In Sword & Shield, Turtonator works as a trick room with 485 BST behind it. C-Tier on our list: a niche pick in Sword & Shield's meta. That 135 base Defense does the heavy lifting.

What is Turtonator weak to?

In Sword & Shield, Turtonator's biggest threats include Swampert (Ground), Rhyperior (Rock), and Garchomp (Dragon), all carrying super-effective STAB moves. At base 36 Speed, Turtonator won't outrun any of these threats so switching to a resist is usually the safer play.

What is the best ability for Turtonator?

Shell Armor is the go-to ability for Turtonator. It protects against critical hits. It's Turtonator's only ability.

What role does Turtonator play in battle?

Turtonator is a special attacker with base 91 Sp. Atk. Tanky enough to absorb a few hits, too. Speed tells the real story. Base 36 Speed is low. Priority moves or Trick Room are the way to go. Fits the trick room role.

What are the best moves for Turtonator?

For Sword & Shield, the core moveset is , Shelltrap, Bodypress, and Iron Defense. leads at 17% usage. This set covers the trick room role with a mix of damage and utility.

Turtonator - Weakness, Evolution, Moveset, EVs & Stats

Special

Trick Room

CTier

36Speed · Very Slow

Stats & Training

The stat bars tell the story: Defense carries everything and Speed's dead weight. But this Blast Turtle Pokemon still yields 2 Defense EVs per fight on a medium-fast 1M XP curve.

Base Stats

Above

HP60

Attack78

Defense135

Sp. Atk91

Sp. Def85

Speed36

Total485

Details

Catch Rate

Challenging70 / 255

Growth Rate

Medium Fast1M XP

Height2.0 m

Weight212.0 kg

Base XP170

Abilities

Shell ArmorTop Pick

Protects against critical hits.

EV Yield

HPAtkDef+2SpASpDSpe

Defense training target

Pokedex Entries

Explosive substances coat the shell on its back. Enemies that dare attack it will be blown away by an immense detonation.

Turtonator Weakness

Turtonator is weak to Ground, Rock, and Dragon. The Fire/Dragon typing picks up 5 resistances to work with. Turtonator's physical bulk (base 135 Def) helps cushion physical weakness hits, but special attackers are the bigger threat.

Turtonator Weakness and Resistance Chart
Damage	Types
2x (Weak)	Ground, Rock, Dragon
0.5x (Resist)	Electric, Bug, Steel
0.25x (Resist)	Fire, Grass

Type ChartGood

3Weak

5Resist

0Immune

Score+1

4xCritical

None

2xWeak

Ground Rock Dragon

½xResist

Electric Bug Steel

¼xResist

Fire Grass

0xImmune

None

STAB (5)

Grass Ice Bug Steel Dragon

How to Beat Turtonator in Sword & Shield (Best Counters)

Rhydon GroundRock	S
Available Moves Moves EarthquakeLv. 47 Drill RunLv. 35 DigTM15 Stomping TantrumTM98 Damage vs Turtonator Earthquake 2x 82-97% Drill Run 2x 66-78% Dig 2x 66-78% Stomping Tantrum 2x 62-74% View Rhydon builds →
Haxorus Dragon	B
Available Moves Moves OutrageLv. 46 Dragon PulseLv. 36 Dragon ClawLv. 18 DigTM15 Damage vs Turtonator Outrage 2x 109-129%KO Dragon Pulse 2x 56-67% Dragon Claw 2x 74-88% Dig 2x 49-58% View Haxorus builds →
Duraludon SteelDragon	C
Available Moves Moves Dragon ClawLv. 48 Stomping TantrumTM98 Rock SlideTM22 Breaking SwipeLv. 24 Damage vs Turtonator Dragon Claw 2x 52-62% Stomping Tantrum 2x 32-38% Rock Slide 2x 32-38% Breaking Swipe 2x 39-46% View Duraludon builds →
Noivern FlyingDragon	C
Available Move Moves Dragon PulseLv. 1 Damage vs Turtonator Dragon Pulse 2x 80-95% View Noivern builds →
Flygon GroundDragon	C
Available Moves Moves EarthquakeLv. 44 Earth PowerLv. 38 Dragon ClawLv. 1 DigTM15 Damage vs Turtonator Earthquake 2x 66-78% Earth Power 2x 72-85% Dragon Claw 2x 52-62% Dig 2x 52-62% View Flygon builds →

Sword & Shield Evolution

No evolution chain to worry about here. Turtonator is a standalone Pokemon with plenty of partners for breeding through two egg groups. Eggs come out average hatch time. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.

How to Evolve

No Evolution

#776TurtonatorDoes not evolve

Breeding

Very Easy

Breed Turtonator easily with 63 breeding partners from the Dragon and Monster egg groups. Pass egg moves like Curse, Head Smash, Rapid Spin and 1 more to offspring.

Egg Groups

DragonMonster

Gender

♂50.0%♀50.0%

Hatch Time

20 cycles·5,140 steps

Quick~5 min with Flame Body

Egg Moves

4moves

Breed With (best first)

Sword & Shield Turtonator Best Moveset

Turtonator runs a standard setup attacker set. Bold nature with max Sp. Atk without Speed EVs shapes the build, while Leftovers brings passive recovery each turn. Shellarmor supports the kit from the background.

Best Build

Experimental

Ability

Shell Armor

Item

LeftoversSUSTAIN

Best Nature for Turtonator

Bold+DEF

Turtonator best EVs are Defense and Sp. Atk

EVs

Def

SpA

Doubles Special Tank Moveset

Unknown
Shell TrapSTAB
Body Press
Iron Defense

Recommended Teammates

GarbodorDecent

GarchompDecent

KabutopsDecent

Moves

Breeding opens up real options for Turtonator. Curse and Head Smash come exclusively from egg moves, and they're worth the effort. The rest of the kit covers basics through Shell Trap and Overheat and coverage across 8 types.

Level-Up Moves

Lv 1

Smog

—307020Poison

Lv 1

Tackle

D4010035Normal

Lv 4

Ember

D4010025Fire

Lv 8

Protect+4

B——10Normal

Lv 12

Endure+4

C——10Normal

Lv 16

Flail

D—10015Normal

Lv 20

Incinerate

C6010015Fire

Lv 24

Iron Defense

A——15Steel

Lv 28

Dragon Pulse

S8510010Dragon

Lv 32

Body Slam

C8510015Normal

Lv 36

Flamethrower

S9010015Fire

Lv 40

Shell Trap-3

S1501005Fire

Lv 44

Shell Smash

A——15Normal

Lv 48

Overheat

B130905Fire

Lv 52

Explosion

A2501005Normal

TM Moves

TM31

Attract

C—10015Normal

TR99

Body Press

A8010010Fighting

TR01

Body Slam

C8510015Normal

TM97

Brutal Swing

S6010020Dark

TR48

Bulk Up

C——20Fighting

TM81

Bulldoze

D6010020Ground

TR47

Dragon Claw

C8010015Dragon

TR62

Dragon Pulse

S8510010Dragon

TR10

Earthquake

C10010010Ground

TR26

Endure+4

C——10Normal

TM39

Facade

D7010020Normal

TR15

Fire Blast

A110855Fire

TM13

Fire Spin

D358515Fire

TR02

Flamethrower

S9010015Fire

TR70

Flash Cannon

B8010010Steel

TM59

Fling

——10010Dark

TR64

Focus Blast

S120705Fighting

TM09

Giga Impact

C150905Normal

TR88

Heat Crash

D—10010Fire

TR36

Heat Wave

A959010Fire

TR79

Heavy Slam

D—10010Steel

TM08

Hyper Beam

B150905Normal

TR42

Hyper Voice

C9010010Normal

TR46

Iron Defense

A——15Steel

TR74

Iron Head

C8010015Steel

TR31

Iron Tail

D1007515Steel

TM01

Mega Kick

C120755Normal

Mega Punch

D808520Normal

TR24

Outrage

B12010010Dragon

TR43

Overheat

B130905Fire

TM57

Payback

D5010010Dark

TM25

Protect+4

B——10Normal

TM21

Rest

C——10Psychic

TM42

Revenge-4

D6010010Fighting

TM48

Rock Tomb

D609515Rock

TM76

Round

D6010015Normal

TR27

Sleep Talk

C——10Normal

TM24

Snore

—5010015Normal

TM11

Solar Beam

C12010010Grass

TM98

Stomping Tantrum

D7510010Ground

TR75

Stone Edge

C100805Rock

TR20

Substitute

C——10Normal

TM34

Sunny Day

C——5Fire

TR37

Taunt

C—10020Dark

TR35

Uproar

C9010010Normal

TM74

Venoshock

D6510010Poison

TM38

Will-O-Wisp

C—8515Fire

TR85

Work Up

D——30Normal

Egg Moves

Egg

Curse

C——10Ghost

Egg

Head Smash

C150805Rock

Egg

Rapid Spin

D5010040Normal

Egg

Wide Guard+3

C——10Rock

Tutor Moves

Tut

Tutor

Burning Jealousy

C701005Fire

Tutor

Lash Out

D751005Dark

Tutor

Scale Shot

D259020Dragon

Tutor

Scorching Sands

A7010010Ground

Sword & Shield Turtonator Locations

Turtonator sits at low spawn rates across 1 spots in endgame routes. Pick one from the sorted list and commit to it. Jumping between areas wastes more time than waiting in the right location.

Best Locations to Catch Turtonator in Sword & Shield

Lake of Outrage

Grass Lv.50-52 Water

2%Post

Intense Sun

Turtonator Guide

In Sword & Shield, Turtonator works as a trick room with 485 BST behind it. C-Tier on our list: a niche pick in Sword & Shield's meta. That 135 base Defense does the heavy lifting.
In Sword & Shield, Turtonator's biggest threats include Swampert (Ground), Rhyperior (Rock), and Garchomp (Dragon), all carrying super-effective STAB moves. At base 36 Speed, Turtonator won't outrun any of these threats so switching to a resist is usually the safer play.
Shell Armor is the go-to ability for Turtonator. It protects against critical hits. It's Turtonator's only ability.
Turtonator is a special attacker with base 91 Sp. Atk. Tanky enough to absorb a few hits, too. Speed tells the real story. Base 36 Speed is low. Priority moves or Trick Room are the way to go. Fits the trick room role.
For Sword & Shield, the core moveset is , Shelltrap, Bodypress, and Iron Defense. leads at 17% usage. This set covers the trick room role with a mix of damage and utility.

Game Availability

Since Sun & Moon, Turtonator has been obtainable in 3 games. A Generation 7 debut means a shorter history, but Turtonator has appeared steadily across every generation since.

Click a game to view version-specific details

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Shuckle BugRock	B
Available Moves Moves Rock ThrowLv. 15 RolloutLv. 5 Rock BlastTM54 Damage vs Turtonator Rock Throw 2x 17-20% Rollout 2x 12-15% Rock Blast 2x 12-15% View Shuckle builds →
Onix RockGround	C
Available Moves Moves Rock SlideLv. 20 Dragon BreathLv. 12 Rock ThrowLv. 1 Smack DownLv. 4 Damage vs Turtonator Rock Slide 2x 33-40% Dragon Breath 2x 22-27% Rock Throw 2x 25-30% Smack Down 2x 25-30% View Onix builds →
Roggenrola Rock	C
Available Moves Moves Smack DownLv. 16 Rock BlastTM54 Mud-SlapLv. 12 Damage vs Turtonator Smack Down 2x 33-40% Rock Blast 2x 20-25% Mud-Slap 2x 8-10% View Roggenrola builds →
Dwebble BugRock	D
Available Moves Moves Smack DownLv. 8 Rock BlastTM54 Damage vs Turtonator Smack Down 2x 28-35% Rock Blast 2x 17-20% View Dwebble builds →
Rolycoly Rock	D
Available Moves Moves Ancient PowerLv. 20 Smack DownLv. 10 Rock BlastTM54 Damage vs Turtonator Ancient Power 2x 37-45% Smack Down 2x 25-30% Rock Blast 2x 17-20% View Rolycoly builds →

Shuckle BugRock	B
Available Moves Moves Mud ShotTM53 Rock ThrowLv. 15 Sand TombTM49 RolloutLv. 5 Damage vs Turtonator Mud Shot 2x 11-14% Rock Throw 2x 14-17% Sand Tomb 2x 7-9% Rollout 2x 10-13% View Shuckle builds →
Onix RockGround	C
Available Moves Moves Rock SlideLv. 20 Dragon BreathLv. 12 Rock ThrowLv. 1 Smack DownLv. 4 Damage vs Turtonator Rock Slide 2x 31-39% Dragon Breath 2x 19-23% Rock Throw 2x 21-26% Smack Down 2x 21-26% View Onix builds →
Roggenrola Rock	C
Available Moves Moves Smack DownLv. 16 Sand TombTM49 Rock BlastTM54 Mud-SlapLv. 12 Damage vs Turtonator Smack Down 2x 29-34% Sand Tomb 2x 14-17% Rock Blast 2x 17-21% Mud-Slap 2x 7-9% View Roggenrola builds →
Dwebble BugRock	D
Available Moves Moves Rock SlideLv. 24 Smack DownLv. 8 Sand TombTM49 Rock BlastTM54 Damage vs Turtonator Rock Slide 2x 40-47% Smack Down 2x 29-34% Sand Tomb 2x 14-17% Rock Blast 2x 17-21% View Dwebble builds →
Rolycoly Rock	D
Available Moves Moves Ancient PowerLv. 20 Smack DownLv. 10 Sand TombTM49 Rock BlastTM54 Damage vs Turtonator Ancient Power 2x 31-39% Smack Down 2x 21-26% Sand Tomb 2x 11-14% Rock Blast 2x 14-17% View Rolycoly builds →

Sudowoodo Rock	C
Available Moves Moves Stone EdgeLv. 1 Rock TombLv. 20 Rock ThrowLv. 1 Sand TombTM49 Damage vs Turtonator Stone Edge 2x 66-78% Rock Tomb 2x 43-51% Rock Throw 2x 36-43% Sand Tomb 2x 17-21% View Sudowoodo builds →
Onix RockGround	C
Available Moves Moves Rock SlideLv. 20 Dragon BreathLv. 12 Rock ThrowLv. 1 Smack DownLv. 4 Damage vs Turtonator Rock Slide 2x 29-35% Dragon Breath 2x 19-23% Rock Throw 2x 22-27% Smack Down 2x 22-27% View Onix builds →
Roggenrola Rock	C
Available Moves Moves Smack DownLv. 16 Sand TombTM49 Rock BlastTM54 Mud-SlapLv. 12 Damage vs Turtonator Smack Down 2x 29-35% Sand Tomb 2x 14-18% Rock Blast 2x 16-19% Mud-Slap 2x 8-10% View Roggenrola builds →
Dwebble BugRock	D
Available Moves Moves Rock SlideLv. 24 Smack DownLv. 8 Sand TombTM49 Rock BlastTM54 Damage vs Turtonator Rock Slide 2x 39-47% Smack Down 2x 26-31% Sand Tomb 2x 13-16% Rock Blast 2x 16-19% View Dwebble builds →
Rolycoly Rock	D
Available Moves Moves Ancient PowerLv. 20 Smack DownLv. 10 Sand TombTM49 Rock BlastTM54 Damage vs Turtonator Ancient Power 2x 32-39% Smack Down 2x 19-23% Sand Tomb 2x 10-13% Rock Blast 2x 13-16% View Rolycoly builds →

Lunatone RockPsychic	A
Available Moves Moves Stone EdgeLv. 35 Rock SlideLv. 15 Rock ThrowLv. 1 Sand TombTM49 Damage vs Turtonator Stone Edge 2x 43-51% Rock Slide 2x 33-39% Rock Throw 2x 22-27% Sand Tomb 2x 11-14% View Lunatone builds →
Solrock RockPsychic	C
Available Moves Moves Stone EdgeLv. 35 Rock SlideLv. 15 Rock ThrowLv. 1 Sand TombTM49 Damage vs Turtonator Stone Edge 2x 63-75% Rock Slide 2x 48-57% Rock Throw 2x 33-39% Sand Tomb 2x 17-20% View Solrock builds →
Sudowoodo Rock	C
Available Moves Moves Stone EdgeLv. 1 DigTM15 Rock SlideLv. 32 Rock TombLv. 20 Damage vs Turtonator Stone Edge 2x 66-78% Dig 2x 35-42% Rock Slide 2x 51-60% Rock Tomb 2x 40-48% View Sudowoodo builds →
Boldore Rock	C
Available Moves Moves Power GemLv. 1 Rock SlideLv. 30 Smack DownLv. 16 Sand TombTM49 Damage vs Turtonator Power Gem 2x 48-57% Rock Slide 2x 53-63% Smack Down 2x 35-42% Sand Tomb 2x 18-22% View Boldore builds →
Onix RockGround	C
Available Moves Moves DigTM15 Rock SlideLv. 20 Dragon BreathLv. 12 Rock ThrowLv. 1 Damage vs Turtonator Dig 2x 30-36% Rock Slide 2x 30-36% Dragon Breath 2x 18-22% Rock Throw 2x 20-24% View Onix builds →

Lunatone RockPsychic	A
Available Moves Moves Stone EdgeLv. 35 Rock SlideLv. 15 Rock ThrowLv. 1 Sand TombTM49 Damage vs Turtonator Stone Edge 2x 43-51% Rock Slide 2x 33-40% Rock Throw 2x 24-29% Sand Tomb 2x 10-13% View Lunatone builds →
Solrock RockPsychic	C
Available Moves Moves Stone EdgeLv. 35 Rock SlideLv. 15 Rock ThrowLv. 1 Sand TombTM49 Damage vs Turtonator Stone Edge 2x 65-77% Rock Slide 2x 49-57% Rock Throw 2x 33-40% Sand Tomb 2x 16-19% View Solrock builds →
Sudowoodo Rock	C
Available Moves Moves Stone EdgeLv. 1 DigTM15 Rock SlideLv. 32 Rock TombLv. 20 Damage vs Turtonator Stone Edge 2x 68-80% Dig 2x 37-44% Rock Slide 2x 50-60% Rock Tomb 2x 41-49% View Sudowoodo builds →
Boldore Rock	C
Available Moves Moves Power GemLv. 1 Rock SlideLv. 30 Smack DownLv. 16 Sand TombTM49 Damage vs Turtonator Power Gem 2x 49-57% Rock Slide 2x 53-63% Smack Down 2x 36-43% Sand Tomb 2x 17-21% View Boldore builds →
Onix RockGround	C
Available Moves Moves DigTM15 Rock SlideLv. 20 Dragon BreathLv. 12 Rock ThrowLv. 1 Damage vs Turtonator Dig 2x 31-37% Rock Slide 2x 29-34% Dragon Breath 2x 17-21% Rock Throw 2x 21-26% View Onix builds →