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Great Tusk Weakness & Counters

Weak toFlying2×Water2×Grass2×Psychic2×Ice2×Fairy2×
Great Tusk

Type matchups

Damage Great Tusk takes from each attacking type.

½×

Resists (½×)

¼×

Resists (¼×)

0×

Immune to (0×)

As a Ground/Fighting type, Great Tusk has 6 weaknesses, 4 resistances and 1 immunity, more than the average Pokémon's 3.3 weaknesses. No other Pokémon has the Ground/Fighting typing.

Base stats

HP
115
Attack
131
Defense
131
Sp. Atk
53
Sp. Def
53
Speed
87
Total
570

Great Tusk has a base stat total of 570, higher than 82% of Pokémon. With Attack (131) well above Sp. Atk (53), it works best as a physical attacker. Its Speed of 87 is middling (faster than 70% of Pokémon). With 115 HP, 131 Defense and 53 Sp. Def it is bulky and holds up better against physical hits.

Great Tusk's only ability is Protosynthesis.

How to beat Great Tusk

Great Tusk takes 2× damage from Flying, Water, Grass, Psychic, Ice and Fairy moves, so lead with those.

Avoid relying on attacks it shrugs off: Electric moves have no effect on it and Poison, Rock, Bug and Dark moves are resisted.

Good counters: Drifblim hits for 2× with Flying-type STAB and is immune to Great Tusk's Ground and Fighting moves. Sensu Oricorio hits for 2× with Flying-type STAB and is immune to Great Tusk's Ground and Fighting moves. Drifloon hits for 2× with Flying-type STAB and is immune to Great Tusk's Ground and Fighting moves.

Evolution

Great Tusk does not evolve.

Frequently asked questions

What is Great Tusk weak to?

As a Ground/Fighting type, Great Tusk takes super-effective damage from Flying, Water, Grass, Psychic, Ice and Fairy moves.

What is Great Tusk resistant to?

Great Tusk resists Poison, Bug, Dark and Rock (¼×) moves. It is immune to Electric.

What are the best counters to Great Tusk?

Strong type-based picks include Drifblim, Sensu Oricorio and Drifloon, which hit Great Tusk with super-effective attacks.