Tirtouga
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Tirtouga () is a species of Pokémon in the series of the same name . It is a dual-type Water /Rock Pokémon that made its first appearance in the fifth Pokémon generation in the Black and White Cover Fossil .
Physiology and Behaviour [ ] Appearances [ ] Origin [ ] Tirtouga appears to be based on a baby sea turtle, more specifically, a leatherback. It also may be based on Protostega , a large, prehistoric sea turtle.
In-game information [ ] Pokédex entries [ ]
Title
Entry
Fifth Pokémon generation
Pokémon Black Restored from a fossil, this Pokémon can dive to depths beyond half a mile.
Pokémon White About 100 million years ago, these Pokémon swam in oceans. It is thought they also went on land to attack prey.
Pokémon Black 2 This Pokémon was restored from a fossil. It swam skillfully and dove to depths beyond half a mile.
Pokémon White 2 This Pokémon was restored from a fossil. It swam skillfully and dove to depths beyond half a mile.
Sixth Pokémon generation
Pokémon X About 100 million years ago, these Pokémon swam in oceans. It is thought they also went on land to attack prey.
Pokémon Y Restored from a fossil, this Pokémon can dive to depths beyond half a mile.
Pokémon Omega Ruby About 100 million years ago, these Pokémon swam in oceans. It is thought they also went on land to attack prey.
Pokémon Alpha Sapphire Restored from a fossil, this Pokémon can dive to depths beyond half a mile.
Seventh Pokémon generation
Pokémon Sun Based on studies of its skeletal structure, it can apparently dive to ocean depths of over half a mile.
Pokémon Moon Reputed to be the ancestor of most turtle Pokémon, it lived in warm seas approximately a hundred million years ago.
Pokémon Ultra Sun It was restored from an ancient fossil. Tirtouga lived in the sea but came up onto the land to search for prey.
Pokémon Ultra Moon Its hunting grounds encompassed a broad area, from the land to more than half a mile deep in the ocean.
Eighth Pokémon generation
Pokémon Sword This Pokémon inhabited ancient seas. Although it can only crawl, it still comes up onto land in search of prey.
Pokémon Shield Tirtouga is considered to be the ancestor of many turtle Pokémon. It was restored to life from a fossil.
Game locations [ ] In the main games, Tirtouga is only obtainable by reviving one from a Cover Fossil . See List of Pokémon fossils for more details
Evolution [ ] Base Stats [ ]
Base Stats
HP
54
Attack 78
Defense 103
Sp. Attack 53
Sp. Defense 45
Speed 22
Total 355
Moveset [ ] Main article: Tirtouga/moveset
Gallery [ ] Sprites [ ]
Trivia [ ] Tirtouga's English category, "Prototurtle", may be a combination of proto- (prefix used to mean "original" or "primitive" derived from an Ancient Greek word meaning "first") and turtle .
Tirtouga and its evolved form are the only Fossil Pokémon to have Rock as their secondary type. 
