Carracosta

Carracosta
◄ Tirtouga
◄ Tirtouga
Archen ►
Archen ►
Information
Type	Water /  Rock
Gender	87.5% ♂ / 12.5% ♀
Abilities	Regular Solid Rock, Sturdy Hidden Swift Swim
Species	Prototurtle Pokémon
Height and Weight	Height 1.2 m / 3'11" Weight 81.0 kg / 178.6 lbs.
Introduced in	Generation V
Evolution	Evolves from Tirtouga
Body, Footprint, Color, Egg group, and Cry	Body Shape 06 Footprint Color Blue Egg group(s) Water 1 ,  Water 3 Cry
Pokédex
National Pokédex	0565
Kanto	N/A / N/A (PE)
Johto	N/A / N/A (HGSS)
Hoenn	N/A / N/A (ORAS)
Sinnoh and Hisui	Sinnoh N/A / N/A (Pt) Hisui N/A
Unova	071 / 127 (B2W2)
Kalos and Lumiose	Central Kalos N/A Coastal Kalos N/A Mountain Kalos N/A Lumiose N/A Hyperspace N/A
Alola	195 / 242 (USUM)
Galar	N/A / N/A (TIoA) / 148 (TCT)
Paldea, Kitakami and Blueberry	Paldea N/A Kitakami N/A Blueberry N/A
In other languages
Japanese	Name アバゴーラ Abagoora
Japanese	Name アバゴーラ Abagoora

Carracosta (アバゴーラ, Abagoora?) (kar-ruh-KOSS-tuh) is a Water/Rock-type Fossil Pokémon introduced in Generation V.

Biology

Physiology

Carracosta is an ancient-looking reptilian Pokémon that resembles a large, bipedal sea turtle. Its body is dark blue and light blue, and it has a giant black rocky shell on its back. It also has a scaly black covering over its face and a very small tail. It has three oval-shaped, claw shaped markings on each of its front flippers and it has two toed feet bearing nails colored the same as its front appendages.

Behavior

Carracosta is an amphibious Pokémon, spending most of its time underwater and on land. Its front appendages are strongly developed and can knock out opponents in just a single slap as well as ripping a hole underneath a tanker. Carracosta consumes the shell and bones of its prey to fortify its sturdy shell. It hunts prey on dry land despite having slow land mobility.

Evolution

Carracosta evolves from Tirtouga starting at level 37.

Game Info

Game Locations

Locations
Version(s)	Area(s)	Rarity
Black and White	Evolve Tirtouga	None
X and Y	Evolve Tirtouga	None
Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire	Evolve Tirtouga	None
Sun and Moon	Evolve Tirtouga (Sun only)	None
Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon	Evolve Tirtouga	None
Sword and Shield	Trade	None
SWSH The Crown Tundra	Frigid Sea	One

Pokédex Entries

• Black

  They can live both in the ocean and on land. A slap from one of them is enough to open a hole in the bottom of a tanker.

• White

  Incredible jaw strength allows them to chew up steel beams and rocks along with their prey.

• Black 2

  It could knock out a foe with a slap from one of its developed front appendages and chew it up, shell or bones and all.

• White 2

  It could knock out a foe with a slap from one of its developed front appendages and chew it up, shell or bones and all.

• X

  They can live both in the ocean and on land. A slap from one of them is enough to open a hole in the bottom of a tanker.

• Y

  It could knock out a foe with a slap from one of its developed front appendages and chew it up, shell or bones and all.

• Omega Ruby

  They can live both in the ocean and on land. A slap from one of them is enough to open a hole in the bottom of a tanker.

• Alpha Sapphire

  It could knock out a foe with a slap from one of its developed front appendages and chew it up, shell or bones and all.

• Sun

  It constructed its sturdy shell by crunching and swallowing the hard shells or bones of its prey.

• Moon

  Active both on land and in the sea, this Pokémon drags its land-based prey into the water to finish it off.

• Ultra Sun

  Its jaws are terrifyingly powerful. It could eat Omastar and Omanyte whole and not be bothered in the slightest by their shells.

• Ultra Moon

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

• Sword

  Carracosta completely devours its prey—bones, shells, and all. Because of this, Carracosta's own shell grows thick and sturdy.

• Shield

  This Pokémon emerges from the water in search of prey despite the fact that it moves more slowly on land.

Stats

Stats
HP	74
Attack	108
Defense	133
Sp. Atk	83
Sp. Def	65
Speed	32
Total	495

Learnset

Leveling

• Generation VII
• Generation VI
• Generation V

LevelingGeneration VII
Level	Move	Power	Accuracy	PP	Type	Cat.
1	Bide	—	—%	10	Normal	Physical
1	Withdraw	—	—%	40	Water	Status
1	Water Gun	40	100%	25	Water	Special
1	Rollout	30	90%	20	Rock	Physical
5	Rollout	30	90%	20	Rock	Physical
8	Bite	60	100%	25	Dark	Physical
11	Protect	—	—%	10	Normal	Status
15	Aqua Jet	40	100%	20	Water	Physical
18	Ancient Power	60	100%	5	Rock	Special
21	Crunch	80	100%	15	Dark	Physical
25	Wide Guard	—	—%	10	Rock	Status
28	Brine	65	100%	10	Water	Special
31	Smack Down	50	100%	15	Rock	Physical
35	Curse	—	—%	10	Ghost	Status
40	Shell Smash	—	—%	15	Normal	Status
45	Aqua Tail	90	90%	10	Water	Physical
51	Rock Slide	75	90%	10	Rock	Physical
56	Rain Dance	—	—%	5	Water	Status
61	Hydro Pump	110	80%	5	Water	Special
Bold indicates this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. Italic indicates an evolved or alternate form of this Pokémon receives STAB from this move.

LevelingGeneration VI
Level	Move	Power	Accuracy	PP	Type	Cat.	Contest Cat.	Appeal	Jam
1	Bide	—	—%	10	Normal	Physical		3 ♥	0 ♥
1	Withdraw	—	—%	40	Water	Status		2 ♥	0 ♥
1	Water Gun	40	100%	25	Water	Special		4 ♥	0 ♥
1	Rollout	30	90%	20	Rock	Physical		3 ♥	0 ♥
5	Rollout	30	90%	20	Rock	Physical		3 ♥	0 ♥
8	Bite	60	100%	25	Dark	Physical		2 ♥	3 ♥
11	Protect	—	—%	10	Normal	Status		2 ♥	0 ♥
15	Aqua Jet	40	100%	20	Water	Physical		3 ♥	0 ♥
18	Ancient Power	60	100%	5	Rock	Special		1 ♥	0 ♥
21	Crunch	80	100%	15	Dark	Physical		1 ♥	4 ♥
25	Wide Guard	—	—%	10	Rock	Status		1 ♥	0 ♥
28	Brine	65	100%	10	Water	Special		3 ♥	0 ♥
31	Smack Down	50	100%	15	Rock	Physical		2 ♥	1 ♥
35	Curse	—	—%	10	Ghost	Status		3 ♥	0 ♥
40	Shell Smash	—	—%	15	Normal	Status		3 ♥	0 ♥
45	Aqua Tail	90	90%	10	Water	Physical		4 ♥	0 ♥
51	Rock Slide	75	90%	10	Rock	Physical		2 ♥	2 ♥
56	Rain Dance	—	—%	5	Water	Status		1 ♥	0 ♥
61	Hydro Pump	120	80%	5	Water	Special		1 ♥	0 ♥
Bold indicates this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. Italic indicates an evolved or alternate form of this Pokémon receives STAB from this move.

LevelingGeneration V
Level	Move	Power	Accuracy	PP	Type	Cat.
1	Bide	—	—%	10	Normal	Physical
1	Withdraw	—	—%	40	Water	Status
1	Water Gun	40	100%	25	Water	Special
1	Rollout	30	90%	20	Rock	Physical
5	Rollout	30	90%	20	Rock	Physical
8	Bite	60	100%	25	Dark	Physical
11	Protect	—	—%	10	Normal	Status
15	Aqua Jet	40	100%	20	Water	Physical
18	AncientPower	60	100%	5	Rock	Special
21	Crunch	80	100%	15	Dark	Physical
25	Wide Guard	—	—%	10	Rock	Status
28	Brine	65	100%	10	Water	Special
31	Smack Down	50	100%	15	Rock	Physical
35	Curse	—	—%	10	Ghost	Status
40	Shell Smash	—	—%	15	Normal	Status
45	Aqua Tail	90	90%	10	Water	Physical
51	Rock Slide	75	90%	10	Rock	Physical
56	Rain Dance	—	—%	5	Water	Status
61	Hydro Pump	120	80%	5	Water	Special
Bold indicates this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. Italic indicates an evolved or alternate form of this Pokémon receives STAB from this move.

TM/HM

• Generation VII
• Generation VI
• Generation V

TMs, TRs, and HMs Generation VII
TM/HM/TR	Move	Power	Accuracy	PP	Type	Cat.
TM06	Toxic	—	90%	10	Poison	Status
TM10	Hidden Power	60	100%	15	Normal	Special
TM13	Ice Beam	90	100%	10	Ice	Special
TM14	Blizzard	110	70%	5	Ice	Special
TM15	Hyper Beam	150	90%	5	Normal	Special
TM17	Protect	—	—%	10	Normal	Status
TM18	Rain Dance	—	—%	5	Water	Status
TM21	Frustration	—	100%	20	Normal	Physical
TM23	Smack Down	50	100%	15	Rock	Physical
TM26	Earthquake	100	100%	10	Ground	Physical
TM27	Return	—	100%	20	Normal	Physical
TM32	Double Team	—	—%	15	Normal	Status
TM37	Sandstorm	—	—%	10	Rock	Status
TM39	Rock Tomb	60	95%	15	Rock	Physical
TM42	Facade	70	100%	20	Normal	Physical
TM44	Rest	—	—%	10	Psychic	Status
TM45	Attract	—	100%	15	Normal	Status
TM48	Round	60	100%	15	Normal	Special
TM52	Focus Blast	120	70%	5	Fighting	Special
TM55	Scald	80	100%	15	Water	Special
TM68	Giga Impact	150	90%	5	Normal	Physical
TM69	Rock Polish	—	—%	20	Rock	Status
TM71	Stone Edge	100	80%	5	Rock	Physical
TM78	Bulldoze	60	100%	20	Ground	Physical
TM80	Rock Slide	75	90%	10	Rock	Physical
TM87	Swagger	—	85%	15	Normal	Status
TM88	Sleep Talk	—	—%	10	Normal	Status
TM90	Substitute	—	—%	10	Normal	Status
TM94	Surf	90	100%	15	Water	Special
TM98	Waterfall	80	100%	15	Water	Physical
TM100	Confide	—	—%	20	Normal	Status
Bold indicates this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. Italic indicates an evolved or alternate form of this Pokémon receives STAB from this move.

TMs, TRs, and HMs Generation VI
TM/HM/TR	Move	Power	Accuracy	PP	Type	Cat.	Contest Cat.	Appeal	Jam
TM06	Toxic	—	90%	10	Poison	Status		3 ♥	0 ♥
TM10	Hidden Power	60	100%	15	Normal	Special		3 ♥	0 ♥
TM13	Ice Beam	90	100%	10	Ice	Special		1 ♥	4 ♥
TM14	Blizzard	110	70%	5	Ice	Special		1 ♥	3 ♥
TM15	Hyper Beam	150	90%	5	Normal	Special		4 ♥	4 ♥
TM17	Protect	—	—%	10	Normal	Status		2 ♥	0 ♥
TM18	Rain Dance	—	—%	5	Water	Status		1 ♥	0 ♥
TM21	Frustration	—	100%	20	Normal	Physical		2 ♥	3 ♥
TM23	Smack Down	50	100%	15	Rock	Physical		2 ♥	1 ♥
TM26	Earthquake	100	100%	10	Ground	Physical		2 ♥	1 ♥
TM27	Return	—	100%	20	Normal	Physical		4 ♥	0 ♥
TM28	Dig	80	100%	10	Ground	Physical		2 ♥	0 ♥
TM32	Double Team	—	—%	15	Normal	Status		1 ♥	0 ♥
TM37	Sandstorm	—	—%	10	Rock	Status		2 ♥	1 ♥
TM39	Rock Tomb	60	95%	15	Rock	Physical		3 ♥	0 ♥
TM42	Facade	70	100%	20	Normal	Physical		2 ♥	0 ♥
TM44	Rest	—	—%	10	Psychic	Status		1 ♥	0 ♥
TM45	Attract	—	100%	15	Normal	Status		2 ♥	0 ♥
TM48	Round	60	100%	15	Normal	Special		2 ♥	0 ♥
TM52	Focus Blast	120	70%	5	Fighting	Special		4 ♥	0 ♥
TM55	Scald	80	100%	15	Water	Special		2 ♥	0 ♥
TM68	Giga Impact	150	90%	5	Normal	Physical		4 ♥	4 ♥
TM69	Rock Polish	—	—%	20	Rock	Status		3 ♥	0 ♥
TM71	Stone Edge	100	80%	5	Rock	Physical		3 ♥	0 ♥
TM78	Bulldoze	60	100%	20	Ground	Physical		2 ♥	2 ♥
TM80	Rock Slide	75	90%	10	Rock	Physical		2 ♥	2 ♥
TM87	Swagger	—	90%	15	Normal	Status		3 ♥	0 ♥
TM88	Sleep Talk	—	—%	10	Normal	Status		1 ♥	0 ♥
TM90	Substitute	—	—%	10	Normal	Status		2 ♥	0 ♥
TM94	Rock SmashXY	40	100%	15	Fighting	Physical		4 ♥	0 ♥
TM94	Secret PowerORAS	70	100%	20	Normal	Physical		1 ♥	0 ♥
TM100	Confide	—	—%	20	Normal	Status		3 ♥	0 ♥
HM03	Surf	90	100%	15	Water	Special		2 ♥	2 ♥
HM04	Strength	80	100%	15	Normal	Physical		4 ♥	0 ♥
HM05	Waterfall	80	100%	15	Water	Physical		4 ♥	0 ♥
HM06	Rock SmashORAS	40	100%	15	Fighting	Physical		4 ♥	0 ♥
HM07	DiveORAS	80	100%	10	Water	Physical		2 ♥	0 ♥
Bold indicates this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. Italic indicates an evolved or alternate form of this Pokémon receives STAB from this move.

TMs, TRs, and HMs Generation V
TM/HM/TR	Move	Power	Accuracy	PP	Type	Cat.
TM06	Toxic	—	90%	10	Poison	Status
TM10	Hidden Power	—	100%	15	Normal	Special
TM13	Ice Beam	95	100%	10	Ice	Special
TM14	Blizzard	120	70%	5	Ice	Special
TM15	Hyper Beam	150	90%	5	Normal	Special
TM17	Protect	—	—%	10	Normal	Status
TM18	Rain Dance	—	—%	5	Water	Status
TM21	Frustration	—	100%	20	Normal	Physical
TM23	Smack Down	50	100%	15	Rock	Physical
TM26	Earthquake	100	100%	10	Ground	Physical
TM27	Return	—	100%	20	Normal	Physical
TM28	Dig	80	100%	10	Ground	Physical
TM32	Double Team	—	—%	15	Normal	Status
TM37	Sandstorm	—	—%	10	Rock	Status
TM39	Rock Tomb	50	80%	10	Rock	Physical
TM42	Facade	70	100%	20	Normal	Physical
TM44	Rest	—	—%	10	Psychic	Status
TM45	Attract	—	100%	15	Normal	Status
TM48	Round	60	100%	15	Normal	Special
TM52	Focus Blast	120	70%	5	Fighting	Special
TM55	Scald	80	100%	15	Water	Special
TM68	Giga Impact	150	90%	5	Normal	Physical
TM69	Rock Polish	—	—%	20	Rock	Status
TM71	Stone Edge	100	80%	5	Rock	Physical
TM78	Bulldoze	60	100%	20	Ground	Physical
TM80	Rock Slide	75	90%	10	Rock	Physical
TM87	Swagger	—	90%	15	Normal	Status
TM90	Substitute	—	—%	10	Normal	Status
TM94	Rock Smash	40	100%	15	Fighting	Physical
HM03	Surf	95	100%	15	Water	Special
HM04	Strength	80	100%	15	Normal	Physical
HM05	Waterfall	80	100%	15	Water	Physical
HM06	Dive	80	100%	10	Water	Physical
Bold indicates this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. Italic indicates an evolved or alternate form of this Pokémon receives STAB from this move.

Breeding

To see the Egg Moves that Carracosta can learn, refer to Tirtouga.

Tutoring

• Generation VII
• Generation VI
• Generation V

Tutoring Generation VII
Move	Power	Accuracy	PP	Type	Cat.
Aqua Tail USUM	90	90%	10	Water	Physical
Block USUM	—	—%	5	Normal	Status
Earth Power USUM	90	100%	10	Ground	Special
Icy Wind USUM	55	95%	15	Ice	Special
Iron Defense USUM	—	—%	15	Steel	Status
Iron Head USUM	80	100%	15	Steel	Physical
Iron Tail USUM	100	75%	15	Steel	Physical
Knock Off USUM	65	100%	20	Dark	Physical
Liquidation USUM	85	100%	10	Water	Physical
Low Kick USUM	—	100%	20	Fighting	Physical
Snore USUM	50	100%	15	Normal	Special
Stealth Rock USUM	—	—%	20	Rock	Status
Superpower USUM	120	100%	5	Fighting	Physical
Water Pulse USUM	60	100%	20	Water	Special
Zen Headbutt USUM	80	90%	15	Psychic	Physical
Bold indicates this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. Italic indicates an evolved or alternate form of this Pokémon receives STAB from this move.

Tutoring Generation VI
Move	Power	Accuracy	PP	Type	Cat.	Contest Cat.	Appeal	Jam
Aqua Tail ORAS	90	90%	10	Water	Physical		4 ♥	0 ♥
Block ORAS	—	—%	5	Normal	Status		2 ♥	0 ♥
Earth Power ORAS	90	100%	10	Ground	Special		4 ♥	0 ♥
Icy Wind ORAS	55	95%	15	Ice	Special		4 ♥	0 ♥
Iron Defense ORAS	—	—%	15	Steel	Status		1 ♥	0 ♥
Iron Head ORAS	80	100%	15	Steel	Physical		4 ♥	0 ♥
Iron Tail ORAS	100	75%	15	Steel	Physical		4 ♥	0 ♥
Knock Off ORAS	65	100%	25	Dark	Physical		2 ♥	3 ♥
Low Kick ORAS	—	100%	20	Fighting	Physical		1 ♥	0 ♥
Snore ORAS	50	100%	15	Normal	Special		4 ♥	0 ♥
Stealth Rock ORAS	—	—%	20	Rock	Status		2 ♥	0 ♥
Superpower ORAS	120	100%	5	Fighting	Physical		6 ♥	0 ♥
Water Pulse ORAS	60	100%	20	Water	Special		3 ♥	0 ♥
Zen Headbutt ORAS	80	90%	15	Psychic	Physical		4 ♥	0 ♥
Bold indicates this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. Italic indicates an evolved or alternate form of this Pokémon receives STAB from this move.

Tutoring Generation V
Move	Power	Accuracy	PP	Type	Cat.
Aqua Tail	90	90%	10	Water	Physical
Block	—	—%	5	Normal	Status
Earth Power	90	100%	10	Ground	Special
Icy Wind	55	95%	15	Ice	Special
Iron Defense	—	—%	15	Steel	Status
Iron Head	80	100%	15	Steel	Physical
Iron Tail	100	75%	15	Steel	Physical
Low Kick	—	100%	20	Fighting	Physical
Sleep Talk	—	—%	10	Normal	Status
Snore	40	100%	15	Normal	Special
Stealth Rock	—	—%	20	Rock	Status
Superpower	120	100%	5	Fighting	Physical
Bold indicates this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. Italic indicates an evolved or alternate form of this Pokémon receives STAB from this move.

Sprites

• Generation V
• Generation VI

Carracosta's Pokémon Black Version and Pokémon White Version sprite

Carracosta's Pokémon Black Version and Pokémon White Version Shiny sprite

Carracosta's back sprite

Carracosta's Shiny back sprite

Carracosta's sprite

Carracosta's Shiny sprite

Carracosta's back sprite

Carracosta's Shiny back sprite

Appearances

Anime

Carracosta in the anime.

• Carracosta (anime)

Mystery Dungeon

In Pokémon Super Mystery Dungeon, Carracosta is the adoptive father of the partner Pokémon.

Trivia

• Carracosta's types, Water and Rock, share the same type with the Kanto Fossils: Omanyte and Kabuto, while Archeops' types, Rock and Flying, share the same type with the third Kanto Fossil: Aerodactyl.
• Carracosta and its pre-evolution, Tirtouga, are the only Fossil Pokémon to have the Rock type as a secondary type instead of a primary one.
• Similar to Carracosta, Drednaw is also a Water/Rock-type turtle Pokémon.

Origin

Carracosta is based on the Archelon, an extinct group of giant sea turtles. Its shell also resembles a bulletproof vest.

It may also be based on Gamera, a large turtle kaiju especially the pair of elongated tusks at the corners of mouth.

Etymology

Carracosta comes from carapace (a protective shell of an animal) and costa (Latin, Spanish, and Portuguese for "coast").

Gallery

See also

• Official website data
  • Pokémon Zukan Pokédex (Japanese)
  • Pokémon Korea Pokédex (Korean)
  • Pokémon Asia Pokédex: English, Chinese, Thai, Indonesian, Vietnamese, Hindi
  • Pokémon.com Pokédex: English, French, German, Spanish (European, Latin American), Italian
• Legendary Pokémon data
• The Pokémon Database
• Pokémon Dream Pokédex data
• Psypokes Psydex data