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Torterra made its main series debut in ''[[DP040|Top-Down Training!]]'', where it was revealed to be [[Paul]]'s [[starter Pokémon]]. It later helped [[Ash's Grotle]] cope with his reduced {{stat|speed}} in ''[[DP100|Aiding the Enemy!]]''.
Torterra made its main series debut in ''[[DP040|Top-Down Training!]]'', where it was revealed to be [[Paul]]'s [[first partner Pokémon]]. It later helped [[Ash's Grotle]] cope with his reduced {{stat|speed}} in ''[[DP100|Aiding the Enemy!]]''.
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===Pokémon Diamond and Pearl Adventure!===
===Pokémon Diamond and Pearl Adventure!===
Torterra is the final form of {{OBP|Jun|DPA}}'s [[starter Pokémon]], {{p|Turtwig}}. It made its debut in this form in ''[[DPA24|Hareta's Heart's Desire]]''.
Torterra is the final form of {{OBP|Jun|DPA}}'s [[first partner Pokémon]], {{p|Turtwig}}. It made its debut in this form in ''[[DPA24|Hareta's Heart's Desire]]''.
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* Torterra shares its {{pkmn|category}} with {{p|Groudon}}. They are both known as the Continent Pokémon.
* Torterra shares its {{pkmn|category}} with {{p|Groudon}}. They are both known as the Continent Pokémon.
* When walking to the right in [[Amity Square]], Torterra's sprite erroneously shows its left side.
* When walking to the right in [[Amity Square]], Torterra's sprite erroneously shows its left side.
* Torterra's {{stat|Speed}} stat of 56 is the lowest base stat of any fully evolved starter Pokémon.
* Torterra's {{stat|Speed}} stat of 56 is the lowest base stat of any fully-evolved first partner Pokémon.
===Origin===
===Origin===
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|th=โดไดโทส ''Dodaithot''|thmeaning=Transcription of Japanese name
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Torterra is a tall, bulky, quadrupedal Pokémon resembling a tortoise, with a large shell covering its back. There is a single, oak-like tree and three triangular, stony extensions resembling mountain peaks on the top of the shell. There is a patch of brown, resembling soil, next to the tree. A white rim surrounds the shell and forms a diamond-shaped continuation on the front. Torterra's body appears sectioned, with the upper half being green and the lower half brown. Its mouth is jagged, which gives it the appearance of a snapping turtle. It also has a black nose. Its lower jaw is green and there are two large spikes protruding from its cheeks. Torterra's small, red eyes are encircled by a black ring. Its legs are thick and they have four toes each, which appear as if they are actually jagged stones. There are three toes on the front and one on the heel.
Torterra's large and clean shell supports the lives of many small Pokémon, which occasionally gather and build their nests upon the shell. Some are even born and spend their entire lives there. Torterra migrates in groups, searching for clean water, creating the illusion of moving forests. However, it is typically immobile. Torterra is believed to possess unmatched physical strength. Ancient people believed the ground contained a gigantic Torterra living underneath.
Evolution
Torterra evolves into Grotle and is the final form of Turtwig.
Torterra, the Continent Pokémon. Torterra is the final evolved form of Turtwig. Sometimes small Pokémon will gather to make their nests on Torterra's back.
Multiple Torterra appeared in POKÉMON Detective Pikachu. They were genetically modified by scientists at the PCL for their growing. Many normal-sized Torterra live in the facility, but gigantic ones, who are as big as mountains, lay dormant nearby.
Game data
Pokédex entries
This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation IV.
This remarkable, large-bodied Pokémon would serve beautifully as borrowed scenery for a garden, and its strength is peerless. Torterra roams the wilderness in search of clean water.
Torterra live in groups deep in the forest. Small Pokémon seem to feel safe on their broad backs, which are densely covered with trees and other plant life.
Torterra appears to be based on a snapping turtle and an ankylosaur, which is an armored dinosaur. Its large features and spikes may also be inspired by extinct Meiolania and Proganochelys turtles. In concept, it may be based on the World Turtle from various mythologies that carries the world upon its back.
Name origin
Torterra may be a combination of tortoise and terra (Latin for earth).
Dodaitose may be a combination of 土 do (earth or ground), 大 dai (large), 土台 dodai (foundation), and tortoise.
This Pokémon article is part of Project Pokédex, a Bulbapedia project that aims to write comprehensive articles on each Pokémon species, as well as Pokémon groups and forms.