Elite Redux LeafGreen
#565

Carracosta

The Prototurtle Pokémon

Water Rock

They can live both in the ocean and on land. Incredible jaw strength enables them to chew up steel beams and rocks along with their prey.

Base stat total
495
Height
1.2 m
Weight
81 kg
Catch rate
45

Base stats

495 total
HP 74 289 352
Atk 108 226 346
Def 133 271 401
SpA 83 181 291
SpD 65 149 251
Spe 32 90 179

At level 100, from no EVs and a hindering nature to 252 EVs and a beneficial one. Every Pokémon here has perfect IVs, so they are not part of the spread — except Speed, which the Iron Pill can drop to zero.

Type matchups

defending
Takes more
Grass 4× Fighting 2× Ground 2× Electric 2×
Takes less
Fire ¼× Normal ½× Flying ½× Poison ½× Ice ½×

The other 9 types deal normal damage. Full chart

Takes more
Grass 3× Fighting 1.5× Ground 1.5× Electric 1.5×
Takes less
Fire ¼× Normal ½× Flying ½× Poison ½× Ice ½×

The other 9 types deal normal damage. Full chart

  • Solid Rock always on ×0.75 on super-effective hits

Fort Knox changes incoming damage too, but only in situations a type chart cannot show, so it is not in the numbers above.

Abilities

3 selectable · 3 innate
Main choose one, switch any time Fort Knox Blocks most damage boosting and multihit abilities. Swift Swim Raises Speed in rain. Whiplash Physical attacks lower defense.
Innate always active, all of them Shell Armor Blocks critical hits and reduces damage by 20%. Solid Rock Weakens “supereffective”. Predator Dealing a KO heals 1/4 of this Pokemon's max HP.

Evolution line

Tirtouga Tirtouga BST 355
Carracosta Carracosta BST 495 Level · 37

Changed from vanilla

Main abilities kept Swift Swim new Fort Knox Whiplash now innate Solid Rock removed Sturdy
Innates added Shell ArmorPredator

Details

Height
1.2 m
Weight
81 kg
Gender
87.5% male · 12.5% female
Egg groups
Water 1, Water 3
Egg cycles
30
Catch rate
45
Base exp
173
Growth rate
Medium Fast
EV yield
2 Def
Base friendship
50
Wild held item
—
Colour
Blue

Moves

16 level-up · 0 egg · 76 teachable
LvMoveTypeCatPwrAccPP
1 Bide Normal Physical 1 ∞ 10
Withdraw Water Status — ∞ 40
Water Gun Water Special 40 100 25
Rollout Rock Physical 40 100 20
5 Rollout Rock Physical 40 100 20
8 Bite Dark Physical 60 100 25
11 Protect Normal Status — ∞ 10
15 Aqua Jet Water Physical 40 100 20
18 Ancient Power Rock Special 60 100 5
21 Crunch Dark Physical 80 100 15
25 Wide Guard Rock Status — ∞ 10
28 Brine Water Special 65 100 10
31 Smack Down Rock Physical 50 100 15
35 Curse Ghost Status — ∞ 10
40 Shell Smash Normal Status — ∞ 15
45 Aqua Tail Water Physical 90 90 10
51 Rock Slide Rock Physical 75 90 10
56 Rain Dance Water Status — ∞ 5
61 Hydro Pump Water Special 110 80 5

No egg moves.

MoveTypeCatPwrAccPP
Ancient Power Rock Special 60 100 5
Aqua Jet Water Physical 40 100 20
Aqua Tail Water Physical 90 90 10
Attract Normal Status — 90 15
Bide Normal Physical 1 ∞ 10
Bite Dark Physical 60 100 25
Blizzard Ice Special 110 70 5
Block Normal Status — ∞ 5
Body Slam Normal Physical 85 100 15
Brine Water Special 65 100 10
Bulldoze Ground Physical 60 100 20
Confide Normal Status — ∞ 20
Crunch Dark Physical 80 100 15
Curse Ghost Status — ∞ 10
Dig Ground Physical 80 100 10
Dive Water Physical 80 100 10
Double Team Normal Status — ∞ 15
Earthquake Ground Physical 100 100 10
Earth Power Ground Special 90 100 10
Endure Normal Status — ∞ 10
Facade Normal Physical 70 100 20
Flail Normal Physical 1 100 15
Focus Blast Fighting Special 120 70 5
Frustration Dark Physical 75 100 10
Giga Impact Normal Physical 150 90 5
Guard Swap Psychic Status — ∞ 10
Hidden Power Normal Special 60 100 15
Hydro Pump Water Special 110 80 5
Hyper Beam Normal Special 150 90 5
Ice Beam Ice Special 90 100 10
Icy Wind Ice Special 55 95 15
Iron Defense Steel Status — ∞ 15
Iron Head Steel Physical 80 100 15
Iron Tail Steel Physical 90 100 10
Knock Off Dark Physical 65 100 20
Liquidation Water Physical 85 100 10
Low Kick Fighting Physical 1 100 20
Meteor Beam Rock Special 120 90 10
Muddy Water Water Special 90 85 10
Mud Shot Ground Special 55 95 15
Protect Normal Status — ∞ 10
Rain Dance Water Status — ∞ 5
Razor Shell Water Physical 75 95 10
Rest Psychic Status — ∞ 5
Return Normal Physical 102 100 20
Rock Blast Rock Physical 25 90 10
Rock Polish Rock Status — ∞ 20
Rock Slide Rock Physical 75 90 10
Rock Smash Fighting Physical 60 100 15
Rock Throw Rock Physical 50 90 15
Rock Tomb Rock Physical 60 95 15
Rollout Rock Physical 40 100 20
Round Normal Special 60 100 15
Sandstorm Rock Status — ∞ 10
Scald Water Special 80 100 15
Secret Power Normal Physical 70 100 20
Shell Smash Normal Status — ∞ 15
Slam Normal Physical 95 100 20
Sleep Talk Normal Status — ∞ 10
Smack Down Rock Physical 50 100 15
Snore Normal Special 85 100 15
Stealth Rock Rock Status — ∞ 20
Stone Edge Rock Physical 100 80 5
Strength Normal Physical 80 100 15
Substitute Normal Status — ∞ 10
Superpower Fighting Physical 120 100 5
Surf Water Special 90 100 15
Swagger Normal Status — 85 15
Toxic Poison Status — 90 10
Waterfall Water Physical 80 100 15
Water Gun Water Special 40 100 25
Water Pulse Water Special 80 100 20
Whirlpool Water Special 35 85 15
Wide Guard Rock Status — ∞ 10
Withdraw Water Status — ∞ 40
Zen Headbutt Psychic Physical 80 90 15

Where to find it

Not in any wild encounter table. Evolve Tirtouga instead.