is built different. We rank it B-Tier. As a Legendary Pokemon, the raw stats back up the reputation. Best used as a sweeper. Close Combat with Focus Sash is the standard set.

What is Terrakion weak to?

In X & Y, watch for Milotic (Water), Venusaur (Grass), and Hitmonlee (Fighting) when using Terrakion. They all hit it super-effectively with STAB. Ground, Psychic, Steel, and Fairy-type attackers are also a problem. With 7 weakness types, most competitive teams carry at least one counter.

What is the best ability for Terrakion?

Justified raises Attack one stage upon taking damage from a dark move. That's the one you want on Terrakion. It's the only ability Terrakion has.

What role does Terrakion play in battle?

In X & Y, Terrakion fills the sweeper role. It's leaning toward the physical side (base 129 Attack). Base 108 Speed lets it outrun most of the field. And it's enough bulk to take a hit or two.

What are the best moves for Terrakion?

In X & Y, run Close Combat, Rock Slide, Quickguard, and Protect on Terrakion. Close Combat is the most common pick at 20% usage. This set covers the sweeper role with a mix of damage and utility.

Terrakion - Weakness, Evolution, Moveset, EVs & Stats

Utility

Sweeper

BTier

108Speed · Fast

Stats & Training

Terrakion's spread isn't flashy. Attack leads, Sp. Atk trails, 5 stats clear the bar. Near-impossible to catch and worth 3 Attack EVs, on a slow 1.25M XP grind.

Base Stats

Pseudo

HP91

Attack129

Defense90

Sp. Atk72

Sp. Def90

Speed108

Total580

Details

Catch Rate

Legendary3 / 255

Growth Rate

Slow1.25M XP

Height1.9 m

Weight260.0 kg

Base XP261

Abilities

JustifiedTop Pick

Raises Attack one stage upon taking damage from a dark move.

EV Yield

HPAtk+3DefSpASpDSpe

Strong Attack training target

Pokedex Entries

Its charge is strong enough to break through a giant castle wall in one blow. This Pokémon is spoken of in legends.

Terrakion Weakness

Terrakion's Rock/Fighting typing leaves it vulnerable to Water, Grass, Fighting, Ground, Psychic, Steel, and Fairy. 6 resistances give it solid defensive coverage on top of that.

Terrakion Weakness and Resistance Chart
Damage	Types
2x (Weak)	Water, Grass, Fighting, Ground, Psychic, Steel, Fairy
0.5x (Resist)	Normal, Fire, Poison, Bug, Rock, Dark

Type ChartFragile

7Weak

6Resist

0Immune

Score-8

4xCritical

None

2xWeak

Water Grass Fighting Ground Psychic Steel Fairy

½xResist

Normal Fire Poison Bug Rock Dark

¼xResist

None

0xImmune

None

STAB (8)

Fire Ice Flying Bug Normal Rock Dark Steel

How to Beat Terrakion in X & Y (Best Counters)

In X & Y, Excadrill can KO Terrakion with Earthquake (114-135%). Tyranitar's Superpower also KOs at 112-133%.

ExcadrillQuad resists Rock, threatens with Earthquake GroundSteel	S
Recommended Build AbilityMold Breaker ItemLeftovers NatureJolly Moves EarthquakeSTAB Rapid Spin Iron Head Stealth Rock Damage vs Terrakion Earthquake 2x 114-135%KO Rapid Spin 10-11% View Excadrill builds →
HeatranThreatens with Earth Power FireSteel	A
Recommended Build AbilityFlashfire ItemLeftovers NatureCalm Moves Stealth Rock Lava Plume Earth Power TauntUtility View Heatran builds →
TyranitarExcellent bulk RockDark	A
Recommended Build AbilitySand Stream ItemChoice Band NatureRelaxed Moves Stone Edge PursuitSTAB CrunchSTAB Superpower Damage vs Terrakion Stone Edge 35-41% Pursuit 14-17% Crunch 28-33% Superpower 2x 112-133%KO View Tyranitar builds →
ZapdosResists Fighting, recovers with Roost ElectricFlying	A
Recommended Build AbilityStatic ItemSitrus Berry NatureTimid Moves Heat Wave TailwindUtility ThunderboltSTAB RoostRecovery Damage vs Terrakion Heat Wave 14-16% Thunderbolt 40-47% View Zapdos builds →
ChanseyWears down with Toxic, threatens with Seismic Toss, cures status via Natural Cure Normal	B
Recommended Build AbilityNatural Cure ItemEviolite NatureBold Moves Soft Boiled Seismic Toss ToxicUtility Heal Bell View Chansey builds →

X & Y Evolution

You can't breed Terrakion or evolve it into anything else. This Rock/Fighting legendary packs 580 stats and doesn't need a chain to be relevant. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.

How to Evolve

No Evolution

#639TerrakionDoes not evolve

Breeding

Unavailable

Undiscovered egg group

X & Y Terrakion Best Moveset

One guaranteed turn is all Terrakion needs. Focus Sash buys it, max Attack and Speed EVs make it count, and Justified adds something extra. The goal: deal early damage and deal damage with Close Combat. The remaining moves gives it play beyond just the lead turn.

Best Build

Experimental

Ability

Justified

Item

Focus SashSURVIVAL

Best Nature for Terrakion

Jolly+SPE

Terrakion best EVs are Attack and Speed

EVs

Atk

SpD

Spe

Doubles Physical Sweeper Moveset

Close CombatSTAB
Rock SlideSTAB
Quick GuardSTAB
ProtectFAST +4

Recommended Teammates

ThundurusDecent

Moves

Without TMs, Terrakion's movepool is bare bones. With them, you get Normal and Flying coverage and more on top of Close Combat and Focus Blast for STAB. The natural kit handles basics, but TMs are doing the real work.

Level-Up Moves

Lv 1

Close Combat

S1201005Fighting

Lv 1

Leer

——10030Normal

Lv 1

Quick Attack+1

A4010030Normal

Lv 1

Quick Guard+3

S——15Fighting

Lv 1

Work Up

D——30Normal

Lv 7

Double Kick

—3010030Fighting

Lv 13

Smack Down

C5010015Rock

Lv 19

Take Down

—908520Normal

Lv 25

Helping Hand+5

B——20Normal

Lv 31

Retaliate

—701005Normal

Lv 37

Rock Slide

S759010Rock

Lv 42

Sacred Sword

B9010015Fighting

Lv 49

Swords Dance

C——20Normal

Lv 55

Quick Guard+3

S——15Fighting

Lv 61

Work Up

D——30Normal

Lv 67

Stone Edge

S100805Rock

Lv 73

Close Combat

S1201005Fighting

TM Moves

TM40

Aerial Ace

C60—20Flying

TM78

Bulldoze

C6010020Ground

TM04

Calm Mind

C——20Psychic

TM100

Confide

———20Normal

HM01

Cut

C509530Normal

TM32

Double Team

———15Normal

TM26

Earthquake

A10010010Ground

TM42

Facade

C7010020Normal

TM54

False Swipe

—4010040Normal

TM52

Focus Blast

C120705Fighting

TM21

Frustration

D—10020Normal

TM68

Giga Impact

B150905Normal

TM10

Hidden Power

—6010015Normal

TM15

Hyper Beam

C150905Normal

TM84

Poison Jab

C8010020Poison

TM17

Protect+4

A——10Normal

TM77

Psych Up

D——10Normal

TM33

Reflect

C——20Psychic

TM44

Rest

C——10Psychic

TM67

Retaliate

—701005Normal

TM27

Return

D—10020Normal

TM05

Roar-6

C——20Normal

TM69

Rock Polish

D——20Rock

TM80

Rock Slide

S759010Rock

TM94

Rock Smash

—4010015Fighting

TM39

Rock Tomb

C609515Rock

TM48

Round

D6010015Normal

TM20

Safeguard

C——25Normal

TM37

Sandstorm

D——10Rock

TM88

Sleep Talk

C——10Normal

TM23

Smack Down

C5010015Rock

TM71

Stone Edge

S100805Rock

HM04

Strength

—8010015Normal

TM90

Substitute

C——10Normal

TM87

Swagger

——9015Normal

TM75

Swords Dance

C——20Normal

TM12

Taunt

C—10020Dark

TM06

Toxic

C—9010Poison

TM81

X-Scissor

C8010015Bug

Egg Moves

Terrakion doesn't have any Egg moves

Tutor Moves

Terrakion can't learn any Tutor moves

How to Get Terrakion in X & Y

No wild encounters for Terrakion in X & Y. It's available in Black, Black 2, or Ultra Sun and can be transferred over. The details below show where to find it.

Terrakion is not available as a wild encounter in this game.

Special encounter in:

Omega RubySpecial encounter · Mirage Spots · Tuesday or Saturday

Then trade to X & Y.

Also found in:

Black Black 2 Ultra Sun

Terrakion Guide

For the X & Y meta, At 580 BST, Terrakion is built different. We rank it B-Tier. As a Legendary Pokemon, the raw stats back up the reputation. Best used as a sweeper. Close Combat with Focus Sash is the standard set.
In X & Y, watch for Milotic (Water), Venusaur (Grass), and Hitmonlee (Fighting) when using Terrakion. They all hit it super-effectively with STAB. Ground, Psychic, Steel, and Fairy-type attackers are also a problem. With 7 weakness types, most competitive teams carry at least one counter.
Justified raises Attack one stage upon taking damage from a dark move. That's the one you want on Terrakion. It's the only ability Terrakion has.
In X & Y, Terrakion fills the sweeper role. It's leaning toward the physical side (base 129 Attack). Base 108 Speed lets it outrun most of the field. And it's enough bulk to take a hit or two.
In X & Y, run Close Combat, Rock Slide, Quickguard, and Protect on Terrakion. Close Combat is the most common pick at 20% usage. This set covers the sweeper role with a mix of damage and utility.

Game Availability

Terrakion has appeared in 9 games since Black & White, spanning 6 generations. As a Legendary, it's typically a one-per-save encounter tied to the story or post-game content.

Click a game to view version-specific details

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