The Essentials on Great Tusk
- Weaknesses
- ×2 Water, Grass, Ice, Flying, Psychic, Fairy Table
- Resistances
- ×¼ Rock · ×½ Poison, Bug, Dark · immune: Electric
- Evolution
- Great Tusk does not evolve and has no pre-evolution.
- Shiny
Alternate, rare colors: in the main games since X and Y, an encounter has a 1 in 4,096 chance of being Shiny, excluding hunting bonuses. View- Stats
- Total 570 · top stat: Attack (131) Detail
- In Current Games
- Scarlet and Violet: No. 376 in the Paldea Pokédex
- Pokémon GO: not yet released
- Other Names
- Fort-Ivoire in French · イダイナキバ, Idainakiba in Japanese · Riesenzahn in German All Languages
Overview
Great Tusk is a Fighting and Ground-type Pokémon, No. 984 in the National Pokédex. Original generation: Generation 9. Category: Paradox Pokémon. Height: 2.2 m, weight: 320 kg.
Ability: Protosynthesis. Great Tusk is weak to Water, Grass, Ice, Flying, Psychic and Fairy-type moves (×2 damage). Great Tusk takes no damage from Electric-type moves.
Generation
Generation 9
Scarlet / Violet
National No.
#984
National Pokédex
Category
Paradox Pokémon
Status
Paradox
Base Stats
The total determines a Pokémon's overall power.
HP
115
255
Attack
131
255
Defense
131
255
Special Attack
53
255
Special Defense
53
255
Speed
87
255
Total
570
Min HP (Lv. 100)
340
0 IV, 0 EV, neutral nature
Max HP (Lv. 100)
434
31 IV, 252 EV, beneficial nature
Gen Changes
Stable
Unchanged recently
Type Effectiveness
Multipliers received depending on the type of the opposing move (Fighting / Ground). See the type chart
Weak (×2) — 6 types
Water
×2
Grass
×2
Ice
×2
Flying
×2
Psychic
×2
Fairy
×2
Normal (×1) — 7 types
Normal
×1
Fire
×1
Fighting
×1
Ground
×1
Ghost
×1
Dragon
×1
Steel
×1
Resistant (×0.5) — 3 types
Poison
×½
Bug
×½
Dark
×½
Resistant (×0.25) — 1 type
Rock
×¼
Immune (×0) — 1 type
Electric
×0
Abilities
Ability 1
Boosts the Pokémon's most proficient stat in harsh sunlight or if the Pokémon is holding Booster Energy.
Great Tusk Evolution
This Pokémon does not evolve and does not come from any evolution.
Great Tusk Forms and Shiny
Standard Form
Fighting · Ground
Shiny Availability
Shiny form available
Base rate (Gen VI+): 1/4096.
With Shiny Charm: 1/1365.
Masuda Method: 1/683.
Great Tusk Moves
Moves this Pokémon can learn, by method.
Lv.
Move
Type · Cat.
Accuracy
Pow.
PP
1
Defense Curl
Normal
Stat
—
—
40
1
Horn Attack
Normal
Phys.
100%
65
25
1
Rollout
Rock
Phys.
90%
30
20
1
Sunny Day
Fire
Stat
—
—
5
7
Bulldoze
Ground
Phys.
100%
60
20
14
Taunt
Dark
Stat
100%
—
20
21
Rapid Spin
Normal
Phys.
100%
50
40
28
Brick Break
Fighting
Phys.
100%
75
15
35
Stomping Tantrum
Ground
Phys.
100%
75
10
42
Knock Off
Dark
Phys.
100%
65
20
49
Earthquake
Ground
Phys.
100%
100
10
56
Giga Impact
Normal
Phys.
90%
150
5
63
Close Combat
Fighting
Phys.
100%
120
5
70
Endeavor
Normal
Phys.
100%
—
5
77
Megahorn
Bug
Phys.
85%
120
10
84
Head Smash
Rock
Phys.
80%
150
5
91
Headlong Rush
Ground
Phys.
100%
120
5
Advanced Breeding
Egg Groups
Undiscovered
Egg Cycles
50 cycles
≈ 12,850 steps
Gender
Genderless
Ditto Compatibility
✓ Yes
Pokérus
Susceptible
EV ×2 if infected
Max Characteristic
Attack
Highest base stat
Hyper Training & Mints
Available from level 50. Cost: 1 Gold Bottle Cap per IV set to 31 or 3 Silver Bottle Caps per IV. Mints let you change the effect of a Nature without changing the base Nature.
Where to Find Great Tusk
Available in 2 games, 2 recorded encounters. Click a game to see the details.
Natively obtainable:
Scarlet
Violet
Generation IX
Scarlet 1 encounter
Available
▼
Static encounter
(1)
Area Zero, Pivot Cavern (Iron Valiant)
Lv. 65 100%
Shiny locked
Violet 1 encounter
Available
▼
Picnic
(1)
Paldea
Transfer to Pokémon HOME
How to bring this Pokémon to HOME depending on the game of origin.
Scarlet
→
Pokémon HOME
HOME (direct)
Violet
→
Pokémon HOME
HOME (direct)
Note:
Some transfers are irreversible (Bank → HOME). Check the legality of moves in the target game — HOME may replace an illegal move with a basic move.
Competitive & Meta
In Our Tier Lists
Great Tusk in Pokémon GO
Not yet released
- 4,024Max CP (Lv. 40)
- 2,299Perfect CP in Raids
- 20 kmper Candy as Buddy
Pokédex Entries
Description by game, with language selection.
Scarlet
“Sightings of this Pokémon have occurred in recent years. The name Great Tusk was taken from a creature listed in a certain book.”
Violet
“This creature resembles a mysterious Pokémon that, according to a paranormal magazine, has lived since ancient times.”
Multilingual Names
🇫🇷 Français
Fort-Ivoire
🇬🇧 English
Great Tusk
🇯🇵 漢字
イダイナキバ
🇯🇵 Kana
イダイナキバ
🇯🇵 Romaji
Idainakiba
🇩🇪 Deutsch
Riesenzahn
🇪🇸 Español
Colmilargo
🇮🇹 Italiano
Grandizanne
🇰🇷 한국어
위대한엄니
🇨🇳 ZH-Hans
雄伟牙
🇹🇼 ZH-Hant
雄偉牙
Category (Genus)
🇫🇷 FR
Paradoxe
🇬🇧 EN
Paradox Pokémon
🇯🇵 JP
パラドックスポケモン
🇩🇪 DE
Paradox
Media & Gallery
Audio Cries
Frequently asked questions about Great Tusk
What type is Great Tusk?
Great Tusk is a Fighting and Ground-type Pokémon.
What are Great Tusk's weaknesses?
Great Tusk is weak to Water, Grass, Ice, Flying, Psychic and Fairy-type moves (×2 damage). Great Tusk takes no damage from Electric-type moves.
