#0984 · Gen 9 · 570 BST

Great Tusk

GroundFighting ProtosynthesisProtosynthesis

Bulky Ground/Fighting with Rapid Spin utility.

Base stats

HP 115

Attack 131

Defense 131

Sp. Atk 53

Sp. Def 53

Speed 87

Level 50, min EVs/IVs, − nature

190/135/135/65/65/96

Level 50, 252 EVs, 31 IVs, + nature

222/201/201/115/115/152

Abilities

Protosynthesis

Boosts the Pokémon's most proficient stat in harsh sunlight or if the Pokémon is holding Booster Energy.

Protosynthesis

Boosts the Pokémon's most proficient stat in harsh sunlight or if the Pokémon is holding Booster Energy.

Great Tusk's learnset

51 moves in Gen 9 (Scarlet/Violet). Click any move for full data and damage calc.

Move	Type	Cat	BP	Acc
Body Press	fighting	physical	80	100
Body Slam	normal	physical	85	100
Brick Break	fighting	physical	75	100
Bulk Up	fighting	other	—	101
Bulldoze	ground	physical	60	100
Close Combat	fighting	physical	120	100
Defense Curl	normal	other	—	101
Dig	ground	physical	80	100
Earth Power	ground	special	90	100
Earthquake	ground	physical	100	100
Endeavor	normal	physical	1	100
Endure	normal	other	—	101
Facade	normal	physical	70	100
Fire Fang	fire	physical	65	95
Flash Cannon	steel	special	80	100
Giga Impact	normal	physical	150	90
Head Smash	rock	physical	150	80
Headlong Rush	ground	physical	120	100
Heavy Slam	steel	physical	1	100
Horn Attack	normal	physical	65	100
Hyper Beam	normal	special	150	90
Ice Fang	ice	physical	65	95
Ice Spinner	ice	physical	80	100
Iron Head	steel	physical	80	100
Knock Off	dark	physical	65	100
Megahorn	bug	physical	120	85
Mud-Slap	ground	special	20	100
Mud Shot	ground	special	55	95
Play Rough	fairy	physical	90	90
Protect	normal	other	—	101
Psyshock	psychic	special	80	100
Rapid Spin	normal	physical	50	100
Rest	psychic	other	—	101
Reversal	fighting	physical	1	100
Rock Slide	rock	physical	75	90
Rock Tomb	rock	physical	60	95
Rollout	rock	physical	30	90
Sandstorm	rock	other	—	101
Scary Face	normal	other	—	100
Sleep Talk	normal	other	—	101
Smart Strike	steel	physical	70	101
Stealth Rock	rock	other	—	101
Stomping Tantrum	ground	physical	75	100
Stone Edge	rock	physical	100	80
Substitute	normal	other	—	101
Sunny Day	fire	other	—	101
Take Down	normal	physical	90	85
Taunt	dark	other	—	100
Tera Blast	normal	physical/special	80	100
Thunder Fang	electric	physical	65	95

Showing top 50 of 51 moves.

Type effectiveness

Takes 2× damage from

WaterGrassIceFlyingPsychicFairy

Takes ½× damage from

PoisonBugDark

Takes ¼× damage from

Rock

Takes 0× damage from

Electric

Use the type chart for the full 18×18 matchup grid.

About Great Tusk

Great Tusk is a Ground/Fighting-type Pokémon from Generation 9 with a Base Stat Total of 570. Bulky Ground/Fighting with Rapid Spin utility.

Best stat: Attack (131 base)

Great Tusk's standout stat informs its competitive role. With 131 base Attack and 87 base Speed, the standard offensive set will invest 252 EVs into Attack and 252 into Speed.

Abilities

Protosynthesis
Protosynthesis

How to use Great Tusk competitively

Open the damage calculator with Great Tusk selected to test offensive matchups. For an EV spread that hits key benchmarks, use the EV calculator — Great Tusk appears in the species dropdown. Drop Great Tusk into the team builder to check coverage with five teammates.

Competitive build

We have a hand-written competitive build for Great Tusk — see the Great Tusk build page for the optimal item, ability, Tera type, EV spread, moveset, partners, and counters.

Pokédex data summary

National Dex #	#0984
Generation	Gen 9
Type	Ground / Fighting
Abilities	Protosynthesis, Protosynthesis
Base Stat Total	570
HP / Atk / Def / SpA / SpD / Spe	115 / 131 / 131 / 53 / 53 / 87