Carracosta

#565 (Unova)

#566 Archen ›

Pokémon type

Water

Rock

Carracosta weaknesses

Carracosta is weak to Fighting, Ground and Electric-type moves, and doubly weak to Grass-type moves.

256%

160%

Resistances

Carracosta is resistant to Normal, Flying, Poison and Ice-type moves, and doubly resistant to Fire-type moves.

63%

39%

Best moveset for Carracosta

The best moves for Carracosta are Rock Throw and Surf when attacking Pokémon in Gyms. This move combination has the highest total DPS. This combination also deals the most damage per turn in Trainer Battles.

Attacking

Rock Throw

15.6DPS

Surf

48DPS

Defending

Rock Throw

15.6DPS

Liquidation

28DPS

Trainer Battles

Rock Throw

2.5EPT

Surf

2DPE

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Evolution

There are 2 Pokémon in the Tirtouga family. Carracosta evolves from Tirtouga for 50 Candy.

Tirtouga

Carracosta

Game images

Carracosta, with the shiny version on the right. There is a very low chance of getting a shiny one.

Summary

Carracosta is a Water & Rock Pokémon which evolves from Tirtouga. It is weak to Grass, Fighting, Ground and Electric moves. Carracosta's best moveset is Rock Throw & Surf and it has a Max CP of 2,964.

About

"Carracosta eats every last bit of the prey it catches, even the shells and bones, to further strengthen its sturdy shell."

Moves & Movesets

All moves

Raids

Trainer Battles

Quick move	Damage	EPS	DPS
Rock Throw	13	8	15.6
Water Gun	5	10	12

Main move	Damage	Energy	DPE
Liquidation	70	3	2.55
Ancient Power	70	3	2.55
Body Slam	50	3	1.52
Surf	60	2	1.44
Return Purified	25	3	0.76
Frustration Shadow	10	3	0.3

Quick move	Damage	Turns	DPT	EPT
Water Gun	3	1	3.6	3
Rock Throw	8	2	4.8	2.5

Main move	Damage	Energy	DPE
Surf	75	45	2
Liquidation ▼ def	70	45	1.87
Return Purified	130	70	1.86
Body Slam	65	40	1.63
Ancient Power ▲ att ▲ def	60	45	1.6
Frustration Shadow	10	70	0.14

The moves highlighted in green benefit from the Same Type Attack Bonus, and deal 20% more damage.

All movesets

Attacking

Defending

Trainer Battles

Quick move	Main move	DPS	Relative
Rock Throw 15.6 DPS	Surf 48 DPS	10.4	100%
Water Gun 12 DPS	Surf 48 DPS	10.1	97%
Rock Throw 15.6 DPS	Liquidation 28 DPS	9.8	94%
Water Gun 12 DPS	Liquidation 28 DPS	9.5	91%
Rock Throw 15.6 DPS	Return Purified 50 DPS	9.3	90%
Rock Throw 15.6 DPS	Ancient Power 24 DPS	9.2	88%
Rock Throw 15.6 DPS	Body Slam 25 DPS	8.9	85%
Water Gun 12 DPS	Ancient Power 24 DPS	8.8	85%
Water Gun 12 DPS	Return Purified 50 DPS	8.7	84%
Water Gun 12 DPS	Body Slam 25 DPS	8.4	81%
Rock Throw 15.6 DPS	Frustration Shadow 5 DPS	7.6	73%
Water Gun 12 DPS	Frustration Shadow 5 DPS	6.5	62%

Quick move	Main move	DPS	Relative
Rock Throw 15.6 DPS	Liquidation 28 DPS	4	100%
Rock Throw 15.6 DPS	Ancient Power 24 DPS	3.9	97%
Rock Throw 15.6 DPS	Surf 48 DPS	3.6	90%
Rock Throw 15.6 DPS	Body Slam 25 DPS	3.3	83%
Rock Throw 15.6 DPS	Return Purified 50 DPS	2.9	72%
Water Gun 12 DPS	Liquidation 28 DPS	2.8	69%
Water Gun 12 DPS	Ancient Power 24 DPS	2.7	68%
Water Gun 12 DPS	Surf 48 DPS	2.3	57%
Rock Throw 15.6 DPS	Frustration Shadow 5 DPS	2.2	55%
Water Gun 12 DPS	Body Slam 25 DPS	2.2	54%
Water Gun 12 DPS	Return Purified 50 DPS	1.8	43%
Water Gun 12 DPS	Frustration Shadow 5 DPS	1.3	32%

Quick move	Main move	Turns	DPT	Relative
Rock Throw 2.5 EPT	Surf 2 DPE	18	9.8	100%
Water Gun 3 EPT	Surf 2 DPE	15	9.6	98%
Rock Throw 2.5 EPT	Liquidation 1.87 DPE	18	9.5	97%
Rock Throw 2.5 EPT	Return Purified 1.86 DPE	28	9.4	96%
Water Gun 3 EPT	Liquidation 1.87 DPE	15	9.2	94%
Water Gun 3 EPT	Return Purified 1.86 DPE	24	9.2	94%
Rock Throw 2.5 EPT	Body Slam 1.63 DPE	16	8.9	90%
Rock Throw 2.5 EPT	Ancient Power 1.6 DPE	18	8.8	90%
Water Gun 3 EPT	Body Slam 1.63 DPE	14	8.5	87%
Water Gun 3 EPT	Ancient Power 1.6 DPE	15	8.4	86%
Rock Throw 2.5 EPT	Frustration Shadow 0.14 DPE	28	5.2	53%
Water Gun 3 EPT	Frustration Shadow 0.14 DPE	24	4	41%

A rough guide only. Turns is how many turns of Fast Attacks it takes to reach the Charged Attack; DPT is the damage per turn over repeated Fast and Charged Attacks, from move power and STAB. It leaves out shields, stat changes and matchups.

Counters & Raids

What counters Carracosta?

Carracosta is weak to Fighting, Ground and Electric moves, and doubly weak to Grass moves.

The best counter to Carracosta is Mega Sceptile with Bullet Seed and Frenzy Plant, followed by Kartana, Mega Chesnaught and Shaymin (Sky Forme).

The top Carracosta counters, ranked by the damage each Pokémon and moveset does to it. Filter the list to see how your own Pokémon compare.

Pokémon	Moveset	Effective damage
Mega Sceptile	Bullet Seed Frenzy Plant	100%
Mega Sceptile	Fury Cutter Frenzy Plant	97%
Kartana	Razor Leaf Leaf Blade	92%
Mega Sceptile	Bullet Seed Leaf Blade	87%
Mega Chesnaught	Vine Whip Seed Bomb+	87%
Kartana	Fury Cutter Leaf Blade	84%
Shaymin (Sky Forme)	Magical Leaf Grass Knot	83%
Mega Sceptile	Fury Cutter Leaf Blade	83%
Mega Chesnaught	Vine Whip Frenzy Plant	83%
Mega Victreebel	Magical Leaf Solar Beam	83%

These moves are calculated using type advantages / disadvantages, and including STAB. Click here for more info »

Stats & IVs

Base stats

Attack		192
Defense		197
Stamina		179

Max HP

Level 40

153

Size

Height	1.2 m
Weight	81 kg

Other

Base capture rate	0%
Base flee rate	0%
Buddy walk distance	5 km

Max CP

Level 15 Research encounters	1,123
Level 20 Max hatched / raids	1,498
Level 30 Max wild	2,247
Level 40	2,621
Level 50	2,964

Max CP with weather boost

Level 25 (raids)	1,872
Level 35 (wild)	2,434