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Great Tusk, a Ground and Fighting type Pokémon, official artwork

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Great Tusk: Weakness, Best Moveset & Builds

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Great Tusk is a bulky attacker, led by its Attack (131) and Defense (131), with a base stat total of 570. Competitively it is a staple of OverUsed, the main competitive singles tier. It currently appears on 32.2% of OU teams.

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What is Great Tusk weak to?

How much damage Great Tusk takes from each attacking type.

2×Weak toFairyFlyingGrassIcePsychicWater
0.5×ResistsDarkBugPoison
0.25×ResistsRock
0×Immune toElectric

Great Tusk takes super-effective damage from Fairy, Flying, Grass, Ice, Psychic, Water. It resists Dark, Bug, Poison, Rock and is immune to Electric.

Best moveset for Great Tusk

The most-used moves on Great Tusk in OU (Smogon singles) this month (2026-07 usage statistics):

  • Headlong RushGround12024.5%
  • Rapid SpinNormal5023.6%
  • Ice SpinnerIce8022.7%
  • Stealth RockRock-11%
  • Close CombatFighting1209%
  • Bulk UpFighting-3.9%

Best nature for Great Tusk

Jolly. It is the most common choice on ranked sets right now; the top spread is Jolly with 0/252/4/0/0/252 EVs (38.7% of sets).

Abilities

  • ProtosynthesisSunny Day active or Booster Energy used: highest stat is 1.3x, or 1.5x if Speed.

Best counters for Great Tusk

Based on OU (Smogon singles) battle statistics, these Pokémon most reliably beat or force out Great Tusk:

Best teammates for Great Tusk

Pokémon most often paired with Great Tusk on successful OU (Smogon singles) teams. Start from one of these cores, then check your coverage in the team builder:

Full learnset (58 moves; tap to expand)
MoveTypePowerAcc.Category
Giga ImpactNormal15090%Physical
Head SmashRock15080%Physical
Hyper BeamNormal15090%Special
Close CombatFighting120100%Physical
Double-EdgeNormal120100%Physical
Headlong RushGround120100%Physical
MegahornBug12085%Physical
EarthquakeGround100100%Physical
Stone EdgeRock10080%Physical
Supercell SlamElectric10095%Physical
High HorsepowerGround9595%Physical
Earth PowerGround90100%Special
Play RoughFairy9090%Physical
Take DownNormal9085%Physical
Body SlamNormal85100%Physical
Body PressFighting80100%Physical
DigGround80100%Physical
Flash CannonSteel80100%Special
Ice SpinnerIce80100%Physical
Iron HeadSteel80100%Physical
PsyshockPsychic80100%Special
Tera BlastNormal80100%Special
Throat ChopDark80100%Physical
Zen HeadbuttPsychic8090%Physical
Brick BreakFighting75100%Physical
Rock SlideRock7590%Physical
Stomping TantrumGround75100%Physical
Temper FlareFire75100%Physical
FacadeNormal70100%Physical
Smart StrikeSteel70-Physical
Fire FangFire6595%Physical
Horn AttackNormal65100%Physical
Ice FangIce6595%Physical
Knock OffDark65100%Physical
Thunder FangElectric6595%Physical
BulldozeGround60100%Physical
Rock TombRock6095%Physical
Mud ShotGround5595%Special
Rapid SpinNormal50100%Physical
Smack DownRock50100%Physical
RolloutRock3090%Physical
Mud-SlapGround20100%Special
EndeavorNormal?100%Physical
Heavy SlamSteel?100%Physical
ReversalFighting?100%Physical
Bulk UpFighting--Status
Defense CurlNormal--Status
EndureNormal--Status
ProtectNormal--Status
RestPsychic--Status
RoarNormal--Status
SandstormRock--Status
Scary FaceNormal-100%Status
Sleep TalkNormal--Status
Stealth RockRock--Status
SubstituteNormal--Status
Sunny DayFire--Status
TauntDark-100%Status