Torterra
GrassGround
Best attacking moveset: Mud Slap and Frenzy Plant, worth 12.1 damage per second against a neutral target.
Best moveset
Torterra can learn 15 combinations. Mud Slap with Frenzy Plant does the most damage per second of them, at level 40 with a perfect attack stat. Same-type moves get the 1.2× bonus, and the cycle assumes the charged attack fires the moment it has the energy.
That set is legacy. Frenzy Plant is only obtainable with an Elite TM or from the event that gave it out, so the Torterra you catch today cannot learn it. The best set it can learn now is Mud Slap and Solar Beam, worth 11.3 damage per second.
Stats and moves come straight from the game's own data files. Every number on this page is a raid and gym number, not a PvP one.
Type matchups
| Fast attack | Type | Power | Duration | Energy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bite | Dark | 6 | 0.5s | +4 |
| Mud Slap | Ground | 19 | 1.5s | +13 |
| Razor Leaf | Grass | 13 | 1.0s | +7 |
| Charged attack | Type | Power | Duration | Energy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Earthquake | Ground | 140 | 3.5s | -100 |
| Sand Tomb | Ground | 60 | 4.0s | -33 |
| Solar Beam | Grass | 180 | 5.0s | -100 |
| Stone Edge | Rock | 105 | 2.5s | -100 |
| Frenzy Plant Legacy | Grass | 100 | 2.5s | -50 |
Shiny
Yes. Shiny Torterra has been released. Players have found it from: wild, raid, research, evolution, photobomb.
Evolution family
Numbers
| Max CP | 3,318 at level 50, 2,934 at level 40 |
|---|---|
| Raid catch | 1,677 CP at level 20, or 2,096 if weather boosted (perfect IVs) |
| Lowest possible raid catch | 1,600 CP. Raid encounters can't roll below 10/10/10 |
| Base stats | 202 attack · 188 defense · 216 stamina |
What it costs
| Candy to evolve | 25 Candy |
|---|---|
| Second charged move | 10,000 Stardust and 25 Candy |
| Buddy distance | 3 km per Candy |
| Purify a Shadow one | 3,000 Stardust and 3 Candy |
| Size | 2.2 m and 310 kg |
Best moveset against each type
Torterra does not have one best moveset, it has 5. Which one wins depends on what you are attacking, because a move only gets its bonus against something weak to it. Best against Rock, Ground, Water.
| Against | Best moveset | DPS |
|---|---|---|
| Rock | Mud Slap + Frenzy Plant | 19.5 |
| Ground | Razor Leaf + Frenzy Plant | 18.4 |
| Water | Razor Leaf + Frenzy Plant | 18.4 |
| Poison | Mud Slap + Earthquake | 17.8 |
| Steel | Mud Slap + Earthquake | 17.8 |
| Fire | Mud Slap + Earthquake | 17.8 |
| Electric | Mud Slap + Earthquake | 17.8 |
| Ghost | Bite + Frenzy Plant | 13.8 |
| Psychic | Bite + Frenzy Plant | 13.8 |
| Normal | Mud Slap + Frenzy Plant | 12.1 |
| Fighting | Mud Slap + Frenzy Plant | 12.1 |
| Ice | Mud Slap + Frenzy Plant | 12.1 |
| Dark | Mud Slap + Frenzy Plant | 12.1 |
| Fairy | Mud Slap + Frenzy Plant | 12.1 |
| Dragon | Mud Slap + Earthquake | 11.0 |
| Bite + Stone Edge | 10.4 | |
| Bug | Bite + Stone Edge | 10.4 |
| Grass | Bite + Stone Edge | 8.4 |
Same maths as the headline number, run once per defending type: level 40, perfect attack IV, and the target's own type taken into account. Sorted by damage, so the top of this table is what Torterra is actually for.
Counters: what beats Torterra
| Attacker | Type | Moveset | DPS |
|---|---|---|---|
 Chien-Pao | DarkIce | Powder Snow + Avalanche | 37.6 |
 Baxcalibur | DragonIce | Ice Fang + Avalanche | 37.5 |
 Blacephalon | FireGhost | Incinerate + Mind Blown Legacy | 35.8 |
 Mamoswine | IceGround | Powder Snow + Avalanche | 35.7 |
 Weavile | DarkIce | Ice Shard + Avalanche | 35.1 |
 Glaceon | Ice | Frost Breath + Avalanche | 34.7 |
 Jynx | IcePsychic | Frost Breath + Avalanche | 32.7 |
 Vanilluxe | Ice | Frost Breath + Avalanche Legacy | 32.0 |
 Frosmoth | IceBug | Powder Snow + Ice Beam | 31.2 |
 Porygon-Z | Normal | Lock On + Blizzard | 30.6 |
Ranked by damage per second against Torterra's own defense, at level 40 with a 15 attack IV, one per evolution family.